The 77/78 TV series: Little mistakes and special moments
Posted: 03 Aug 2006, 19:37
Hi!
If you watch the 78 TV series carefully you are able to detect some interesting and funny little mistakes and special details which makes this series so amiable to me.
I'd like to list some of them here:
1. Five go to Demon's Rocks
In his article Gary Russell tells us that this episode was made during 2 weeks (because it was a two-parter). I suppose, after the first week Marcus Harris, Gary Russell, Jenny Thanisch, Michele Gallagher and Wayne Brooks (who was Tinker) must have been asked to get a haircut because in some scenes their hair is shorter than in others. In the beginning when they are running through Kirrin Cottage their hair is longer. But when they arrive at Demon's Rocks by taxi, their hair is cut. Just watch Tinker: His ears are not covered by hair anymore. Also Michele's hair has changed. But the funny thing is: When they've climbed up the stairs of the lighthouse and enter the living room, their hair is long again! (so this scene must have been shot during the first week)
From this moment on, the far most scenes are "short-haired". But watch the scenes when the children prepare dinner, after they had dinner and when they are studying the map of the lighthouse: Long hair again!
2. Grins in dangerous moments
In some scenes of the series, especially in moments when strange or dangerous things happen to the Famous Five, one of the 4 children cannot hide the inner fun. Especially Michele Gallagher quite often can be watched stifle her laughter.
For example in "Five go to Demon's Rocks", when Ebenezer and Jakob are caught in the caves, trying to tip the children off the platform. Marcus whispers: "If one of us got off they might just be strong enough to tip us off" and Gary answers "But sooner or later one of us has got to go for help!" Michele can't hide a grin at this moment.
Or in "Five go down to the sea": After Yan helped them out of the caves and led them on the rocks, they discuss about what to do. Gary says: "This is hopeless. We can't hide here forever" and Marcus answers. In this moment, Michele quickly turns to Gary with a heavy smile on her face, making him grin, too!
3. Five get into trouble
In the scene when Richard is trying to show the others his ability to ride his bicycle without hands and suddenly is falling down on the floor because he is almost hit by a car you should look at him exactly: The person which is falling down from the bike is much taller than Richard. So, it surely is a stuntman!
Okay, enough for this time.
Perhaps you can add more of those examples.
(To be continued)
If you watch the 78 TV series carefully you are able to detect some interesting and funny little mistakes and special details which makes this series so amiable to me.
I'd like to list some of them here:
1. Five go to Demon's Rocks
In his article Gary Russell tells us that this episode was made during 2 weeks (because it was a two-parter). I suppose, after the first week Marcus Harris, Gary Russell, Jenny Thanisch, Michele Gallagher and Wayne Brooks (who was Tinker) must have been asked to get a haircut because in some scenes their hair is shorter than in others. In the beginning when they are running through Kirrin Cottage their hair is longer. But when they arrive at Demon's Rocks by taxi, their hair is cut. Just watch Tinker: His ears are not covered by hair anymore. Also Michele's hair has changed. But the funny thing is: When they've climbed up the stairs of the lighthouse and enter the living room, their hair is long again! (so this scene must have been shot during the first week)
From this moment on, the far most scenes are "short-haired". But watch the scenes when the children prepare dinner, after they had dinner and when they are studying the map of the lighthouse: Long hair again!
2. Grins in dangerous moments
In some scenes of the series, especially in moments when strange or dangerous things happen to the Famous Five, one of the 4 children cannot hide the inner fun. Especially Michele Gallagher quite often can be watched stifle her laughter.
For example in "Five go to Demon's Rocks", when Ebenezer and Jakob are caught in the caves, trying to tip the children off the platform. Marcus whispers: "If one of us got off they might just be strong enough to tip us off" and Gary answers "But sooner or later one of us has got to go for help!" Michele can't hide a grin at this moment.
Or in "Five go down to the sea": After Yan helped them out of the caves and led them on the rocks, they discuss about what to do. Gary says: "This is hopeless. We can't hide here forever" and Marcus answers. In this moment, Michele quickly turns to Gary with a heavy smile on her face, making him grin, too!
3. Five get into trouble
In the scene when Richard is trying to show the others his ability to ride his bicycle without hands and suddenly is falling down on the floor because he is almost hit by a car you should look at him exactly: The person which is falling down from the bike is much taller than Richard. So, it surely is a stuntman!
Okay, enough for this time.
Perhaps you can add more of those examples.
(To be continued)