THE COLOUR OF MAGIC / LIGHT FANTASTIC

Wednesday, 20th June , 2007

20th June 2007

THE COLOUR OF MAGIC / LIGHT FANTASTIC

Ian, Vadim, Terry, Sir David & Rod Terry & Sir David

It was our first visit to Pinewood Studios this week to see work already well in progress on The Colour of Magic / Light Fantastic.  Various bits of Unseen University, looking dwarfed on the huge sound stage,  Wizard’s staffs and paraphernalia being constructed everywhere we looked, a scale model of the Potent Voyager already completed and sitting in a detailed model of Krull, where the architecture is mostly made up of the salvage of wrecked ships.  Everything seems to be moving very fast and I think that’s because everyone has got their head around what Discworld is and what it ought to look like.

Casting is still going on, but I am probably not allowed to say anything about that, although I can say that I haven’t heard anything I object to. The big worry is not knowing what sweet little cameo they have set aside for me.

We also had a nice lunch with Sir David, who’s currently on crutches after a fall, but expects to be fit and well in time for filming in about five weeks time.

Final note; turning The Colour of Magic / Light Fantastic into one movie is not very hard, largely because Colour of Magic has no discernable plot visible to the naked eye.  Once this interesting point is accepted, running the two books together is not difficult :o)

Terry Pratchett
The 007 Stage The only way to travel at Pinewood
The BIG tank stage When full, this cart would be under water
Ricky & Terry Model of Krull
Vadim demonstrates the Iconograph One of the many workshops
The Iconograph The Potent Voyager
New props arrive! Goldfinger Avenue!