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winter_elfMichael Shanks said he was just filming on Smallville till very, very late, and he looked pretty tired! He talked about his continuing fight with the raccoons in his yard. Extremely BOLD raccoons, who even when shot with a pellet gun, still didn't run! Which lead to a long story with multiple expressions and jumping up and down.
He also talked about that they have made Hawkman's wings as digital now - instead of having to deal with the 'real' ones and a puppeteer. As well as the high cost of the helmet and how he worried about breaking it. And demonstrated how doing fights in a breastplate made for some extremely awkward movements.
Someone asked what prop he wanted to take and what he did take. He said what he REALLY wanted and asked for, he didn't get to take - which was Daniel's journal. He was surprised to find it sold with the other props. A fan had it and brought it to the con - someone I KNOW - so I got to hold it! *whee!* Michael borrowed it and showed it to everyone and talked about it - how it was originally Ernest's Journal, so had some scribbled pages written by a prop guy - some pretty funny lines. Later it was used as Daniel's journal, so had stuff written about translations and language and such - also written by a prop guy. He said he doodled in it and wrote some of his lines in it. So anytime Daniel is looking down at his journal in a scene and talking... that's Michael using it as a cheat sheet :) He continued that what he DID take was his outfit from the last day of filming - and wears the pants gardening, and Hammond's red phone - which his kids play with.
Michael reading a choice line from Daniel's journal.
He also talked about that they have made Hawkman's wings as digital now - instead of having to deal with the 'real' ones and a puppeteer. As well as the high cost of the helmet and how he worried about breaking it. And demonstrated how doing fights in a breastplate made for some extremely awkward movements.
Someone asked what prop he wanted to take and what he did take. He said what he REALLY wanted and asked for, he didn't get to take - which was Daniel's journal. He was surprised to find it sold with the other props. A fan had it and brought it to the con - someone I KNOW - so I got to hold it! *whee!* Michael borrowed it and showed it to everyone and talked about it - how it was originally Ernest's Journal, so had some scribbled pages written by a prop guy - some pretty funny lines. Later it was used as Daniel's journal, so had stuff written about translations and language and such - also written by a prop guy. He said he doodled in it and wrote some of his lines in it. So anytime Daniel is looking down at his journal in a scene and talking... that's Michael using it as a cheat sheet :) He continued that what he DID take was his outfit from the last day of filming - and wears the pants gardening, and Hammond's red phone - which his kids play with.
Michael reading a choice line from Daniel's journal.
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Date: 10 Nov 2010 13:53 (UTC)Yay, yay, yay! I can't think of a person who would appreciate or deserve it more. And now I can't WAIT for her to share the behind the scenes details. We have to persuade her to share them with everyone else too, you know. :-)
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Date: 10 Nov 2010 18:12 (UTC)I'm glad I got to see the journal. It's pretty damn cool. I'm jealous - they attended the live auction and got some other cool things - like a piece of the Atlantis gate. Yea, I have no where to put it, but STILL! I wish I could have had more time to chat with them both - but they were busy with LOTS of people - as well as a surprise B-day party.
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Date: 10 Nov 2010 19:05 (UTC)I'm so glad she got that moment--she's a wonderful person. I'm so very pleased for her. :-)