Larry Hayward Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I saw this photo in the papertoday and it really fooled me for a second. Its not Dunkirk in 1940 but Redcar seafront in 2006, where filming has been done for a new film called Atonement. For once the props team have really studied their subject and have re-created the look of all those abandoned CS8's - though I am not sure the vehicle numbers on the body are correct for 1940. Can anyone say for sure? I am reliably informed no real Morris Commercial CS8's were hurt during the filming! NB - Click on the photo to enlarge [attachment deleted by admin] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Thanks for that Larry. Could you be as kind as to email me that image and I will put it up on the front page as 'Picture of the Week' Many thanks. Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 You could just right click on it and save it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 You could just right click on it and save it?! Doh! :oops: Now sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Have loads of photos of the filmset (which was in my hometown) and intend to post these on the web this weekend - any recommendations as to which site I should upload to? In the meantime check out thesephotos of theextras on the set - especially the 3.7 AA gun (sorry not many vehicles in these) http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andy.lochrie/atonement4.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Superb pictures Noel, were you allowed that close or were you in the film itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Sorry I didn't make myself clear - the previous link I posted was for someome els's pictures. Mine (mostly the vehicles & set are at http://community.webshots.com/user/NoelBurgess I was at work when filming took place but many photos have been put on the web by the (over 1000) local extras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Great pics Noel, what a contrast between old and new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooTallMike Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Excuse my naïvity but how many of those vehicles are 'real' and how many were props? I imagine owners of real restored vehicles wouldn't have been that impressed to have them buried up to their wings in sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timo376 Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Re Dunkirk Photo, I was an extra on the set for the 3 days at Redcar. And although the days were long with a lot of waiting about,(you have to realise, we were really just props, like the vehicles) I found it a great experience & great fun. The majority of the vehicles on the beach were mock ups, But really well done, some were in the sea & some ended up on fire. On the promenade, there were some mockups mixed in with real vehicles. All were dirty to match the event. Apparently some of the mock ups were saved & others went into the furnace at the local steel works Some of the vehicles on the beach were real & given a coat of dirt etc. I was able to view the beach in all its glory & it really did look like the library pictures of Dunkirk. I spent day 2 of the filming in the back of a Matador with 7 others, being driven onto the beach & jumping off the back, whilst the main actors did their bit close by. If you watch the film, I'm dressed as a British soldier, along with about 6-700 others!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerman Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 hi i think i counted 1 painted and eight awaiting paint c58 s when i dropped in where they were made on southcoast . Best thing you could do with nine landrover chassis and axels . :-) :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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