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A short while later, we were back in the helicopter, this time with a cameraman in the front seat, in the place of Jonathan Souch, the Castle Air engineer, so they could take shots of us in the back as we flew along with our blindfolds on. Once this was done, we could take the blindfolds off and enjoy the short flight as we flew around the coastline and back to Trevose Head. So our first day of filming was over. It was exciting stuff with all the cameras, equipment, lighting (even on a sunny day), cables etc. We even had the clapperboards !! So our backpacks were whisked away, and we retired back to the hotel. The business of selecting a pack was a bit of a waste of time - as we had no idea which pack we each had when they were given back the next day. We still had no idea where we would be the next day. |
Later, I was to find out that the production team worked in Cornwall for three days. The setup of all the locations and equipment was on Thursday 25th May. A full run through, with "stand-in" contestants, the Interceptor and everyone else took place on Friday 26th May (whilst we were already in Cornwall and had no idea), and then the real recording on Saturday 27th May. So at least the production crew knew what they would be doing, even if we didn't. We had a very pleasant meal in the hotel that night with many of the production staff. I particularly remember Henry, the Interceptors cameraman, who was a great guy, although maybe I wouldn't have thought so, if I'd known what he would be up to the next day.
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