Film set - Christmas returns to Shere

So, a little unreal, we went to Shere today (after a tip-off from Tommo on Friday) we ended up completely unexpectedly on our way past the village where Hollywood are working their magic turning spring into midwinter! They are currently filming "The Holiday" with Kate Winslett, Justin Timberlake, Jude Law, Cameron Diaz and a few others...suffice it to say, I took a few shots... ;)

The prop department have been working overtime making the town's grocer's shop overflow with Christmas wreath/tree/sprout etc..

Close up on the town's off licence showing chalked Christmas promotion ;)

A completely fake sign...? The stuff on the right is quite correct, but the stuff on the left ain't there (as far as I can find anyway!) looks like that might be a plot point in the film?

The "snow" turning to muddy mush...it does look like it melts if exposed to water, and there was a small fire engine sat in the village (see the previous shot) that might have come in to play later on (after we left)...

Looks like they needed a few extra street lights... ;)

And the magic of the movies turns the graveyard white, they used white sheets of fabric so perhaps the churchyard was only seen from a distance...?

And a view down the high street...click the pics for bigger versions... ;)

It's funny, I said this to Flyingpops on the way back home, but if someone told you they "worked in the movies" you would be really impressed and interested, but the bored, grumpy guys in HVJs sweeping up the mess and directing traffic (after the glamorous people departed the day before) probably wouldn't agree...

Other news of the day, bought a posh German suit for the funeral/general office use (the Germans make "off the rail" suits in the correct length for my frame, English tailors don't) at the big/tall shop in Woking, it's so cool (and this wasn't even noticed until we got home and *certainly* would have sold it to me when I was in the store, even if it hadn't fitted perfectly) it's got the following features-

• Anti-Wrinkle alloy-fabric material construction (little or no pressing required)
• Anti-bacterial agents woven into the fabric (kills bugs!)
• Anti-odour agents woven into the fabric (destroys smell!)
• Travel-safe security zipped and buttoned interior pockets (4!)
• SPECIAL FUNCTION - With no effect on reception, a short-wave emission blanking lined pocket (it absorbs 80% of the potentially body damaging mobile phone emissions)...w o w!

(never bought a suit with a "Special Function" before! :0)