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A Quick Peek From the Matrix Set In Sydney

Posted by timothy on from the as-if-they-were-real-helicopters dept.

We posted recently about the planned shutdown of part of Sydney for filming of the upcoming Matrix sequel. Now reader zobier points to a followup describing the shooting, and since he was on hand to see it first-hand, writes: "I went along to watch the filming, it was very cool (I love helicopters tho' ;) They didn't block off much city space, maybe (100 - 200m), and the chopper flew down the square (Martin Place) between the buildings about 5 - 10m above our heads. Many onlookers were videoing and photographing the scene. At about 5pm when it got dark the camera flashes started going off, this pissed off the director as it was interfering with his film." GoogolPlexPlex adds a link to coverage in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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  1. Realism? by URoRRuRRR · · Score: 4, Funny

    At about 5pm when it got dark the camera flashes started going off, this pissed off the director as it was interfering with his film.

    Y'know, if I'm on the street and a helicopter goes flying by with people fighting on it, I'm going to take a picture.

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    1. Re:Realism? by Jedi+Alec · · Score: 4, Funny

      Apparently you didn't quite get the first movie though.

      There is no spoon. Or in this case, no helicopter....

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    2. Re:Realism? by Disevidence · · Score: 4, Funny

      "By the time you read this, you should be hearing the knock on your door."

      It was only the pizza guy. Crisis Averted.

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  2. Matrix pictures by JPriest · · Score: 5, Funny

    I took some pictures of the set but they turned out like crap, all you can see is a bunch of 111000110011001001101

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  3. Heh by ShooterNeo · · Score: 5, Funny

    A line from the upcoming movie : Neo : "Whoa....check out all those flashes" Morpheus : "Concentrate on the task at hand; they are merely glitches in the Matrix caused by our presense in this place"

  4. Re:Camera flashes by CliveJones · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was driving through Parliament Square (London, UK) on Saturday night. A tourist attempted to photograph the Houses of Parliament.

    From a moving car.

    With flash.

    With the window closed.

    Sigh.

  5. Re:What's interesting about Matrix 2 by number+one+duck · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't get it either. Hotrod opened the matrix and stopped Unicron (Becoming Rodimus Prime in the process). I know they still have to bring O.P. back, but thats more of an episode thing,not a full film.