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Attention Twihards...

While Chief Delphi may not be the most direct line to the fans of the "Twilight" series of books, there is likely enough cross over to make it worth my while to bring the following piece of trivia to light.

If you happen to watch the two newest Twilight series movies, "New Moon" (in theatres now) and Eclipse (filmed, but awaiting release) you might be interested to know that the cafeteria scenes were filmed in our school cafeteria... which, every February, doubles as the Trobotics robot testing area.

The classroom scenes were shot in our staff room and many other scenes in our school foyer... a prime trackball launch area thanks to the lowered landing on the library stairs that gave us the altitude we needed to keep the balls from bouncing off the ceiling.

There was some brief discussion on the team of how a super-powered vampire would respond to being levelled with a trackball, or peppered with poof balls, but, of course, we did not interrupt the filming to find out.

It was really amazing to see the transformation they wrought on our cafeteria and staff room and the film crew were really pleasant, which must have been a challenge at times when filming in the midst of almost 2000 students and teachers.

So if you're watching the movie, and you see some particularly tender or tense scene taking place... just think how much it would have been improved by the impromptu addition of a track ball.

And if you're a real fan of the series, you might want to check out the auction the school is doing to raise money for our scholarship fund... http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...E:B:EF:CA:1123

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Re: Attention Twihards...

Thats cool that your school was the spot of a really popular movie.
I personally am not a fan of the "Twilight" series, and I especially dislike that Taylor Lautner fellow, but I do agree I would go see the movies if I saw him scream like a girl getting hit with a trackball and being chased by a robot.
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Re: Attention Twihards...

As a "Twihard" (I haven't heard it called that, but I suppose that's what I am! haha) I think it's very cool that they filmed parts of the movie in your school, in places where your robot occasionally occupies.

From now on, whenever I watch the movies, I'm going to have to point this fun fact out to everyone I know. (Oh great...yet another story that my non-robotics friends will have to sit through cause I just can't seem to keep quiet about FIRST! )

Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Attention Twihards...

Great now you make me sort-of want to watch the movie! I have never seen them and hoped not too, but when you add the fact that your robot was there...maybe just a few minutes of the movie couldn't hurt.


But still congratulations that must have been an honor for your school!


I will also agree/admit that I'm not a fan of Taylor... to many girls at work were oooing over him. Gross!
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Re: Attention Twihards...

I have indeed seen this movie.. My sister dragged me there. But now that i have heard this. I can't stop laughing at the thought of a sparkling vampire getting hit in the head with a trackball while reciting Romeo and Juliet.
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Re: Attention Twihards...

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I have indeed seen this movie.. My sister dragged me there. But now that i have heard this. I can't stop laughing at the thought of a sparkling vampire getting hit in the head with a trackball while reciting Romeo and Juliet.
The image of that is enough to make me laugh too. I saw Twilight, but the "zomgz edward cullen is my BOYFRIEND" Twihards have totally discouraged me from seeing New Moon. Taylor made a much better Shark Boy, and Robert was wayyy better as Cedric.

But this here connection to robots is pretty awesome Why aren't there any hurdling robots in Twilight?

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Re: Attention Twihards...

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But this here connection to robots is pretty awesome Why aren't there any hurdling robots in Twilight?
Not sure about hurdling but I know why they aren't scoring any balls, the sparkling screwed up their camera systems.

Also, for the record... I was forced to watch the first movie. FORCED... like... practically at gunpoint. Yeah, Yeah, at gunpoint.
(Gunpoint is a joke, but I was forced to watch it.)
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Re: Attention Twihards...

I have not seen either movie, but from what I've heard I would not like it. On our trip to Atlanta this year, the girls wanted to watch the movie on the bus, our coach put the DVD in and the screen displayed an error message. All the guys rejoiced. The robotics connection is interesting.
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Re: Attention Twihards...

I'm not a fan either myself, but now I actually want to go watch the movies with the slim hope of actually seeing a trackball fly into the scene. But if not, I can atleast use my imagination and visualize that taking place myself.
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Re: Attention Twihards...

I love it when this sort of thing happens, especially considering the robotics connection. Our neighborhood had a similar experience with a few movie clips taken at my church (no robotics connection though, better luck next time).

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There was some brief discussion on the team of how a super-powered vampire would respond to being leveled with a trackball, or peppered with poof balls, but, of course, we did not interrupt the filming to find out.
My night has been made. Can we say the most super awesome crazy random blooper ever? I'd go to see the movie just for that (or at least spend several hours searching youtube for said blooper =)

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I have not seen either movie, but from what I've heard I would not like it. On our trip to Atlanta this year, the girls wanted to watch the movie on the bus, our coach put the DVD in and the screen displayed an error message. All the guys rejoiced.
You know my sister is reading this book and I'm tempted to do the same to see if it really is as bad as so many people make it out to be.
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Re: Attention Twihards...

So were students allowed to watch the filming or was it kind of closed of to the general public?
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Re: Attention Twihards...

We got to see a very little bit of the filming. Much of it happened while we were in class, and when they were filming after school they asked people to keep a respectful distance... I can't blame them... if I were spending the kind of money on a shoot that these guys were, then I wouldn't want to risk an interruption or too many "work in progress" photos being posted to the internet.

What was more interesting than watching the filming, at least from my point of view, was the work of the technical crew. About 7 people were at work transforming the filming locations a week before the filming started. Walls were "repainted" with MacTac (which could be pulled off afterwards), new light bulbs were installed to give the lighting the appropriate tone, fake columns were placed in the cafeteria, and eventually a forest of trees was "planted" in the parking lot behind the cafeteria windows.

The trucks and equipment required to film filled up the entire parking lot, and security set up a perimeter around most of the filming... not surprising considering that there were people flying in from across North America to watch the filming and track the stars. Not a LOT of people... but add that to the local fans and there would usually be a couple dozen people hanging out trying to see what was going on.

So it was kind of interesting... I did get to see "Edward" all made up in between takes a few times, and even saw a small part of one scene being filmed, but am not familiar enough with the series to know if I saw any other major characters. Frankly, I thought the technical side of things was far more interesting, and that the true stars of the show are really the ones behind the scenes who figure out where and when to shoot, and manage all the logistics.

Anyways, Twilight is all done now... but I had a chance to stop and watch the "A Team" being filmed a week or so ago... my wife's office tower is standing in for a German bank, and I watched BA (and his stunt double) all dressed in "commando black" limp across the street, through traffic (all European cars with euro plates, of course, including taxis with advertising in German) and smashed glass to pick up a briefcase-like thing. Apparently I missed out the previous week when they had people rappelling down the side of the building.

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Re: Attention Twihards...

Haven't seen the movie, don't plan on it...

But...a trackball...vampire dude.....

Someone needs to make a spoof of it. *Hint hint*
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