A Better Look at the Episode VIII Set at Ceann Sibéal!
As we reported before, preparations for filming in Kerry, Ireland have already begun, with filming set to begin in May. The installment of the 1.5 km metal road on the slopes of Ceann Sibéal has finished, and construction of the actual set has begun. A few new photos from the construction site have surfaced giving us a better idea of what to expect from this location…
The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht already confirmed weeks ago that a film permit has been issued for Ceann Sibéal and that it “has approved a proposal for a limited amount of filming by a film production company on Ceann Sibéal on the Dingle Peninsula later this year”. Later Lucasfilm confirmed that this filming will be for Star Wars: Episode VIII.
Now, thanks to the site FerritersCove here are a few photos from the location to give you a better idea of the surrounding and the level of completion of the set, currently being build.
Busy Bees on the set of the next Star Wars movie #StarWars #Ceannsibeal #Dingle #WestKerry #Ireland pic.twitter.com/6CsrDzzBvD
— FerritersCove.com (@Ferriters_Cove) March 24, 2016
Also a few days ago, the guys from JediNews reported several new details on the Episode VIII shoot at Ceann Sibeal:
Filming will take place at Sybil Head, a private piece of land which normally gives permission for walkers to use the route. The build here of a temporary road, is well underway with cranes at the summit of the Head building sets described by our man of the ground as “reminiscent of the iconic Skellig beehive huts”
Per government issued papers, the shoot at Sybil Head will last for five days, with a maximum of 200 cast and crew allowed on site. Helicopter filming has been permitted with a minumum height of 300 feet to be maintained.
Running concurrently with the Sybil Head shoot will be a shoot at Brow Head in West Cork. A similar twelve week total on site time has been allowed, and again five days of actual filming will take place. Temporary roads, and a similar set design is also being built on this private piece of land. You can take a closer look at Brow Head, in the below Google Street View map.
Here’s a better look at the photos:
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these set construction photos are awesome. it was fascinating seeing new pictures from Dubrovnik every day as the set was built up more and more. hoping for that again with this location too.
Am I the only one that has trouble loading the images?
I can see them all.
F5?
A couple of lightsabers would really add some interest to that gorgeous scenery.
I liked that we finally to see a Scotish brogue in the last one, Hope we see an Irish one in this. I’d like to see more different accents even though the SJW’s will likely jump all over them trying to read a subtext that isn’t there but nothing’s more boring than seeing a galaxy as diverse as the GFFA all speak the same standard American or Brit accents.
Especially now that the film industry globally has gotten so huge and there’s a big pool of talent to draw from.
yeah and Twi’leks have french accents!
Bib Fortuna has the worst one I’ve ever heard.
You lost me at the SJW rant tbh.
When TPM came out, It got attacked for being anti-Semetic/black/Asian due to Watto, Jar Jar, and Nute Gunray’s accents. I think you have to be pretty fucking racist to compare those people to creepy aliens tbh. Also, It’s nearly impossible to come up with an accent that doesn’t sound like a real one on Earth. Just try it right now and it will come out like a real dialect, The human voicebox only has so many tricks.
Their accents probably would have been fine as long as they weren’t species wide. Plus, Watto (the one who had slaves and only cared about money) coincidentally has a middle eastern accent. If I make an alien with a lispy voice who is super effeminate, and the alien is gay, people are gonna call me homophobic. Same difference.
Exactly my point. Mark Hamill has a bit of a lisp now too but the whole talk of him being gay was never taken very seriously until he brought it up.
Jedi skate park?
Me like.
You like..space cranes?
Yes.
Temple ruins as seen in an unused concept in The Art of SW TFA?