TheArnoldFans' secret weapon and super spy "DirtyBird" is back with yet another exclusive report!



DirtyBird:

FRIDAY REPORT

Dirty Bird here again, just got back from Tujunga, but we did not get to see any filming! The security guard who was patrolling the sets said that it turns out, that their filming week is not Monday-Friday like most work schedules, but Sunday to Thursday, so when we got there Friday, nobody was there! But he DID give us some useful information. He told us that this upcoming week that they would be shooting some follow up scenes to the explosion, with police arriving, so my hunch is to expect to see more gunfire possibly this week? Also, if you want to get there to watch them set up, go at about 6. We are going back up there Sunday, probably. Hopefully we will have more info.

SUNDAY REPORT

Just got back from Tujunga. This is what I have for you, some good stuff, and unfortunatly some bad stuff too. With some minor film spoilers. We got there a little after 6, so it was right as they were setting up. At this point they were still letting people walk right up near the set, but my camera is too big and bulky so I could not get any pictures from up close. I did get a good view of the smashed up Lexus though. The poor thing is messed up pretty bad on it's whole right side from the scene where the blue truck that we saw hits the Lexus just as it is going into the wall for the big explosion It looks like they're finding creative ways to spend their $170 million!



We only stayed for about 2-3 hours, the scnes that we saw being shot there looked to be follow-up scenes of the explosion. There were lots of extras as firemen running about and they filled the animal hospital up with smoke to make it look as if it were on fire from the inside. The set the smashed up Lexus on fire too. Very cool stuff. But unfortunatley, Arn was not there that day... I did not see anything of the TX either...but I did see her stand-in.

Before they started shooting, we were talking to the security guard up close to the set. He said that from what he had seen, that the cinematography on this movie was going to be doen real well. Almost all the shots that they were doing had 3 cameras going at once, where nearly all the movies he had worked on the set before usually only had 2. By the time they had started shooting in Tujunga, according to him, the crew was very happy because they were a few days ahead of scheldue and under their budget. He knows all this stuff because he is working security for the entire A crew (I think is what he called it) which is with a lot of the stars and such.



During the filming I overheard a lady standing next to us, talking with one of her friends saying how her sister lives within 500 feet of the set, so by law the filmakers had to send them a memo telling them what they were going to shoot, if it involved explosives and such, so they would kow what to expect. She said that her sister got a memo saying that this week they were going to shoot a climactic take in which the TX steals a firetruck, and Arn swings onto the side of it and knocks the fire truck over! That would be filmed this week, possibly. But I would take it with a grain of salt, as I cuold tell that this woman certainly was not the brightest bulb in the basket. She did not even kow who directed the 1st two terminator movies!

If they DO shoot that scene, it may not be this week, as when we talked to a lighting rig truck driver, he said that they will probably come back to the set sometime in May with the B crew, which is compromised mainly of stuntmen, the crew that does more of the exciting stuff, like stunts and stuff. The A crew is mainly for establishing shots he said, which isn't quite as exciting, but all the stars ar there. I think the whole fire truck scene, if it is true will be filmed during this time period.

OK, now for the REALLY great news. I actually got a glimpse, albeit I don't think I was supposed to of about 5 seconds of actually shot footage from T3! Before they were starting to clear the set of visitors like myself, I saw some guy on with these 2 monitor screens set up on the sidewalk, it looked as if he was prepping them for editing or something. The right screen was still blue, but as I looked when I saw him tinkering with the left screen, the shot footage from the footage taken last week with the truck slamming into the building making the huge explosion came up! It looked like this was what they were going to use in the film, and lemme tell you, it looked fantastic! The explosion was HUUUGGGGEEE (as huge as it could be on the itty bitty screen I saw it on) and it took up the whole screen, I can't wait to see what it looks like in theatres!

So there you have it. Some REALLY cool stuff. I believe that things are going to be alright. It goes to show you how far simply asking questions to some lonely security guards on a movie set can get you. Sorry I did not get any pics of them filming, I just simply could not get a very good angle. If I hear about the B team coming up to film next month, you can bet Dirty Bird will be on the set again!

TheArnoldFans thanks Dirty Bird for the most excellent T3 report!

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Randy Jennings