'Eclipse' filming details are sparse, but still there

Photo: David Slade

Recently, several updates from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse filming have made their way to the surface - thanks to the undying efforts of a few knowledgeable area natives.

The first came in the form of David Slade's faithful twittering, where he issued this Twitpic along with a note. Said Slade, "Shooting in punishing rain, night shoots throw you into pseudo jet lag." Later, Slade clarified that said "rain is coming from a giant rain machine, but still, none the less brutal to work in."

VancityAllie, a blogger who (alongside Malicious Mandy) has been scoping out the Eclipse set pretty regularly, recounting the makings of this rain-based madness with photographs of what she then "believe[d] to be a rain machine."

Later, she stated that "I believe filming will take place in the alleyway nearby. Lots of old props are being set up… very grunge, urban items like trash cans and garbage littering the  street. They were also seen painting graffiti and other enhancements to add to the set."

Some of the prior blogs by Mandy recounted scenes like "when they were at Bella's house filming "Edward was yelling at Jacob for kissing Bella" and after about 15 takes they wrapped."

One particularly, though, discusses the filming of scenes by a warehouse and a dock (that houses a boat named Victoria, oddly enough). That one makes for a confusing, albeit revealing, look at the filming process.

Needless to say, the process is still a lot less transparent than was The Twilight Saga: New Moon, despite the tireless efforts of these individuals.

For now, at least, these bits and fragments do serve to confirm any suspicions or expectations that fans may have as to the dark and serious nature of the third in the Twilight film franchise, don't they?

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