0:00:02 > 0:00:04- B camera.- Action.- River?
0:00:05 > 0:00:08As Confidential goes backstage,
0:00:08 > 0:00:12some old friends, good and bad, pay the Doctor a flying visit.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16So you've got River Song coming back.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Yeah, it's an angel.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20I think the weeping angels are absolutely terrifying.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24We had to bring them back.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27And they are out in force.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Set?
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Set.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58And...
0:00:58 > 0:01:00action!
0:01:03 > 0:01:06The show gets off to a flying start.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08River Song makes a surprise return,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11and this time she makes sure she does it in style.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18We were trying to achieve a kind of shock moment,
0:01:18 > 0:01:23and surprise, and just the sense that River is this kind of...
0:01:23 > 0:01:26mad adventurer.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30I needed to see what was in your vault.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Wait till she runs. Don't make it look like an execution.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Like I said on the dance floor,
0:01:36 > 0:01:41you might want to find something to hang on to.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43BEEPING
0:01:47 > 0:01:49So it was quite a complicated set-up,
0:01:49 > 0:01:53certainly the most complicated set-up that I've done before.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56It was green screen,
0:01:56 > 0:01:58River on wires,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01the TARDIS on this rostrum. It was a bit of a number, really.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06Your arms came out a bit, I wondered if you'd done that consciously or...
0:02:06 > 0:02:08I just kind of did that, I can do whatever...
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- No, no, natural is good. - When you come out naturally,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14you naturally put your arms out like that,
0:02:14 > 0:02:17and then we have got to cut to her doing the turn, whichever way.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21We had a stunt double for Alex today, anyway,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23cos when we are doing wire stuff and jerk-backs,
0:02:23 > 0:02:28pulling artists backwards, fast, we have to have a stunt double there.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Rehearsing, and it's all yours, Crispin.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34OK, three, two, one, action.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Oh, I'm definitely doing that! Oh, my God!
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Hang on a minute, that's half speed. - It's like Tinker Bell.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Oh... Yeah!
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Oh, that looks really exciting.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54OK, let's set it up for a full-speed take, please.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56I've never been on wires before,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59I've never done any sort of stunt like that, and I really was excited.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04- If you start with your arms behind the wires, once you're up. - Behind the wires.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09For when you're backwards, but when you go forwards, you've got to lift them through.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- I've got to lift them through. - So, watch your hand, basically.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14OK. Because I've got to be back...
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Yeah, you'll have that this side to start with.- OK.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Do I have to have it out like that?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Can I not have them like that, forward?
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- See how it feels with the wires... - All right.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27It is very complicated, because we have got to get
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Alex to be thrown backwards, exactly in frame in the cameras.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35We've got to make sure all our wire rigs are exactly the same position,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38we've got to do the speed for Alex to get blown out of the airlock.
0:03:38 > 0:03:44We've got a complicated rigging system to make her come out very fast, but also in a straight line.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49John, when we put Alex on the wire, we will just lift her up with Bob,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52so she can take the weight off her feet and see what it feels like.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55You just let me know when you're happy.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56- Is everything all right?- Yes.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- Stand by to shoot.- OK, Bob?
0:04:02 > 0:04:03BOB: Yeah!
0:04:04 > 0:04:10Just to confirm, guys, this is a full-speed take with effects and everything, OK?
0:04:11 > 0:04:14OK, and three, two, one, action.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19MUSIC: "Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Poor Alex Kingston was sort of
0:04:28 > 0:04:32hoisted up about...I don't know, 15 feet,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34and she's got a wind machine behind her.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- Stop there.- OK, Alex?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42I loved it. I absolutely loved it.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47It was like being on a fairground ride for her.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50We did her first one very, very slow, at a slower speed,
0:04:50 > 0:04:52just to get her used to it.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Just the look on her face was saying, "I want to go again."
0:04:55 > 0:04:58She was very good. Alex is very good.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06The other coverage of that scene was River
0:05:06 > 0:05:10actually landing in the TARDIS, which we shot in the TARDIS.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11In fact, it was Matt's...
0:05:11 > 0:05:15It's not actually scripted that she lands on top of him,
0:05:15 > 0:05:18but it was something that Matt came up with in rehearsal
0:05:18 > 0:05:20and we just thought it might be quite funny,
0:05:20 > 0:05:24if River was suddenly like, bam, and he's looking up at her.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- Doctor...- River?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Rehearsing, and action!
0:05:35 > 0:05:37I'm sort of leaning out like this,
0:05:37 > 0:05:42and then she is thrust, at great speed as well, into me
0:05:42 > 0:05:47and lands pretty much directly on top of me.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Matt was standing there and I sort of just had to throw myself at him,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53and we both had to collapse onto the floor.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58THEY GROAN AND LAUGH
0:05:58 > 0:06:03She would try to land as politely as possible.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08And I know that a couple of times, I absolutely did knee Matt
0:06:08 > 0:06:10in the goolies.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16River! Oh, nearly.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17Nearly on me knackers!
0:06:19 > 0:06:23A knee would sort of go somewhere where the sun doesn't shine,
0:06:23 > 0:06:25as it were, can we say that?
0:06:25 > 0:06:28And we would laugh greatly.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- Oh!- River! THEY LAUGH
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Sorry, go on! Time is money, people!
0:06:39 > 0:06:43The Doctor's day is going from bad to worse
0:06:43 > 0:06:47as some far-from-heavenly visitors rear their angelic heads.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52Doctor, what do you know of the weeping angels?
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Well, let's be clear, I'm running the show
0:06:56 > 0:06:58and those were my monsters,
0:06:58 > 0:07:00and they were incredibly popular,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03so I'm bringing them out for a...a lap of honour.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06I think the weeping angels are absolutely terrifying.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08SNARLING
0:07:08 > 0:07:11CRUNCH! CRASH!
0:07:11 > 0:07:14I think that they're the scariest monsters in Doctor Who, ever.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27When you see them at first, they're all so beautiful and graceful
0:07:27 > 0:07:30and there's something really, really eerie about that.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Then, when they get all fanged and feral, it's just...
0:07:33 > 0:07:35It's really shocking when you look at it.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38It does actually make your heart go pfft! for a second.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40I think they're terrifying.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Most of the weeping angels aren't statues at all.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50They're girls painted like statues
0:07:50 > 0:07:54who stand around and chat to you while you're on set,
0:07:54 > 0:07:57which is simultaneously reassuring and a little bit creepy.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01The stone effect painted on them is really convincing.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04There are a couple of angels that are actual, proper statues.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07But mostly what you're looking at are actresses painted in stone.
0:08:12 > 0:08:13- Morning.- Morning.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18'To dress the artists in their outfits'
0:08:18 > 0:08:23and make-ups, it takes on average two to three hours, depending
0:08:23 > 0:08:25on which angel it is.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31This is the base colour.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34We've got to cover all her arms, chest and back,
0:08:34 > 0:08:36everywhere we can see skin.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40And we need to do two to three layers so we do a whole layer,
0:08:40 > 0:08:44hair dryer, dry it, powder it, because it's quite sticky.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Another layer, same thing.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48And, hopefully, then there'll be no pink showing
0:08:48 > 0:08:51and we can get on with the next stage.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54It's cold when you get it put on, but it's like, kind of, insulates as well.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57MUSIC: "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga
0:09:10 > 0:09:15This is the corset they wear underneath the top.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17This is for the wings.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19If you turn round,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22the wings clip on here.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35The worst part is when you get an itch, you can't do anything.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37You've got to rub it or poke it.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40But she's brilliant, Sarah. I don't know how she does it,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43but she's one of the best ones for keeping it on.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- MUFFLED:- It's not too bad. You try not to speak.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57You just, like, give thumbs-up or, like, yeah.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00MUSIC: "Devil In Disguise" by Elvis Presley
0:10:01 > 0:10:05# You look like an angel
0:10:05 > 0:10:09# Walk like an angel
0:10:09 > 0:10:12# Talk like an angel
0:10:12 > 0:10:15# But I got wise
0:10:15 > 0:10:17# You're the devil in disguise
0:10:18 > 0:10:21# Oh, yes, you are
0:10:21 > 0:10:22# The devil in disguise
0:10:22 > 0:10:26# You're the devil in disguise
0:10:26 > 0:10:29# Oh, yes, you are The devil in disguise... #
0:10:40 > 0:10:42That wasn't us. It wasn't us.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44And...action.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52The Angels give Amy the roughest time of all.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55It's down in the caves that she starts to see their true colours.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07If you get in position, Henry.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10WATER GUSHES
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Oh, that's good. That's it.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14That's exactly the sort of thing.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18It's getting rid of all the dust stuff that comes off it.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Which is difficult, isn't it?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23What I can do is try to reduce it slightly.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25What's really nice is just that stream.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30Obviously, it's because the material itself is dust,
0:11:30 > 0:11:34basically, so you'll always get a residual amount.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- Yeah, yeah, yeah.- Um...
0:11:36 > 0:11:39OK.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42That was good. Just that last bit. You know when I went....
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Fine. OK. Fine. So it's a case of backing the fingers off.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47She's got to slightly cup her hand.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- It will hit her hand and just fall out.- OK.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54'My original brief was'
0:11:54 > 0:11:58quite a sizable amount of dust coming through the fingers.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01But it's changed slightly. So I've adapted the rig slightly
0:12:01 > 0:12:04by just simply putting a patch on the eye,
0:12:04 > 0:12:07making a little pocket full of dust so when she applies pressure,
0:12:07 > 0:12:09it just comes through the fingers.
0:12:09 > 0:12:15- So this will be over your eye. It will be a little shelf of dust attached to the eye-patch.- OK. Ah.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- So when you rub your eye, it will just feed through your fingers.- Yeah.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23I'm just going to put something over there and then build it up.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28It was strange because they had to seal my eye off with this kind of sticky thing.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32So that was really strange because I was completely disorientated.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- Ah, this feels really weird. - Does it? Are you all right?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Yeah, it's fine.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40Let's take you up now.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- OK.- Are you OK?- Yeah.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- Come with me.- Right.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- Are you all right?- Yeah, I'm fine.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51'And then they had to sort of put a little ledge'
0:12:51 > 0:12:55on, sort of, the centre of my eye on which they put lots of dust.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59And that was quite strange because it was kind of going everywhere.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06175, take one on the MD camera.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23Cameras cut.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25End board.
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