It's the beginning of a long journey, and Duran Fulton Brown (Hunter) is the first actor to go before the cameras, in dramatic action scenes. A candid video, shot largely by director Kate Madison, and featuring the very first footage to be filmed for Season 1.

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Weather is already playing havoc with the shoot, as the cast and crew attempt to film Hunter (Duran Fulton Brown) fighting with Kah'nath soldiers. A candid video shot by series creators Kate Madison and Christopher Dane, with contributions by camera operator Richard "Squish" Roberts and sound rec...

It's raining again, but work begins on market scenes featuring Ren (Sophie Skelton) and Dagron (Nick Cornwall). A candid slice of life on set as the cast and crew start to settle in for the long haul, showing everything from Christopher Dane's safety briefing for the extras, through clapperboardi...

Torberry (Alan Hay) is looking for his hat as the market scene continues, while the lighting-camera department are engaged in gaffer's glass oneupmanship. Meanwhile, Baynon (11-year-old James Malpas) offers his thoughts to Kate Madison's candid camera on his first day of shooting.

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James Malpas (Baynon) gets a crash course in Acting To Nothing, and the team sets off on an epic journey to Wales. This video features a retrospective interview with director Kate Madison and raw footage from Baynon's scenes.

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At a stunning riverside location in the Brecon Beacons, the cast and crew shoot some of episode one's early scenes. Featuring candid footage shot by director Kate Madison and one of her long-standing collaborators, Ash Maharaj, this video includes a guest appearance by Gutsy the Deceased Fish.

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Richard Zeman arrives from Prague and shoots his first shot as the Kah'nath Commander. This video features a retrospective interview with director Kate Madison and raw footage from Richard's scene.

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Hunter (Duran Fulton Brown) encounters the Kah'nath Commander (Richard Zeman), and director Kate Madison discusses the challenging weekend ahead. This video offers an insight into the way large action scenes are broken down, and how actor availability must be juggled on voluntary projects.

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The cast and crew embark on an ambitious weekend of action-packed crowd scenes. Fight choreographer Ronin Traynor demonstrates techniques to Richard Zeman (the Kah'nath Commander) and Duran Fulton Brown (Hunter), while director of photography Neil Oseman comes up with a precarious way of shooting...

It's the Sunday of the second major crowd weekend, and now the cameras are turning on the extras to capture their reactions to the dramatic events of episodes four and five. On-set interviews with director Kate Madison and director of photography Neil Oseman cover such topics as the supporting ar...

Fight performers and circus tumblers throw themselves onto crash mats as air cannons simulate bomb blasts in the village square. After waiting for rain to pass, the team move on to shoot some of the season's closing scenes. This video is narrated by director Kate Madison and features candid sound...

It's the last day with Nick Cornwall (Dagron) for a while, so the cast and crew focus on shooting his remaining angles for a variety of scenes, before beginning to film Christopher Dane's (Karn's) fight sequences This video contains lots of raw and rehearsal footage from various scenes.

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Despite yesterday's minor injury, Christopher Dane (Karn) carries on fighting, before assuming the role of traffic cop to co-ordinate the extras in a market scene. This video features candid footage shot by the cast and crew as well as a picture-in-picture sequence showing a behind-the-scenes vie...

The cast and crew pick up close-ups of Ren (Sophie Skelton) and the Master on the village platform, before moving onto twilight scenes. This video features interviews with creators Kate Madison and Christopher Dane, plus actor Richard Zeman (Kah'Nath Commander), as well as candid footage.

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Filming grinds to a halt due to rain, so director Kate Madison conducts us on a tour of Ren Studio. From the set workshops, to the green room, to the actor's village and the costume department, no part of the re-purposed factory is left unexplored. Find out what the cast and crew get up to when t...

The action around Baynon (James Malpas) being tied up by Kah'nath and rescued by Torberry (Alan Hay) is filmed. This video features interviews with director Kate Madison and director of photography Neil Oseman, as well as an unmissable skit by Richard Zeman - or should I say Arnold Schwarzenegger...

With Duran Fulton Brown (Hunter) the only actor on set for most of the day, the cast and crew focus on picking up various pieces with his character, and later with James Malpas (Baynon). Narrated by director Kate Madison, this video features rushes from the series and a hilarious camera phone vid...

Attempting to finish the close-up coverage of Ren (Sophie Skelton) and the Master (Ronin Traynor) on the platform in the village square, the crew are forced to stop when high winds begin to batter the set. As well as dramatic footage of the storm shot by director Kate Madison, this video includes...

Having decamped to Epping Forest for the week, the cast and crew work through persistent heavy rain to capture season one's dramatic opening scene. Narrated by director of photography Neil Oseman, this video features lots of raw footage from the series and behind-the-scenes footage revealing a no...

Kickstarter backer Chris Ruane joins the cast and crew in Epping Forest and offers his thoughts on the production to the camera. Rushes, rehearsal footage and candid behind-the-scenes material shot by the crew all feature in this video.

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Fight choreographer Ronin Traynor and actresses Sophie Skelton (Ren) and Dita Tantang (Lyanna) discuss shooting in Epping Forest, as do a horde of slaughtered Kah'Nath soldiers.

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On the last day in Epping Forest - for now - Ronin Traynor and his fight team continue to stage the battle between Hunter (Duran Fulton Brown) and Lyanna (Dita Tantang) and the Kah'Nath army. Rushes show how clever editing allows Hunter to fell an enemy archer, and behind-the-scenes views are spl...

Back at Ren Studio on the village set - which has now been reconfigured into a street - the cast and crew tackle a busy day featuring a veritable menagerie of finned and four-legged friends. In light-hearted interviews, many of the team discuss the day's proceedings. We apologise for the poor foc...

The first interior scene goes before the cameras: a prison cell. Production assistant Claire Finn - who helped to build and dress the set - and director of photography Neil Oseman discuss their contributions to the scene.

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