Just to clarify, this is a true story. This story takes place during the filming of the first episode of GOT in Winterfell (Belfast, Ireland). While touring the set I asked the archery coach, who taught Bran (Isaac hempstead wright) in the first episode how and where to fire his arrows, if there were any interesting stories that occurred whilst filming. It so happened there was one.
During the scene in which Bran was firing arrows at the targets, he (the archery coach) was watching on to observe whether what Bran was doing was abreast with what the directors and choreographers wanted. All was going as planned and several takes of Bran firing the arrows were taken. Although some had to be reshot because of Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy) was missing a stage direction or line during the scene. According to the archery coach, he was just being a dick and was making it hard for the others to play their part in the scene. Sean Bean (Ned Stark) was becoming agitated at his behavior and so was Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister), who happened to be looking on whilst they were filming.
The Directors, also frustrated with his attitude called for a break in filming in order for those acting in the scene to relax and try to forget that Aflie was acting like a dick. This is where it gets interesting. As the cast members began to walk away from the scene and have a break the archery coach walked up to the target and began to pick out the arrows so they could be used later. As he was about to clasp the arrow and pick it from the target Alfie fired one that nearly hit the archery coach's hand. Everyone was visibly shocked by what Alfie had done. Alfie began to laugh. Sean Bean was still on set and was outraged by what he'd done and wanted to have words with him. As he approached Alfie, Dance put a hand on his chest and looked him in dead in the eyes and in a very Tywin Lannister way said "No, I'll deal with him." Sean saw that Dance meant business and took a step back. Dance marched over to Alfie who was still giggling like a school girl and said, in a stern and direct manner "Walk with me, now!" Alfie new he'd screwed up and begrudgingly followed Dance to a part of the set that was away from the cast but still viewable by the archery coach. Dance's commanding and naturally intimidating nature came out. He pushed Alfie against a wall of the set and said to him simply and sternly, "There are good and bad decisions we make every day... Don't be a person that falls into a path bad decisions." Whilst looking him dead in the eye, and remaining amazingly intimidating.
Alfie hadn't much to say, and scurried away. Dance walked past, full knowing that he wouldn't dick about again. The next shot for the scene that was taken, according to the archery coach, was the one they kept for the actual episode.
Submitted October 28, 2017 at 05:37AM by finn_macca http://ift.tt/2iHqV6V
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