I am SHERlocked

This week has been my week of doom. Three exams in the span of five days. Luckily, I've been able to de-stress in other ways...

On Thursday, my friend Laura B. messaged me "Supposed Sherlock filming at the Uni", right near the Law Building. A quick check of the #setlock tag on twitter confirmed the story. I charged out of bed and threw on my orange sundress. The weather was gorgeous, I couldn't blame them for filming on a day like today! As I walked up to the intersection at Corbett Road, I saw a sizeable group of Sherlock-watchers gathered.

Film Trailers too!

I talked to a girl about it as we crossed the street together. She seemed intrigued. I met up with my friends Laura B and Lieselot, as well as Laura's flatmate Bronwen. We saw Benedict Cumberbatch! He was walking to a trailer, but he took the opportunity to wave at us. The shrieking from the crowd was quite something. It was interesting seeing the behind-the-scenes crew working. I saw some costumes being ferried around. I'm not really one to speculate but they did seem pretty flashy...

Lines of trailers  

Benedict ended up hopping into a black Jaguar, but not before giving us another wave.

Creeper shot

Lieselot, Laura B. and I got in touch with Kirsten B. about meeting us (Bronwen had since gone to get lunch). She had been at a lecturer's office hours and she apparently walked through some film setup on her way out. We made the trek to the Glamorgan Building as quick as we could.

Seagulls are omnipresent on campus. This one found a perch on a filmcrew van!

Totally inconspicuous! 

That crewman is wearing a Doctor Who Crew shirt! We enjoyed admiring him while we waited. 

There weren't too many people hanging around at this point (exams were in full-swing I'm guessing). We just sat around and nicknamed some of the setcrew. One of them was really rude. He was carrying something and just said "In the way!" to a group of girls gathered at the foot of the stairs. There are nicer ways to ask, and they weren't blocking it on purpose...

Benedict popped back out again. He was actually really stealthy. I noticed him first (just by chance) and  the words "There he is!" escaped my lips. I said it a little louder than was probably appropriate. Everyone twirled their heads around so fast, I feared whiplash injuries. I waved at Benedict, and he waved back. Eat it, Tumblr.

The back of Benedict's head 

Laura B. ended up walking into the frame but it turned into a very artsy little shot. 

He looks shorter in real life, maybe that's just because I'm used to seeing 6ft 6" rugby players...

He returned inside and I introduced myself to some of the other girls nearby. They were both nursing students from Cardiff Uni, which was super cool! I told them my mom was a professor of nursing and they said "Yes, someone who understands our plight!". We bonded over all sorts of stuff like science stuff and fandoms. They told us about when they met Matt Smith in Live Lounge last year in Cardiff. It was after they shot Doctor Who. The girls I met were dressed up in togas for a theme party and they got a picture with him! He mentioned the encounter afterwards in a Graham Norton interview. Haha. They also talked about seeing Jamie Roberts because all their nursing and his medschool classes are on the same campus. They've seen him riding around on his Vespa (As a note, Jamie is 6' 4" and around 235 lb). The mental images, I just can't stop laughing...

I swear I talk about things other than Rugby. I promise!

Set pieces in the trucks. I wonder what they're for? Also, Benedict's and Martin's cars await their passengers

That one horsehead really freaked me out when I noticed it

We saw the crew walking out of the building, carrying equipment and props. I saw some large snake-vases and spears. Don't ask what it means, because I couldn't tell you.

There were also extras dressed up in military garb. Some were also dressed in a costume I saw being carried around earlier! Then, the moment we all had been waiting for...

This was supposed to be a shot of Martin Freeman, but some other guy got in the way. 

He sees me! Maybe he's thinking "Oh, it's that crazy American with the orange sundress again".

While everyone was getting photos of Benedict getting into the car, I documented the fandom.

Martin Freeman seemed like he was in a bit of a rush, but Benedict waved again to us. Such a nice guy! I'd say that was the best revision break ever.

On a different note, My Word! This blog has been viewed over Two Thousand times! I'm flattered that everyone enjoys seeing my weird life so much.

Cheers!