Captain America Manchester set photos (Wed 22nd Sept 2010)

It’s almost impossible to get a decent view from street level of the Captain America filming today unfortunately. Barriers have been erected all around Dale Street and the surrounding side streets, and security and police presence has been ramped right up. I’d say the best views today came from the end near the Piccadilly Basin [...]

Captain America Manchester set video (Tue 21st Sept 2010)

I shot this shaky six-minute HD video today of the Captain America film set in Dale Street, Manchester as the final preparations were being made before the filming starts tomorrow (Wed 22nd Sept). They brought out around 24 vintage 1940s period cars onto the set, so watch all the way through if you can, as [...]

Captain America Manchester set photos (Mon 20th Sept 2010)

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Over the past week I’ve been visiting the set of Captain America pretty much daily – taking photos as Dale Street (in Manchester’s Northern Quarter) is transformed into a 1940s Brooklyn neighbourhood. The actual filming doesn’t start until Wednesday (22nd Sept), but the set designers have been hard at work for several weeks, meticulously preparing [...]