The producers of the Harry Potter movies met up with the residents of Lacock to negotiate plans for filming for the upcoming movie,
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
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In the most recent film, Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix, the cloisters courtyard is enhanced using computer animation and featured as a courtyard in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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Around 40 residents attended the meeting and all but one voted in favour of the filming taking place.
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In return for the inconvenience, Warner Brothers has promised a sum of £30,000 to be paid to the village, which will be split between the Abbey owners National Trust, and Lacock Parish Council.
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The movie-making teams now have permission to return for four days in October and film scenes between 5pm and 5am.
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ThisIsWiltshire via
Wizard News