First Look! THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER

Monday, 11/30/2009

The Helm of the Dawn Treader

First Look! We are ecstatic to share the first images from our new film THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER with the official Chronicles of Narnia Facebook Fan page.

The photos are part of the first of a series of reports from the set of DAWN TREADER. In this unique and special series, the Narnia Facebook page will bring “unfiltered reports from and about the filmmakers, as they work tirelessly to bring all the magic of C.S. Lewis’ beloved story and characters to the big screen.”

The first post, written on set by crew member Ernie Malik, takes a close look at the Dawn Treader ship itself, and the dedication, creativity and care that went into its design and construction:

““All Narnians, with grateful hearts may we give thanks to the crew of the mighty Dawn Treader for their strong minds and artisan hands”

So reads the dedication etched onto the base of the towering mast of production designer Barry Robison’s mighty and majestic set build of the film’s title character in “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” which sat out on the peninsula at Cleveland Point about 20 miles east of Brisbane, Australia, and hosted cast/crew for 17 days of filming during the month of September.

What does it all mean?

It’s very possible that such merchant sailing ships of yore carried the names of its crew in honor of those whose hands helped build such a ship. Or, that of an unexpected death at sea.

In the film’s story, it was Barry’s idea to inscribe the ship’s soaring mast as Caspian’s dedication to his loyal Narnian crew who built the vessel for their King. While audiences will never see a close-up of the names on the mast, they represent, in the story, those Telmarine sailors on the journey with Caspian and the Pevensies.”

Continue reading the entire post on Facebook, and become a fan of The Chronicles of Narnia to be the first to receive these exclusive updates about the film.

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER sails into theaters December 10, 2010.

Ben Barnes and Skandar Keynes as King Caspian and Edmund Pevensie in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

Georgie Henley as Lucy Pevensie in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

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