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What Joe Wright really thought of the scythers

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

It may have only got 12 seconds in the final movie but it’s nice to know that the time we spent on Salisbury Plain in 2011 filming the scythe scenes for Anna Karenina was appreciated. We certainly made an impression … Continue reading →

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Anna Karenina filming photos

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

It may have been out for a while now but Christiane only just went to see Anna Karenina (2012) at her local cinema in Austria last week which brought back some great memories and reminded me that I’ve never posted … Continue reading →

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Anna Karenina trailer

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

Last summer I was commissioned to make snaths for the scythes used in the new Anna Karenina film which will be released this autumn. With other mowers from the UK community we also worked as extras in the filming of … Continue reading →

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Anna Karenina extras “scandal”

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

I got back last night from the second round of filming the mowing scenes for Anna Karenina by Tolstoy. While we were away somebody told us about that the filming had made the papers because of extras being supposedly underpaid. … Continue reading →

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Snath Making for Anna Karenina

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

The first days of filming for the mowing in Anna Karenina took place this week. Thirty mowers and haymakers from around the country were brought together with their scythes to create the scenes where Levin joins a large team of … Continue reading →

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Straight snath making – handgrips

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

The 30 Russian snaths for the Anna Karenina movie are coming along well.  This week I’ve been in the woods looking for handgrips to fit to the straight snaths. I’m using the opportunity to try out a few ideas for designs of … Continue reading →

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Extra Extra!

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

In amongst all the other goings-on at this year’s Somerset Scythe Festival was a woman searching out extras for a scene in the new Anna Karenina film starring Jude Law and Keira Knightley. By all accounts there’s a scene featuring … Continue reading →

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