During the months of August, Castle crew finished shooting the episode “Need to know” and started with episode 8 which title is yet to be announced.
In early days of August, both Andrew Bikichky and Christopher Brow tweeted about using a condor lift for the best shots. It was 80 ft high and carried few people in it. Plus the cameras. They used it for filming 50 foot high. Keep an eyes open for awesome shots in “Need to know”.
From the pictures we see the crew using blue lights a lot, as well as blue and yellow filters for the cameras – thats how the movie magic is done. With the new camera, the need for optical viewfinder disappeared and for Andrew, it is a bit weird and he misses it a bit. Using the optical viewfinder afforded greater clarity with contrasts with more definition as a result. For the question of how he compensates the difference, Andrew answered: “Squint more and sigh resignedly.” The new equipment besides the cameras are also the LED lights, taking the place of the older worn out lights.
The prop department takes care of the things like Beckett’s jewelry (including the engagement ring) and also the murder boards (If anyone is interested then Season 2 DVD has bonus video dedicated for this information). The shot of on-board camera feed from the toy tank was taken with small video camera. The crew usually gets scripts few days before shooting the episodes – a little bit later than actors. Average (script) page count for episodes varies depending on a scene, but usually stays between 1,5 to 3 pages. The page count also varies because of the number of actors in the scene.
While shooting the coming episode 5, “Time Will Tell” Andrew Bikichky posted a lot of behind the scenes pictures and gave us some information of the episode. When Rob Bowman is directing – dimly lit and lots of shadows. Instead of the smell of the Tetanus, Bikichky reported the smell to be asbestos on the location. The main part of the location shooting took place in the decommissioned power plant. Metal salvagers are taking it slowly apart but the two turbines have said to be working there occasionally. The “Time will tell” episode will bring to us Joshua Gomez from Chuck. Andrew thinks he has an amazing talent and he is as funny as ever. He can talk fast.
Here is a collection of tweets he has tweeted:
“@phemiusthebard: @lilchristy32 Good point too. Been charting Castle episodes and they seem to pack a lot into a little.” An understatement
— Andrew Bikichky (@AndrewBikichky) October 1, 2013
“@Dandelion_9: you are shooting Ep607 right? Which episode of Season 6 you like more till now?” Y. No clear favs, but Ep605 comes to mind
— Andrew Bikichky (@AndrewBikichky) September 25, 2013
“@annacstlfan: Do u still call it filming if it's digital?” Yes, sounds better than digitalling
— Andrew Bikichky (@AndrewBikichky) September 20, 2013
Just have to say, warms my heart to see the wide geographic diversity of all of you out there… Have a great weekend Peace
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— Andrew Bikichky (@AndrewBikichky) August 31, 2013
“@christaka3: Your pix put into perspective how much work goes into making Castle. Takes hundreds of really talented people. It shows..”
— Andrew Bikichky (@AndrewBikichky) August 14, 2013
And here are the pictures:
A brief history in time.
Snow globe on #Castle bookshelf leftover from Xmas Ep
Before they become anyone’s favorite #Castle set, they look like this
michalastro: no no no I asked for the blue pill not the red one!
Gently swaying in the Monday morning air on Ep603
9-light w/full blue being used for a backlight Ep603 #Castle
Dolly track setup on Ep603 #Castle
Latte’s, they’re delicious
Batista on set today Ep603 #Castle
Currently on a big dolly tracking shot and saw this placard on the sidewalk next to me. Ep604 #Castle
Dukes of Hazard square, Warner Bros.(not our show). Haven’t been here since Eastwick Pilot
These 16 lights: designed and owned by Vittorio Storaro. Arent they awesome?
Inside one of the facade buildings on Hennesy Street, Warner Bros. Backlot. Ep604 #Castle
Tools of the trade Ep604 #Castle
If you’re going to tamper, you must file the appropriate paper work beforehand. #Castle set detail
Door to the CastleArtDept Paint Department
Location/set detail Ep605 #Castle
We carry about 1.5 miles of this cable on #Castle which is the electrical backbone of the production. It’s very heavy
Power plant was built in the 40′s w/ 30′s tech, the controls and gauges worked via a pneumatic system
Always interesting to pass by the paint dept and see what CastleArtDept has cooking
Location detail Ep605 #Castle Old power plant, showing off old things. Perfect for shooting
Ep605 of #Castle is shaping up to be a very interesting one…
Found a stash of new-in-box vacuum tubes Ep605 power plant location
Location detail. Old control room of the Power plant
Power plant location detail Ep605 #Castle the monitoring instruments are still loaded with recording paper
Decades of natural decay on the walls of the location of Ep605 #Castle location
Turbine room Ep605 #Castle location. Old but still working from time to time.
Turbine no.1 Ep605 #Castle location
Turbines Ep605 #Castle location
Above all the piping below are the turbines Ep605 #Castle Power plant location
Location detail power plant Ep605 #Castle old decaying instruments
For day scenes, we like to bring the light from the windows on #Castle
Set detail Ep606 #Castle @CastleArtDept sets always have interesting little touches
Hallway set detail Ep606 #Castle. Can anyone verify what year this was made? I’m guessing ’77…
The standard issue props on #Castle. Guess who’s prop set is this? Lanie is back at work!
She’s seen better days… Set detail. Castle Art Department does fantastic job! Ep606 #Castle
Can tell you it’s pretty foggy at craft service today 
#Castle
Preparing for the night’s work Ep607 #Castle
Breaking this out today. Spanky ducs. #Castle
Set detail Ep607 #Castle
Almost feels like a Banksy piece…
A human in the midst of #Castle
…in camera geek news: we’re now using the new OLED Panavision eyepieces on our Arri Alexa cameras. Sweet upgrade