New Photos and Set Report

At one point, the special effects team were seen to be testing out some form of flame thrower and a member of security told me that they were going to blow up the Christmas tree! Later, during the setting up of another scene, a few gas canisters were brought onto set (along with fire extinguishers and there was a fire engine standing by). I spotted one crew member carrying what seemed to be a trombone with a small gas canister attached to it - in an earlier scene the three 'Santas' were playing musical instruments, stood outside the front of Henriks. The next scene involved Mickey and Rose walking around by the Christmas tree amongst the crowd of extras. Then Rose screamed something followed by a few bursts of flame and some small explosions as the crowd scattered.
At the end of filming, the special effects team warned us that they were about to test out some pyrotechnics and a very large bang and a flash followed (a much bigger explosion than those which had happened during filming - perhaps for use in the next night of filming).
- Matthew Spencer