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The French Army HQ The French army field camp needed to feel very real, very up to date and believable, so real military equipment was used. A company based in Hereford that supplies the British army with tents and portable field war rooms was used. These structures are amazing things that get flown out all over the world, so they come pretty well flat packed! Cordelia's War Room is a 20-foot portacabin with sides that extend and fold out, they're kitted out inside with screens and desks so were the perfect solution for the task. The camp was set up on Samphire Hoe on the coast near the outskirts of Dover. Large pieces of equipment, a mobile satellite dish, army trucks, ammo boxes, tents and jeeps were brought in. A. RESEARCH BOARD FOR THE FRENCH ARMY HQ. B. THE FRENCH ARMY HQ IN DOVER, REAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT WAS USED FOR AUTHENTICITY. C. TO CREATE A WHITE STERILE WORLD, WHITE FIELD TENTS WERE PUT TOGETHER TO CREATE A TUNNEL, SIMPLE CHAIRS AND NOTHING ELSE. THE FABRIC WAS TRANSLUCENT AND LIT FROM OUTSIDE. D. & E. ENGLISH ARMY HQ AT DOVER CASTLE, A LARGE MAP TABLE IN THE CENTRE OF THE ROOM BECAME THE CENTRAL FOCUS. F. LEAR DRAGS CORDELIA'S CORPSE INTO THE COURTYARD OF DOVER CASTLE. BY THIS POINT, THE FILM HAS BECOME VERY DESATURATED, THE SOLDIERS' UNIFORMS, TENTS AND DRESSING IN SIMILAR TONES TO THE COLOUR OF THE STONE OF THE CASTLE. G. KENT FOLLOWS THE GURNEY THAT CARRIES THE DEAD BODIES OF LEAR, GONERIL, REGAN AND CORDELIA OUT INTO THE MIST. A B C