RiverCity Set

Well DFTV1 had an exciting day trip to the River City set in Dumbarton.
Murray and Julia came and picked us up from halls then the 2 cars drove off out of Glasgow, after partying in Murrays car to the "tunes" and going to the wrong entrance of Rivercity we finally made it on set. As soon as we got on site, the fire alarms went off and we had to "unfortunately" go and stand outside with all the stars of Rivercity to Julias excitment. We then got taken round the backlot first. I couldn't believe how real everything looked, and how the flats etc did not have any rooms inside them - just wood!! We then stopped and watched a scene getting recorded outside one of the flats which was really good to see. After we got taken round the back lot we went into the canteen to have some lunch until we were allowed to go into the studios. We then went round the studios. It was so big - and very easy to get lost! We went round the students flat first - which was very big i must say!! It was amazing the amount of detail that has gone in to make it look like a flat that someone lives in.  We then went on to look at the pub and some other characters flats. It was very weird to be walking out of one set then two seconds later be in another set - it was like we were in Ikea! We then had to get out of the studio as the cast were starting to come back in and film. So we went and sat in the canteen and had a chat to one of the Script editors who used to work with Kim doing story lining with her. She was really nice and chatty - and told us all about her job and what she liked best about the show etc. After the day was over at Rivercity we all decided to go on a wee trip to Loch Lomond. So we all hopped back in the car and drove up to Balloch where we stopped to get a chip shop. We then had a wee walk along to the waterside and eventually found ourselves acting like 5 years swinging on the swings and making ourselves feel so sick from the roundabout. After all the fun was over, we jumped back in the car and headed to Glasgow.
I really enjoyed going to visit the set - and learnt a lot just speaking to different people who did different jobs. And I could easily see if you worked on a set like this you would learn so much as I learnt a lot in just one day of being there.