It's Feast Day! About thirty hungry people are showing up in four hours and, do you know what? There is a lot of work to do. But, I had...

Gone fishing. Will be back in time for Friday's Feast. So--the feast scene is only two days away and I need some entrees. Not edible...

Well, Stoic needed a weapon. He's not the sword kind of guy--more impulsive, less disciplined--and he's definitely not the bow kind of...

Great Day! Warm and muggy, but great! Every few takes, we'd slip behind the trees to find a patch of shade and drink our water. Miriam...

I was so excited to film at this place! I can't believe it's finally here. Today we were filming the scene at the Flightmare's Island....

This was the first scene we filmed with dialogue. That means it's the first scene with more than one person in it. Crazy right? We got...

HEADS UP CAST . . . We have our first full-cast filming day right around the corner! We will be filming the feast scene and we want it...

The post titles say it's Day 5, but it's like Day 5 part one and two because it took two days to shoot this scene. What you see is a...

And we are at it again! One of the signature scenes in this film is the arena scene where the kids all come together for dragon training....

Filming Day four was such a quick shoot that we didn't get as many BTS photos. It didn't help that we had no extra crew members on this...

Miriam and I ran up to the falls and had an quick filming day today. In these scenes, Astrid is walking in the woods, when she hears a...

Filming day three was Great! Great footage. Great acting. And great BTS photos : ) Hiccup Haddock finds Technology This location is the...

What a great day! Today we were filming the scene where Hiccup cuts Toothless loose from the bola ropes and nearly gets toasted. This may...

Wow! It was an amazing shoot. The lighting was perfect, the pollen was floating lazily in the air, and the temperature was just right for...

Ready for something magical? Today's shoot was amazing. We filmed the Forbidden Friendship scene along with some random bits and pieces...

It's no secret that this is the most ambitious project we have ever attempted. There are more stunts, more practical locations, more...

Okay . . . The Filightmare's Island We needed a location that felt a bit different from Berk so that it was clear that Astrid and Hiccup...

We have been on the hunt for the perfect location for Hiccup and Toothless to meet and become friends. It had to be magical. It had to be...

So . . . you saw Hiccup's launcher. Isn't it amazing?! Do you want to know how long it took Mason (and Mason's team) to build it? 60...

We had so much fun filming the other day. Here are some Behind the Scenes photos from our shoot. The camera only saw what was going on...