Here is a NEW Interview with Matt Roberts and Caitriona Balfe from Entertainment Weekly
From EW:
When episode 10 was shot in South Africa last March, Roberts made sure the deck of the fictitious Porpoise was “stocked full of hammocks with literally s— and vomit and everything.” And the more, the better.
More after the jump!
“My first note this season in South Africa was how there was not enough vomit, not enough s—,” recalls Roberts about filming aboard one of the practical ships at Cape Town Studios.
And needless to say, it made for an malodorous shoot.
“It was the first stuff that we shot when we arrived last week and for some reason, their fake vomit smelled like real vomit,” recalls Caitriona Balfe (Claire). “They made it with milk and it had gone rancid, so it was disgusting. There was a lot of free acting that went on there. It looked amazing, but every time we shot on any of those sets, it was cramped and hot and sweaty and was smelling not good.”
No wonder Claire had a cloth over her face when she went into the hold. It is a wonder any body was alive after that. The “good old days!” – I don’t think so. Thank you for sharing the interview. It is very interesting to know what goes on behind the scenes.