BRAVEHEART (1995) Filming Locations | Scotland Highlands & Ireland THEN & NOW | EPIC 4K Landscapes 

Wow ... glad I came across this!! .. I was an extra in this film and so proud to say so! I spent 8 weeks on set with many other extras playing soldiers and getting paid for it. £220.00 Irish pounds was our weekly wage, we were paid of the Reserve Defence Forces, Navy section which were recruited to be extras in the film. That hill at 25:40 in your reel we marched up and down there 4 times each day, the first few weeks were at the top of the hill practicing as a group to march in formation to get that wide angle shot of thousands of English troops facing down the hill. In reality that we were only about 400 in total but were later told that a special camera was used during filming to double the amount so it looked like a huge force facing the Scots. At the bottom of this hill is where the we also played the Scots facing the English force with shilterns, so in fact in the movie we were facing our selves! The speech shot took a while to shoots as the horse that Mel Gibson was on didn't cooperate on a few occasions and so had to be reshot over n over! When the horses came towards was a scary sight, we practiced for days getting this right, as we stood in lines as the horses ran at full speed towards us in between the lines of Scots to make it look like we were being trampled. The scene where some English soldiers were knocked off their horses was coordinated by Mick Rodgers, Gibson's stunt double and of Terminator fame, fake foam horses were use and some on electric tracks with stunt men on top, amazing skills. A select few were picked to be Irish also in the last battle where we faced Long Shanks troops, extra extras were brought in for this scene and they can be easily spotted in the film as they wore the brighter colors. I was lucky to be the very first person shown in the panned clip of the Irish soldiers before the battle started!! Again we attacked ourselves as this scene was split and done similar to the first battle. Finally about a dozen of us were picked to be assassins' to kill Wallace when he was knocked off his horse by de Bruce, we spent 3 days in total filming that part, running back n forth until the producers were happy with what they got. I'm the guy right of screen with no helmet in black chainmail outfit! To say we were part of this film is something that no one can take away from the group that travelled to be film stars in the 90's to see first hand how the long process of making a film and the amount of effort that goes into it before you see it on a cinema screen is amazing, memories that will live on :) My compliments for all the hard work that you done to show the many locations from the film xxxx

I was in the movie when I was a teenager.I was a member of the FCA in Ireland it’s similar to the army cadets. The studio needed about 2000 people to film the battle scenes We were filming for about a month in the Curragh Camp in Kildare.

If RU-vid had something like Oscar awards for youtube videos, this video would win a bunch of them.

This was PHENOMENALLY done. You set a high bar with movie location filming

I was at the Battle of Stirling in the Curragh in Ireland, one of the best experiences ever. I remember the first time Mel did the famous speech, we were asked to shout as loud as possible, we subsequently did and scared all the horses away!

I was in brave heart as a member of athe reserve defence forces. Spent two weeks on set as an extra in the battle of Falkirk and battle of sterling. We stayed at the curragh camp. Food was terrible but what am experience. Mel Gibson was a gent but meeting Patrick McGoohan was my highlight. Thanks for the video because I couldn't have found both those locations if I tried. Must go back and visit soon.

Best editing i have seen on youtube for comparison shots..you need a spot on tv...brilliant.

Honestly cannot commend your work on this video enough!! And your pronunciation, especially the Irish place names deserves some serious recognition!!!

As a Scot who knows Glencoe and Trim very well, a first class video.

Scotland is probably the one country that has better scenery then we have here in ireland. Absolute stunning country. That hike looked unreal 👍

Great video. I live in the Scottish Highlands and I was born in Lanark (the real one!). The scenery in Highlands is just incredible and I see it every day. Never fails to amaze no matter the weather (which we have a lot of!). It looks beautiful and peaceful or mysterious and terrifying.

Brilliant video. Very good work! As a Scot I have always been curious of where in Scotland the locations were! Superb! 👏👏👏

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This is truly incredible. I've said it before but you guys are among the absolute best movie location youtubers in the entire RU-vid realm. The Great Algorithm grant you 100 Million subscribers.

It's great to see so much of ireland featured in the movie. I I rememeber when they were either filming it or they had finished, we went to stay in my aunts house in trim and we went to trim Castle and seen the set still set up.

Absolutely Brilliant . Greetings from Scotland

Donegal man here , really enjoyed this video as braveheart is my favourite film of all time, I can confirm that it's 100% historically accurate, the Scots and the Irish hated the English and still do 😂 🇮🇪

Just watching your video on Braveheart and you mentioned that where you were were walking 25.32 minutes in, that the extras would have been Infront and behind you, I was one of those extras for a few weeks, when we came to wardrobe in the mornings you were told what costume to put on, sometimes you were a scot and sometimes you were english, When Mel Gibson gave his speach and the scots were cheering him, a lot of us were shouting "where is the bar" lol, If you see the movie you'll know...., I still have my set pass and a few pictures from a camera, a lot of guys were caught with cameras and had them confiscated, I was also an extra in Saving Private Ryan, many of those extras were military also, great times

My favorite film. Great job. Appreciate your hard work.

I love RU-vid world because you get to see beautiful places you wouldn’t ever have the opportunity to see, thank you for sharing plus Braveheart is one of my favourite films.

Absolutely brilliant! We loved it! Well done! 👍

Respect from county wexford Ireland 🇮🇪

Amazing video! That’s not actually Mel in the sweeping helicopter shot on top the mountain. It’s Mel’s stunt double, Mic Rodgers, who was also the Second Unit Director & Stunt Coordinator on the picture. The helicopter dropped him off & was circling around to film when some poor German hiker came up the path, saw Mic and thought he saw a Scottish ghost. Mic had the guy hide back down the path so they could get the shot. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

Amazing work. The climb up that mountain alone earned a sub.

Really enjoyed this 👌 freedom 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿top notch editing 😎

Heck of job bud, heck of a job!

How have I only discovered this channel Great stuff. Next time you're in Ireland I'll buy you a guiness as I live one mile away from Trim Castle and proposed to my wife under the Barbican gate 😊

...could LIVE atop that Highland Mountain !! Beautiful Camera-work ❤ Thanks for Sharing !

I’ve climbed a lot of those mountains and never knew they were in the film… thanks for sharing.

Loved this video. Braveheart was an amazing movie!! I think I cried for days after watching the movie., William Wallace was such a brave, fearless man. He had an awful death. I cannot believe how in human the executioner were.

I remember well walking up Glen Nevis to watch filming from a distance, it’s only a few miles from my home . Used to take binoculars to get a better look.

My fave film of all time ❤

Scotland is one if not the most beautiful place in the world. The more rural you get the more magical it becomes.

This was incredible! Thanks soooo much!

amazing video thanks!

People dog this movie for being so incredibly inaccurate, but I've always loved it for the music and scenery (very much including Sophie Marceau). It's a beautiful movie. Thank you for finding all these locations.

amazing video again thanks for your hardwork

Great match ups. One of the best in the game I’d say. Watching from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

What a great video! Amazing locations and matches here. Thank you!

This is how you do a film locations video, lots of leg work! And thanks for doing the tree comparison lines early on. I've been waiting for someone to do that for a while 😃💪

Had a great time as an extra for the battle scenes

This is truly amazing piece of work.....thank you 👌

One of the most amazing video i ever seen on your YOutube!!!

That's a cracking video, I loved it. For info, in Scotland we don't call them valleys, we call them Glens. Keep up the great work, and I look forward to watching many more.

Jesus mate incredible video best braveheart one ive seen

I was going hillwalking one day in 1994 when I was stopped by the film crew traffic control. We watched them filming a scene at the village (two men on horseback meeting and talking). Later that day we were on top of Sgurr a' Mhaim, the prominent mountain in the village scenes, and we wondered if we were in the movie! We were back a year later and I went down to the village area wondering if they left a mess but you would never think they had been there. I found a piece of broken pottery that's still in my bedside drawer!

Absolutely amazing. thank you.

Enjoyed this as I was an extra, for the filming of the Battle of Stirling. ❤ They used a split motion camera to make the hillside look complete. BIG for 1994. 🎉🎉🎉

Great work guys!. Absolutely brilliant video..👌🏻

Absolutely beautiful ❤ i hope to visit one day from New Zealand 🇳🇿

Wow, your video is really amazing. I'm excited to see it. Thank you for such incredible work, you are an incredible content creator

This is by far one of the better movie locations I've ever seen and for my favourite film no less! incredible effort and quality footage put into this man! Thank you!

The shots are all lined up so well. I appreciate the amount of effort it took. great job. Btw the reason why so many old buildings have no roof in Ireland is because when tax for land was calculated, it was calculated based on number of buildings. So if a building had no roof, it wasn't considered in the tax calculations for the land. Also a few things about Castles in Ireland. Many of them are owned by the state and maintained by the OPW (Office of Public works). These are who you want to contact if you wish to gain access to a castle that is surrounded by private land. Often they will give you the caretakers contact number and many are happy to accommodate if you ask nicely. A local caretaker here gave me the keys to a local castle to explore the insides properly. But it certainly is an issue having no right of access for the public. The state owns the castle and I think 10 feet radius around the castles. But we need to find a solution for a right of access and we just don't unfortunately. I think Scotland has a right to roam law, Ireland doesn't.

Wow, the best scene-matching skills I have seen on any movie-location-hunting site. Great work. thnx

What an amazing job of lining up the shots, awesome.

Im proud to call Scotland my home. Still looking for my true love 😢

Some of the drone footage showing the exact same angles etc are awesome.

That’s my home town Bray in the final scene at Ardmore studios! Great attention to detail 👏

Fantastic! Loved this video. Great job! Thank you!

Awesome work. When they finished filming at Trim castle the film company suggested to leave parts of the set up as the locals thought the castle looked great but the council didn't like the idea so it was all dismantled.

Very cool video. Fantastic research. Thank you. ✌

Another super quality video. Keep’em coming.

Thanks for the beautiful film locations cant believe its 33 years since Braveheart was made crazy how time goes so quickly 😁

Braveheart is my favourite film and this is amazing! I'll be sure to check out the Scottish locations next time I'm across the border (I'm from northern England) and will also put the Irish locations on my list when I tour there on my motorcycle next year. Keep up the great work!

Watching from the UK, just Wow, the best filming locations video I’ve seen, unbelievable work mate, superb.

Wow, excellent work for one of my favorite movies of all-time! That is dedication! Caused me to sub.

THE BEST movie location channel on RU-vid! I was afraid you were no longer making videos so am so excited you’re still going! The matchups are incredible, I love when you match it perfectly and the way you overlay shots. The background music and general aesthetic is also really well done. Ryan - You need to get Virginia more comfortable being on camera, if she was as comfortable as you are you could get this to 1M subscribers no problem. Keep them coming!

brilliant video. I appreciate the work put in.

Great stuff sir- Thank you

Incredible work. I've been down Glen Nevis a few times to Steall Falls and had no idea that was where they filmed Braveheart. Thanks so much and so glad I found your channel.

So glad you're back!😀

amazing piece of work. I was raised on those 90s movies, thank you.

As a huge fan of Breavheart👑 this is really a treat. Retracing the locations must have been a huge effort 🙏

WOW WOW WOW!!! You are simply amazing!

I just went to Ireland and took some videos/pic where queen and her maid were talking. A ZILLION THANKS FOR MAKING THIS SUPER-DUPER AMAZING/INCREDIBLE VIDEO! LOVEDDDDDD ITTTTTTTTT!!!! Please keep doing this!!!! 🙏 ❤ 🇮🇪

Just subscribed great material keep up the great work

Ireland and Scotland are on my travel bucket list. I will def use this video for info to visit some of these filming locations. Thanks for sharing.

Watched till the end! This is the best film locations I’ve seen! Well done 👍 🥇

Absolutely class

I met Mel Gibson when he was filming Hamlet at Dunnottar castle Aberdeenshire. They had a huge replica built for the actors scenes, and as you walked behind it was actually made of plaster and held with scaffold. Mel Gibson came over to chat during a break for a coffee and cigarette. We talked about the history of the castle and he said it was never captured, that's when I told him William Wallace captured it on his way to liberate Aberdeen from the English. Five years later he directed and starred in Braveheart.

Superb research and superb footage !👍

Amazing video 👍🏼😎

This is some serious content, thank you!

Great video, the casting crew came to our High School in Fort William looking for extras, me and a couple of the boys were cast as extras for the scenes in Glen Nevis. Never made it into the film but we got £50 a day and 2 days off school a week which was cool, also got to work on the set building area once a week sweeping up all the sawdust and crap off the floor, great fun👍

Your mad finding all those places , but a good mad, kudos going on that mission to find these locations.

Brilliant film

Great job. Loved every minute.

This was Fantastic, you did such a great job 💙⭐️💙⭐️💙⭐️💙

DANG!! Dude this is a bucket list item for me!! So glad you posted this. What a great job. I know it’s super hard to get to some of these locations. 2 thumbs up 👍👍😎🎉

Amazing work!! The time and effort! Superb!

Wow...i just stumbled upon your channel and I thought it is very unique. It is so awesome as to see these documentaries. ❤

My favourite film of all time shawshank second

Wow, this was brilliant guys! Brought back so much memories from my High School days! Just gained a new subscriber! Next your in Scotland track down locations from the 1973 version of Wicker Man! Been done before but you guys would add something special on your pilgrimage! All the best! P.S. - Was I the only one to notice that the 21st Baron of Dunsany was wearing a Darkthrone - Transylvanian Hunger - t-shirt!😮

Great video. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Bravo! Another top notch movie locations video.

Excellent video! So much nostalgic and childhood memories in this movie 👌👌 Thank you.

Wow that was amazing!!!!!

Brilliant video. I live in Trim, obviously know about about Braveheart being filmed in the castle but didn't know about Bective Abbey being a location for Braveheart as well! Which is now a whole new experience every time I'm out there with the dogs :) Thanks so much!

full respect ❤ amazing video. I live in UK and can not imagine the planning time and effort in creating this , thanks for sharing brilliant stuff. Amazing seeing these places

New favorite channel! This is how you produce content! Combining a love for iconic movies, travel, storytelling, music, narration, visuals, editing... all while respecting the culture of the people in the area. You even give credit to other content creators for helping you out. VERY well done! Lastly, you're excited to be there which makes it even more compelling! (*see Last of the Mohicans location video at Bridal Veil Falls). Awesome stuff.