Chris Corbould: Engineering Skyfall’s Underground Tube Train Crash
In Skyfall, villain Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem) derails a London Tube train, which James Bond avoids as it crashes through masonry in an underground tunnel….
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Goldfinger’s Laser: How Movie Serials Influenced Bond’s Near Castration–And Why It Replaced Dissection By Buzzsaw in Ian Fleming’s Novel
The third James Bond film, Goldfinger, turned agent 007 into a global phenomenon. His popularity had built over the two previous films but it had…
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‘The Living Daylights’: Old School Miniature Effects Helped Give The Hercules Cargo Plane Sequence An Epic Scale
The standout action sequence in The Living Daylights involves a Lockheed Hercules C-130 cargo plane that is certainly put through its paces, and then some….
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Octopussy’s Flight Risk: The Full Story Behind the Acrostar BD-5J Microjet And The Coolest James Bond Opener Ever
After being dropped from Moonraker, the Acrostar BD-5J microjet made a big impression in Octopussy. Learn how stunt pilot J.W. “Corkey” Fornof, director John Glen, and special effects…
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Cinematographer Mark Vargo Breaks Down The Blue Screen Process Used On ‘The Empire Strikes Back’
ILM revolutionized the blue screen process in the 1980s. And its most important developments were made on Empire. Before green screen sets and digital backgrounds,…
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ILM Press Release: New StageCraft Stages Coming To New York, London, And Australia
ILM announces new StageCraft LED volume services. According to the press release, these new stages improve on the original StageCraft used in the making of…
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How James Cameron’s Big Break Working For Roger Corman Led To ‘The Terminator’
James Cameron’s road to The Terminator involves designing “a mother-ship with breasts,” electrocuting worms, directing a B-movie Jaws rip-off, and meeting his producing partner–and future…
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Blue Screen Vs. Green Screen: Is There Any Real Difference?
The answer is yes. There is a difference between using blue screen vs. green screen. And we’re not just talking about color. Other colors such…
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Neal Scanlan On Creating Palpatine’s Clone in ‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’
Neal Scanlan has an impressive resume designing some of best loved new creatures populating Disney’s Star Wars films. He’s designed costumes for familiar favorites like…
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Stuart Freeborn Based Yoda On His Own Facial Features
Take a detailed look into the creation of Yoda by the ‘grandfather of modern make-up design’, Stuart Freeborn This is the first in a detailed…
