Bond’s boldest adventure yet: Skyfall

By Ian Failes | November 21, 2012 | 6 Comments

…again at Pinewood. The main artist live action plates were shot on location early one Sunday morning at Vauxhall Bridge in London.” /wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Skyfall_trailer.mp4See the MI6 explosion in this Skyfall trailer. The elements were combined in Flame, with particle effects created in Eyeon Fusion were also… 15 Matches ( skyfall: 15)

the vfx show #158: Skyfall

By tscholton | November 19, 2012 | 2 Comments

https://media.fxguide.com/vfxshow/the_vfx_show-158-Skyfall.mp3 Play in new window Download Mike Seymour, Matt Leonard and Ed Moore go to Skyfall and discuss the VFX in the newest James Bond Film. Show Notes: Director: Sam Mendes Cinematographer: Roger Deakins VFX Supervisors and Companies: Steven Begg — Production VFX Supervisor Arundi… 5 Matches ( skyfall: 5)

fxpodcast #235: Skyfall vfx supe Steve Begg

By Ian Failes | November 21, 2012 | 0 Comments

https://media.fxguide.com/fxpodcast/fxg-121122-SteveBegg.mp3 Play in new window Download This week we talk to Steve Begg, the overall visual effects supervisor for the latest James Bond film, Skyfall. Begg discusses working with miniatures, practical effects and CG work. Check out our written article on the film here…. 3 Matches ( skyfall: 3)

SIGGRAPH 2012 opens

By Mike Seymour | August 7, 2012 | 0 Comments

…to the program, but a packed session nonetheless was Roger Deakins. This DOP has just finished the new Bond film Skyfall but is also consulting on four fully animated feature films. His credits include the unlikely bed fellows of: How To Train Your Dragon, No… 3 Matches ( skyfall: 3)

Spectre-acular effects

By Ian Failes | November 16, 2015 | 1 Comment

…up the building in Skyfall as a miniature so I wanted to make sure all the damage and carnage on that and destruction was there. It was done as two and a half D matte paintings on top of the real MI6 building on location.”… 2 Matches ( skyfall: 2)

Oscar Nominees 2013

By Jeff Heusser | January 10, 2013 | 3 Comments

…eligible for the Visual Effects category, showcased at the Visual Effects Bake-Off were: Life of Pi, Marvel’s The Avengers, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Skyfall, The Dark Knight Rises, Snow White and the Huntsman, The Amazing Spider-Man, Cloud Atlas, John Carter and Prometheus. In the… 2 Matches ( skyfall: 2)

BAFTA Nominees 2013

By Jeff Heusser | January 9, 2013 | 0 Comments

…nine categories; Skyfall has eight nominations, Argo has seven nominations and Anna Karenina has six. Django Unchained and Zero Dark Thirty are each nominated five times. Here are the nominations for selected categories: Special Visual Effects The Dark Knight Rises Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Peter… 2 Matches ( skyfall: 2)

10 films face-off at VFX bake-off

By Ian Failes | January 4, 2013 | 3 Comments

…(“Peter likes to change his mind a lot.”) • Everything was physically simulated – in all aspects of production. • This was presented in HFR 3D. • Read fxguide’s Hobbit coverage. Skyfall. Skyfall Visual effects supervisor: Steve Begg Special and miniature effects supervisor: Chris Corbould… 2 Matches ( skyfall: 2)

17th Annual Art Directors Guild awards

By Mike Seymour | January 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

…Nathan Crowley, Kevin Kavanaugh THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY Production Designer: Dan Hannah Daniel Craig in Skyfall. Contemporary Film FLIGHT Production Designer: Nelson Coates SKYFALL Production Designer: Dennis Gassner THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL Production Designer: Alan MacDonald THE IMPOSSIBLE Production Designer: Eugenio Caballero ZERO… 2 Matches ( skyfall: 2)

And the Oscar goes to…

By Mike Seymour | March 4, 2018 | Comments Off on And the Oscar goes to…

…times, tonight Roger Deakins was rewarded for his outstanding work in Blade Runner 2049. The Cinematographer has been long overdue for an Oscar having done been nominated for such classics as Skyfall, Sicario, Unbroken, The Reader, True Grit, No Country for Old Men, O Brother,… 1 Matches ( skyfall: 1)