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post #201 of 506

Once again, I bow before Deakins. It looks really stunning. I'm officially excited.

 

Where some shots actually done in IMAX, ala Dark Knight?

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post #203 of 506
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Originally Posted by BaldRayo View Post

Once again, I bow before Deakins. It looks really stunning. I'm officially excited.

Where some shots actually done in IMAX, ala Dark Knight?

Nope, it's all done on an Alexa digital camera. Funny you mention TDK, as Nolan said in 2008 he'll never switch to digital because its inferior. Digital film has come a long way since then. Also looks a lot more colorful than Craig's first two, that's what really struck me the most about this trailer. I like it. Bond switching to digital format hasn't hurt this one bit.
post #204 of 506

It's beautiful.

 

It feels odd to say that about a Bond film, albeit in a most delightful way.  I've loved everything I've read and seen so far regarding this entry.  That teaser only amplifies those feelings ten fold.

post #205 of 506

Deakins is a fucking genius. In every meaning of the word. Of course it is widely known, but it needed to be said again. Absolutely fucking beautiful. I am literally in awe of him.

post #206 of 506

That *looks* absolutely stunning. If nothing else, it'll be the prettiest Bond film ever.

post #207 of 506

Already better than Quantum. I've got a good feeling that they'll get back on track with this one!

post #208 of 506

Same here.  The four-year absence has been an extremely kind one.  Here's hoping they are already developing a story for Bond 24 so that it has time to be properly refined before it shoots sometime next year.

post #209 of 506

Based on the trailer I'd say Mendes was a pretty good choice as director.

post #210 of 506

Weird how coy that trailer is about this being a Bond film. But yeah, looks amazing.
 

post #211 of 506

If you were to take any one frame of that trailer, put it under glass and on a gallery wall, it would not look out of place. I've rarely seen a better looking movie, and the people behind the flat, TV like blockbusters that litter today's cinema landscape just found a new reason to wake up in the morning and hate themselves. Deakins has shot what will have to go down as one of the most gorgeous motion pictures of all time, right up there with Days of Heaven and 2001: A Space Odyssey. When stacked against Skyfall, the rest of the year's studio slate looks as if it should premier this fall on the CW, rather than a movie theater with aisles and ushers. This will be the best Bond movie we've ever gotten. Craig is at the top of his game. The look on his face when the psychologist asks him about Skyfall is shattering. You want to find out what could possibly get that reaction from a cold bastard like Bond. It pulls you right in. The only problem I had wasn't with the film it was with the trailer cutting to the beat, and then using footage of Craig firing his pistol in sync with the taiko drums on the soundtrack. It was a bit much, sort of gilding the lily in an unneeded way. Otherwise this looks like the most stylish, effortlessly cool flick on the film horizon. It's clean, crisp and deadly. It looks like a blast, and I bet it'll open huge.

post #212 of 506
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Deakins is a fucking genius. In every meaning of the word. Of course it is widely known, but it needed to be said again. Absolutely fucking beautiful. I am literally in awe of him.

 

Hopefully the stigma that prevents action movies (or movies of any genre that, for whatever reason, isn't considered 'prestige') has been removed enough by movies like "Lord of the Rings" and "The Dark Knight" being honoured at the Oscars for Deakins to finally get a shot at a golden boy for this. I consider it one of the biggest inexplicable snubs in Oscar history that this dude hasn't won an Academy Award yet.

 

I know it's a nerdy choice since your average Joe doesn't know him, but I think people who know a lot about movies should consider this as much of a travesty as overlooking Scorsese was for so many years. I can't believe he was nominated for cinematography TWICE in 2007 and didn't win for either movie. Yes, "There Will Be Blood" looked good, but come on, give this guy his due, f.f.s.

post #213 of 506

Saying THERE WILL BE BLOOD "looked good" is a tremendous understatement. That's not to diminish Deakins' work in any way, but THERE WILL BE BLOOD was certainly a worthy winner.


SKYFALL, though... damn. Looks absolutely stunning.

post #214 of 506
Yeah, I'd say it's fair to say TWWB deserved it. As for all the other years Deakins was nominated, that's debatable. I'd like Deakins to get his due someday and if it will be with Bond that would be great. Deakins switching to digital intrigued me. I haven't seen IN TIME but from what I saw in the trailers it didn't look as good as his earlier work, as if he didn't quite know how to handle the new format well enough. I guess he just had to find his groove with digital and working with Sam Mendes seems to have brought the best out of him.
post #215 of 506
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I can't believe he was nominated for cinematography TWICE in 2007 and didn't win for either movie.

 

Has anyone ever actually won in a year where they were nominated twice in the same category for different films?  I generally look at such an occurrence as the kiss of death in terms of having a shot at getting an Oscar.  Such things usually result in a split vote between the people who want to honor said nominee for their work, which means they don't have a chance in hell of winning the category.

 

Seriously though....has it ever actually worked out in anyone's favor?  I'm extremely curious.

post #216 of 506

Either way, Deakins not having an Oscar is fucking bullshit.

post #217 of 506

I wholeheartedly agree.

post #218 of 506

Y’know, when I first watched the teaser, I wasn’t too sure about it. And then I watched it again. And again. And again. And now I’m incredibly excited. Can’t wait to see the full blown trailer.

post #219 of 506
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Has anyone ever actually won in a year where they were nominated twice in the same category for different films?  I generally look at such an occurrence as the kiss of death in terms of having a shot at getting an Oscar.  Such things usually result in a split vote between the people who want to honor said nominee for their work, which means they don't have a chance in hell of winning the category.

 

Seriously though....has it ever actually worked out in anyone's favor?  I'm extremely curious.

 

Wikipedia tells me Norma Shearer won Best Actress for THE DIVORCEE back in 1930 when she was nominated for the same award for THEIR OWN DESIRE.

post #220 of 506
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Originally Posted by S.D. Bob Plissken View Post

 

Has anyone ever actually won in a year where they were nominated twice in the same category for different films?  I generally look at such an occurrence as the kiss of death in terms of having a shot at getting an Oscar.  Such things usually result in a split vote between the people who want to honor said nominee for their work, which means they don't have a chance in hell of winning the category.

 

Seriously though....has it ever actually worked out in anyone's favor?  I'm extremely curious.

 

Without looking it up, I'd put money on John Williams having done so once or twice.

post #221 of 506

1977.  Star Wars and Close Encounters for Original Score.  With a win for Star Wars.

 

And a lot of multiple nominations.  Sometimes in different categories.  Looks like his wins come from when he's nominated once, or when he's nominated in different categories, except for 1977.

post #222 of 506
Speaking of scores... I really look forward to what Newman does with a Bond score. Heck, maybe it could be the first Bond score to get a nom in 35 years. After 11 years of David Arnold scoring it will be refreshing to hear someone else get a crack at Bond.
post #223 of 506
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That *looks* absolutely stunning. If nothing else, it'll be the prettiest Bond film ever.

I think "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" might take issue with that...the shots from the teaser look nice but (Deakins justly excellent reputation aside) he'll need to go some way to beat the quality of cinematography in OHMSS.

Also, the early Connery films were pretty great looking. Bond cinematography only started heading south at the beginning of the Moore era, IMSHO.
post #224 of 506
Agreed. All the 60s films looked gorgeous. I think The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker looked great too. The 80s save for a few moments in The Living Daylights, were a big step down. GoldenEye looked great but the rest of the 90s films looked drab and Die Another Day looked like a Star Wars prequel. Casino Royale looked great, not excellent but pretty. Quantum of Solace too, that is when the editing allowed you to see something.
post #225 of 506

Deakin's is a great cinematographer of FILM but given that this is shot digitally, only an idiot could fuck up the photography given the advancements in digital color correction where you can pretty much make it look any way you want. Not to diminsih Deakin's work but I've seen some fantastic cinematography on YouTube video's shot by kids. Anywho, I'm glad that Thomas Newman is doing the score as I've always admired his work on Robert Altman's The Player and Revenge of the Nerds.

post #226 of 506
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Speaking of scores... I really look forward to what Newman does with a Bond score. Heck, maybe it could be the first Bond score to get a nom in 35 years. After 11 years of David Arnold scoring it will be refreshing to hear someone else get a crack at Bond.


100% agreed.

post #227 of 506
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Deakin's is a great cinematographer of FILM but given that this is shot digitally, only an idiot could fuck up the photography given the advancements in digital color correction where you can pretty much make it look any way you want. Not to diminsih Deakin's work but I've seen some fantastic cinematography on YouTube video's shot by kids. Anywho, I'm glad that Thomas Newman is doing the score as I've always admired his work on Robert Altman's The Player and Revenge of the Nerds.

There must be a lot of idiots in cinematography then, because a lot of digitally shot movies I've seen have problems.

post #228 of 506
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Originally Posted by El Diablo View Post

Deakin's is a great cinematographer of FILM but given that this is shot digitally, only an idiot could fuck up the photography given the advancements in digital color correction where you can pretty much make it look any way you want. Not to diminsih Deakin's work but I've seen some fantastic cinematography on YouTube video's shot by kids. Anywho, I'm glad that Thomas Newman is doing the score as I've always admired his work on Robert Altman's The Player and Revenge of the Nerds.

 

Color correction doesn't fix awful lighting.

post #229 of 506
Re: music

I'm really hoping they'll also bring in a big artist like Adele. Bond has not had a mega hit song for nearly 30 years and to have one now on the 50th anniversary and after the last one being a total dud would be much needed to really make a mark. This is their chance to really make this film big.
post #230 of 506
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Re: music
I'm really hoping they'll also bring in a big artist like Adele. Bond has not had a mega hit song for nearly 30 years and to have one now on the 50th anniversary and after the last one being a total dud would be much needed to really make a mark. This is their chance to really make this film big.


I've been thinking M.I.A. would be a perfect match for Bond. She has an adaptable style, and with hits like Bad Girls under her belt, crafting the perfect tune for 007 should be right up her alley.

post #231 of 506
Work on 'Skyfall' title credits sequence begins

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Work on the credits sequence to the upcoming James Bond film "Skyfall" is underway.

British model Charlotte Edwards tweeted that her friend and fellow model Natasha was shooting the credits sequence to "Skyfall".


Traditionally featuring sexy silhouetted girls, the titles for Daniel Craig's first two outings were a little different: rotoscoped vector animation for "Casino Royale", and three dimensional girls with CGI effects for "Quantum of Solace".

With director Sam Mendes promising the return of classic Bond elements, will fans see a traditional credits sequence?

There is no confirmation yet on who is creating the titles, or if Daniel Kleinman is back to work more of his magic.
post #232 of 506

I'm still unsatisfied with digital cinematography...even the best stuff has a weird flatness to it.  The thing I love about film is the thickness and richness of the image, which digital seems to distinctly lack.

post #233 of 506

Is this the only "big release" this year that is not in IMAX or 3D ?

post #234 of 506
Nope, it'll be released on IMAX as well, the first time for a Bond film.

But like other recent releases such as THE HUNGER GAMES it wasn't shot in IMAX format nor will it be 3D converted.
post #235 of 506

Since this film is a stand alone story and not related to CR or Quantum I'm really interested in seeing what they're going to do for a PTS??

post #236 of 506
According to Mendes it'll be about four minutes long, keeping up with the last two flicks that were more or less that length (contrasting the era flicks which always clocked over ten minutes for better or worse).
Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
From what I've heard and seen, it'll begin with Bond in a shoot out then end with a fight on top of a train.
post #237 of 506

Whatever the style they go for with the titles, I just hope it is as inventive and fun as the one for Casino Royale.  The love the hell out of those credits.

post #238 of 506
I'm really hoping its Kleinman working on those titles. Its odd that EON hasn't announced who's working on it especially as its being done right now.
post #239 of 506

I'm not that surprised.  They haven't been all that on the ball about stuff like that this time.  Most info we've gotten about crew has been received second hand far in advance of any sort of official statement from EON.

post #240 of 506
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Originally Posted by Mr. Stockslivevan View Post

According to Mendes it'll be about four minutes long, keeping up with the last two flicks that were more or less that length (contrasting the era flicks which always clocked over ten minutes for better or worse). Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
From what I've heard and seen, it'll begin with Bond in a shoot out then end with a fight on top of a train.

Thanks Stocks but I'm not gonna click that link as I'd prefer to go in spoiler free.

post #241 of 506
A video on costumes, but some new behind the scenes footage that looks nice.
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Ooooh, nice!

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Daniel Kleinman Joins Skyfall

This just keeps getting better and better.
post #245 of 506

YES!!!

post #246 of 506
First image of Ben Whishaw as the new Q.

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post #247 of 506

Action sequence video being filmed in Turkey. Thought they were done filming and in post production. Guess not...... 

 

http://www.toofab.com/2012/05/11/james-bond-skyfall-daniel-craig-stunt-video/

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That article was posted in May.

post #249 of 506

New 30-second spot that aired during the Olympics' opening ceremonies:

 

post #250 of 506

I must have Daniel Craig make sweet love to me.  As Roger Deakins shoots it.

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