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Roy Field
Roy Field (19 August 1932 – 23 May 2002) was a British special effects artist in the film industry. He worked on the first seven James Bond films before joining the team of 1978's '' Superman''. He experimented with using animation to depict the flight of Superman and also used optical printing techniques to depict bullets bouncing off his body. The team shared the 1978 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and the 1978 Michael Balcon award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. Field received two BAFTA nominations for visual effects on the Jim Henson films ''The Dark Crystal'' (1982) and ''Labyrinth'' (1986). Earlier works Field was born on 19 August 1932 and was British. As a visual effects artist he worked on seven successive James Bond films for Eon Productions, starting with the first '' Dr. No'' (1962) and continuing with '' From Russia with Love'' (1963), '' Goldfinger'' (1964), '' Thunderball'' (1965), '' You Only Live Twice'' (1967), ''On Her Majesty' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bond
The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelisations: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood (writer), Christopher Wood, John Gardner (British writer), John Gardner, Raymond Benson, Sebastian Faulks, Jeffery Deaver, William Boyd (writer), William Boyd, and Anthony Horowitz. The latest novel is ''With a Mind to Kill'' by Anthony Horowitz, published in May 2022. Additionally Charlie Higson wrote a series on Young Bond, a young James Bond, and Samantha Weinberg, Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the The Moneypenny Diaries, diaries of a recurring series character, Miss Moneypenny, Moneypenny. The character—also known by the code number 007 (pronounced "double-oh-seven")—has also been adapted for television, radio, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live And Let Die (film)
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Live and Let Die may refer to: * ''Live and Let Die'' (novel), a James Bond novel by Ian Fleming ** ''Live and Let Die'' (film), a 1973 film starring Roger Moore *** ''Live and Let Die'' (video game), a video game *** ''Live and Let Die'' (soundtrack) *** "Live and Let Die" (song), a song by Paul McCartney and Wings from the film ** ''Live and Let Die'' (adventure), a 1984 module for the ''James Bond 007'' role-playing game * ''Live and Let Die'' (album), an album by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo See also * Live or Let Die (other) * Live and Let Live (other) Live and Let Live may refer to: Film *Live and Let Live (2013 film), ''Live and Let Live'' (2013 film), a 2013 documentary film about veganism *Live and Let Live (1921 film), ''Live and Let Live'' (1921 film), a 1921 silent American melodrama f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutiny (2002 Film)
''Mutiny'' is the fifth episode of the British film series ''Hornblower''. It was released on April 8, 2001. It is based on the 1952 book ''Lieutenant Hornblower'' by C.S. Forester. ''Mutiny'' was written by T. R. Bowen and directed by Andrew Grieve. Plot In 1802 in Kingston, Jamaica, Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower is imprisoned on a charge of mutiny. During a visit to his cell, Hornblower explains the circumstances to his former captain, Commodore Sir Edward Pellew. In a six months flashback, Hornblower is third Lieutenant aboard HMS ''Renown'', under the command of the famous Captain James Sawyer, a hero from the Battle of the Nile and one of Admiral Nelson's band of brothers. The other officers are First Lieutenant Buckland, the newly arrived Second Lieutenant William Bush, and Fourth Lieutenant Archie Kennedy. Sawyer appears to be thinking and acting incoherently; he does not trust his officers, accuses them of conspiring against him, and treats them harshly. After a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Society Of Cinematographers
The British Society of Cinematographers (abbreviated B.S.C. or BSC) was formed in 1949 by Bert Easey (23 August 1901 – 28 February 1973), the then head of the Denham and Pinewood studio camera departments, to represent British cinematographers in the British film industry. The stated objectives at the formation of the BSC were: * To promote and encourage the pursuit of the highest standards in the craft of Motion Picture Photography. * To further the applications by others of the highest standards in the craft of Motion Picture Photography and to encourage original and outstanding work. * To co-operate with all whose aims and interests are wholly or in part related to those of the society. * To provide facilities for social intercourse between the members and arrange lectures, debates and meetings calculated to further the objects of the Society. There were originally 55 members. Currently, there are 256 full, honorary and associate members. For a British cinematographer, mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
32nd British Academy Film Awards
The 32nd British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts at the Wembley Conference Centre, London in 1979, honoured the best films of 1978. The film '' Julia'' had ten nominations and four awards, including Best Film of 32nd BAFTA. Winners and nominees Statistics See also * 51st Academy Awards * 4th César Awards * 31st Directors Guild of America Awards * 36th Golden Globe Awards * 5th Saturn Awards * 31st Writers Guild of America Awards References {{BAFTA Film Awards Chron 032 British Academy Film Awards British Academy Film Awards British Academy Film Awards British Academy Film Awards The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTA Film Awards is an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. The cere ... 1978 awards in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoran Perisic (visual Effects Artist)
Zoran Perisic (born March 16, 1940) is a Serbian-American visual effects artist. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film '' Return to Oz''. Perisic also won the Academy Award for Technical Achievement for the film '' Superman''. Selected filmography * '' Superman'' (1978; co-won the Academy Award for Technical Achievement The Technical Achievement Award is one of three Scientific and Technical Awards given from time to time by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. (The other two awards are the Scientific and Engineering Award and the Academy Award of Mer ... with Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field and Derek Meddings) * '' Return to Oz'' (1985; co-nominated with Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove and Michael Lloyd) References External links * 1940 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Visual effects artists Visual effects supervisors Academy Award for Technical Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denys Coop
Denys Neil Coop (20 July 1920 – 16 August 1981) was an English camera operator and cinematographer. He was a president of the British Society of Cinematographers from 1973 to 1975. Coop was best known for his works on the film '' Superman'' (1978), for which he and his team won the Special Achievement Academy Award and the Michael Balcon Award. Early life and career He began his career in the cinema as apprentice to Freddie Young. In the 1960s he was Director of Photography on films such as '' A Kind of Loving'' (1962), '' This Sporting Life'' (1963), ''Billy Liar'' (1963) and ''Bunny Lake Is Missing'' (1965). Awards and nominations In 1979, he was one of a team of artists to win a special Oscar for visual effects in '' Superman''. In addition to the Oscar, Coop was also awarded a BAFTA (the Michael Balcon award) for his work on ''Superman'' (as Creative Director of Process Photography). He was also awarded the Bert Easey award by the British Society of Cinematographer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Chilvers
Colin Chilvers (born 1945) is an English film director and special effects coordinator. He is known for his work on ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975), '' Superman'' (1978), '' Condorman'' (1981), and ''X-Men'' (2000). Chilvers directed the "Smooth Criminal" segment from Michael Jackson's ''Moonwalker.'' When working with Michael Jackson, Chilvers told ''Rolling Stone'', "I showed Michael a movie that I felt would fit the theme of the piece, ''The Third Man''. He loved the look of it, that sort of film-noir look, so we used that to get the camera man to light it in a similar way." Chilvers won a Special Achievement Academy Award The Special Achievement Award is an Academy Award given for an achievement that makes an exceptional contribution to the motion picture for which it was created, but for which there is no annual award category. Many of the film projects that recei ... in 1979 for ''Superman''. Awards * Winner of ''Special Achievement Academy Award'' 1979 for ''Sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Meddings
Derek Meddings (15 January 1931 – 10 September 1995) was a British film and television special effects designer. He was initially noted for his work on the "Supermarionation" TV puppet series produced by Gerry Anderson, and later for the 1970s and 1980s ''James Bond'' and '' Superman'' film series. Biography Early years Derek Meddings was born in St Pancras, London, England. Both Meddings' parents had worked in the British film industry: his father as a carpenter at Denham Studios and his mother as producer Alex Korda's secretary and actress Merle Oberon's stand-in. Meddings went to art school and, in the late 1940s, also found work at Denham Studios, lettering credit titles. It was there that he met effects designer Les Bowie and joined his matte painting department. During the 1950s, Meddings' work with Bowie included the creation of Transylvanian landscapes for Hammer Films and a "string and cardboard" invention that proved useful when Meddings was hired for Gerry An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Bowie
Les Bowie (November 10, 1913 – January 27, 1979) was a Canadian-born special effects artist working mainly in Britain. Bowie began his career as a matte painter in 1946. His work found places in classic films such as ''Great Expectations'', ''Oliver Twist'' and '' The Red Shoes''. He created his own company in 1951 and worked freelance on projects for relatively low-budget studios such as Hammer Films and Oakmont Productions. His films for Hammer included ''The Quatermass Xperiment'' (1955), ''Dracula'' (1958) and '' The Kiss of the Vampire'' (1963). His Oakmont films were '' Attack on the Iron Coast'', ''Submarine X-1'' and '' Mosquito Squadron''. Bowie worked with Ray Harryhausen on '' Jason and the Argonauts'', '' First Men in the Moon'', '' One Million Years B.C.'' and ''Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger''.p.135 Webber, Roy P. ''The Dinosaur Films of Ray Harryhausen: Features, Early 16mm Experiments and Unrealized Projects'' McFarland, 2004 Notable non-Hammer films include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Omen
''The Omen'' is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Spencer Stephens (in his film debut), Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, and Leo McKern. The film's plot follows Damien Thorn, a young child replaced at birth by his father, unbeknownst to his wife, after their biological child dies shortly after birth. As a series of mysterious events and violent deaths occur around the family and Damien enters childhood, they come to learn he is in fact the prophesied Antichrist. Released theatrically by 20th Century Fox in June 1976, ''The Omen'' received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, grossing over $60 million at the U.S. box office and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of 1976. The film earned two Oscar nominations, winning Best Original Score for Jerry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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