JamesBond films aren't known for their visualeffects, so here's how NoTimeToDie's 'less is more' approach to VFX earned it an Academy Award nomination.
James Bond marked plenty of milestones with No Time To Die, the 25th film in the franchise under producer Eon Productions and the fifth and final performance by Daniel Craig as the titular secret agent with a license to kill. Craig’s farewell performance as the iconic spy received a trio of nominations for Academy Awards, with the film earning just the third nomination for visual effects in the franchise’s long history.
Jonathan Fawkner: Thank you! It actually is a surprise, because it’s not the flashiest VFX movie on the roster this year. There’s such a unique vibe around Bond films that’s different from other franchises. On your side, is the experience different than with other franchises? Well, they went to Norway in February and looked around and went, “Ooh! It’s all eerie and spooky and very Cary Fukunaga! This is what we want!” There was mist everywhere and frozen trees, and so on. But then they came back two months later and it didn’t look the same. Norway in April looks quite different from Norway in February. There’s still snow on the floor. The lake is still frozen. But all the snow in the trees is gone.
One of the big scenes your team worked on was that epic chase with Bond driving an older Land Cruiser, and being chased by high-end Land Rovers. What was your work like on that sequence?
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