Dan and Tom interview Steve Begg, who led the visual effects for CASINO ROYALE, SKYFALL, SPECTRE, KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE, & more! Listen to how his magic transformed these movies!

For those who don’t know the name Steve Begg, you have seen his work, usually without knowing that visual effects were used in a scene. When his work is done well, it becomes invisible.

You have heard our interview with Special Effects wizard Chris Corbould (YouTube or our website) on his work with the James Bond series. Special Effects and Visual Effects combine to give us true movie magic.

In this interview we have two main goals:

· - Tell Steve’s story

· - Learn how some of his amazing effects were done

Some of the Steve’s scenes we discuss include:

· - CASINO ROYALE’s palazzo collapse into the Venice canal

· - What the special effects team had to do in that collapse

· - When James Bond first meets Vesper Lynd on the train in CASINO ROYALE

· - SPECTRE’s mouse

· - CASINO ROYALE’s hangar scene

· - CASINO ROYALE’s parkour chase

· - SKYFALL’s helicopter and DB5 destruction

· - SKYFALL’s opening sequence

· - Steve’s use of miniatures

· - In addition, we find out the answer to the question: How do they replace a person’s face?

· - And, of course, much more!

So, do you want to find out how the sausage is made? Trust us, you’ll learn something in this episode.

Prior to this interview, had you heard how these effects were done? Did you know that the mouse was CG, not real? How much of the additional effects Steve Begg’s team added to these movies did you think was real, or practical, not a visual effect?

Let us know your thoughts, ideas for future episodes, and what you think of this episode. Just drop us a note at info@spymovienavigator.com. The more we hear from you, the better the show will surely be! We’ll give you a shout-out in a future episode!

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Dan and Tom compare the GOLDFINGER – novel vs movie. How close is the movie to the novel, and how did the novel impact the franchise? Listen to find out!

Many of the early Eon Productions James Bond movies were based on the novels written by Ian Fleming. Ian Fleming’s seventh novel, “Goldfinger,” was used as the basis for the third Eon Productions James Bond movie of the same name.

In this episode, we decode the major differences between the novel and the movie. We also look at some other James Bond movies that were influenced by the “Goldfinger” novel.

· The opening sequence in Miami

· Catching Goldfinger cheating

· Investigating Goldfinger

· The Golf Match

· Tilly Masterton/Masterson

· James Bond’s torture scene

· The differing plots at Fort Knox

· What was the poison GB from the novel?

· Pussy Galore’s role

· What happened on Goldfinger’s plane at the end

· And of course, there are more.

Links to episodes mentioned in this episode:

· Our trip to Indiana University (Ian Fleming’s manuscripts)

· University of Iowa (Richard Maibaum Collection)

Finally, have you read the “Goldfinger” novel? If so, did we miss any major differences? Which of these items were you surprised to see?

Let us know your thoughts, ideas for future episodes, and what you think of this episode. Just drop us a note at info@spymovienavigator.com. The more we hear from you, the better the show will surely be! We’ll give you a shout-out in a future episode!

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Join Dan and Tom as they decode 20 things you missed in GOLDFINGER! How many of these did you miss? You will be surprised. Listen to find out!

Every movie has questionable sequences and stuff that you miss, especially on your first time viewing the movie. Well, in this episode, we’re going to put a golden hue on this topic and give you 20 things you missed in GOLDFINGER. We’re sure there are more, but these are our favorites.

· The golf outing

· The raid on Fort Knox

· The Aston Martin DB5 – there are a few things with this car to discuss

· James Bond quips

· James Bond spying

· Golf Balls

· A cola promotion – you have to love product placement

· Oddjob’s skills

· Continuity issues

· Disappearing men

· Men appearing out of nowhere

· And of course, there are more.

We find that by looking for these types of things, you watch the movie more closely, especially when watching a movie for the second or third time. And, some of these things you miss are continuity issues, so EON Productions missed them, too.

Finally, this video covers our top 20 things you likely missed. Did you know about any of these already? Are there some we missed? If so, drop us a note and let us know.

Let us know your thoughts, ideas for future episodes, and what you think of this episode. Just drop us a note at info@spymovienavigator.com. The more we hear from you, the better the show will surely be! We’ll give you a shout-out in a future episode!

You can check out all of our CRACKING THE CODE OF SPY MOVIES podcast episodes on your favorite podcast app or our website. In addition, you can check out our YouTube channel as well.

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