Bond On Set: Filming Die Another Day

By: Anders Frejdh

Published:
2004-09-06

Publication of Bond on Set: Filming Die Another Day. A photographic journey of 'Bond 20' by acclaimed photographer Greg Williams.

A photographic journey chronicling the creation of a Bond movie and the only official companion to the Bond release of 2002, "Die Another Day". Photographer Greg Williams has spend over a year working behind the scenes of the Bond movie, "Die Another Day", to provide a visual record of the cast and crew in action. With exclusive access to the multiple film crews shooting around the world, he has captured the creation of the Bond movie, from the filming of a dramatic car chase on a frozen lake in Iceland to images of Oscar-winner Halle Berry as she emerges from the sea in a scene reminiscent of Dr No. The images contained within "Bond on Set" are accompanied by quotes and dialogue with key cast and crew members including director Lee Tamahori, producer Barbara Broccoli and Pierce Brosnan himself. This is a photographic chronicle that captures all the style, the excitement and the complexities of making a Bond movie and provides an insight into the world of 007.

From the inside flap:
Die Another Day, the 20th movie in the 007 series, encapsulates all that is exciting and dynamic about James Bond and the most successful film series of all time. With Pierce Brosnan as 007 and Oscar winner Halle Berry as the American agent Jinx, this is an expertly crafted tale of international intrigue, espionage and heart-stopping action.

Premier photographer Greg WIlliams has spent over a year working behind the scenes of this latest Bond movie to provide a rare and visually stunning record of the cast and crew in action. With exclusive access to the multiple film crews shooting around the world, he has captured all that is unique about the creation of a Bond movie from the filming of a dramatic car chase on a frozen lake in Iceland to images of Halle Berry as she emerges from the sea in a scene reminiscent of Dr. No.

The remarkable images contained within Bond on Set are accompanied by quotes and dialogue with key cast and crew members including director Lee Tamahori, second unit director Vic Armstrong and Pierce Brosnan himself. This astonishing photographic chronicle captures all the style, the excitment and the complexities of making a Bond Movie and provides an unprecedented insight into the world of 007.

Book details:
Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Boxtree Ltd
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0752264990
ISBN-13: 978-0752264998
Dimensions: 28.4 x 22 x 1.1 cm

About the author:
As one of the world's premier on-set photographers, Greg Williams has built up a remarkable portfolio of photography for over 42 films. His last book, On Set, recorded behind the scenes of five years of British filmmaking to include Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Elizabeth.

Other Die Another Day (2002) pages featured on From Sweden with Love:
>Finlandia announced as official Die Another Day partner(19 September 2002)
>The film's soundtrack released on CD (18 November 2002)
>Royal World premire in London (18 November 2002)
>New collector's edition released on Blu-ray in the UK (20 October 2008)
>Die Another Day broadcast in HD on TV3 in Sweden (17 April 2010)
>Die Another Day broadcast in HD on TV4 in Sweden (25 February 2012)

Order Bond on Set: Filming Die Another Day from Amazon UK:

www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0752264990/fromswedenwit-21/

Tags:

#die_another_day

#film_books_official

Tag Cloud

Bond On Set: Filming Die Another Day

Tag Cloud