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[Shrublands]

Maybe Silva is hiding in the hotel room with the stolen hard drive when Bond chases off after Patrice, and he misses an early chance to nab him?

I think this is possible too.

[Vauxhall]

I'd forgotten about that... If Ola Rapace was indeed telling the truth, I guess Silva must also be there, although perhaps only in silhouette to the audience.

The only other explanation I can think of, is that we get some cut-away scenes from London towards the beginning of act one. Patrice reporting to Silva. Didn’t Gassner have sketches of a corridor with air locks and stuff leading to Silva’s office or something like that?

Yet again, I find myself needing to re-study the Gassner videoblog. I can't remember that off the top of my head, but I know there are several parts to the Silva island sets at Pinewood - in addition to the server room and courtyard we've already seen. A scene of the henchman reporting to the villain would be pretty decent. Doesn't feel like we've had a good one of those for ages.

Found it.

At 0:48 we get a look at Gassner's sketchbook. It’s a floor plan of a long narrow set with a series of air lock doors.

Above, is written ‘Int Silva’s Office,’ ‘Computer Room’ and ‘Corridor to Courtyard’ - But I don’t think this set is intended to be any of those three, I think they refer to rooms that are adjacent to this.

Judging by the other annotations (‘Computer Banks Below’) this set is intended to be high above the 'Computer Room'. I would think it leads to the lift that Silva is seen stepping out of in the trailer.

Now we either get shots of Silva walking down this set before entering the lift as part of the build-up to his first encounter with Bond or it’s for something else, which would have to be for a scene earlier in the film, as they do not go back.

Stick with me here… as Bond has only just arrived on the island and the annotations also mention ‘Silva’s office’, I’d say the cut-away from the London to show Patrice meeting Silva towards the beginning of act one idea, has some credibility.

Very nice work. Yes, the information I have about Bond arriving on the island and meeting Silva has no mention of a set called "Silva's office", which suggests it is indeed from earlier in proceedings. I'd say the most likely time for the cutaway might be after Bond has been to the MI6 bunker to meet Mallory for the first time and before the sequence of Bond getting back into shape.

[Simon]

Honda head office on the M4, UK. Seem to be celebrating in a minor way in the foyer.

[S K Y F A L L]

I visited the Designing 007: 50 years of James Bond Style at the Barbican today, the last day of the exhibition in London. It was awesome!

Taking pictures inside was forbidden, but i did see Severine's dress for Skyfall, and M's office door. And the Aston Martin DB5, the Skyfall version, which i got a picture with, so i thought it would be relevant to this thread:



Can't wait to see Craig thrash this bad-boy around the hills of Scotland!

Cool, I was wondering if you can take pictures and you answered my question. I figured though cause you don't really see them to often.

Maybe it's that Turkish businessman?

I'd say one of them is, the other is Ronson, as Marketto says. Now, was Ronson sent to stop the Turkish businessman selling the disk to Patrice? Or was Ronson selling the disk to the Turkish businessman when Patrice intervenes leaving both for dead?

My theory...

Spoiler

Bond, Eve and Ronson are in a mission: assasinate/interrogate Patrice, or avoid him to do something. Ronson is down, and Bond somehow is chasen by Patrice thugs. Eve aids Bond in the mission until he comes face to face with Patrice and then... "take the bloody shot."

Sounds very plausible – how do you explain the 3 unfinished drinks in the room?
Ronson undercover and in on the deal or another person that we don’t know about yet having been there too, possibly.

Just a thought - Ola Rapace says he has scene(s) with Bardem but...

Spoiler

Patrice is dead by the time Bond gets to the island,

...perhaps we get a glimpse of Silva and him here, right at the start, before Bond walks down the hall and into the light to find the bodies and the disk gone.

I'd forgotten about that... If Ola Rapace was indeed telling the truth, I guess Silva must also be there, although perhaps only in silhouette to the audience.

Sorry if I'm entering this conversation blind but doesn't Patrice die

Spoiler

by being thrown off a building by Bond?

Honda head office on the M4, UK. Seem to be celebrating in a minor way in the foyer.

Pretty cool photo goes well with the one just posted of the DB5

[Vauxhall]

Sorry if I'm entering this conversation blind but doesn't Patrice die

Spoiler

by being thrown off a building by Bond?

Yes, in Shanghai. We're speculating about whether Silva is also in Istanbul with Patrice right at the start of the movie - as Ola Rapace was quoted as saying he shared some screentime with Javier Bardem.

[S K Y F A L L]

Sorry if I'm entering this conversation blind but doesn't Patrice die

Spoiler

by being thrown off a building by Bond?

Yes, in Shanghai. We're speculating about whether Silva is also in Istanbul with Patrice right at the start of the movie - as Ola Rapace was quoted as saying he shared some screentime with Javier Bardem.

Thanks Vauxhall, that is the part I missed. Hope they do have some screen time together. That would a a surprise I wasn't expecting to see Silva for a while into the film.

[Shrublands]

Sorry if I'm entering this conversation blind but doesn't Patrice die

Spoiler

by being thrown off a building by Bond?

Yes, in Shanghai. We're speculating about whether Silva is also in Istanbul with Patrice right at the start of the movie - as Ola Rapace was quoted as saying he shared some screentime with Javier Bardem.

We’ve narrowed it down to two possibilities (or it could be both)

1. We see Silva and Patrice in the hotel room in Turkey before we see Bond at the very start. With Silva vanishing like a shadow, Bond not realizing he is there – Something along this line anyway.

2. When the main focus of the film is on London, the first section after the main titles, a cutaway scene shows Patrice visiting Silva at his office on the island.

At the moment, my money is on possibility 2.

[S K Y F A L L]

Both sound pretty exciting, hope we get both. Hard to believe they still haven't released any news yet. When was Patrice quoted?
I was expecting something this September besides announcements like
Global James Bond Day and
Craig hosting SNL.
I can't believe we don't have a poster yet, isn't there a due date?
Do you think we'll find out who is doing the theme song before Global Bond Day?

[DamnCoffee]

I imagine we might get the title artist on Global James Bond Day. If it does turn out to be Muse, it'll make sense for them to announce them on the 5th, and have a music video exclusive the next day on SNL.

I've heard a few rumours there there's a new poster coming in a few weeks. So I'd watch out for that. I expect we'll get some TV Spots very soon too. A new Trailer wouldn't be too bad, either.

[Shrublands]

Sorry if I'm entering this conversation blind but doesn't Patrice die

Spoiler

by being thrown off a building by Bond?

Yes, in Shanghai. We're speculating about whether Silva is also in Istanbul with Patrice right at the start of the movie - as Ola Rapace was quoted as saying he shared some screentime with Javier Bardem.

Thanks Vauxhall, that is the part I missed. Hope they do have some screen time together. That would a a surprise I wasn't expecting to see Silva for a while into the film.

I think we will see Silva a few times before Bond meets him as in the trailer.
I also think it would be strange if the first time we see Silva and Severine together he…

Spoiler

Kills her

… it would be more dramatic and show Silva to be more interestingly sick if we’d had a scene establishing their relationship before this.

Again thanks to Mr. Gassner’s wall – there looks to be a rather exotic looking bedroom set between the stuff at the MI6 bunker and the National Gallery. Could this be another cutaway to Silva's island? Shades of a MWTGG style moment where we see why Severine is involved with yet fears Silva perhaps.

[MattofSteel]

Does anyone have a really high quality image of Gassner's wall arrangement from one of the frames where it's in sharp focus?

[Vauxhall]

Sorry if I'm entering this conversation blind but doesn't Patrice die

Spoiler

by being thrown off a building by Bond?

Yes, in Shanghai. We're speculating about whether Silva is also in Istanbul with Patrice right at the start of the movie - as Ola Rapace was quoted as saying he shared some screentime with Javier Bardem.

We’ve narrowed it down to two possibilities (or it could be both)

1. We see Silva and Patrice in the hotel room in Turkey before we see Bond at the very start. With Silva vanishing like a shadow, Bond not realizing he is there – Something along this line anyway.

2. When the main focus of the film is on London, the first section after the main titles, a cutaway scene shows Patrice visiting Silva at his office on the island.

At the moment, my money is on possibility 2.

I agree that 2 is more likely, although arguably we could get both. If Silva was in the hotel room at the start of the movie before disappearing into the shadows that would also solve the matter of the three glasses on the table next to Ronson.

As for establishing Silva and Severine's relationship, that would certainly also make sense. I'll respond again once I manage to load the videoblog up on my iPad; laptop is out of action.

[DamnCoffee]

[Pussfeller]

I absolutely love this shot. This is the way to photograph London without being hackneyed. The unfamiliar geometry of the rooftops and the suffusion of gold color produce an almost oriental effect, like a Byzantine icon, or one of those antique color photographs by Prokudin-Gorskii. London is transformed into something exotic and dauntingly complex.

[Shrublands]

I absolutely love this shot. This is the way to photograph London without being hackneyed. The unfamiliar geometry of the rooftops and the suffusion of gold color produce an almost oriental effect, like a Byzantine icon, or one of those antique color photographs by Prokudin-Gorskii. London is transformed into something exotic and dauntingly complex.

I agree, Big Ben (I know that’s the bell inside, not the clock tower, but let’s just call it that) is one of the world’s most photographed landmarks. For Skyfall to come up with a shot this fresh is actually quite a triumph.

[marktmurphy]

Honda head office on the M4, UK. Seem to be celebrating in a minor way in the foyer.

That's fun: they have the same display with identical bikes at Beaulieu!

[Vauxhall]

I absolutely love this shot. This is the way to photograph London without being hackneyed. The unfamiliar geometry of the rooftops and the suffusion of gold color produce an almost oriental effect, like a Byzantine icon, or one of those antique color photographs by Prokudin-Gorskii. London is transformed into something exotic and dauntingly complex.

I agree, Big Ben (I know that’s the bell inside, not the clock tower, but let’s just call it that) is one of the world’s most photographed landmarks. For Skyfall to come up with a shot this fresh is actually quite a triumph.

Agreed with you both. As a London dweller, I love the fact that they've managed to capture the skyline in a new yet familiar way. Indeed, it also shows the level of access that Bond can secure, as this angle and shot cannot be obtained by attending any publicly opened building in London.

[PPK_19]

I absolutely love this shot. This is the way to photograph London without being hackneyed. The unfamiliar geometry of the rooftops and the suffusion of gold color produce an almost oriental effect, like a Byzantine icon, or one of those antique color photographs by Prokudin-Gorskii. London is transformed into something exotic and dauntingly complex.

I agree, Big Ben (I know that’s the bell inside, not the clock tower, but let’s just call it that) is one of the world’s most photographed landmarks. For Skyfall to come up with a shot this fresh is actually quite a triumph.

Agreed with you both. As a London dweller, I love the fact that they've managed to capture the skyline in a new yet familiar way. Indeed, it also shows the level of access that Bond can secure, as this angle and shot cannot be obtained by attending any publicly opened building in London.

Indeed, it's a great shot, and not a crane in sight! I've always hated the cranes that surround St Pauls, it completely ruins the illusion for me.

The unfamiliar geometry of the rooftops and the suffusion of gold color produce an almost oriental effect.

Yes, the gold colour really does stand out and make it look other-worldly. Thanks to Deakins we are going to have one beautiful-looking Bond movie.

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

M full body artwork! @ facebook.com/JamesBond007Mexico

[DamnCoffee]

Oh, thanks for this! I was wondering why we didn't have an M poster.

[Matt_13]

Nice!

[Shane]

Argh! How do I post a pic? It's a slick one!

Edited by Shane, 07 September 2012 - 03:41 PM.

[thecasinoroyale]

Looking good still is our Dame! Nice one.

[thecasinoroyale]

New picture I put together from the PDF catalogue from the 'Christies' 007 auction. Sorry it's a bit small...I'll await one of the big boys to get a big resolution!

[Shane]

Here we go:

[DamnCoffee]

Oh, that is cool. Thanks!

Where is this from?

Edited by DamnCoffee, 07 September 2012 - 03:56 PM.

[Shane]

Beat me to it by mere seconds thecasinoroyale!

[Shane]

Oh, that is cool. Thanks!

Where is this from?

Check this out: http://www.christies...px?saleid=14884

[thecasinoroyale]

Yours is better quality Shane - I concur, good job! (Great minds, eh!)


Great shot....mean and moody.

[Matt_13]

Love seeing that image on the main page.