WEEK ONE

It truly is spectacular to think that the 1960's film 007 Gold finger would change movies forever. This film went to extremes to provide an action packed thriller that challenged societies values and beliefs. It was one of the first movies to have special effects in their opening titles and was one of the first movies to show a woman wearing a two piece bikini. No wonder it was and still is so popular.

I couldn't comprehend the fact that they used a real jet pack for a stunt, as well as get a stunt man to jump off a cliff and chase a plane falling from the sky. These days a huge amount of money is put towards 3d effects so that there is no huge danger to the cast and crew, although many scenes still use stunt men.

To see special effects in such a plain yet effective form shows that we can still create a spectacular scene with limited techniques.

This subject is allowing me to understand the basic history of special effects so that i can have a better appreciation and understanding of more modern technology.