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Bond Associate Producer Gregg Wilson reflects on his favourite #60yearsofBond moment from DR. NO.
“It's a great example of how unexpected challenges can lead to brilliant and innovative solutions. Towards the end of filming, director Terence Young informed production designer Ken Adam that there was a missing set for the scene where Professor Dent receives instructions from the disembodied voice of Dr. No. Ken had nearly exhausted his construction budget with about £450 remaining. As this weighed heavily on his mind he took a stroll around Pinewood in search of inspiration and found it among the discarded debris of a demolished set, where he spotted a criss-crossed grid. He fished it out and designed a set with it positioned above a circular opening in the ceiling, casting an ominous shadow on the wall reminiscent of a spider’s web. The scene is directed with precision along a single axis because the set only had two walls. The overall effect is chilling and perfect. It is a triumph of minimalism and stylisation and a demonstration of Ken Adam’s genius.”
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