James Bond In Skyfall - Part 7

[regwec]

Massive tellys allow for more varied uses.

All of which can be achieved by a projector- as seen in every professional conference everywhere.

MI6 may be paid for by tax dollars,

Pounds.

but if you think everything they do and pay for is on the level and the knowledge of tax auditors you're fooling yourself.

Their funding comes from the Treasury. They have to show the Treasury auditors, in detail, how they are spending their budget and why the budget needs to be retained. They might try to "cook the books", and enter the cost of a giant telly as something else, but it would still incur a cost that they could not then spend on something useful.

Government organizations routinely come up with jargon to cover up expenses and bury things to hide expenses

Which logical train are you on?

(a) MI6 can afford massive TVs because they have secret income that allows them such indulgences.

(b) MI6 uses massive TVs because it is commonplace in the public sector, and it would elicit no alarm on the part of the auditors.

(c) MI6 acquires massive TVs because it "cooks the books", and enters them on the balance sheet as paper clips or Walther PPKs.

You have suggested all three, but they each incur a measure of incompatibility with one another.

It's irrelevent though, because that tech is current,

I never disputed the existence of the technology, but the plausibility of it in this context.

and is in use in the public sector.

Not in impoverished Blighty.

Hell bigger TVs than that have been used, and lets not even get into projectors that run upwards of $10,000 a piece.

http://www.projectorcentral.com/conference-video-projectors.htm

Not in the public sector.

 

[regwec]

i really liked the tabletouchscreen from QoS.. that looked pretty neat imo

All that stuff is cool, I just find it a bit difficult to reconcile to the more realistic tone.

 

[obin_gam]

All of which can be achieved by a projector- as seen in every professional conference everywhere.
.

lol, even lower grade schools uses smartboards nowadays. projectors are becoming a thing of the past my friend

 

[Octoberist]

I think we're over thinking the whole 'LCD screens vs. pinned cork boards on the wall' aesthetics.

 

[regwec]

Of course we are- I said from the outset that it was just a personal feeling.

 

[Dr Lee]

no offence to anyone.... but i find it funny that no one's commenting on the look of Q.... just the big screen behind him....wonder if that was the plan? lol

 

[obin_gam]

no offence to anyone.... but i find it funny that no one's commenting on the look of Q.... just the big screen behind him....wonder if that was the plan? lol

re his looks, I'm a fan of Doctor Who and it seems Mendes is too

 

[Sawyer]

http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/skyfall-james-bond-ben-whishaw-casting-q/

Way to be on the ball, Deadline.

 

[Webhead2006]

Seesh I don't see what the debate is about on the tech in the room. As others said its all real tech of this age. And if they are having q being gadget man and tech wizard he would need a lot of tech around.

 

[terry78]

Hipster Q. It was bound to happen sooner or later. Yes. everyone that wears skinny clothes and black glasses is a hipster, dammit.

 

[Ajendo]

Seriously? Arguing the validity of a huge screen in a film let alone a Bond film is absurd. What's worse is, your arguing this nonsense on a bloody comic book movie website.

 

[regwec]

Who is arguing now? It was dead quite some way back.

 

[Marvolo]

All of which can be achieved by a projector- as seen in every professional conference everywhere.


Pounds.



Their funding comes from the Treasury. They have to show the Treasury auditors, in detail, how they are spending their budget and why the budget needs to be retained. They might try to "cook the books", and enter the cost of a giant telly as something else, but it would still incur a cost that they could not then spend on something useful.



Which logical train are you on?

(a) MI6 can afford massive TVs because they have secret income that allows them such indulgences.

(b) MI6 uses massive TVs because it is commonplace in the public sector, and it would elicit no alarm on the part of the auditors.

(c) MI6 acquires massive TVs because it "cooks the books", and enters them on the balance sheet as paper clips or Walther PPKs.

You have suggested all three, but they each incur a measure of incompatibility with one another.


I never disputed the existence of the technology, but the plausibility of it in this context.


Not in impoverished Blighty.



http://www.projectorcentral.com/conference-video-projectors.htm

Not in the public sector.

Yes in the public sector. The US government spends billions of dollars on things like bull congress and the likes of which we could do without. The US government commisioned an unmanned spacecraft known as the X-37b for untold sums of money paid for by tax payers. I didnt get a memo. It was classified until recently. So yeah i totally see how they dont spend inordinate amounts of money on stuff. When you print the money and are the government you can do whatever you want if you know how to dress it up. And lets say we lived in the Bond universe. Qs lab would be the most advanced place in England so id say its common sense that he would have large screens and whatever he chooses. For god sakes its ok for Q to build hovercrafts and pen bombs and other **** that a gun or simple military device could do but you have a problem with a standard tech tv. Come on thats a load of crap.

But i digress, this is a movie and Q can have a room whos walls are tvs for all i care.

 

[regwec]

Seriously? Arguing the validity of a huge screen in a film let alone a Bond film is absurd. What's worse is, your arguing this nonsense on a bloody comic book movie website.

Who is arguing now? It was dead quite some way back.

Yes in the public sector. The US government spends billions of dollars on things like bull congress and the likes of which we could do without. The US government commisioned an unmanned spacecraft known as the X-37b for untold sums of money paid for by tax payers. I didnt get a memo. It was classified until recently. So yeah i totally see how they dont spend inordinate amounts of money on stuff. When you print the money and are the government you can do whatever you want. And lets say we lived in the Bond universe. Qs lab would be the most advanced place in England so id say its common sense that he would have large screens and whatever he chooses. For god sakes its ok for Q to build hovercrafts and pen bombs and other **** that a gun or simple military device could do but you have a problem with a standard tech tv. Come on thats a load of crap.

...oh.

 

[Marvolo]

...oh.

Oh dont act like you werent talking about this at the top of the page . You know as well as i do that if Q can build insane tech he can have a big tv. Thats it ive said all im gonna say. Sorry to everyone i let myself get on this stupid argument.

 

[Ajendo]

Looking at the pic, I like how Bond seems to look ticked off with Q already. Apparently according to some who have read parts if the script, Bond and Q have some humerous exchanges.

 

[regwec]

Oh dont act like you werent talking about this at the top of the page . You know as well as i do that if Q can build insane tech he can have a big tv. Thats it ive said all im gonna say. Sorry to everyone i let myself get on this stupid argument.

I can talk about it for as long as you like. Your view is inconsistent, erratic and misinformed, and I think you're wrong. You can PM me about it as much as you like. But even my interest has waned, and it's not really fair to inflict this on everyone else any longer.

 

[Ajendo]

Pic in HD

http://comoyo.no/filter/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Ben-Whishaw-Q-in-Skyfall.jpg?fef507

 

[The Englishman]

First pic of Q.

http://www.007.com/007-gets-his-quartermaster/

Is it me or does Bond look like he's wondering what he's having for his tea tonight?

 

[Slushy]

Or the next girl he's going to shag.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Q looks great. I'm really looking forward to the idea of a younger Q. I think it will be a good match for Craig's Bond.

 

[Gold Samurai]

Q- We think Silva planted this near the Thames bridge. What do you think Bond?


Bond thinking- Hmm Rachel Weisz or Kate Winslet?


OR

Bond- Am I supposed to be impressed with your power point presentation?

 

[Ajendo]

Skyfall trailer feedback!!!!

‏@ErikDavis
Holy hell, the #IMAXRemix event was pretty insane - DJ'ing to IMAX footage inside a giant dome theater. #Skyfall trailer rocked hard. #sdcc

‏@ErikDavis
I have a feeling the train sequence in #Skyfall will top all Bond films. It looks so cool in the new trailer. #sdcc

‏@Film_Void
@imax exclusive #skyfall trailer was awesome....exciting, gripping, and action-packed! Lots of new footage.

‏@MYNAMEISKHANcdn
Just saw the new Imax trailer for #Skyfall. Lots of new footage, including awesome train-top fisticuffs and a badass Naomie Harris

‏@The_Alex
“@Victor_Lucas: The New Q!!! #Skyfall http://epdaily.tv/all/type-of/news/meet-james-bonds-new-q/” looks like the powers that be are correcting issues w/ 1st 2 Daniel Craig films

‏@gerradhall
1st footage of Ben Whishaw as Q in #Skyfall in @IMAX trailer at #comiccon

‏@ErikDavis
New #Skyfall trailer introduces Q as some young nerd who can do more damage on his laptop than Bond can do with his fists and gund.

‏@gerradhall
Just saw #Skyfall @IMAX footage ... action, explosions galore. And the classic line is there! "Bond, James Bond" A must-see in IMAX. #SDCC

@lennyukdeejay
#IMAXRemix Astonishing! IMAX as Cinerama! And the #skyfall footage...staggering!

@Tim_Yong
Nice! At #imaxremix with J and Tina. #skyfall trailer awesome

‏@totalfilm
Also got our first proper intro to Ben Whishaw's Q and Bérénice Marlohe's sinister but sexy Severine. #Skyfall #ComicCon2012

@ImJacksWstdLife
@IMAX #IMAXremix footage was legendary!!! #skyfall exclusive footage was beyond impressive!!! The dark knight who?!

Gerrad Hall ‏@gerradhall
@marketto007 @IMAX Trailer only seen in IMAX...Agent IDs stolen, M under fire, new Q, #Bond on hunt - or being hunted? @TheSevenSees

 

[Ajendo]

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Bran...MAX-Comic-Con-31878.html#.T__JojWXpek.twitter

NEW TRAILER DESCRIPTION


Earlier this evening I was invited by IMAX to attend a special event called IMAX Remix at the Ruben H. Fleet Science Center where famed DJ Glen Morrison spun music while various pieces of footage from IMAX films were shown on the domed screen (including scenes from movies like Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Star Trek). It was a very cool event - I still believe in the future of IMAX over 3D - but what really made the night was what they were saving for the end: a brand new trailer for Skyfall, the new James Bond film from director Sam Mendes.

The trailer begins with Bond (Daniel Craig), wielding his Walther PPK, slowly walking down a hallway towards a room where a man is sitting in a chair. When he finally approaches the man, he discovers that the man in the chair is dead. We see shots of M (Judi Dench) riding in a car and voice-over by Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), who seems to be speaking with her, says that three months ago she lost a drive that contained a list of every embedded secret agent employed by MI6. And that's when everything goes into overdrive as we get a glimpse at exactly what "Sam Mendes, Action Director" looks like. The trailer has flashes of the big train sequence that we've been hearing about for a while as well as a car chase with Bond in the driver's seat and Eve (Naomi Harris) in the passenger seat. The first montage ends with Bond and a mysterious villain fighting on top of the train with Eve holding a sniper rifle from a distance and getting ready to take a shot.

When then flash back to MI6 where M is being asked by Gareht where Bond is and she tells him that he is somewhere in the South China Sea. When asked why she doesn't have better intel on 007's location, she explains that when you've worked with Bond as long as she has you learn that "somewhere in the South China Sea" is as good intel as you're going to find. And then there's the trailer's big reveal: the first appearance of Q (Ben Whishaw). At first Bond is questionable about his new quartermaster, but Q then explains that he can do more with his laptop sitting in his pajamas than Bond can accomplish in his year. When Bond then asks why Q needs him, it's explained that sometimes a trigger needs to be pulled. For the most part the rest of the trailer is montage, with shots like Bond's Aston Martin driving through the empty desert, Bond passionately making out with a woman in a shower (it was hard to tell if it was Harris or Bérénice Marlohe) and more insanely huge action set pieces, including the subway crash that was featured in the first trailer, Silva silhouetted with a giant fire burning behind him, and even a scene involving some giant construction equipment. It's one seriously exciting trailer.

I walked out of the theater more excited for Skyfall than I was before, which is pretty damn impressive considering how excited I was prior to the trailer. The person introducing the trailer did inform us that the trailer will be available online and will be showing exclusively with IMAX screenings in the coming months, but didn't say precisely when it will be available (though we will be sure to post it the moment it does). In the meantime, to learn more about the new Bond film head over to our Blend Film Database.

 

[obin_gam]

That trailer sounds... fracking fantastic! MUST. HAVE: IT.