Paul Franklin
The Oscar-winning Visual Effects Designer chooses The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
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Films include The Dark Knight Rises, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Inception, for which he won an Oscar. Currently working on Christopher Nolan鈥檚 next film, Interstellar.
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The Thief of Bagdad
Paul Franklin chooses The Thief of Bagdad, the 1940 British Technicolor fantasy film produced by Alexander Korda and starring Sabu. With Special Effects designed by Larry Butler it was the first film to properly make use of blue-screen technology.
Image by ITV/Rex Features
From the Archive
Powell and Pressburger
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger discuss their approach to special effects, including Powell鈥檚 work on The Thief of Bagdad.
From Kaleidoscope 15 September 1980 on Radio 4
Image by ITV/Rex Features
Paul Franklin
Paul Franklin on creating the special effects for Inception and The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan.
Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda talks in 1933 about his film聽The Private Life of Henry VIII.
From Scrapbook For 1933: Sound Archive
Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis (Gollum in The Lord of the Rings)聽has set up a studio to develop the art of performance capture.
Francine Stock on Alexander Korda
Francine Stock looks at the life and career of film producer and director Alexander Korda.
From Alexander Korda The Man Who Took On Hollywood 28 January 2006 on Radio 4
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