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www.postmagazine.com 5 POST OCTOBER 2017 BITS & PIECES drives the cab into Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park. This was a lot of fun for us to do as everything was CG: the taxi and the underwater en- vironment. In the last shot of the sequence, the taxi enters the secret Kingsman base, with our team transforming the taxi back into a normal-looking cab. Taron Egerton was in the taxi as the water drained out, in what was quite a dangerous stunt. As the water level lowered in the live-action, we composited that with the CG taxi. And then as the water drained away, that wiped through to a live-action taxi — and Taron had to hold his breath until all the water drained out. It was quite nerve-wracking!" How did this film differ from other projects you've worked on? "We were really pleased to get the chance to work on this film. It's subtly reminiscent of the Roger Moore era of James Bond movies, allowing us to use some 'old school' techniques. Within compositing, we used R&D to create lens defects throughout the shots, adding flares and smudges to complete the desired look." What were some of the biggest challenges you faced in completing the VFX? "The challenge stemmed from each sequence being very different. Every time we started working on a new sequence of shots, we'd have to start from scratch. It was an eclectic piece of work, but that's what made it fun." How closely did you work with the film's VFX supervisor? What was that relationship like? "We were lucky to have a close and collaborative relationship with Angus Bickerton. The production team was based close to our office in London, at Goldcrest. Angus would visit us twice a week so that we could run reviews, which was great for us." Any last thoughts about the work Framestore completed on Kingsman? "We had a really great team within Framestore working on this show, it was a pleasure working with Angus and we are really happy with the results." Before After Before After