Chris Corbould has worked on such incredible effects as the tank chase in GoldenEye and the Batmobiles in The Dark Knight trilogy. However, his introduction to the world of effects was much more auspicious (although not short on exposure to film stars and celebrities). It began on Ken Russell’s 1975 film, Tommy, about a disabled boy who becomes a master pinball player. The film starred Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Oliver Reed, Ann-Margret, and The Who. “My uncle, Colin Chilvers, was the special effects supervisor on the film,” says Corbould, “and he phoned me one day whilst I was on my school summer break and asked me if I wanted to help him for a couple of weeks. Being a massive The Who fan, I jumped at the chance, not realizing ...
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