Before the fight, there is the chase. I now present a short preview of the chase sequence currently being animated for the climax of Diamonds Re-Imagined. This scene features a vengeance seeking Bond chasing an animalistically determined Blofeld through a salt mine in Mexico (of which in my last post I showed off screenshots of the finished exterior sets).
So far it is has ended up being one of my most successful action sequences animated for this project. It's all about the direction, editing and a suitable John Barry score (the one in the clip will not be used in the final edit). It's a sequence largely made in the edit, allowing me to give it the frantic pace that I hope viewers will enjoy. I wanted to emphasise the emotions running through Bond's mind as he pursues his arch-nemesis in anticipation of the final confrontation.
The fight itself shall be worked on later, but all the build-up to Bond finally getting revenge for the murder of his wife Tracy is absolutely neccessary here. Most of the sequence is unscripted, and is largely being constructed in the edit. But now I do have a set timeline of events to occur:
1. Bond & Blofeld arrive at the beach, where pursuit starts. Blofeld dives over some small salt mounds and heads towards the salt works.
2. Bond pursues Blofeld around the industrial area of the salt mine and narrowly avoids getting shot by Blofeld, who uses up his last bullet.
3. Blofeld climbs up a conveyor belt tower and leaps onto a salt hill. Bond does the same.
4. Both men pursue each other on the salt hills, jumping from one mound to another.
5. Bond uses his last bullet to shoot at Blofeld, but misses. The bullet only knocks Blofeld off his feet and sends him tumbling down into a ditch.
6. Blofeld gets up, and runs to hide so that when Bond comes nearby, he can leap out of nowhere and ambush him.
This then leads into the fist-fight.
More will revealed in good time, as animation of this sequence progresses. Till then!
