Ben Collins sets out on a mission to find the perfect stunt car for an epic, high octane car chase.
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An hour and ten minutes with Ben Collins ( The original 'Stig' in Top Gear in case you didn't know ) while he drives cars and flies in planes. It's very much like a Top Gear episode under some slightly dodgy premise of finding a car for a stunt job he's been recruited for, that didn't quite work for me but nevertheless it's a entertaining hour as we know Ben is a formidable race driver and very much respected ( except perhaps by the BBC ). All the same, the man in the white suit comes across as personable and camera friendly. CGI was a bit iffy but the production was top rate. If you are a fan of Top Gear then you'll enjoy this.
Ben Collins was the Stig on the BBC television programme Top Gear.
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Ben Collins and Evangelos Grecos drove the two cars for the high speed chase through Rome in Spectre.
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For the opening and closing action sequences, nearly all of the on screen special effects (bullet hits, ricochets, weapon muzzle flash, exploding helicopters, tanks and buildings) were all done as CGI in post production. These were designed and produced by, amongst others, Stuart Sewell (Saving Private Ryan) and Alan Marques (Goldeneye).
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The final on-screen credit - "Filmed on location and at RAF Bentwaters Park, Suffolk, England" is a homage to the final on-screen credit from the 1960s James Bond film series.
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The large scale 3D display featured in the briefing sequence was created entirely in post production, with the actors reacting to blank space during the shoot.
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Peter Miles, who plays The Sniper in the final action sequence, is the stunt-coordinator for Showtime's Penny Dreadful.
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RAF Bentwaters, where the opening and closing action sequences were filmed, is an ex-Cold War US Army Base. There is a museum on the site containing original fixtures, fittings, equipment,props and uniforms from that era.
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UK:12