When James Bond needs the latest in high-tech gadgetry, he turns to Q. And when the cinematographer for the latest Bond film needs technical advice, he turns to Beverly Wood ’78. Wood, executive vice president of technical services and client relations for Deluxe Entertainment’s digital arm, EFILM, was on her way from Los Angeles to London recently to help director of photography Roger Deakins put the finishing touches on Skyfall, the 23rd and latest Bond film. It’s hard for Wood, 56, to describe the behind-the-scenes magic she and her colleagues specialize in. But you can see it for yourself in the moodiness of Seven, the old Western-style patina of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and the deep blacks and crisp look of The Man Who Wasn’t There, just a few of the thousands of films she and her team at Deluxe have worked on. The Man Who Wasn’t There − shot in color but transferred to black-and-white reels by Wood’s crew − earned Deakins a best film … [Read more...]