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Hot technology and the hunk
By: Balaji Narasimhan

Bangalore: In the sky

>>A camera that can turn 360 degrees was used so that pilots can fly aggressively without sacrificing drama. This camera was placed on the nose of a Piper Aerostar 700.
>>Not everything in the movie is cutting edge. For example, director Marc Forster wanted to film the plane fight as a homage to Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest, and for this purpose, planes like the Douglas DC-3 were selected.
>>Operator Ocean Sky, which ferries rich clients around the globe on private jets, provided eight planes for the shoot, including the Gulf stream G550.

On land

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This movie features the 510 bhp 6 liter Aston Martin DBS V12. Six Aston Martins were destroyed during filming.
>>The villain drives an Alfa Romeo 159.
>>The heroine zooms around in the Ford Ka MkII.

Cameras

>>17 digital cameras were used to shoot a free-fall scene with James Bond and Camille in a wind tunnel.
>>14 cameras were used to film the Palio di Siena.

Bond's snazzy cell phone

Bond uses a Sony Ericsson's C902. You can buy a special edition phone, which comes with a Bond game and other cool stuff. The phone also features a 5 MP camera and glowing touch-sensitive keys.








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