Show Notes
Six months of pre-production. Six months of principal photography.
Six weeks in the edit.
Quantum of Solace has long been seen as a victim of the Writers Strike. But the strike was just one of many, many roadblocks that the film blissfully drove straight through.
Striking Out is a new series of Going Rogue about the 07/08 Writers Guild of America strike, exploring the issues of the strike by looking at the films and TV shows affected by it.
CONTENT WARNING: In 2023 Paul Haggis lost a civil court case and was ordered to pay $7.5million to a woman who accused him of assault. Four other woman testified during the court case. Haggis denies the accusations.
CLIPS USED:
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Casino Royale (2006)
Marc Forster, “Quantum of Solace”: Meet the Filmmaker
Roberto Schafer - Cinematographer (Team Deakins Podcast)
Quantum of Solace: Behind the Scenes (SPE)
Naomi Donne Blog (SPE)
Quantum of Solace: THR Behind the Scenes
Empire Podcast #484 - Daniel Craig, Rami Malek
MUSIC:
“Floating Cities”, “Leaving Home”, “Enter The Maze”, “Hard Boiled”, “I knew A Guy”, “Marty Gots A Plan”, “Crypto”, “Hiding Your Reality”, “Prelude and Action”, “Morgana Rides”, “Bleeping Demo”, “Hitman”, “Groove Grove”, “Industrial Cinematic”, “Scissors”, “Ambiment” * “Lost Frontier”
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
“Bossy Boots" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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