The Oscar-nominated artisans fromRidley Scotts epicNapoleonjoined me as part ofApple Original Films presentations at DeadlinesContenders Film: The Nomineesevent.
With six major battles, hundreds of extras and several challenging locations this was no walk in the park.
In fact, Yates won an Oscar for her work on Scotts Oscar Best Picture-winningGladiatorin 2001.
We also did a lot of work in Malta.
And Malta was the port of Toulon and also the islands of Elba and St. Helena.
The rest of the film was shot in locations all over England and central London.
Malta is whereGladiatorwas shot, a favorite kind of location for Ridley to work at.
Its always a challenge, its never just people in a kitchen.
Its always an epic.
So we had to do a lot of last-minute alterations.
So we were trying to anticipate all the embroidery that we had to do.
So you were just trying to get ahead of without it being just little quick cheap makes.
You were just trying to make kind of good quality shapes, good silhouettes.
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