Creator of the Northern Lights joins the Golden Compass team
Posted on by Ian

Kyra from the forums has been working overtime and has spotted another new crew member who has just been added to the team working on the film adaptation of The Golden Compass. Jim Steel (who has in the past worked on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Batman Begins and Cold Mountain) is a digital compositor and will be working on “pre-visualization: visual effects: Double Negative” according to IMDb. In other words, this is the man who will be producing the northern lights! Read more.

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15 Responses to Creator of the Northern Lights joins the Golden Compass team

  1. kyrabelacqua says:

    Miss Kyra strikes again!
    Will keep everyone updated as I get more info from my secret source ::cough:: IMDb ::cough::
    Don't know if they're reliable, though. :wassat:

  2. The Bard says:

    …Damn, you're almost as obsessed as me…at last, a worthy foe…

  3. Alewyn says:

    Jim Steel…m'kay
    Cold Mountain…YES!!!!!!!
    I don't care if this guy's commercial, he has to be good to make the northern lights! Oh yay…I love COld Mountain.
    Nice catch, Ky!

  4. Coz of Ancanar.com says:

    It's really best to watch out on IMDB, they have loads of tabloids on their main page and sometimes it seeps into "fact". I actually hate that site, but it tends to get news first . .

  5. Wytchbabi says:

    Dude, this guy sounds like a good choice to me!
    IMDb isn't that gr8, but it's ok if u just want a quick look-see.

  6. mickoin says:

    I wish I were Jim Steel – just for that name – i mean woha Steel – like Max Power or something

  7. kyrabelacqua says:

    Someone's been watching The Simpsons…
    Anyway, Alexandra, I would prefer it if you didn't call me Ky. 😉

  8. Ian says:

    Come on guys – lets not start conversation in the comments page!

  9. Alewyn says:

    sorry Kyra…if there were an embarresed smiley for this, it'd be here

    back on topic, what else will good ol' Jim be doing, do you think?

  10. kyrabelacqua says:

    I was only joking…
    But anyway, I reckon he'll be deciding what everything'll look like, cause he's a previz guy.
    He'll probably work on the Northern Lights, and Iofur's palace…. and I can't wait!

  11. London Post Effects Person says:

    He is just one of a hundred compositing guys that'll work on the project. Someone has just put his name up too early which gives you the impression he is someone that has alot of input.

  12. Ian says:

    I guess you\'re right. At the moment I suppose we need anything remotely newsworthy. …

  13. kyrabelacqua says:

    Here's something remotely newworthy – a teaser trailer! Here's the link: http://mbfilms.co.uk/northernp.htm

  14. O.w.l says:

    Hmm… I think I'll google Jim Steel. 🙂

  15. NL says:

    The teaser trailer won't work!! :crying: I tried adding an l to htm, but it still says 'page cannot be displayed' 🙁