This “Making Of” video of Children of Men just popped up on YouTube. It particularly explains just how the long unbroken shots, that may become a Children of Men trademark and something I’ve talked about before, were done. Of particular note is the specialized camera rigs that had to literally be invented to capture the films final shots.
User blairerickson posted this video on YouTube a few days ago and I thought it was a great little short. It’s a compilation of Children of Men clips interspersed with snippets from the many glowing reviews the movie has received. As far as Children of Men being nominated for an Academy Award in ‘06 I know that that is why the films North American distributors pushed for a limited release at the tail end of 2006.
While you may know that Children of Men is based on the 1992 novel of the same name by P.D. James
You may not know it but Children of Men was released theatrically in the UK quite a while ago and is now nearing its January 15 DVD release. Looking to get an early DVD copy in the states? Order Children of Men from Amazon.co.uk.
Mininova is hosting a divx UK DVD rip of Children of Men, you can grab the .torrent here.
The US trailer for Children of Men can be found here in High Definition courtesy of Apple and Quicktime.
