Fansite for James Bamford, Director
We've patiently waited for this interview, but we won't have to wait much longer. Cinejunkie Podcast announced today that their interview with director, James Bamford will be released this Friday, just a few days before my birthday (thanks Bam!). https://www.instagram.com/p/CO90TW5JP7P/?igshid=1hojv3sp9juwo CineJunkie is a weekly podcast of film reviews and interviews by Kathryn LeRoux and Noémi... Continue Reading →
The people at Cinejunkie Podcast, a weekly movie review podcast, are interviewing James Bamford and they’ve asking fans for questions. So if there’s something about directing, stunt co-ordinating, Arrow etc that you’ve always wanted to know, drop by the Instagram post below and ask your question. https://www.instagram.com/p/CLXMrlnJgfR/?igshid=rt1zp6lljs8g CineJunkie Podcast
BBC journalist (and Arrow fan), Attika Choudhary recently chatted with James online for her Positive Solace podcast. The podcast, conceived during lockdown in the UK, features guests via Zoom, discussing these challenging times. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCjV-bujR16/?igshid=17akb2kvepjo6 James shares his thoughts about the George Floyd case, from his experience as a Juvenile Corrections Officer, racism, COVID-19, and experiences... Continue Reading →
In a recent interview with EW about the upcoming 7th season of Arrow, show runner Beth Schwartz had high praise for the shower fight scene from the premiere, Inmate 4587. Yeah, James Bamford, who directed the [premiere], just killed that fight sequence. It was very ambitious and worked really hard on, and it came out... Continue Reading →
One of James' early work experiences before stunt work was as a Juvenile Corrections Officer. This experience has been handy while filming Season 7 of Arrow and Oliver Queen's incarceration. In an interview with press at Comic-Con in San Diego, James, who directed the first episode of the season, "Inmate 4587", shared that he acted... Continue Reading →
With over 25 years in the film industry, James Bamford has many stories to tell. This week he sat down with the folks on the Scene n Nerd podcast and discussed his childhood, how that led him to a career in film/TV and his role as Producer/Director on Arrow and what that entails on a... Continue Reading →
Recently, Stargate Command's David Read and Stargate SG1's Christopher Judge caught up with James for the Dialing Home interview series available on the Stargate Command website. James is well-known to Stargate fans worldwide as Stunt Co-ordinator of SGA & SGU & Fight Co-ordinator on the final few seasons of SG1. Firstly, James gave me and... Continue Reading →
In a recent interview with Collider at Slamdance in Park City, Utah, Emily Bett Rickards (Arrow) named James Bamford as one of several favourite directors on the show and was in awe of the fabulous talent on the stunt team. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb2Wnx0AfST/?hl=en&taken-by=james2bambamford She had the following to say about James: "We have an amazing stunt team,... Continue Reading →
There's a lot more to stunts than viewers realise. In an interview with Cultress published recently, James Bamford explains the importance of performance and knowledge of cameras that have helped make him a successful stunt double, fight choreographer and have assisted as he has made the transition to directing. https://instagram.com/p/BacKQqxguSP/ "After beginning as a performer,... Continue Reading →
Incredible stunts on superhero TV shows, such as Arrow, have captured the attention of television viewers. These productions are achieving incredibly high quality stunts on a much smaller budget and timeframe than their movie counterparts and raising the bar for what we see on television. James was interviewed for a recent Variety article on Superhero... Continue Reading →
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