Louis Taylor Baggs - Producer and Second Unit DA on James Bond
Louis Taylor-Baggs is a second unit director's assistant on the James Bond film 'No Time To Die' and has worked as a production assistant on various films including Solo: A Star Wars Story, Guy Richie's King Arthur, Wonder Woman 1984 and Mowlgi. He discusses his experiences and his journey to becoming a producer. Louis has spent many years working for the worlds largest content creators on different projects. These include Sky, Netflix, Working Title, Disney and Warner Bros. This has given him a huge insight into how some of the worlds largest films are made. Another valuable resource from this experience is the vast contact book that is regularly opened. Louis manages projects from green light to premiere, implementing incredible attention to detail and leadership skills to ensure the Crunchy Tomatoes crew are allowed to create the best products and films possible. Louis has been awarded Best Producer by the Hollywood Blood Horror Festival and films produced by Louis have been selected for film festivals including Short to the Point, Santiago Independent Film Awards, Hollywood Blood Horror Festival, Back in the Box, Golden Movie Awards and premiered on Film Shortage. All of this has led to the creation of an incredible team and network at Crunchy Tomatoes. Louis takes us through his journey to becoming a production assistant on films such as Solo: A Star Wars Story, and working as a director's assistant on the new James Bond movie - No Time To Die. We follow his journey from making cups of tea on set to becoming a body-double on Guy Ritchie's blockbuster movie, and travelling across the city for an interview and finally getting the dream job. We also delve into the process of following a film production from start to finish, and how you can be shooting off emails years later. And as he puts it, if you don't like it there's a hundred people waiting in line behind you - so either get on with it or find something else.
