Stefen fangmeier biography of christopher

Stefan Fangmeier talks about making the film, working with a first time actor and the possibilities of an sequel. Based on the Christopher Paolini-penned bestselling fantasy novel about a youth whose discovery of a dragon egg leads him to become a knight and battle an evil king.

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The medieval-set tale revolves around a farm boy who learns he is the last of a breed of benevolent Dragon Riders, whose magical powers derived from their bond with the beasts. Fangmeier recently took some time out of his schedule to discuss the expedited experience of bringing Eragon to life. Stefan Fangmeier: To be truthful, I read the script before I ever read the book.

It was actually sent to me by Fox I did a lot of the visual effects. I came in during post production. They were a little bit in a jam and I helped them a lot. During that process I built a lot of relationships with different people in the studio and different departments. I even had a meeting with their head of production to just talk about my desire to direct.

Fast forward to about a year and a half later and I guess they had some sort of meeting This is right up his alley. It's very much the way things work, I think, in Hollywood. You build a lot of things out of relationships. Once you read the script and then you read the book were you daunted by the prospect of what you had to bring to life on screen?