Tribute Episode: Brett Jones, artist (Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark, Guardians of the Galaxy).

A special episode to celebrate the life and work of Brett Jones , an artist and animator for video games, film and television who passed away in July. Jones worked on the seminal N64 movie tie-in game, Goldeneye 007, which successfully brought the first person shooter genre to consoles. He made instrumental contributions to its sequel, Perfect Dark , then left the games industry to create VFX for film and television, contributing work to The Last Jedi , Guardians of the Galaxy , and Dr Who . This is a previously unreleased interview with Jones, conducted in 2022 as research for a Guardian article commemorating the 25th anniversary of Goldeneye 007. LINKS The game’s Bond: the making of Nintendo classic GoldenEye 007 – The Guardian. Fundraiser for art exhibition of Brett's work , scheduled for November 2024. Brett's website. Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole Take the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.