‘Skyfall’ On Set: Observing a Bond Shoot Out First Hand in Istanbul

For as long as I can remember, as long as my dad has shown me movies, I’ve been a James Bond fan. I’ve seen all 22 multiple times, own well-worn copies of all of them on VHS, DVD, everything. Bond has always been one of my favorite series. I’ve dreamt of one day stepping into his world, visiting Pinewood Studios, but I never thought, one sunny April afternoon, that I would literally find myself standing on the set of a James Bond film. In the middle of an action scene. In the middle of a crowded marketplace in Eminönü in Istanbul… waiting for Bond to grab his Walter PPK and fire off shots. But somehow, this dream came true. Just this past weekend, Sony Pictures took an international group of press to Istanbul to get a look at Skyfall. When I first arrived, my first time to Istanbul, and rode from …