A Fantastic Experience

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Second-unit ace Larry Blanford maximizes his big break after being promoted to director of photography on Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

In 1961, Stan Lee and lack Kirby"s Fantastic Four #1 exceeded all expectations and inaugurated the Mighty Marvel Age of Comics. Forty-four years later, the 2005 feature film Fantastic Four, directed by Tim Story and shot by Oliver Wood, proved the superheroes' ability to endure in the modern age by earning more than $300 million at box offices worldwide. With Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Story and cinematographer Larry Blanford attempt to scale new heights with the franchise, bringing to life one of the most famous plot …