Bond and Superman film series. Derek Meddings was born 15 January 1931 in St Pancras, London, England. Both Meddings' parents had worked in the British...
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Meddings is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Danny Meddings (born 1968), English squash player Derek Meddings (1931-1995), British film...
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also made extensive use of scale model special effects, directed by Derek Meddings. The term "Supermarionation" was first used during the production of...
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and machines, most of which were designed by special effects director Derek Meddings. In the context of the series, most of the advanced machines that appeared...
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director Derek Meddings became a full-time employee of APF and formed his own unit with Brian Johnson as his assistant. According to Meddings, some of...
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received mixed reviews. However, the film's visuals were praised, with Derek Meddings being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, and it...
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called "Add-a-Vision". The film's special effects sequences, directed by Derek Meddings, took six months to complete. Although early reviews praised the film...
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film was the last one of special effects supervisor Derek Meddings, to whom it was dedicated. Meddings' major contribution was miniatures. It was also the...
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Meddings, p. 43. Taylor and Trim, p. 12. Archer 2004, p. 42. Meddings, p. 44. Archer 2004, p. 93. Meddings, p. 45. Archer and Hearn, p. 105. Meddings...
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rope jerk at the bottom could be fatal. Special effects supervisor Derek Meddings developed a system that would dampen the stop, but Sylvester recalled...
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dubbed in Swedish and Russian. Its special effects were created by Derek Meddings. The film's theme song, "Mio My Mio", was composed by two former ABBA...
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English actor Derek McCulloch (1897–1967), BBC radio presenter and producer Derek McGrath (born 1951), Canadian actor Derek Meddings (1931–1995), British...
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wants and needs a real child, and this slowly becomes an obsession. Derek Meddings created the life-size realistic animatronic children for the film. Geraldine...
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supervisor. Also making cameo appearances are special effects designer Derek Meddings as Dr. Stinson, directors Joel Coen, Sam Raimi, and Martin Brest as...
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music by Barry Gray, art direction by Reg Hill and special effects by Derek Meddings. Featuring string puppets created by Christine Glanville, the series...
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Lieutenant Bob Meddings was named after two of APF's staff: art director Bob Bell and special effects director Derek Meddings. Meddings' original design...
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canonicity of the Thunderbirds comics adventures is open to interpretation.) Derek Meddings, special effects supervisor on the puppet series, described his excitement...
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Third Kind 1978 (51st) Les Bowie Colin Chilvers Denys Coop Roy Field Derek Meddings Zoran Perisic Visual Effects Superman 1979 (52nd) Alan Splet Sound Editing...
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and sets were created by Furst's longtime draftsman, Nigel Phelps. Derek Meddings served as the visual effects supervisor, overseeing the miniatures and...
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Frank Warner (1977) Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic (1978) Alan Splet (1979) Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund...
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Frank Warner (1977) Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic (1978) Alan Splet (1979) Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund...
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1978 (51st) Superman Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, and Zoran Perisic 1979 (52nd) Alien H. R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian...
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Frank Warner (1977) Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic (1978) Alan Splet (1979) Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund...
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into production management toward the end of Century 21's existence. Derek Meddings joined the staff in the earliest days as a special effects assistant...
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effects were handled by a separate unit headed by effects director Derek Meddings. It comprised two full-time effects crews and a "second unit" responsible...
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also saw the introduction of a dedicated special effects unit (led by Derek Meddings and Brian Johnson). With the departure of Murcell, Cyril Shaps was brought...
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Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw and Joe Hale Moonraker – Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson and John Evans Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Douglas...
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designer, while Stuart Craig and Norman Reynolds worked as art directors. Derek Meddings and Les Bowie were credited as visual effects supervisors. Stuart Freeborn...
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industry. Leo Jaffe Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings and Zoran Perisic for the visual effects of Superman. The following...
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1931 – Lee Bontecou, American painter and sculptor (d. 2022) 1931 – Derek Meddings, British special effects designer (d. 1995) 1932 – Lou Jones, American...
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