The Miniature World Of Mat Irvine
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- Опубліковано 31 гру 2023
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I visited Mat's flat(s) a couple times in the early 2000s. He's a good friend and I love the fact that he still regularly builds kits like the rest of us for the joy it brings.
Many years ago I was set a writing exercise to put together an Oscar acceptance speech. Rather than thank all the regular people involved in the production I chose to thank those people who made me want to be in the industry in the first place. Matt was one of those names, along with John Dykstra, Gerry Anderson, Ray Harryhausen and others. Still love listening to him talk.
Mat just radiates enthusiasm. It's very pleasurable to watch, and absorb his fascination with models.
Some day I'd love to meet this man, shake his hand and thank him for the many many many hours of enjoyment he has given me over the years.
Found this absolutely fascinating
Would love to have a genuine teleporter bracelet from Blakes 7. Grew up watching Mat's work.
Imagine a night down the pub with Mat... The stories and anecdotes he'd be able tell. One could listen to him all. Night.
He should teach a class as a Professor of Miniature Scale Conceptual Design. I would enroll in a second. So much knowledge besides just filmmaking craft. Love it.
I had the pleasure of meeting Matt at a sci-fi convention in Manchester 40 something years ago. I got to play with Blakes 7 guns, see Boris the Spider in action and hear some wonderful stories from the sets (disappearing Blakes 7 Bracelets!). His enthusiasm was infectious then, great to see it is still there.
Back in the early 1970s, i was a Graphic Design student at Stevenage College [Hertfordshire]. One gloomy winters afternoon we noticed a truck dumping some
"Quicker to put the kettle on" brilliant stuff! See you at Smallspace in July Mat!
Still have my copy of "Doctor Who Special Effects"! :) Love your work!
great to see Mat still going strong, and see round his studio
Great to see he’s still going..I remember seeing him on tv when I was very young…he’s a great communicator, fascinating to listen to.
Mat is such a fountain of knowledge. He is a fascinating person and a pleasure to talk to. So glad I got the chance to meet him in Exeter.
Matt's work is beautiful . Its sad practical special effects are dying . Digital isnt that great .
It's great to see Mat still working. The only times I would enter the competitions on Swap Shop was when he was on, I was also obsessed with building models and watching sci-fi movies. Now, I build 3D computer models for videogames, sadly nothing scifi yet.
I’d just like to say a personal thank you to you, albeit 40 odd years late, you came to our school around 1980 and gave a wonderful talk on all the models you had created and TV shows that you had and were working on at the time and I still remember the hairdryer spaceship you brought along with you and of course K9 was there to. Your enthusiasm for modelling/ special effects sort of lead me to my first job in our local model shop where I worked for a number of years, even now I still make various plastic kits and build model railways, though now I’m in my mid fifties, I still remember with fondness the day the man from the telly, who built all those wonderful things came to visit our school 👍👍
Thanks for all the great memories Mat! Thanks for sharing your memories and workshop!
Wow its great to see Mat again, he was my hero when I was a young lad and still is. I remember watching him on various tv shows, swap shop etc explaining his work. Its great to see him talking models again. Thanks for putting this up!