SPECIAL EFFECTS SECRETS with BRIAN JOHNSON (Thunderbirds Models , Star Wars, Space:1999, Alien)
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2024
- Head behind the scenes of Thunderbirds, Stingray and other cult Supermarionation shows with special effects expert Brian Johnson ('2001: A Space Odyssey', 'Space: 1999', 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back', 'Alien', 'The NeverEnding Story'). Using practical demonstrations, Brian spills the tricks of his trade that he developed alongside Derek Meddings at Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's AP Films studio on series like 'Supercar', 'Fireball XL5', 'Stingray', and 'Thunderbirds'.
In this extended tutorial, Brian shares the techniques that created the iconic Century 21 Films' model effects style.
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Century 21 Films Ltd is a multi-faceted production company whose work spans drama to documentary, miniature effects to puppet shows. It was founded by a group of filmmakers who first collaborated on Filmed in Supermarionation, the story of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's hit puppet shows including Thunderbirds, Stingray and Captain Scarlet.
Since then, we have worked for a multitude of high-profile clients including ITV, BBC, Mammoth Productions, British Film Institute and the Halifax working on projects such Thunderbirds, Endeavour, Doctor Who and The Twilight Zone.
In addition to our regular filmmaking services, we specialise in ‘Supermarionation’ - the puppetry filming technique used to make shows like Thunderbirds and have collaborated with ITV repeatedly to provide specialised services. Our work has been featured on The One Show, This Morning, Good Morning Britain, BBC News, ITV News and Mastermind.
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66 now and still one of my favorit series. So much better then CGI.
CGI should be used to enhanced practical models and effects.
@@JammyONE VFX is like spices in cooking. Dull and flavorless if you leave them out, inedible or overwhelming if you put too much and/or the wrong type in. And you need good people in the kitchen who know about the strengths and limitations of everything in that spice rack and have a good plan going in.
@@KronoGarrett A great analogy, similar to Chris Nolan's use of VFX. Case in point, the train crash sequence into the underground car park from Batman Begins, a practical miniature set touched enhanced with visual effects!
68 and I have to agree.
63 years old and I still think this is absolutely brilliant! So glad I grew up with this sort of programme.
Man, Thunderbirds, Star Wars, Space:1999 and Alien are totally awesome! 🤩😉👍
Absolutely fantastic. Luckily as a lad I visited the unit (round the corner from my school) and watched these wonderfully clever people at work. Unbelievable memories.
Thanks a million for bring Thunderbirds to life , Sat here smiling like a kid again even though I'm retired.
Brian Johnson is a VFX legend. I grew up watching his work. Thanks for this behind the scenes look.
As a Kid in the early 70's, I ADORED the thunderbirds. Memories
As fantastically inventive and 'realistic' these visuals are, it's the sound effects that really complete the sale.
Your imagination and creativity gave me, a 68 year old, so much fun watching Thunderbirds as a youngster. Behind the scenes details were so amazing. Thank you for having that gift.
This man is a genius
I'm 60 and still love this show. Thunderbirds are GO !!!!
I don't know about you but this way of film making appears to feel much more exciting than modern CGI. Sitting in front of a computer monitor, moving and clicking the mouse and do some keystrokes versus real models and practical effects created by hand. You press a button and BOOOM! 🤩
One of the best videos you have shared! Thunderbirds and these kinds of effects is what got me into special effects and making minatures and now I get to work on Marvel films and Star Wars. Still looks fantastic to this day! You are all amazing!
Just a few words....
Thank you very much mr. Johnson!!!
👍 👏 🏆
Utterly brilliant. A genuine joy to watch, both then and now.
Thunderbirds is what got me into aviation…. ‼️👀😎☺️😊
FAB!
Still a desperate need for a real TB2.
As a kid Thunderbirds was awesome and now at 54 it’s still awesome
58 here and couldn't agree more 😊
Thank you to Mr Johnson, Meddings, and the Gerry and Sylvia Anderson AP Films studio staff for all the dreams they gave me as a Baby Boomer growing up. We (kids) were amazed when Supercar came out! I was so futuristic and he puppets were so "realistic" for that era; what were they going to come up with next?... Years ago, I sent a message to Mrs Sylvia Anderson to thank her for orienting me to a military pilot career - she wrote back to me, happy to have made my dreams come true! I still have that letter. Thank you, Ciao, L (Veteran, USA)
I loved my little green thunderbird toy as a toddler im 60 now and still remember.
貴重な映像ありがとうございます！😊
I absolutely loved this show as a child.
In all seriousness, I loved Thunderbirds.
Great times and my earliest memories as my mum tells me how she used to sit and watch it with me.
She will be 100 next month and still remembers the names of all the pilots.Bless you mum.
Now this was when children's television was worth something... a perfect mixture of imagination and ingenuity.
The way it is done is as interesting as the series itself.
Always loved it and still do.
SO COOL. just loved the Thunderbirds as a kid. The beauty for me - in retrospect - is that they played it as a straight drama, didn’t dumb it down or play just to kids. The characters played with real human emotions - even if their faces didn’t always match. The SFX team was outstanding. I think I still have my Thunderbird 2 somewhere. Glorious show.
Very happy childhood memories. My sons love watching now ❤
They were ahead of their time with their ground breaking techniques. Long before CGI came along. True innovators!
Pure genius.
Thank you for the wonderful childhood memories.
Awesome - And looks kidz ~ NO 'COM·PUT·ERS 🦉
Wow, it looked real..big fan of Brian Johnson. 🤠👍
I was transfixed at every episode. Thank you, I was always so happy to see new stories.
So much talent and skill they make it look easy as they share demonstrations. They've got to know so many neat tricks for those beautiful shots done over the years.
No more emotions in life, compared in candid energy and tender astonishment, could ever be compared. Blushy eyes and burning heart ❤️🔥 😢🇬🇧
How do they make Joe Biden walk?????
Wonderful stuff! Th😂 care ,love and attention to detail that does'nt exist anymore.So glad to have lived as a young boy in the 60's!❤️👍🏻
Loved that show from my childhood!
I’m 57 and it was one of my favourite tv shows as a child. Absolutely loved it.
Me especially luv the " HITCHCOCK - STYLE OUTRO !🇨🇦
Love the big Rock n Roll finish!
SOOOOOOOOO cool! Absolute genius. The talent, imagination and skill involved in these productions is sorely missed in this digital age. People are too lazy these days.
The Thunderbirds. Such an incredible show. I was a huge fan and couldn't wait to see what the next emergency was going to be.
Great stuff. Magic childhood. Thanks to everyone involved. 🖖
Sheer brilliance! - I grew up with all this going on and never guessed how it was done. a BIG 5 Stars to everybody involved and thank you for sharing this
When i was 7-12 yrs old (now 60) i and my classmates often wonder how this was made… we have some theories but..😅 Now I know…👌 Thanks for sharing this ❤
Nice thanks for sharing 👍 🎉❤
Fantastic dedication to their work 👍🏻
Thunderbirds and Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes make my childhood. I still love them. Thanks to all the artists ❤ (62 yrs old engineer)
Absolutely brilliant 👏 still watch the all now..brought up watching stingray thunderbirds and captain scarlet best programme's ever...sound fx adds to everything aswell genius Derek obviously going on to work at pinewood on bond stuff...Anderson fan gazz
Johnson is a genius! Great stuff!
Brilliant. I love this series!
A great show in its time
That was a joy to watch! Thank you!
67 yrs old. One of my favourite series!
So cool to see how it’s done. Looks a great job.
Absolutely fantastic!
FAB Scott, Thunderbirds are go !
Lovely little documentary ❤😊
Just the best shows ever! TBs, Capt Scarlet, Joe 90, Stingray were so exciting and dynamic, and the music scores and title music really turned up the drama to 11. I still watch them whenever they are repeated.
I grew up on Supermarionation, I'm old enough to remember Supercar.
It's just great to see this tribute to those talented guys.❤
Thunderbirds for ever!!!!
"That was great guys.... that looked fantastic. Really incredible, brilliant.
Ummmm, thing is, that was the main set we had scheduled to film the big finale and all the B-roll we needed.
That one in the corner was the expendable miniature to destroy."
I'd love that large Thunderbird 4 hanging from my ceiling 👌
Pure brilliance 👌
Brilliant, really enjoyed that.
Thunderbirds was brilliant
Utter genius. And why I still go back to the pre cgi Star Wars movies. I just love models in films.
They were so creative. Brilliant British filmmaking that is poorly replaced by CGI.
What a fabulous video! A bit of trivia: my great uncle’s company (Wig Creations) made all the wigs for the puppets. I’ve never seen this in any of the credits 😞
I actually thought they had real hair ;)
Excellent!
Great fun!
Great video. Hats off to everyone involved back then without having computer graphics & AI technology. Allways wanted to know where the thunderbirds aircraft sounds came from 😊
This is how it should be done! Not a bunch of people sitting in a sterile office at computer terminals drinking tofu lattes and animating these effects! Practical visual effects are harder to pull off convincingly, but effects artists like Brian Johnson, Douglas Trumbull (R.I.P), and John Dykstra show how you can do it live and make it look awesome!!
I was really impressed by those explosions at the end.
Thunderbirds is currently on Amazon. Have caught a few episodes and they are still fun to watch
Sensational 😊. I adored watching the Thunderbirds as a kid in the 80s.
Thunderbirds are still GO!
FAB Simon
Really enjoyed that.
Wow what a great insight thank you
Incredible
Totally awesome video!
Wow! Always looked so real to me as a nipper, and still pretty good even compared to early CGI
I know it's a kleeshay (I don't know how to spell that word), F A B. International Rescue's yellow submarine (sound familiar?) Thunderbird 4. I don't understand how TB4 can be so dirty and off colour when it's supposed to be a submarine, all that water rushing by when in forward motion, after all we did it see it launch from TB2 into the sea. Anywho, amazing work by Brian and Derek Meddings. Gerry and Sylvia were fabulous, they gave us THUNDERBIRDS an organisation that cared about people. Thanks for the video.😀👍
Brian Johnson, you must have been pretty young back then mate. I watched and enjoyed the Thunderbirds a lot back then.
Amazingly cool.
Bravo!!😍😍😍
Love it!
This is amazing
Wonderful!!! The real art of hingenius!
GREAT VIDEO!
Thanks for the video 😊
Petroleum jelly!? That’s something I did not expect. Cheers guys, I love such videos.
Thanks for that. I wondered how it was done.
crazygood😮
Fabulous
Lucky the water tank bursting never happened during filming when all the power lights and cables for filming would have been in that area
im 67....saw all this when I was young,,NZ///its 2024🤣🤣now
I love they have tropical fish in the sea
Brilliant. Thunderbird 2 is my favourite. And how much fun did they have blowing stuff up?
When you and the late Derek made the model buildings and vehicles, did you do any scale drawings of what they were going to look like first or just stuck bits together with a vision in your minds.
Excellent work gents, I congratulate you for all for your wonderful work
FAB Funderbirds Are Brill 😊
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