@@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!
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.
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.
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)
Met Brian Johnson in person at the National Space Centre Worlds of Anderson event in 2019. They say don't meet your heroes you will be disappointed. Well, I can tell you it was a complete joy. A genius who's FX make the fantastic a reality and a gentleman too. Thanks Brian.
As an "adult" (the unfortunate realities of life have forced me to become one), I have developed a deeper level of appreciation and respect for the amount of work that went into making it. These guys were working with high-voltage electricity, pyrotechnics, water, and sometimes all of those things crossed paths! Brian commented in a different video that fire and water were the two most difficult things to work to make them look authentic at scale. I can see what he means. At any rate, to Gerry Anderson, his wife Sylvia, Brian and his colleagues, the puppeteers, camera operators, technicians, and everyone else who made this show come to life, thank you. The show lives on forever because of your work.
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!
63 years old and love to see this side of the show. I am now playing around (and started this in 1981) doing closeup pictures of my own model cars. Just doing stills. I have been modelling model buildings out Lego (it is very inexpensive to deal with) and I get an idea of the work needed to work with small models. Seeing the show and how it recreated reality in model form got me what to do the same thing. After 40 plus years of doing this myself, it is nice to see the world from a different point of view.
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.
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 ❤
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.
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
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.
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 😞
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.
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.
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
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 😊
I WORSHIPPED Century 21 films and I was GUTTED to discover that i had lived a mere few miles away from the studios in Slough and not visited them before the evil ones destroyed it!😭 I was devastated when we lost Jerry. For the era they were produced they were YEARS ahead of their time. Derek Meddings is the man who EVERY SFX designer copied and who went on to produce some amazing explosions in the Bond series! It always amazed me I believed the explosions were filmed in FULL SIZE not models. What added realism for me was when pieces of metal dropped out of the sky after an explosion there were sounds of girdes and stell hitting concrete (probably some of the guys droping scaffold poles or bits of steel?) I grew up with every one of Gerry's shows THANK YOU ALL for making a little boy so happy AND leading to the inspriration to join the RAF as an aircraft engineer believing that one day I would get to work on 'Fireflash'! (well not quite but I did fly on Concorde during crew training - ON THE FLIGHT DECK!) I MISS YOU ALL TERRIBLY.👏👏👏👏👏👏
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.😀👍
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
"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."
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 love it, guessing you are not married, I'm imagining walking in with armfuls of metal and wood and then saying "I'm building a spacecraft" Great work brother!
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.
Me too.
63 years old and I still think this is absolutely brilliant! So glad I grew up with this sort of programme.
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.
Brian Johnson is a VFX legend. I grew up watching his work. Thanks for this behind the scenes look.
Thanks a million for bring Thunderbirds to life , Sat here smiling like a kid again even though I'm retired.
As fantastically inventive and 'realistic' these visuals are, it's the sound effects that really complete the sale.
Man, Thunderbirds, Star Wars, Space:1999 and Alien are totally awesome! 🤩😉👍
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.
As a Kid in the early 70's, I ADORED the thunderbirds. Memories
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)
Met Brian Johnson in person at the National Space Centre Worlds of Anderson event in 2019. They say don't meet your heroes you will be disappointed. Well, I can tell you it was a complete joy. A genius who's FX make the fantastic a reality and a gentleman too. Thanks Brian.
As an "adult" (the unfortunate realities of life have forced me to become one), I have developed a deeper level of appreciation and respect for the amount of work that went into making it. These guys were working with high-voltage electricity, pyrotechnics, water, and sometimes all of those things crossed paths! Brian commented in a different video that fire and water were the two most difficult things to work to make them look authentic at scale. I can see what he means. At any rate, to Gerry Anderson, his wife Sylvia, Brian and his colleagues, the puppeteers, camera operators, technicians, and everyone else who made this show come to life, thank you. The show lives on forever because of your work.
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! 🤩
I'm 60 and still love this show. Thunderbirds are GO !!!!
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!
This man is a genius
Brilliant. 60 year old woman still mesmerised by my favourite childhood series.
Utterly brilliant. A genuine joy to watch, both then and now.
As a kid Thunderbirds was awesome and now at 54 it’s still awesome
58 here and couldn't agree more 😊
貴重な映像ありがとうございます！😊
Just a few words....
Thank you very much mr. Johnson!!!
👍 👏 🏆
Thunderbirds is what got me into aviation…. ‼️👀😎☺️😊
FAB!
Still a desperate need for a real TB2.
63 years old and love to see this side of the show. I am now playing around (and started this in 1981) doing closeup pictures of my own model cars. Just doing stills. I have been modelling model buildings out Lego (it is very inexpensive to deal with) and I get an idea of the work needed to work with small models. Seeing the show and how it recreated reality in model form got me what to do the same thing. After 40 plus years of doing this myself, it is nice to see the world from a different point of view.
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.
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 ❤
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.
子どものときに魅了された『スーパーマリオネーション』
感動は今も色褪せていません。ありがとうございます😊
The way it is done is as interesting as the series itself.
Always loved it and still do.
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!❤️👍🏻
They were ahead of their time with their ground breaking techniques. Long before CGI came along. True innovators!
I'm 62, and I loved that show
I loved my little green thunderbird toy as a toddler im 60 now and still remember.
Just brilliant! Was obsessed with this as a boy. Still amazes me now! ❤
Wow, it looked real..big fan of Brian Johnson. 🤠👍
Awesome - And looks kidz ~ NO 'COM·PUT·ERS 🦉
I’m 57 and it was one of my favourite tv shows as a child. Absolutely loved it.
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
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.
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 ;)
Wow! Absolutely BRILLIANT!
Very happy childhood memories. My sons love watching now ❤
Great stuff. Magic childhood. Thanks to everyone involved. 🖖
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?????
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.
Loved that show from my childhood!
Pure genius.
Thank you for the wonderful childhood memories.
67 yrs old. One of my favourite series!
I was transfixed at every episode. Thank you, I was always so happy to see new stories.
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.
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.
Fantastic dedication to their work 👍🏻
Now this was when children's television was worth something... a perfect mixture of imagination and ingenuity.
Love the big Rock n Roll finish!
I grew up on Supermarionation, I'm old enough to remember Supercar.
It's just great to see this tribute to those talented guys.❤
Utter genius. And why I still go back to the pre cgi Star Wars movies. I just love models in films.
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
Brilliant. I love this series!
So cool to see how it’s done. Looks a great job.
Me especially luv the " HITCHCOCK - STYLE OUTRO !🇨🇦
Lovely little documentary ❤😊
I was really impressed by those explosions at the end.
Nice thanks for sharing 👍 🎉❤
Johnson is a genius! Great stuff!
👏👏👏. Que bárbaro, cuando lo veía no pensaba en eso, hace mucho.
That was a joy to watch! Thank you!
A great show in its time
Totally awesome video!
Petroleum jelly!? That’s something I did not expect. Cheers guys, I love such videos.
Absolutely fantastic!
Wonderful!!! The real art of hingenius!
FAB Scott, Thunderbirds are go !
Thunderbirds and Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes make my childhood. I still love them. Thanks to all the artists ❤ (62 yrs old engineer)
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.
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 😊
Brilliant. Thunderbird 2 is my favourite. And how much fun did they have blowing stuff up?
Brilliant, really enjoyed that.
Really enjoyed that.
I WORSHIPPED Century 21 films and I was GUTTED to discover that i had lived a mere few miles away from the studios in Slough and not visited them before the evil ones destroyed it!😭 I was devastated when we lost Jerry. For the era they were produced they were YEARS ahead of their time. Derek Meddings is the man who EVERY SFX designer copied and who went on to produce some amazing explosions in the Bond series! It always amazed me I believed the explosions were filmed in FULL SIZE not models. What added realism for me was when pieces of metal dropped out of the sky after an explosion there were sounds of girdes and stell hitting concrete (probably some of the guys droping scaffold poles or bits of steel?) I grew up with every one of Gerry's shows THANK YOU ALL for making a little boy so happy AND leading to the inspriration to join the RAF as an aircraft engineer believing that one day I would get to work on 'Fireflash'! (well not quite but I did fly on Concorde during crew training - ON THE FLIGHT DECK!) I MISS YOU ALL TERRIBLY.👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thunderbirds was brilliant
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.😀👍
I'd love that large Thunderbird 4 hanging from my ceiling 👌
Wow what a great insight thank you
Thanks for that. I wondered how it was done.
Thunderbirds are still GO!
FAB Simon
They were so creative. Brilliant British filmmaking that is poorly replaced by CGI.
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
Pure brilliance 👌
"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."
Brian Johnson, you must have been pretty young back then mate. I watched and enjoyed the Thunderbirds a lot back then.
Incredible
Wow! Always looked so real to me as a nipper, and still pretty good even compared to early CGI
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!!
Thanks for the video 😊
Thunderbirds for ever!!!!
This is amazing
Excellent!
I love it, guessing you are not married, I'm imagining walking in with armfuls of metal and wood and then saying "I'm building a spacecraft" Great work brother!
Brilliant!
im 67....saw all this when I was young,,NZ///its 2024🤣🤣now