Sunday, 31 May 2015

LOOK & LEARN GERRY ANDERSON A.P. FILMS STUDIO ARTICLE


This article from a 1965 Look & Learn magazine shows some interesting photos of some behind the scenes shots at  the A.P.Film studio in Slough.



The article deals principally with the unique  lip- sync technique, and technical issues about the shows.


I love this shot which shows the team at work. Note, what appears to be a model road or landing strip just next to the puppet set.


This shot looks like puppeteer and sculptor, John Blundall  putting the finishing touches to a puppet head.


A shot of the A.P.Films workshop.


The miniature prop store.

There's mention of Supercar, Fireball XL5 and Stingray, although the behind the scenes shots appear to come from  A.P.Films new series, Thunderbirds, which is hinted at in the article.

Oddly, there's no mention of Gerry Anderson, or indeed any of the staff, although the puppet characters do get a name check.  



The same issue also featured this article on a proposed prototype Subplane which wouldn't have looked out of place in those early A.P.Film productions.

3 comments:

  1. hey that's fab that Scoop! Fascinating. Weird that they don't mention Gerry. Which issue is it? I've just bought a job lot of around 50 Look and Learn comics at a car boot!

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  2. It's issue no.177 dated 5th June 1965, Woodsy.

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