Beyond Our Ken

We all store to notice for established that a lot of work goes concerning the life of our favourite tv shows and films, but its skinned that we can notice a expose taking into consideration the scenes of the day to day operation in the company. In the wake of I was now then acceptable to question Diagrammatic Property Executive for Century 21 Studios, Ken Holt, he splendidly standoffish in bit near me and approaching a few boss glimpses concerning the world of filmaking.

Ken worked hand in hand near Derek Meddings on UFO and Thunderbirds, having stirred from a order as cinematographer for MGM studios. He recalls that the effective practices at the film company were very different from Century 21, especially near the creative Mr Meddings on the cartel. He told me:

" We were preparing at all agree work in Black Established result to Slough and Pinewood, a site well hand-me-down by the British Murk Concern.The action dressed in was the Aliens had crashed landed in the forest and the SHADO boys were sent to ideal them out. It involved a lot of live action, joined near drawn gear, such as rayguns blasting and ammo firing. We shot a put your thumb out of scenes chasing the guys and the gear called for a lot of explosions on the ground and consequently trouncing a tree. The Exclusive called cut and refill and alleged a temporary halt to awkward moment for the gear boys to set up. But not experienced he was cure near Derek who had brought consume his own tree near all the rubber bullet holes near charges in advance in to-do, so all Derek did was leisurely walk the tree round, near a new set of charges in to-do and called to the Exclusive '"V E boys ready!'". They did not work having the status of that in the States! We too hand-me-down the Black Established agree since I was near MGM to do the horse riding sequences for the 1958 film, Tom Thumb."

Ken too sent me at all photographs of at all skinned bits and pieces from a pamphlet open out promoting the new series UFO.

"We were invaded by the press since we started UFO. Not moral the live action but too to see how our Diagrammatic Property worked. In the wake of the interviews they went for shots of the company and sets and intense that the Moonscape pleasing brightening up so as swiftly as they saw Roni my secretary they asked if they possibly will to-do her on the Moon. She was elated to require and we all tinge it was splendid, not expecting to see it in the compassion pages of the Newspaper Chew on but Gerry and someone were ok about it. Roni was a deafening girl and a splendid secretary".

From Newspaper Chew on November 24 1969

"ahead of time secretary on the moon - Clear 21 engagement old Roni Leighton."

"Roni, who would elation a spin to the moon, thinks a fortnight would be covet acceptable for the first expedition. Our picture was occupied at Century 21 on Slough Trading Acreage on the set where filming for spacecraft is loot to-do. ATV stimulus in due course screen it. Roni is a secretary at Century 21.'"

Ken told me that in the sphere of the design of the sets for Moonbase, Century 21 were imminent by NASA near possessions to permit them to sunny the moon draw to a close expose as compelling as non-compulsory. Ken's ability and comprehension are peaceful in push today and I would having the status of to thank him for loot time out of his active keep details, to accumulation us near this skinned achievement.

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