Monday, November 7, 2022

Doctor Who (1963) 15.02.X

Dreams and Fantasy: Making the Invisible Enemy (2008)

20 minutes

This short documentary is mostly focused on behind the camera aspects of The Invisible Enemy. There are just two actors interviewed for this short film which is divided into the following chapters:
  • Writing the Enemy
  • Creating K9
  • New Directions
  • Nostalgia
  • Studio Nightmares
  • Inner Space
  • Looking Back
The people interviewed on camera for this documentary are
  • Garr Gillatt, editor (Doctor Who Magazine, 1995-2000)
  • Bob Baker, writer
  • Tony Harding, visual effects designer
  • Mat Irvine, visual effects designer
  • Derrick Goodwin, director
  • Louise Jameson, Leela
  • John Leeson, K9
  • Nigel Brackley, K9 operator
Other notes about 
  • there was an attempt to get away from some of the more gruesome things is Doctor Who stories in the previous 2-3 seasons
  • Derrick Goodwin was new to Dr. Who, he usually directed sit-coms and it took some convincing to get him to agree to direct The Invisible Enemy
  • K9 had a tendency to malfunction when it was near the camera which was very new

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