Filmed in Supermarionation (2014) on Netflix
NR20141h 59mDocumentaryHistory
Lady Penelope and Parker, the Thunderbirds puppets, search for their own story. It lies in Supermarionation, the marionette technique behind Stingray, Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds.
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Plot summary
The marionette puppetry that Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's teams developed in the 1960s was named Supermarionation, and it carried their series, among them Stingray, Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds. Lady Penelope and Parker, the Thunderbirds puppets, host an account of how they came to be, and surviving cast and crew members give new interviews alongside previously unseen archive footage and clips from the shows. Recreations of the pioneering production methods are part of the documentary, with puppets and sets rebuilt in the Supermarionation style and voice actors from the original Thunderbirds cast recording dialogue for the new puppet scenes. The special effects work was captured on 35 mm film, matching the originals, while the puppet scenes were shot digitally.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Filmed in Supermarionation (2014)
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- The effects sequences were shot on 35 mm film like the original productions, but the puppet scenes were filmed digitally. That workflow allowed for electronic wire removal, set extensions and post-production manipulation to better imitate 1960s film photography.
- Ormiston Wire Company, APF's wire supplier in the 1960s, provided the wiring for the puppets Penelope and Parker.
- Although Century 21 promotional stills photographer Doug Luke was interviewed for the documentary, he does not appear in the final cut or in the deleted scenes.
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