I have now edited the footage that we reshot a few months back. It is the scene in from Episode 1 set in Richards' house...
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Film Footage
I have edited some more of the Episode 1 footage that we shot over Christmas. Below are some stills...
Friday, 6 February 2009
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
UNIT Uniforms
In the old series of Doctor Who, UNIT troops used to wear standard British Army uniforms (probably because they were easy to get hold of and reasonably cheap surplus!)
In the new Doctor Who series, however, UNIT troops are outfitted in all black combat fatigues.
Now, if they could just sort out Magambo’s uniform…!
In the new Doctor Who series, however, UNIT troops are outfitted in all black combat fatigues.
To be honest, I wasn’t that enamoured with this costuming choice when it first appeared (and those eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed that in The David Elworthy Series the UNIT troops wear modern British Army uniforms – although this is party because of the cost; surplus Army combats are far cheaper than SWAT gear!)
However, I recently discovered that there is, in fact, a precedent for the UNIT troops wearing all black uniforms: The Royal Tank Regiment wear black coveralls as their standard day-to-day uniform…
Suddenly, I feel slightly more warmly towards to new series’ UNIT fatigues!
Now, if they could just sort out Magambo’s uniform…!
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Captain Magambo returns
It would seem that UNIT Captain Erisa Magambo (played by Noma Dumezweni) will be returning in the Doctor Who Easter Special Planet if the Dead; she has been seen filming around Cardiff.
Personally, I would have preferred to see Colonel Mace return, although it is nice to get a returning UNIT character at all in the new series; it harkens back to the returning UNIT characters of the 70s.
One thing that bugs me, though, is why does Magambo wear a black uniform rather than the khaki one that the other UNIT officers wear (such as Colonel Mace, Captain Price, Major Blake, and the other officers we saw in the Tower of London HQ).
Presumably, since it is worn with a beret and not a peaked cap, it is meant to be closer to the black fatigues worn by the standard UNIT troops; unfortunately, the uniform that Magambo actually wears is made from British Army ceremonial uniform, and is thusly far smarter than the standard khaki one (the British uniform code specifies it as No 1 Dress, and is equivalent to what Americans call Dress Uniform). If they wanted a black uniform for UNIT officers, why not just put them in a black military jumper!
See my sketch below for how it could look - complete with a black 'norgie' top and black combat trousers...
Alterantively, if they like the idea of keeping officers in a shirt and tie, there is a V-neck jumper available...
Personally, I would have preferred to see Colonel Mace return, although it is nice to get a returning UNIT character at all in the new series; it harkens back to the returning UNIT characters of the 70s.
One thing that bugs me, though, is why does Magambo wear a black uniform rather than the khaki one that the other UNIT officers wear (such as Colonel Mace, Captain Price, Major Blake, and the other officers we saw in the Tower of London HQ).
Presumably, since it is worn with a beret and not a peaked cap, it is meant to be closer to the black fatigues worn by the standard UNIT troops; unfortunately, the uniform that Magambo actually wears is made from British Army ceremonial uniform, and is thusly far smarter than the standard khaki one (the British uniform code specifies it as No 1 Dress, and is equivalent to what Americans call Dress Uniform). If they wanted a black uniform for UNIT officers, why not just put them in a black military jumper!
See my sketch below for how it could look - complete with a black 'norgie' top and black combat trousers...
Alterantively, if they like the idea of keeping officers in a shirt and tie, there is a V-neck jumper available...
Perhaps I shouldn’t get so irked by something as insignificant as costuming details!!
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Comic Elworthy
Captain Elworthy returns to his comic background...
Even though my Elworthy films are Doctor Who fan films, the Doctor himself never actually appears; but in one of the episodes, Elworthy mentions that he once met the Doctor.
As a result, I thought I would turn that little adventure into a comic strip, so we could see that momentous meeting.
Below is one of the panels from the comic strip that I am working on...
It is set during Elworthy's first year with UNIT (as you can see from his insignia he is still only a Lieutenant).
But which incarnation of the Doctor does he meet? Wait and see...
I will post some pages when I get round to putting them together!
Even though my Elworthy films are Doctor Who fan films, the Doctor himself never actually appears; but in one of the episodes, Elworthy mentions that he once met the Doctor.
As a result, I thought I would turn that little adventure into a comic strip, so we could see that momentous meeting.
Below is one of the panels from the comic strip that I am working on...
It is set during Elworthy's first year with UNIT (as you can see from his insignia he is still only a Lieutenant).
But which incarnation of the Doctor does he meet? Wait and see...
I will post some pages when I get round to putting them together!
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Film Footage
I have now edited some of the footage that we shot over Christmas, which were all scenes from Episode 1.
Below are some stills from what I have edited so far; there are more to come when I get round to doing some more editing.
Below are some stills from what I have edited so far; there are more to come when I get round to doing some more editing.
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