Filmed in Supermarionation / This is Supermarionation [Blu-ray]

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APF's first colour series. First production on which puppets' facial expressions could be varied: main characters could now be fitted with "smiler" and "frowner" heads. For greater realism, poseable hands and glass eyes (bearing miniature prints of real human eyes) were also introduced. [101] [102]

Rogers, Dave; Marriott, John; Drake, Chris; Bassett, Graeme (1993). Supermarionation Classics: Stingray, Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. London, UK: Boxtree. ISBN 978-1-85283-900-0. First production to feature front projection effects and puppet heads with blinkable eyes. [99] [100] APF's first TV series to use marionettes with fibreglass heads and electronic lip-sync mechanisms. [34] [35] [36] Regarded as the first Supermarionation series by some sources, [10] [37] [48] [91] [92] although the term was not used until the production of Supercar. [6] [7] [93] [94]

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Screen adaptations of three Thunderbirds audio plays originally released in the 1960s. Made in celebration of the series' 50th anniversary and filmed using 1960s Supermarionation production methods. [121] [123] [124] X-20, the shrewd, ruthless earth spy of the underwater race, the Titans. His apparently innocent home can be changed be pressing buttons, into a fantastic scientific establishment from which he can make direct contract with the underwater continent. Lewis, Richard (2002) [2001]. The Encyclopaedia of Cult Children's TV. London, UK: Allison & Busby. pp.285–286. ISBN 9780749005290.

Sangster, Jim; Condon, Paul (2005). Collins Telly Guide. London, UK: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-719099-7. Apparently, Century 21 stills photographer Doug Luke was interviewed for the documentary, but is neither on it nor the deleted scenes. [5] Reception [ edit ] Endeavour, Season 6: Supermarionation". pbs.org. WGBH Educational Foundation . Retrieved 18 May 2020. Multiple appearances on television programmes including The One Show, This Morning, and Good Morning Britain.Supermarionation puppet characters from Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and Fireball XL5 on display at the National Media Museum in Bradford, UK The placement of the lip-sync mechanism dictated the puppets' body proportions. [57] For all Supermarionation series up to Thunderbirds, the solenoid was located in the head. This meant that the head was oversized in relation to the rest of the body; the latter could not be scaled up to match as this would have made the puppets too bulky to operate effectively, besides requiring all of the set elements to be enlarged accordingly. [57] [58] According to commentator David Garland, the disproportion was influenced partly by "aesthetic considerations ... the theory being that the head carried the puppet's personality". [59] It resulted in many puppets developing caricatured appearances, though Anderson stated that this was not intentional. [59] [60] Captain Scarlet: puppet re-design [ edit ] Upon release, Filmed in Supermarionation was generally well received by critics writing across a wide range of publications. [6] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film four stars, writing that, "There is something very romantic about this success story of British entrepreneurial creativity." [7] Rich Trenholm of CNET was similarly positive in stating, "the documentary's vibrant storytelling captures the vitality, innocence and sense of joy of the series themselves". [8]