The Production GuideScript To Screen: Breakaway
by Martin Willey
The Production GuideThis is the second day of shooting the Main Mission shots during the breakaway, and includes some of the stunt shots. They then move to scenes as the Alphans get up, see the picture from the Mars satellite (scenes 145-147), computer's report (scene 148, ending "HUMAN DECISION REQUIRED"), Koenig's all sections announcement (148-154), and the final epilogue (scene 156) as they watch the newscaster, which fades into the Meta signal. After all that, there are further pick-up scenes from 5pm in the afternoon. One set was the Eagle passenger module, where Koenig on the way to Alpha in the opening scenes, watching a newscast (a scene that was deleted). This was the recording of the newscast, so Landau was not required. The other set was the travel tube for two sequences, when Koenig first arrives on Alpha and meets Bergman, and the scene when Simmonds arrives.
It was a lot of scenes to get through, and even with an extended day they didn't complete all the shots. They were still shooting these scenes on Thursday 20th December, four days later. In the original shooting schedule, they should have been shot on 10th and 11th December.
The main stunt is Alf Joint falling from the Main Mission balcony. We don't see in the stunt the episode. We see him on the balcony in the series titles, and then later on the floor of Main Mission after the Breakaway. The other stunt is a jerk fall by Paul Weston. The jerk stunt uses a hidden wire to pull the stuntman sharply across the set. Again, the stunt is not used in the episode, but we see Weston fall against the stairs to the balcony, and later he is seen sitting on the stairs. There is also a "chair impact shot", which must involve one of the Gaudi chairs hitting something. The shot isn't used, nor is there obvious damage to wall panels or windows afterwards, although the chairs are scattered over the set.
| GROUP THREE PRODUCTION LTD. | "SPACE 1999" T.V. SERIES | |
| CALL SHEET NO.11. | EPISODE ONE: "BREAKAWAY" |
| DIRECTOR: | LEE KATZIN | STAGE: | L & M |
| DATE: | MONDAY, 17th December, 1973 | UNIT CALL: | 8.30a.m. EXTENDED DAY |
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| ARTISTE | CHARACTER | D/ROOM | MAKE UP | SET CALL |
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| A). INT. MAIN MISSION/KOENIG'S OFFICE. | Sc.109pt,129pt. to complete, 142 142B, 143pt., 144,145,146,148,152,153pt.,154,156. |
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| MARTIN LANDAU | KOENIG | 321 | 7.30a.m. | 8.30a.m. |
| BARBARA BAIN | HELENA | 322 | 7.00a.m. | 8.30a.m. |
| BARRY MORSE | BERGMAN | 324 | 8.00a.m. | 8.30a.m. |
| ROY DOTRICE | SIMMONDS | 325 | 7.30a.m. | 8.30a.m. |
| PRENTIS HANCOCK | MORROW | 335 | 7.45a.m. | 8.30a.m. |
| LON SATTON | OUMA | 327 | 7.45a.m. | 8.30a.m. |
| ZIENIA MERTON | SANDRA | 328 | 7.00a.m. | 8.30a.m. |
| NICK TATE | CARTER | 326 | 9.00a.m. | 10.00a.m. |
| CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS | OPERATIVE (1) | 180 'I' | 7.45a.m. | 8.30a.m. |
| LOFTUS BURTON | OPERATIVE (2) | 181 'I' | 7.45a.m. | 8.30a.m. |
| MICHAEL ZORBA | OPERATIVE (3) | 182 'I' | 7.45a.m. | 8.30a.m. |
| PAUL WESTON | OPERATIVE (4) | 195 'I' | 7.45a.m. | 8.30a.m. |
| SUZANNE ROQUETTE | OPERATIVE (5) | 196 'I' | 7.00a.m. | 8.30a.m. |
| CHAI LEE | OPERATIVE (6) | 197 'I' | 7.00a.m. | 8.30a.m. |
| NORMA WEST | OPERATIVE B | 173 'I' | 7.45a.m. | 8.30a.m. |
| Stunt Arrangements: | ||||
| Alf Joint | Technician from Balcony Fall | required from 8.30a.m. | ||
| Paul Weston | M/Mission for jerk fall | required from above | ||
| " " | Double for Koenig (if required) | |||
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| 1 Guard | 8.00a.m. | 8.30a.m. | ||
| 3 Men | 8.00a.m. | 8.30a.m. | ||
| 3 Women | 8.00a.m. | 8.30a.m. | ||
| Stand Ins: | ||||
| John Clifford | for Mr. Landau | 8.00a.m. | 8.30a.m. | |
| Suzanne Hymer | for Miss Bain | 8.00a.m. | 8.30a.m. | |
| Tony Allen | for Mr. Morse | 8.00a.m. | 8.30a.m. | |
| Bill Westley | for Mr. Dotrice | 8.00a.m. | 8.30a.m. | |
| Props: | Breakable commlocks, notebooks, pens, crash boxes, mattresses, dummy, 2 first aid kits, stretcher. |
| Art Dept: | Screen of perspex for chair impact shot. |
| Electronics: | Interference on monitors during G. Force. Commlock/Main Mission Koenig's Sc.153pt. T. V. Link:- 1). Main Mission/Operator's Office 2). Main Mission/ Koenig's Office To record telecine dialogue (Koenig's) for Sc. 148 for replay. |
| Camera Dept: | 9.8 lens needed for Arriflex. Variable speed camera required from Sc.109. |
| Electrical: | Moles fan required for floor sp.fxs. Light changes Sc.142. |
| Wardrobe: | Paul Weston to use jerk harness. Dummy to be dressed to stand by. |
| Fire Dept: | To remove smoke alarm equipment. |
| Fireman: | to stand by set from 8.30a.m. |
/Continued.........
"SPACE 1999""BREAKAWAY"
CALL SHEET NO. 11. CONT'D
FOR MONDAY: 17.12.73
| Floor Special Effects: | 1). Wind effects to simulate G. Force 2). Chair to be wired for impact shot. 3). Dressing to be wired for G. Force fxs. 4). Equipment on Main Mission to short circuit. 5). Equipment for Helena's jerk up Sc.129. |
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| Plates | 6 for Sc.145/146 | Earth/Moon splitting | |
| " | 7 for Sc.146/147 | (wider shot of above) | |
| " | 8 for Sc.155/156 | (Newscaster/Meta signal) | |
| " | 9 for Sc. 148 | ("Human decision") | |
| Make Up Dept: | Blood and wounds for injured for Sc.148. Blood for Simmonds Sc.148. |
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| ARTISTE | CHARACTER | D/ROOM | MAKE UP | SET CALL |
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| B). INT. PASSENGER MODULE. Sc.5pt. (telecine) | ||||
| ROY DOTRICE | SIMMONDS | 325 | from above | |
| SHANE RIMMER | NEWSCASTER (2) | 326 | 4.30p.m. | 5.30p.m. |
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| Bill Westley | for Mr. Dotrice | from above | ||
| Electronics: Telecine recording of above required for playback for Sc.5 | ||||
| Art Dept: 5 slides as scripted | ||||
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| C). INT. TRAVEL TUBE. Sc.83.17. | ||||
| MARTIN LANDAU | KOENIG | from above | ||
| BARRY MORSE | BERGMAN | from above | ||
| ROY DOTRICE | SIMMONDS | from above | ||
| VALERIE VAN OST | OPERATOR A | 4.00p.m. | 5.00p.m. | |
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Props: Koenig's briefcase, Simmond's briefcase, commlocks.
| Electronics: T.V. Link. | Travel Tube/Operators Office Travel Tube/Wave length forms |
| CATERING: | a.m. and p.m. breaks for 80 people on L Stage. Running buffet on M stage for 70 people. |
| RUSHES: | 5.30p.m. Theatre 1 |
| TRANSPORT: | 1). Joe Himpfen to collect Mr. and Mrs. Landau at 6.30a.m. 2). Mr.Morse to be collected at 7.15a.m. |
KEN BAKER
Assistant Director.