Reference Library Art
Behind The Scenes

The clapperboard for a scene in The Dorcons. This is scene 127 take 3, filmed on 14th December 1976.

Barbara Bain, Zienia Merton and Martin Landau wait for final instructions from director Charles Crichton on the Planet set of Terra Nova, during Matter Of Life And Death.

Behind the camera, writer Johnny Byrne talks to lighting cameraman Frank Watts and Steve Lanning. In front of the cast with the clapperboard is 3rd assistant director Roy Button.

A close-up look at one of the large Alpha buildings used during scenes that require ground level angles.

Nick Allder and Brian Johnson set up a scene from the "Breakaway" episode where the eagles must disperse the nuclear waste. The model is supported by a pipe stand attached to a plug hole that is located between the main engines.

An extremely rare photograph from 1974 of the 12-foot-in-diameter model of Moonbase Alpha on its tabletop base. The high mountains in the background are two separate units that can be placed around the model to create the illusion of depth and distance.

Filming the spectacular climax to "War Games" as the alien civilization is destroyed. The explosions are the most dangerous effect because a technician may be injured by flying debris. If the scene doesn't work right the first time, it will cost more to shoot it again

The cast on the Command Center set of Bringers Of Wonder part 2

This Medical communications post has only one face; left is the edge of the set