Thunderbirds is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, filmed by their production company AP Films (APF) and distributed by ITC Entertainment. It …

By 1964, AP Films were ready to start making Thunderbirds. The puppets were already well-advanced; gone were the crude puppets with no eye or mouth movements. Ajusting the head …

In the year 2065, the Tracy family run International Rescue - a top-secret organization whose ongoing mission is to rescue people trapped in extraordinarily dangerous situations using their …

Sep 10, 2022 · On the sound stage where Thunderbirds is filmed, a puppeteer operates diminutive actors from the bridge while the camera crew gets ready for a toke. In lighting …

Feb 3, 2022 · They're not puppets, they're marionettes. Most of them were destroyed, but some survived to be sold at auction. The material they were made of actually broke down quickly.

Created by the preeminent British puppet-show producer Gerry Anderson and originally airing on ITV in 1965–66, Thunderbirds is the story of the Tracy family, a wealthy clan who embark on a …

Nov 29, 2023 · Thunderbirds may have been a TV show starring puppets, but it was also an hour-long sci-fi drama and it never sacrificed one identity for the other.

Stand by for action! The new documentary "Filmed in Supermarionation" goes behind the strings of Gerry Anderson's puppet shows "Thunderbirds", "Captain Scarlet" and "Stingray".

The puppets were all made to one-third life size (approximately 56cm high). Scott's appearance was based on Sean Connery, Alan Tracy's face was modelled on actor Robert Reed. Brains is …

THunderbirds Puppet Making. We created replica Scott Tracy, Lady Penelope, Parker and Brains puppets to look as close as possible to their 1960s counterparts from the original Thunderbirds …