British special effects designer and technician (1931–1995)
Derek Meddings
Meddings in 1966
Born
(1931-01-15)15 January 1931
St Pancras, London, UK
Died
10 September 1995(1995-09-10) (aged 64)
Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Occupation(s)
Special effects designer and technician
Years active
1950s–1995
Employer
AP Films (1957–1970)
Organization
The Magic Camera Company
Known for
James Bond films Superman films Thunderbirds
Television
Supermarionation productions
Spouses
Anne S. Dodge (1953–?)
Alexe Anne Inglis (1972–?)
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Children
6
Awards
Special Achievement Academy Award (1979)
BAFTA Michael Balcon Award (1979)
Derek Meddings (15 January 1931 – 10 September 1995) was a British film and television special effects designer. He was initially noted for his work on the "Supermarionation" TV puppet series produced by Gerry Anderson, and later for the 1970s and 1980s James Bond and Superman film series.
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Bond and Superman film series. DerekMeddings was born 15 January 1931 in St Pancras, London, England. Both Meddings' parents had worked in the British...
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director DerekMeddings became a full-time employee of APF and formed his own unit with Brian Johnson as his assistant. According to Meddings, some of...
called "Add-a-Vision". The film's special effects sequences, directed by DerekMeddings, took six months to complete. Although early reviews praised the film...
and machines, most of which were designed by special effects director DerekMeddings. In the context of the series, most of the advanced machines that appeared...
film was the last one of special effects supervisor DerekMeddings, to whom it was dedicated. Meddings' major contribution was miniatures. It was also the...
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dubbed in Swedish and Russian. Its special effects were created by DerekMeddings. The film's theme song, "Mio My Mio", was composed by two former ABBA...
Frank Warner (1977) Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, DerekMeddings, Zoran Perisic (1978) Alan Splet (1979) Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund...
supervisor. Also making cameo appearances are special effects designer DerekMeddings as Dr. Stinson, directors Joel Coen, Sam Raimi, and Martin Brest as...
effects were handled by a separate unit headed by effects director DerekMeddings. It comprised two full-time effects crews and a "second unit" responsible...
Frank Warner (1977) Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, DerekMeddings, Zoran Perisic (1978) Alan Splet (1979) Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund...
Frank Warner (1977) Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, DerekMeddings, Zoran Perisic (1978) Alan Splet (1979) Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund...
1978 (51st) Superman Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, DerekMeddings, and Zoran Perisic 1979 (52nd) Alien H. R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian...
scored by Barry Gray, art direction from Reg Hill and special effects by DerekMeddings. Based on string puppets, the series depicts the adventures of the eponymous...
industry. Leo Jaffe Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, DerekMeddings and Zoran Perisic for the visual effects of Superman. The following...
into production management toward the end of Century 21's existence. DerekMeddings joined the staff in the earliest days as a special effects assistant...
Adventures of Baron Munchausen Kent Houston and Richard Conway Batman DerekMeddings and John Evans Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade George Gibbs, Michael...
Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw and Joe Hale Moonraker – DerekMeddings, Paul Wilson and John Evans Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Douglas...
Rolling Stone. "Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, DerekMeddings, Zoran Perisic Academy Awards Acceptance Speech". oscars.org. Margaret...
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