Dr. Who Classics - Genesis of the Daleks Part 2
Added 2022-08-14 11:00:07 +0000 UTCThis is the second part of our Dalek adventure. Enjoy :)
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"Did you work on any bigger, known movies or shows?" Well, I worked on Dr Who (to give you an example) :) I was seconded to the production for a week - but it was purely in an 'assisting' capacity. Don't look for me in the credits; as only the heads of each creative department (lighting; cameras e.g.) were listed. Also a whole host of BBC shows of the 1980's. However, after gaining a few years practical experience 'on the floor', as it were, I chose to move into the post-production and transmission sector (editing; vision mixing; transmission), because my qualifications were technically oriented, rather than creative.
Ian Smith
2022-08-15 13:12:27 +0000 UTCYes it really does :) 3-4 edits per episode. If I could cut my reactions only 3-4 times it would be a mess. I´m lucky we can edit as much as we want nowadays :D Haha yes it is melodramatic. :)
Nicologik
2022-08-15 12:49:38 +0000 UTCHahaha I had no idea :D I had the same experience a few weeks back, when all of the sudden 3 different reactors were reacting to the best Buffy episode ever. So I know what you mean :) Wow your job sounds so interesting. Did you work on any bigger, known movies or shows? I´m already looking forward to seeing on of those later seasons, to be able to compare the looks of it :) Haha yeah a little bit, but then again most of the Doctor Who cliffhangers have been cheats, even in New Who. So I´m used to it by now :D
Nicologik
2022-08-15 12:48:18 +0000 UTCYes I really liked Davros and his talks with the doctor. You´re right the story is well structured. Although I kind of knew the outcome already, I never truly knew how it would end, which is so funny. :) The mask was really well made for that time. I liked it, and also the Daleks looked good. I mean there is not much difference to the Daleks nowadays. :) Haha those poor kids :) I would have really wanted to see that rehearsal. Does a video of that exist on Youtube?
Nicologik
2022-08-15 12:44:23 +0000 UTCDavros is a great character in this Dalek origin story, and along with the character of Nyder they make a great pair of antagonists. We have a plot against the direction of Davros's research already present within his scientific organization. And the Thal's have a rocket that could win the war. Each of these, at this point, could help the Doctor achieve his mission against the Daleks. This is a well structured story. The prosthetic mask is really nice for its time. There's a story that two children visiting the set were shocked when what they had taken for a statue on a Dalek base suddenly started moving. During rehearsals, the Davros actor couldn't use the real prosthetic and so wore a paper bag over his head with slits cut out for his eyes. It meant that it was hard for him to see out and the other actors couldn't react to his facial expressions - exactly as it would be when he wore the mask in the recording.
Andrew Vignaux
2022-08-15 05:11:59 +0000 UTCIsn't it typical? You wait years for Genesis of the Daleks reactions on YouTube, and then THREE different reactors do them almost at the same time! :D It's fine,because I can't watch too many for this story! I used to work in TV, and was trained in 'single-set, multi-camera' programme making - but even back in the 80's (when I was in Media College) this technique was already falling out of favour. One of the pleasures of watching the Classic series is to see how it gradually modernised as the years went by. At this stage (1975) it's still using traditional techniques. By the time of Kinda (1981/82) they were experimenting heavily with post-production electronic FX; and by the time of the Seventh Doctor they had generally done away with the traditional studio set-up; and were shooting on real locations with single cameras, enabling a much faster-moving feel (plus, because they were on real locations, they could do some seriously big explosions!) You've now seen episode 3,so you'll know that the cliffhanger is a bit of a cheat :)
Ian Smith
2022-08-14 15:29:16 +0000 UTCIt does look more theatrical than modern Who or any modern programme. Fewer edits too so each set would be used for more and longer scenes. It was worse for the first Doctor in 1963 when they only had 3 or 4 edits per episode and any lines he got wrong just stayed in the programme! I love the cliff-hanger ending. It's so melodramatic, it's outrageous.
Stephen Males
2022-08-14 14:19:33 +0000 UTC
