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Special Effects Superman: The Miniature Effects of Derek Meddings (Hardcover)

by Martin Shubrook (Author, Editor), Paul Shubrook (Author)

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Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Shubrook Brothers (2 Oct 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0955610117
ISBN-13: 978-0955610110
Product Dimensions: 29.2 x 25.6 x 2.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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After his career in the film industry took flight with Gerry Anderson in 1957, Derek Meddings proceeded to head the effects team and design every major vehicle for the hit British television series Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and UFO. When the Anderson studio closed in 1970, Meddings moved into movies and headed the effects on over 20 motion pictures. His accolades include: six James Bonds, Batman, Supergirl, Santa Claus and The Neverending Story. Foreword by Sir Roger Moore.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A missed opportunity..., 16 Nov 2008

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This book certainly contains some interesting images, as it charts the course of Derek Meddings's career. Those seeking behind the scenes pictures of the Gerry Anderson years should look elsewhere, eg find a copy of 21st Century Visions. There's not much by way of new material from that period in this book and the original concept design artwork that is featured was published by Fanderson years ago. However, if you are more interested in seeing Meddings's career in the round then there is much that will be of interest, even though there is a fair bit of repetition in the images, eg the point is often made by one well framed photo, but several similar additional ones are also included as filler. The feel is very much that you are looking through a family photo album and that adds to the charm of the book.

The reason for my 3 star rating is the poor quality of the text. Aside from several typos and grammatical glitches, the text is thin and contains little by way of insight. It reads as though the anecdotes have been sourced secondhand from family members rather than through interviewing those with whom Meddings worked. The net result is a glossy coffee table book that entertains to a degree, but which tells you little that is new and, in research and production terms, appears to have been made on the cheap. One can only hope that this doesn't discourage somebody else from producing a proper biography.

I would recommend that you try to see a copy before deciding whether, or not, to buy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Its Super!, 29 Oct 2008

By	Ms. H. Taylor - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have to disagree with the last comment. Derek did a lot of things after the Anderson years and the book is what he did in his career as a whole and I think it would have been unfair to just have focused on that. Most of the pictures were Derek's own so they are fantastic to look at. The superman miniature scenes blow me away!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Glad I got to see it before ordering, 14 Oct 2008

By	D. J. Trelfer "Gremlin" (Kent) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been waiting for this since I heard it was on the way and very much looking forward to it. I saw it on the shelves of a London store and eagerly scooped it up. My excitement soon turned to disappointment. I was hoping for more on the Anderson years but this is only covered in the first few pages. The book is a very light on text and full of photos. That wouldn't be all bad it it wasn't for a lot of not very good or interesting pictures.

I'm afraid a great opportunity has been missed, I was expecting a book at least as good as Alan Shubrook's first but with a lot more detail.
Instead you get a coffee table flicker.

Don't rush out to buy, get a look at it first and make your own mind up, but I wont be adding it to my collection, which is a shame.

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