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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.
Derek Meddings was a British film and television special effects designer, known for his work on Gerry Anderson's puppet series and James Bond and Superman films. He won an Oscar and a BAFTA for his visual effects on Superman (1978) and died in 1995.
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Derek Meddings was a British special effects expert who worked on James Bond films, Superman and other Hollywood blockbusters. He created miniatures, models and optical illusions that thrilled millions of moviegoers.
Derek Meddings was a British film and television special effects designer, 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.
- January 15, 1931
- September 10, 1995
Gerry Anderson's special effects director Derek Meddingsfor original Gerry Anderson documentaries https://www.youtube.com/@GerryAndersonTV https://www.youtub...
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Sep 10, 2014 · Derek Meddings was a special effects genius and whilst most movie-goers won't know his name, millions of them have seen his work (especially on films from the 1970s and 80s, when American movies utilised British talent based on our technicians outstanding international reputations).
(January 15, 1931–September 10, 1995) Academy Award–nominated British special effects supervisor who joined the Bond team on Live and Let Die and later contributed extraordinary effects work to The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, The Living Daylights, and GoldenEye.
