The models were animated using live-action remote control, as on the television series. The model sequences were shot in Toronto instead of Shepperton Studios, the "home" of the original show; however, several of the show's key staff were flown over to participate. When the filming sets ...
Brian Cosgrove animating the 1976 pilot Lloyd Webber pitched his idea to Granada TV, who commissioned a pilot episode featuring 2D cutouts of the engines moving along a background animated by Brian Cosgrove. By early 1976, the pilot was completed but Granada TV ultimately decided not to produce...
By Christmas 1978, demand for the toys was through the roof, and Kenner made $100 million on Star Wars action figures during the first year alone. [Pictured: Star Wars toys.] Skateboard Pixnio Skateboard This history of skateboarding can be traced back to the 1950s, but it wasn’t until...
From the old school stop motion version with George Carlin as the conductor to the newer computer-animated movies, he knew every story in the Thomas universe. His second birthday party was Thomas themed and I made giant cutouts that looked like his favorite locomotives. So, his...