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Special Effects was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Empty Child. The working title for this episode was FX.[1]

Aspects of production covered[]

  • John Barrowman discusses the joys of making his first appearance in Doctor Who, fulfilling a childhood dream.
  • The work that went into creating the sequence of Rose holding onto the blimp using wirework, greenscreen and location filming.
  • The building of the interior of Captain Jack's spaceship.
  • The difficulties of figuring out the period gas mask look for the Empty Child.
  • More detailed look at the VFX work on The End of the World.

Additional topics covered[]

  • Challenges of working with children from one of the scenes in The Empty Child.
  • The makeup used for the Empty Child.
  • The use of photogrammetry to create a 3D geometry map of the London skyline.
  • Designing of Captain Jack's spaceship.
  • Concept artwork across this series of Doctor Who.
  • Some of the lighting choices throughout this series, and the reasoning behind them.
  • VFX work on the classic series.
2005 CON Webpage Image S1 Ep9

2005 promo image.

People interviewed[]

Music list[]

  • "Moonlight Serenade" by Glenn Miller[2]
  • "U Got The Look" by Prince
  • "Main Title (from 'Capricorn One')" by Jerry Goldsmith, Album: The Number One Sci Fi Album[3]
  • "Galvanize" by The Chemical Brothers, Album: Push the Button[3]
  • "Planet Home" by Jamiroquai, Album: Synkronized[3]
  • "Black Capricorn Day" by Jamiroquai, Album: Synkronized
  • "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller, Album: The Ultimate Glenn Miller[3]
  • "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler, Album: The Greatest Hits[3]
  • "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin, Album: Led Zeppelin[3]
  • "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin, Album: Led Zeppelin[3]
  • "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane, Album: Now That's What I Call Music 57[3]

This song was in the music list on the Doctor Who website, but does not feature in the episode:

  • "Pushing the Senses" by Feeder, Album: Pushing the Senses[3]

Crew[]

General production staff Camera and lighting department


Special and visual effects

General post-production staff

Sound

BBC Wales
© BBC MMV
Not every person who worked on this episode was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.


Notes[]

Elements retained in Cut Down[]

to be added

Home video releases[]

Series-1-boxset

Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD box set released on 21 November 2005.

Footnotes[]

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