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In the July 1964 issue of the BBC in-house magazine Ariel, a one page advert by Ilford appeared. This was part of a series in which various directors of photography were featured, as an earlier one from 1962 featured John Read of Gerry Anderson's A.P. Films (later Century 21) on the set of Fireball XL5. While the interview itself is short and obviously focuses on the product of HP3 35mm film, it does give a few facts of interest - as well as a rare behind the scenes shot from The Telepthic Robot:




Arthur Provis, Director of Photography of National Interest Pictures was interviewed by Ilford on the set of the puppet series "Space Patrol" (A-R, & WIPX, New York).

Asked why he chose Ilford, Arthur replied: "I use Ilford film first and foremost because I get excellent service from the Ilford people at Wardour Street, and that's important when you're working to our tight schedules. Having to put six minutes screen time in the can every day, we can't afford delays.

And, since my subjects are one-third life size, I have to shoot much closer than I would with live-action. Ilford HP3 allows me to stop right down to get the extra depth of field I need. Graininess? Definitely not. We view our rushes on a full-size screen in a local cinema here, and the grain is hardly perceptible.

As far as I'm concerned, Ilford service, and HP3 quality, are exactly right for me."


© 1964 Ilford and BBC

With thanks to Martin Hearn.

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We close on the blazing sun in space before fading to a view of ringed planet Saturn. A gyroscope-like ship, enclosed in a flickering bubble of energy, speeds past us and beyond accompanied by almost musical radiophonic tones. We see it pass the Moon before spinning away to the twilight of the Earth's curved horizon... As we hear a grinding rhythmic electronic score, we see scenes of a futuristic city under a dramatic sky. Some buildings and antennae rotate, light pours from other structures as bullet-shaped and spherical vehicles move rapidly back and forth... 'This is Earth - the year 2100. New York is the headquarters of Space Patrol and men from Earth, Mars and Venus live and work there as guardians of peace. This is the story of those men, whose courage and daring make the universe safe for us all.'
We close on the blazing sun in space before fading to a view of ringed planet Saturn. A gyroscope-like ship, enclosed in a flickering bubble of energy, speeds past us and beyond accompanied by almost musical radiophonic tones. We see it pass the Moon before spinning away to the twilight of the Earth's curved horizon... As we hear a grinding rhythmic electronic score, we see scenes of a futuristic city under a dramatic sky. Some buildings and antennae rotate, light pours from other structures as bullet-shaped and spherical vehicles move rapidly back and forth... 'This is Earth - the year 2100. New York is the headquarters of Space Patrol and men from Earth, Mars and Venus live and work there as guardians of peace. This is the story of those men, whose courage and daring make the universe safe for us all.'
We close on the blazing sun in space before fading to a view of ringed planet Saturn. A gyroscope-like ship, enclosed in a flickering bubble of energy, speeds past us and beyond accompanied by almost musical radiophonic tones. We see it pass the Moon before spinning away to the twilight of the Earth's curved horizon... As we hear a grinding rhythmic electronic score, we see scenes of a futuristic city under a dramatic sky. Some buildings and antennae rotate, light pours from other structures as bullet-shaped and spherical vehicles move rapidly back and forth... 'This is Earth - the year 2100. New York is the headquarters of Space Patrol and men from Earth, Mars and Venus live and work there as guardians of peace. This is the story of those men, whose courage and daring make the universe safe for us all.'