Alan Pattillo
| Alan Pattillo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alan Pattillo 1929 (age 86–87) |
| Residence | Banchory, Aberdeenshire, U.K. |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen, University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Director, editor, script editor, writer |
| Notable work |
Thunderbirds All Quiet on the Western Front |
Alan Pattillo (born 1929) is a British writer and director who worked on Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, and Thunderbirds television series.[1][2] He won an Emmy in 1979 alongside Bill Blunden for his film editing on All Quiet on the Western Front.[3]
Career
During the 1960s, Pattillo worked on a number of Gerry Anderson projects. He directed episodes of Four Feather Falls, Supercar and Fireball XL5. His work on the latter is regarded as having brought added sophistication to the direction of the series.[4] Pattillo then worked again for Anderson on Stingray as director, before performing a number of roles on the next series from AP Films. For Thunderbirds Pattillo served as editor, script editor, director, and writer. He directed four and wrote seven of the thirty-two episodes (including the highly-acclaimed Attack of the Alligators!).[1]
Pattillo has or at least had nieces and nephews who saw "A.P. Films" and thought "Alan Pattillo Films".[5]
Aside from his work on Gerry Anderson projects, Pattillo had a varied career in the film industry. He provided the story for a 1967 Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg era The Avengers episode "The Bird Who Knew Too Much", which The Times television review noted as being "quite striking".[6] Pattillo worked as the sound editor on Nicholas Roeg's Performance, and again worked with the director as film editor on Walkabout. In 1979 he was the sound effects editor on Alan Parker's Pink Floyd: The Wall.[1] His work on All Quiet on the Western Front, also in 1979, saw him awarded an Emmy for film editing, an award he shared with Bill Blunden.[3] In 1982 he worked as associate editor on the multiple Oscar winning film Gandhi.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Alan Pattillo". BFI. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ Simpson, Craig (16 March 2016). "Thunderbirds director pays tribute to Lady Penelope actress, Sylvia Anderson". Eveningexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- 1 2 Franks, Don (2004). Entertainment Awards: A Music, Cinema, Theatre and Broadcasting Guide, 1928 through 2003, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 410. ISBN 1476608067.
- ↑ Heam, Marcus (2015). Thunderbirds: The Vault. Ranson House. p. 35.
Added sophistication could be detected in the episodes directed by Alan Pattillo.
- ↑ Full Boost Vertical - The Supercar Story
- ↑ R. W. Cooper. "Birds at centre of espionage." Times [London, England] 11 February 1967: 13. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 2 September 2016.