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'''Ben Pickles''' created the [[series 11 (Doctor Who)|series 11]] [[title sequence]] for ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
'''Ben Pickles''' created the [[series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 11]] [[title sequence]] for ''[[Doctor Who]]''.


Pickles previously provided [[additional VFX]] for ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'' and ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]''. Specifically, he created the [[black hole]] in ''World Enough'', and created a morphing transition between [[William Hartnell]]'s and [[David Bradley]]'s [[First Doctor]]s, used at the start of ''Twice Upon a Time''.<ref name="DWM 519">[[DWM 519]]</ref><ref name="RadioTimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2017-11-16/doctor-who-fan-hired-john-smith/|title=Another Doctor Who fan has been hired to work on the series|author=Fullerton, Huw|date of source=16 November 2017|website name=RadioTimes|accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref>
Pickles previously provided [[additional VFX]] for ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'' and ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]''. Specifically, he created the [[black hole]] in ''World Enough'', and created a morphing transition between [[William Hartnell]]'s and [[David Bradley]]'s [[First Doctor]]s, used at the start of ''Twice Upon a Time''.<ref name="DWM 519">[[DWM 519]]</ref><ref name="RadioTimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2017-11-16/doctor-who-fan-hired-john-smith/|title=Another Doctor Who fan has been hired to work on the series|author=Fullerton, Huw|date of source=16 November 2017|website name=RadioTimes|accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref> He also created the visual effects for the minisode ''[[A Hero like the Doctor (webcast)|A Hero like the Doctor]]'', released as a prelude to [[Series 10 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 10]].


{{simplequote|All I was given was the original shot of [[William Hartnell|Hartnell]], and a matching shot of [[David Bradley|Bradley]] delivering the same lines. [...] So, one facial feature at a time, I gradually turned Bradley into Hartnell, and it wasn't until I replaced his eyes that it all clicked into place. [...] I’m immensely proud of that shot, mostly since it seemed so impossible at first glance.|Ben Pickles|DWM 519}}
{{simplequote|All I was given was the original shot of [[William Hartnell|Hartnell]], and a matching shot of [[David Bradley|Bradley]] delivering the same lines. [...] So, one facial feature at a time, I gradually turned Bradley into Hartnell, and it wasn't until I replaced his eyes that it all clicked into place. [...] I’m immensely proud of that shot, mostly since it seemed so impossible at first glance.|Ben Pickles|DWM 519}}
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Pickles credited director [[Rachel Talalay]] for "[getting him] involved in the show in the first place".<ref name="John Smith VFX">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/JohnSmithVFX/photos/a.605992616160465/1899488486810865/|title=John Smith VFX is feeling excited.|author=John Smith VFX|date of source=14 October 2018|website name=Facebook|accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref>
Pickles credited director [[Rachel Talalay]] for "[getting him] involved in the show in the first place".<ref name="John Smith VFX">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/JohnSmithVFX/photos/a.605992616160465/1899488486810865/|title=John Smith VFX is feeling excited.|author=John Smith VFX|date of source=14 October 2018|website name=Facebook|accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref>


The VFX artist also created an official ''[[Time For Heroes (trailers)|Time For Heroes]]'' promotional teaser for [[series 10 (Doctor Who)|series 10]] of ''Doctor Who'', featuring the TARDIS in the midst of a ring of tanks.<ref name="teaser">{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-03-31/that-brilliant-new-doctor-who-series-10-teaser-was-made-by-a-fan-and-there-are-more-to-come/|title=That brilliant new Doctor Who series 10 teaser was made by a fan – and there are more to come|author=Fullerton, Huw|date of source=31 March 2017|website name=RadioTimes|accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref>
Known in fandom for his [[YouTube]] channel, John Smith VFX, Pickles has been making fan-made ''Doctor Who'' title sequences since the age of 16, eight years before his [[Jodie Whittaker]] titles hit the screens.<ref name="John Smith VFX" /> He has since produced other notable VFX videos on that channel, often involving [[the Doctor]] or [[the TARDIS]], or indeed [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Sherlock]]''. In December 2013, John Smith VFX released ''Wholock'', the ''Sherlock''/''Doctor Who'' crossover, which went "viral", and gained the amateur VFX artist significant online attention.<ref name="RadioTimes" />
 
When ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'' aired, Pickles became the first ''individual'' to receive credit for the creation of a ''Doctor Who'' title sequence, following such credits for [[Framestore]] and [[BBC Wales Graphics]].


Known in fandom for his [[YouTube]] channel, John Smith VFX, Pickles has been making fan-made ''Doctor Who'' title sequences since the age of 16, eight years before his [[Jodie Whittaker]] titles hit the screens.<ref name="John Smith VFX" /> He has since produced other notable VFX videos on that channel, often involving [[the Doctor]] or [[the TARDIS]], or indeed [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Sherlock]]''. In December 2013, John Smith VFX released ''Wholock'', the ''Sherlock''/''Doctor Who'' crossover, which went "viral", and gained the amateur VFX artist significant online attention.<ref name="RadioTimes" />
Pickles' final story was ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]''.<ref name="cook">https://twitter.com/benjamin_cook/status/1588271575782260736</ref>


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Ben Pickles created the series 11 title sequence for Doctor Who.

Pickles previously provided additional VFX for World Enough and Time and Twice Upon a Time. Specifically, he created the black hole in World Enough, and created a morphing transition between William Hartnell's and David Bradley's First Doctors, used at the start of Twice Upon a Time.[1][2] He also created the visual effects for the minisode A Hero like the Doctor, released as a prelude to Series 10.

"All I was given was the original shot of Hartnell, and a matching shot of Bradley delivering the same lines. [...] So, one facial feature at a time, I gradually turned Bradley into Hartnell, and it wasn't until I replaced his eyes that it all clicked into place. [...] I’m immensely proud of that shot, mostly since it seemed so impossible at first glance."Ben Pickles [src]

Pickles credited director Rachel Talalay for "[getting him] involved in the show in the first place".[3]

Known in fandom for his YouTube channel, John Smith VFX, Pickles has been making fan-made Doctor Who title sequences since the age of 16, eight years before his Jodie Whittaker titles hit the screens.[3] He has since produced other notable VFX videos on that channel, often involving the Doctor or the TARDIS, or indeed BBC One's Sherlock. In December 2013, John Smith VFX released Wholock, the Sherlock/Doctor Who crossover, which went "viral", and gained the amateur VFX artist significant online attention.[2]

When The Ghost Monument aired, Pickles became the first individual to receive credit for the creation of a Doctor Who title sequence, following such credits for Framestore and BBC Wales Graphics.

Pickles' final story was The Power of the Doctor.[4]

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  1. ↑ DWM 519
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fullerton, Huw (16 November 2017). Another Doctor Who fan has been hired to work on the series. RadioTimes. Retrieved on 16 October 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 John Smith VFX (14 October 2018). John Smith VFX is feeling excited.. Facebook. Retrieved on 16 October 2018.
  4. ↑ https://twitter.com/benjamin_cook/status/1588271575782260736
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