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[[File:Special Feature - Vision Mixing - Doctor Who - The Sensorites - BBC|thumb|[[Clive Doig]], ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s first vision mixer, explains his job.]]
{{video|Special Feature - Vision Mixing - Doctor Who - The Sensorites - BBC|thumb|[[Clive Doig]], ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s first vision mixer, explains his job.}}
'''Vision mixers''' were regular members of the production crew of the 1963 version of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
'''Vision mixers''' were regular members of the production crew of the 1963 version of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.


During the recording of a programme, they sat in the control booth above the studio floor and decided when to switch between the — usually ''four'' – cameras that were being used to film an episode, according to the [[director]]'s instructions. They were thus "live [[editor]]s", who controlled when a particular camera was actively recording.
During the recording of a programme, they sat in the control booth above the studio floor and decided when to switch between the — usually ''four'' – cameras that were being used to film an episode, according to the [[Director (crew)|director]]'s instructions. They were thus "live [[editor]]s", who controlled when a particular camera was actively recording.


They also were responsible for some [[visual effect]]s, such as the insertion of pre-recorded material [[playback|played back]] into a scene, and indeed the achievement of the original title sequence. Undoubtedly, however, their most important visual effect was that of [[regeneration]], which — as established by ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|Tenth Planet]]'' vision mixer, [[Shirley Coward]] — was always achieved by some form of camera cross-fade.
They also were responsible for some [[visual effect]]s, such as the insertion of pre-recorded material [[playback|played back]] into a scene, and indeed the achievement of the original title sequence. Undoubtedly, however, their most important visual effect was that of [[regeneration]], which — as established by ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|Tenth Planet]]'' vision mixer, [[Shirley Coward]] — was always achieved by some form of camera cross-fade.


Interviewed on ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'' [[DVD]] extra ''[[Vision On]]'', early [[William Hartnell|Harnell]]-era vision mixer, [[Clive Doig]], had this to say about his job:
Interviewed on ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'' [[DVD]] extra ''[[Vision On]]'', early [[William Hartnell|Hartnell]]-era vision mixer, [[Clive Doig]], had this to say about his job:
{{quote|What I'm doing as a vision mixer is cutting to the camera against the dialogue of the [camera script that the [[director]] has prepared]."|[[Clive Doig]]}}
{{quote|What I'm doing as a vision mixer is cutting to the camera against the dialogue of the [camera script that the [[Director (crew)|director]] has prepared]."|[[Clive Doig]]}}


Because no mainstream [[DWU]] show after ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' has been produced in a multi-camera environment, vision mixers essentially haven't been used since [[1989]]. Very brief exceptions occasionally crop up, however, as when characters are seen to be watching [[television]] programmes. The clearest examples of vision mixing in the [[BBC Wales]] era are perhaps [[Trisha Goddard]]'s scenes in ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]''.
Because no mainstream [[DWU]] show after ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' has been produced in a multi-camera environment, vision mixers essentially haven't been used since [[1989]]. Very brief exceptions occasionally crop up, however, as when characters are seen to be watching [[television]] programmes. The clearest examples of vision mixing in the [[BBC Wales]] era are perhaps [[Trisha Goddard]]'s scenes in ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]''.


Although ''Survival'' was the final story of the regular run of ''Doctor Who'' to employ a vision mixer throughout its production, the last BBC-licensed story to use vision mixing was ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]''. It in fact parodied the work of vision mixers in the original series by showing how quick cutting between cameras created the "endless corridors" down which [[the Doctor]] and his [[companion]] typically ran.
Although ''Survival'' was the final story of the regular run of ''Doctor Who'' to employ a vision mixer throughout its production, the last BBC-licensed story to use vision mixing was ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]''. It in fact parodied the work of vision mixers in the original series by showing how quick cutting between cameras created the "endless corridors" down which [[the Doctor]] and his [[companion]] typically ran.


== List of vision mixers ==
== List of vision mixers ==
=== Season 1 ===
=== Television ===
==== Season 1 ====
* ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' - [[Clive Doig]] ([[DOC]]: ''[[Vision On]]'')
* ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' - [[Clive Doig]] ([[DOC]]: ''[[Vision On]]'')
* ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'' - Clive Doig ([[INFO]]: ''The Edge of Destruction'')
* ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'' - Clive Doig ([[INFO]]: ''The Edge of Destruction'')
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* ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'' - [[Fred Law]] and Clive Doig ([[INFO]]: ''The Reign of Terror'')
* ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'' - [[Fred Law]] and Clive Doig ([[INFO]]: ''The Reign of Terror'')


=== Season 2 ===
==== Season 2 ====
* ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'' - [[Clive Doig]] and [[Graham Giles]] ([[INFO]]: ''Planet of Giants'')
* ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'' - Clive Doig and [[Graham Giles]] ([[INFO]]: ''Planet of Giants'')
* ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' - [[John Lopes]], [[Ann Smith]], Clive Doig ([[INFO]]: ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth'')
* ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' - [[John Lopes]], [[Ann Smith]], Clive Doig ([[INFO]]: ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth'')
* ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]'' - Clive Doig ([[INFO]]: ''The Rescue'')
* ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'' - Clive Doig ([[INFO]]: ''The Web Planet'')
* ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'' - Clive Doig ([[INFO]]: ''The Web Planet'')
* ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'' - John Lopes ([[REF]]: ''[[The Crusade (script)|The Crusade]]'')
* ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'' - John Lopes ([[REF]]: ''[[The Crusade (script)|The Crusade]]'')
* ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]'' - Clive Doig ([[INFO]]: ''The Space Museum'')
* ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]'' - Clive Doig ([[INFO]]: ''The Space Museum'')
* ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' - Clive Doig and John Lopes ([[INFO]]: ''The Chase'')
* ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' - Clive Doig and John Lopes ([[INFO]]: ''The Chase'')
* ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'' - John Lopes and [[Dave Hanks]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Time Meddler'')


=== Season 3 ===
==== Season 3 ====
* ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'' - [[Clive Doig]] ([[DOC]]: ''[[Vision On]]'')
* ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'' - Clive Doig ([[DOC]]: ''[[Vision On]]'')
* ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'' - [[Clive Halls]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Ark'')
* ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'' - [[Clive Halls]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Ark'')
* ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'' - Clive Halls and [[Joan Duncan]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Gunfighters'')
* ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'' - Clive Halls and [[Joan Duncan]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Gunfighters'')


=== Season 4 ===
==== Season 4 ====
* ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'' - [[Shirley Coward]] ([[REF]]: ''[[The Second Doctor Handbook]]'')
* ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'' - [[Shirley Coward]] ([[REF]]: ''[[The Second Doctor Handbook]]'')
* ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'' - [[Ian Easterbrook]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Moonbase'')
* ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'' - [[Ian Easterbrook]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Moonbase'')
* ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' - [[John Barclay]] ([[INFO]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'')
* ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' - [[John Barclay]] ([[INFO]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'')


=== Season 6 ===
==== Season 6 ====
* ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'' - [[Bill Morton]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Dominators'')
* ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'' - [[Bill Morton]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Dominators'')
* ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'' - [[Geoff Walmsley]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Mind Robber'')
* ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'' - [[Geoff Walmsley]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Mind Robber'')
* ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' - [[David Langford]] and [[John Barclay]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Invasion'')
* ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' - [[David Langford]] and John Barclay ([[INFO]]: ''The Invasion'')
* ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'' - David Langford ([[INFO]]: ''The Krotons'')
* ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'' - David Langford ([[INFO]]: ''The Krotons'')
* ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' - [[Chris Griffin]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Seeds of Death'')
* ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' - [[Chris Griffin]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Seeds of Death'')
* ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' - David Langford ([[INFO]]: ''The War Games'')
* ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' - David Langford ([[INFO]]: ''The War Games'')


=== Season 7 ===
==== Season 7 ====
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' - [[Mike Catherford]] ([[INFO]]: ''Doctor Who and the Silurians'')
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' - [[Mike Catherwood]] ([[INFO]]: ''Doctor Who and the Silurians'')
* ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'' - [[John Barclay]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Ambassadors of Death'')
* ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'' - John Barclay ([[INFO]]: ''The Ambassadors of Death'')
* ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' - [[John Gorman]] ([[INFO]]: ''Inferno'')
* ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' - [[John Gorman]] ([[INFO]]: ''Inferno'')


=== Season 8 ===
==== Season 8 ====
* ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terrorof the Autons]]'' - [[Shirley Coward]] ([[INFO]]: ''Terror of the Autons'')
* ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'' - Shirley Coward ([[INFO]]: ''Terror of the Autons'')
* ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'' - [[Mike Catherwood]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Mind of Evil'')
* ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'' - Mike Catherwood ([[INFO]]: ''The Mind of Evil'')
* ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'' - Mike Catherwood ([[INFO]]: ''The Claws of Axos'')
* ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'' - Mike Catherwood ([[INFO]]: ''The Claws of Axos'')
* ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'' - [[Jim Stephens]] ([[INFO]]: ''Colony in Space'')
* ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'' - [[Jim Stephens]] ([[INFO]]: ''Colony in Space'')
* ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'' - [[John Gorman]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Dæmons'')
* ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'' - John Gorman ([[INFO]]: ''The Dæmons'')


=== Season 9 ===
==== Season 9 ====
* ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' - [[Mike Catherwood]] ([[INFO]]: ''Day of the Daleks'')
* ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' - Mike Catherwood ([[INFO]]: ''Day of the Daleks'')
* ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'' - [[Mike Turner|Michael Turner]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Curse of Peladon'')
* ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'' - [[Mike Turner|Michael Turner]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Curse of Peladon'')
* ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'' - [[John Gorman]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Sea Devils'')
* ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'' - John Gorman ([[INFO]]: ''The Sea Devils'')
* ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'' - Mike Turner ([[INFO]]: ''The Mutants'')
* ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'' - Mike Turner ([[INFO]]: ''The Mutants'')


=== Season 10 ===
==== Season 10 ====
* ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'' - [[Bill Morton]] ([[INFO]]: ''Carnival of Monsters'')
* ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'' - Bill Morton ([[INFO]]: ''Carnival of Monsters'')
* ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' - [[Mike Turner]] and [[Shirley Coward]] ([[INFO]]: ''Frontier in Space'')
* ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' - Mike Turner and Shirley Coward ([[INFO]]: ''Frontier in Space'')
* ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' - Mike Turner ([[INFO]]: ''Planet of the Daleks'')
* ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' - Mike Turner ([[INFO]]: ''Planet of the Daleks'')


=== Season 11 ===
==== Season 11 ====
* ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'' - [[Nick Lake]] ([[INFO]]: ''Death to the Daleks'')
* ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'' - [[Nick Lake]] ([[INFO]]: ''Death to the Daleks'')
* ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'' - [[Mike Turner]] and Nick Lake ([[INFO]]: ''The Monster of Peladon'')
* ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'' - Mike Turner and Nick Lake ([[INFO]]: ''The Monster of Peladon'')
* ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'' - Nick Lake ([[INFO]]: ''Planet of the Spiders'')
* ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'' - Nick Lake ([[INFO]]: ''Planet of the Spiders'')


=== Season 12 ===
==== Season 12 ====
* ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'' - [[Graham Giles]] and [[Fred Law]] ([[INFO]]: ''Robot'')
* ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'' - [[Graham Giles]] and Fred Law ([[INFO]]: ''Robot'')
* ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' - [[Mary Kellehar]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Ark in Space'')
* ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' - [[Mary Kellehar]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Ark in Space'')
* ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]'' - Mary Kellehar ([[INFO]]: ''The Sontaran Experiment'')
* ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]'' - Mary Kellehar ([[INFO]]: ''The Sontaran Experiment'')
* ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' - [[John Gorman]] ([[INFO]]: ''Genesis of the Daleks'')
* ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' - John Gorman ([[INFO]]: ''Genesis of the Daleks'')
* ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' - [[Nick Lake]] ([[INFO]]: ''Revenge of the Cybermen'')
* ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' - Nick Lake ([[INFO]]: ''Revenge of the Cybermen'')


=== Season 13 ===
==== Season 13 ====
* ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'' - [[Nick Lake]] ([[INFO]]: ''Terror of the Zygons'')
* ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'' - Nick Lake ([[INFO]]: ''Terror of the Zygons'')
* ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'' - [[James Gould]] ([[INFO]]: ''Pyramids of Mars'')
* ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'' - [[James Gould]] ([[INFO]]: ''Pyramids of Mars'')
* ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]'' - Nick Lake ([[INFO]]: ''The Android Invasion'')
* ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]'' - Nick Lake ([[INFO]]: ''The Android Invasion'')
* ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'' - [[Sue Thorne]], [[Heather Gilder]] and [[Graham Giles]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Seeds of Doom'')
* ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'' - [[Sue Thorne]], [[Heather Gilder]] and Graham Giles ([[INFO]]: ''The Seeds of Doom'')


=== Season 14 ===
==== Season 14 ====
* ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'' - [[Graham Giles]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Masque of Mandragora'')
* ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'' - Graham Giles ([[INFO]]: ''The Masque of Mandragora'')
* ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'' - [[Nick Lake]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Face of Evil'')
* ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'' - Nick Lake ([[INFO]]: ''The Hand of Fear'')
* ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'' - Nick Lake ([[INFO]]: ''The Face of Evil'')
* ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' - [[Pat Mordecai]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Talons of Weng-Chiang'')
* ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' - [[Pat Mordecai]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Talons of Weng-Chiang'')


=== Season 15 ===
==== Season 15 ====
* ''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]'' - [[James Gould]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Sun Makers'')
* ''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]'' - James Gould ([[INFO]]: ''The Sun Makers'')
* ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'' - [[Shirley Coward]] ([[INFO]]: ''Underworld'')
* ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'' - Shirley Coward ([[INFO]]: ''Underworld'')
* ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'' - Shirley Coward ([[INFO]]: ''The Invasion of Time'')
* ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'' - Shirley Coward ([[INFO]]: ''The Invasion of Time'')


=== Season 16 ===
==== Season 16 ====
* ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'' - [[Sue Thorne]] and [[Fred Law]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Ribos Operation'')
* ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'' - Sue Thorne and Fred Law ([[INFO]]: ''The Ribos Operation'')
* ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'' - Sue Thorne ([[INFO]]: ''The Pirate Planet'')
* ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'' - Sue Thorne ([[INFO]]: ''The Pirate Planet'')
* ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'' - [[Nigel Finnis]] and [[Fred Law]] ([[INFO]]: ''The Stones of Blood'')
* ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'' - [[Nigel Finnis]] and Fred Law ([[INFO]]: ''The Stones of Blood'')


=== Season 17 ===
==== Season 17 ====
* ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' - [[Nigel Finnis]]
* ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' - Nigel Finnis
* ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'' - Nigel Finnis
* ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'' - Nigel Finnis
* ''[[The Creature from the Pit (TV story)|The Creature from the Pit]]'' - [[James Gould]]
* ''[[The Creature from the Pit (TV story)|The Creature from the Pit]]'' - James Gould
* ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]'' - Nigel Finnis
* ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]'' - Nigel Finnis
* ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'' - James Gould
* ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'' - James Gould
* ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' - James Gould
* ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' - James Gould


=== Season 18 ===
==== Season 18 ====
* ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'' - [[Paul del Bravo]]
* ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'' - [[Paul del Bravo]]
* ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'' - [[Graham Giles]]
* ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'' - Graham Giles
* ''[[Full Circle (TV story)|Full Circle]]'' - [[Carol Johnson]]
* ''[[Full Circle (TV story)|Full Circle]]'' - [[Carol Johnson]]
* ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'' - Paul del Bravo and [[Jim Stephens]]
* ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'' - Paul del Bravo and [[Jim Stephens]]
* ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'' - [[Nigel Finnis]]
* ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'' - Nigel Finnis
* ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' - Carol Johnson


=== Season 19 ===
==== Season 19 ====
* ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' - [[Carol Johnson]]
* ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'' - [[James Gould]]
* ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'' - James Gould
* ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' - James Gould
* ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' - James Gould
* ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'' - [[Nigel Finnis]]
* ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'' - Nigel Finnis


=== Season 20 ===
==== Season 20 ====
* ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' - [[Carol Johnson]]
* ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'' - Carol Johnson
* ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'' - [[Paul Wheeler (vision mixer)|Paul Wheeler]]
* ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'' - [[Paul Wheeler (vision mixer)|Paul Wheeler]]
* ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'' - [[Nigel Finnis]]
* ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'' - Nigel Finnis
* ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' - [[Shirley Coward]]
* ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' - Shirley Coward


=== Season 21 ===
==== Season 21 ====
* ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'' - [[Nigel Finnis]]
* ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'' - Nigel Finnis
* ''[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]'' - [[Paul Wheeler (vision mixer)|Paul Wheeler]]
* ''[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]'' - Paul Wheeler
* ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'' - Paul Wheeler
* ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'' - Paul Wheeler
* ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' - Paul Wheeler
* ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' - Paul Wheeler
* ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'' - [[Dinah Long]]
* ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'' - [[Dinah Long]]
* ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androizani]]'' - Dinah Long
* ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'' - Dinah Long
* ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'' - Dinah Long
* ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'' - Dinah Long


=== Season 22 ===
==== Season 22 ====
* ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'' - [[Nigel Finnis]]
* ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'' - Nigel Finnis
* ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'' - Nigel Finnis and [[Jayne Beckett]]
* ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'' - Nigel Finnis and [[Jayne Beckett]]
* ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'' - Jayne Beckett
* ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'' - Jayne Beckett
* ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'' - Jayne Beckett
* ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'' - Jayne Beckett
* ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'' - Jayne Beckett
* ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'' - Jayne Beckett
* ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'' - [[Dinah Long]]
* ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'' - Dinah Long
* ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (TV story)|A Fix with Sontarans]]'' - [[Sue Collins]]


=== Season 23 ===
==== Season 23 ====
* ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'' - [[Jim Stephens]]
* ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'' - Jim Stephens
* ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]'' - Jim Stephens
* ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]'' - Jim Stephens
* ''[[Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)|Terror of the Vervoids]]'' - [[Shirley Coward]] (also Jim Stephens, uncredited<ref>[[TCH 42]]</ref>)
* ''[[Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)|Terror of the Vervoids]]'' - Shirley Coward (also Jim Stephens, uncredited<ref>[[TCH 42]]</ref>)
* ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'' - [[Shirley Coward]] and [[Jim Stephens]]
* ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'' - Shirley Coward and Jim Stephens


=== Season 24 ===
==== Season 24 ====
* ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'' - [[Sue Thorne]]
* ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'' - Sue Thorne


=== Season 25 ===
==== Season 25 ====
* ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' - [[Shirley Coward]] and [[Fred Law]]
* ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' - Shirley Coward and Fred Law
* ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'' - Shirley Coward
* ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'' - Shirley Coward
* ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'' - [[Barbara Gainsley]]
* ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'' - [[Barbara Gainsley]]
* ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'' - [[Barbada Gainsley]], [[Dinah Long]], [[Julie Mann]] and Fred Law
* ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'' - Barbara Gainsley, Dinah Long, [[Julie Mann]] and Fred Law


=== Season 26 ===
==== Season 26 ====
* ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'' - Dinah Long
* ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'' - [[Susan Brincat]]
* ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'' - [[Susan Brincat]]
* ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'' - Dinah Long
* ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' - Susan Brincat
* ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' - Susan Brincat
=== Home video ===
==== Season 22 ====
* ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (home video)|A Fix with Sontarans]]'' - Sue Collins


== Documentaries about vision mixing ==
== Documentaries about vision mixing ==
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|''[[A View from the Gallery]]''
|''[[A View from the Gallery (documentary)|A View from the Gallery]]''
|''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' (2011 DVD release)
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== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Clive Doig, Doctor Who's first vision mixer, explains his job.

Vision mixers were regular members of the production crew of the 1963 version of Doctor Who.

During the recording of a programme, they sat in the control booth above the studio floor and decided when to switch between the — usually four – cameras that were being used to film an episode, according to the director's instructions. They were thus "live editors", who controlled when a particular camera was actively recording.

They also were responsible for some visual effects, such as the insertion of pre-recorded material played back into a scene, and indeed the achievement of the original title sequence. Undoubtedly, however, their most important visual effect was that of regeneration, which — as established by Tenth Planet vision mixer, Shirley Coward — was always achieved by some form of camera cross-fade.

Interviewed on The Sensorites DVD extra Vision On, early Hartnell-era vision mixer, Clive Doig, had this to say about his job:

What I'm doing as a vision mixer is cutting to the camera against the dialogue of the [camera script that the director has prepared]."Clive Doig

Because no mainstream DWU show after Survival has been produced in a multi-camera environment, vision mixers essentially haven't been used since 1989. Very brief exceptions occasionally crop up, however, as when characters are seen to be watching television programmes. The clearest examples of vision mixing in the BBC Wales era are perhaps Trisha Goddard's scenes in Army of Ghosts.

Although Survival was the final story of the regular run of Doctor Who to employ a vision mixer throughout its production, the last BBC-licensed story to use vision mixing was The Curse of Fatal Death. It in fact parodied the work of vision mixers in the original series by showing how quick cutting between cameras created the "endless corridors" down which the Doctor and his companion typically ran.

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Vision mixing has been the primary focus of two documentaries in the classic Doctor Who DVD range.

Documentary Released on Interviewees Subject
Vision On The Sensorites Clive Doig Basic description of job, as it existed in the Lambert era
A View from the Gallery Day of the Daleks (2011 DVD release) Barry Letts and Mike Catherwood Relationship between the director and the vision mixer, primarily as experienced in the Letts era

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