Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story): Difference between revisions

[[Barry Letts]] was keen to capitalise on the success of the Drashig puppets employed in [[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|''Carnival of Monsters'']]''. ''Whereas the Drashigs had been built by the BBC Visual Effects Department, the unit had ultimately determined that its resources were insufficient to build the dinosaurs required for the model work. Instead, it was suggested that the ''Doctor Who'' production team outsource the work to [[Cliff Culley]] and his firm, [[Westbury Design and Optical]], who had recently worked on ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]''. However, the dinosaurs exceeded Culley's capacity, and so he subcontracted the models to [[Rodney Fuller]]. Letts was very disappointed with the results, which were far less maneuverable and convincing than the Drashigs had been. Because the dinosaurs were such an important element of the story, however, their flaws could not be minimised onscreen, leaving [[Paddy Russell]] and her team to make do with what they had. Fuller's company apparently went out of business soon thereafter.