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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
He was a [[production assistant]] on several early ''Doctor Who'' stories, including ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' and ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''. His earliest directorial effort for the programme was on 9 October 1963, when he directed some [[16mm]] film inserts for the later three episodes of ''An Unearthly Child'', "[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)#The Cave of Skulls (2)|The Cave of Skulls]]", "[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)#The Forest of Fear (3)|The Forest of Fear]]" and "[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)#The Firemaker (4)|The Firemaker]]". ([[REF]]: ''[[The First Doctor Handbook]]''). His first directorial ''credit'' was on the ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'' episode "[[Planet of Giants (TV story)#Crisis (3)|Crisis]]", and his first ''sole'' directorial work for ''Doctor Who'' was [[TV]]: ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]''. | He was a [[production assistant]] on several early ''Doctor Who'' stories, including ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' and ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''. His earliest directorial effort for the programme was on 9 October 1963, when he directed some [[16mm]] film inserts for the later three episodes of ''An Unearthly Child'', "[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)#The Cave of Skulls (2)|The Cave of Skulls]]", "[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)#The Forest of Fear (3)|The Forest of Fear]]" and "[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)#The Firemaker (4)|The Firemaker]]". ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The First Doctor|The First Doctor Handbook]]''). His first directorial ''credit'' was on the ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'' episode "[[Planet of Giants (TV story)#Crisis (3)|Crisis]]", and his first ''sole'' directorial work for ''Doctor Who'' was [[TV]]: ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]''. | ||
As a director, he was known for his meticulous planning and military style. Due, in part, to having served as an officer in the British Army. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Podshock]]'') | As a director, he was known for his meticulous planning and military style. Due, in part, to having served as an officer in the British Army. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Podshock]]'') | ||
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During the production of ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'', Camfield had a falling out with Doctor Who's regular composer, [[Dudley Simpson]] and as a result, refused to use him on further stories in which he directed. | During the production of ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'', Camfield had a falling out with Doctor Who's regular composer, [[Dudley Simpson]] and as a result, refused to use him on further stories in which he directed. | ||
The [[location filming]] for ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'' actually included [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]'s return to [[London]] in the final episode of ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', "[[The Chase (TV story)#The Planet of Decision (6)|The Planet of Decision]]". Therefore he was either, as [[William Russell]] claims, the actual [[still photographer]] for the montage at the end of "The Planet of Decision" ([[DCOM]]: "[[The Planet of Decision]]") or the director of a now-unknown BBC still photographer, according to [[David J Howe]] and friends. ([[REF]]: ''[[The First Doctor Handbook]]'') The two sources agree he was present throughout the still session, even if they disagree about who actually opened the shutter. | The [[location filming]] for ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'' actually included [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]'s return to [[London]] in the final episode of ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', "[[The Chase (TV story)#The Planet of Decision (6)|The Planet of Decision]]". Therefore he was either, as [[William Russell]] claims, the actual [[still photographer]] for the montage at the end of "The Planet of Decision" ([[DCOM]]: "[[The Planet of Decision]]") or the director of a now-unknown BBC still photographer, according to [[David J Howe]] and friends. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The First Doctor|The First Doctor Handbook]]'') The two sources agree he was present throughout the still session, even if they disagree about who actually opened the shutter. | ||
For the DVD release of ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' in [[2013]], an in-joke reference to Camfield was featured in the video reconstruction of the currently missing episode three — using [[John Cura]]'s [[tele-snaps]] linked up to the existing soundtrack — where the wrapper of a [[chocolate]] bar [[Driver Evans]] takes from a platform vending machine reads "[[Camfield's Fairy Milk Chocolate]]". | For the DVD release of ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' in [[2013]], an in-joke reference to Camfield was featured in the video reconstruction of the currently missing episode three — using [[John Cura]]'s [[tele-snaps]] linked up to the existing soundtrack — where the wrapper of a [[chocolate]] bar [[Driver Evans]] takes from a platform vending machine reads "[[Camfield's Fairy Milk Chocolate]]". | ||
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* ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'' (episode 3, with [[Mervyn Pinfield]]) ([[INFO]]: ''Planet of Giants'') | * ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'' (episode 3, with [[Mervyn Pinfield]]) ([[INFO]]: ''Planet of Giants'') | ||
* ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'' | * ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' (episode 6 location work, with [[Richard Martin (director)|Richard Martin]]) ([[REF]]: ''[[The First Doctor Handbook]]'') | * ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' (episode 6 location work, with [[Richard Martin (director)|Richard Martin]]) ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The First Doctor|The First Doctor Handbook]]'') | ||
* ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'' | * ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' | * ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' | ||
