Keith Wilson (production designer)
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Keith George Wilson was an award-winning production designer who began work at AP Films
, working as art assistant on Fireball XL5
(1963) and many other Gerry Anderson productions to follow. As a production designer
he created all the futuristic sets for Space: 1999
(1975–77) and Star Maidens
(1976). He died on 6 July 2011.
(1992) and was nominated for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special for Great Expectations
(1989). He also received a CableACE Award
for Art Direction in a Dramatic Special or Series/Movie or Miniseries for The Old Curiosity Shop
(1995).
AP Films
AP Films or APF, later becoming Century 21 Productions, was a British independent film production company of the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s...
, working as art assistant on Fireball XL5
Fireball XL5
Fireball XL5 is a science fiction-themed children's television show following the missions of spaceship Fireball XL5, commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol...
(1963) and many other Gerry Anderson productions to follow. As a production designer
Production designer
In film and television, a production designer is the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. Production designers have one of the key creative roles in the creation of motion pictures and television. Working directly with the...
he created all the futuristic sets for Space: 1999
Space: 1999
Space: 1999 is a British science-fiction television series that ran for two seasons and originally aired from 1975 to 1977. In the opening episode, nuclear waste from Earth stored on the Moon's far side explodes in a catastrophic accident on 13 September 1999, knocking the Moon out of orbit and...
(1975–77) and Star Maidens
Star Maidens
Star Maidens is a British science-fiction television series made by Portman Productions for the ITV Network. Produced in 1975, and first screened in 1976, it was filmed at Bray Studios and on location in Windsor, Bracknell and Black Park...
(1976). He died on 6 July 2011.
Awards
Wilson won an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special for the TV film StalinStalin (1992 film)
Stalin is a 1992 television film, produced for HBO, starring Robert Duvall portraying Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. The film won three Golden Globe Awards among various awards including cinematography awards for Vilmos Zsigmond...
(1992) and was nominated for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special for Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1989 film)
Great Expectations is a British television serial based on Charles Dickens' novel of the same title. The six-part serial was first broadcast on the ITV network in 1991 though it was distributed on video in the United States in 1989....
(1989). He also received a CableACE Award
CableACE Award
The CableACE Award was an award that was given from 1978 to 1997 to honor excellence in American cable television programming...
for Art Direction in a Dramatic Special or Series/Movie or Miniseries for The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by Charles Dickens. The plot follows the life of Nell Trent and her grandfather, both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in London....
(1995).
Filmography
- The Hills Have Eyes II (2007)
- The Ten CommandmentsThe Ten Commandments (2007 film)The Ten Commandments is a 2007 American computer animated film directed by John Stronach and Bill Boyce. The film was released to theaters on October 19, 2007 and on DVD on February 5, 2008.-Cast:*Ben Kingsley as Narrator*Elliott Gould as God...
(2007) - A Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol (2004 film)A Christmas Carol, also known as A Christmas Carol: The Musical, is a 2004 television film based on a 1994 stage musical of the same name, with songs written by Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens . The musical is based on Charles Dickens' famous 1843 novella of the same name, produced by Hallmark...
(TV film, 2004) - The Blackwater LightshipThe Blackwater LightshipThe Blackwater Lightship is a 1999 novel written by Irish novelist Colm Tóibín, and was short-listed for the Booker Prize.-Plot summary:The story is described from the viewpoint of Helen, a successful school principal living with her husband and two children in Ireland...
(TV film, 2004) - DinotopiaDinotopia (TV miniseries)Dinotopia is a four-hour TV miniseries co-produced by Walt Disney Television and Hallmark Entertainment. It is based on the fictional world of Dinotopia, a utopia in which sentient dinosaurs and humans coexist, created by American author James Gurney...
(TV mini-series, 2002) - Victoria & AlbertVictoria & Albert (TV serial)Victoria & Albert is a 2001 British-US historical television serial. It focused on the early life and marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The series starred Victoria Hamilton as Victoria, Jonathan Firth as Prince Albert and Peter Ustinov as King William IV. It was directed by John Ermant....
(TV mini-series, 2001) - In the BeginningIn the Beginning (2000 film)In the Beginning is a 2-part miniseries directed by Kevin Connor. It stars Martin Landau and Jacqueline Bisset and it premiered on NBC on 12 November 2000.-Plot:...
(TV mini-series, 2000) - Mary, Mother of JesusMary, Mother of Jesus (film)Mary, Mother of Jesus is a made-for-television Biblical film that retells the story of Jesus through the eyes of Mary, his mother. It stars Swedish Pernilla August and Melinda Kinnaman as Mary, David Threlfall as Joseph and Christian Bale as Jesus. The film was produced by Eunice Kennedy Shriver...
(TV film, 1999) - The Seventh ScrollThe Seventh ScrollThe Seventh Scroll is a novel by author Wilbur Smith first published in 1995. It is part of the 'Egyptian' series of novels by Smith and follows the exploits of the adventurer Nicholas Quenton-Harper and Dr. Royan Al Simma...
(TV mini-series, 1999) - Miracle at MidnightMiracle at MidnightMiracle at Midnight is a TV movie based on the Rescue of the Danish Jews in Denmark during the Holocaust. It is a Disney production and premiered on ccc in 1998. It was also portrayed in Ms...
(TV film, 1998) - Oliver TwistOliver Twist (1997 film)Oliver Twist is a 1997 television movie produced by Walt Disney Television, based on the popular novel of the same name by Charles Dickens. It aired during The Wonderful World of Disney...
(TV film, 1997) - The Apocalypse WatchThe Apocalypse WatchThe Apocalypse Watch is a novel by Robert Ludlum. A TV movie based on it aired in 1997. This was Ludlum's second novel to focus on a neo-Nazi conspiracy to take over the world, the other being The Holcroft Covenant.-Plot summary:...
(TV film, 1997) - Supply & Demand (TV series, 1997)
- The Little RidersThe Little RidersThe Little Riders is a book by Margaretha Shemin, that was made into a television movie in 1996 which aired on the Disney Channel. It tells the story of Joanna Hunter, a young Dutch-American girl who goes to visit her grandparents in the Netherlands, when the Nazis occupy the village...
(TV film, 1996) - The Governor (TV series, 1995)
- The Old Curiosity ShopThe Old Curiosity ShopThe Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by Charles Dickens. The plot follows the life of Nell Trent and her grandfather, both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in London....
(TV series, 1995) - Remember (TV series, 1993)
- StalinStalin (1992 film)Stalin is a 1992 television film, produced for HBO, starring Robert Duvall portraying Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. The film won three Golden Globe Awards among various awards including cinematography awards for Vilmos Zsigmond...
(TV film, 1992) - Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors (TV series, 1992)
- L'Amérique en otage (TV series, 1991)
- Great Expectations (TV mini-series, 1989)
- The Lady and the HighwaymanThe Lady and the HighwaymanThe Lady and the Highwayman is a 1989 UK TV movie based on Barbara Cartland's Romance Novel Cupid Rides Pillion. The working title of the film was Dangerous Love....
(TV film, 1989) - Steal the Sky (TV series, 1988)
- A Hazard of HeartsA Hazard of HeartsA Hazard of Hearts is a romantic film starring Helena Bonham Carter in one of her first major roles. It is based on a novel by Barbara Cartland and was released in 1987.- Plot :...
(TV film, 1987) - The Lion of Africa (TV series, 1987)
- GulagGulag (film)Gulag is a 1985 drama film by Roger Young, aired originally on HBO and later released to home video.-Plot:TV reporter and former star athlete Mickey Almon is covering a World athletic event in Moscow when he is arrested by the KGB after being approached by a scientist wanting him to smuggle secret...
(TV film, 1985) - Out of the Darkness (TV film, 1985)
- Exploits at West Poley (TV series, 1985)
- Haunters of the DeepFriday Film SpecialThe Friday Film Special was a slot for children on the UK television network BBC1, shown between 1985 and 1989.Every Friday during each season, they showed a children's film, made by the Children's Film Foundation...
(1984) - Slayground (1983)
- Memoirs of a SurvivorMemoirs of a Survivor (film)Memoirs of a Survivor is a 1981 British science fiction film directed by David Gladwell. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival...
(1981) - Riding HighRiding High (1981 film)Riding High is a 1981 British drama film directed by Ross Cramer and starring Eddie Kidd, Irene Handl and Murray Salem. A bored young motorcycle messenger begins training to take part in a major competition.-Cast:* Eddie Kidd ... Dave Munday...
(1981) - Yesterday's Hero (1979)
- A Man Called Intrepid (TV mini-series, 1979)
- International VelvetInternational Velvet (film)International Velvet is a 1978 dramatic film. It was a remake of the 1944 classic, National Velvet. The film stars Tatum O'Neal, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Hopkins and Nanette Newman. The film got mixed reviews.-Plot:...
(1978) - Space: 1999Space: 1999Space: 1999 is a British science-fiction television series that ran for two seasons and originally aired from 1975 to 1977. In the opening episode, nuclear waste from Earth stored on the Moon's far side explodes in a catastrophic accident on 13 September 1999, knocking the Moon out of orbit and...
(TV series, 48 episodes, 1975–78) - The New Avengers (TV series, six episodes, 1977)
- Star MaidensStar MaidensStar Maidens is a British science-fiction television series made by Portman Productions for the ITV Network. Produced in 1975, and first screened in 1976, it was filmed at Bray Studios and on location in Windsor, Bracknell and Black Park...
(TV series, 13 episodes, 1976) - The Secret ServiceThe Secret ServiceThe Secret Service is a British children's espionage television series, made as a Century 21 production for ITC Entertainment and broadcast in 1969...
(TV series, 1969) - Captain Scarlet and the MysteronsCaptain Scarlet and the MysteronsCaptain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often referred to as Captain Scarlet, is a 1960s British science-fiction television series produced by the Century 21 Productions company of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, John Read and Reg Hill...
(TV series, six episodes, 1967) - Thunderbirds Are GoThunderbirds Are GOThunderbirds Are Go is a 1966 British science-fiction film based on Thunderbirds, a 1960s television series starring marionette puppets and featuring scale model effects in a filming process dubbed "Supermarionation"...
(1966)
External links
- The Catacombs - Keith Wilson - Comprehensive guide to Space: 1999