Special Effects (CON episode)

was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Empty Child. The working title for this episode was FX.
== Aspects of production covered ==
* John Barrowman discusses the joys of making his first appearance in Doctor Who, fulfilling a childhood dream.
* The work that went into creating the sequence of Rose holding onto the blimp using wirework, greenscreen and location filming.
* The building of the interior of Captain Jack's spaceship.
* The difficulties of figuring out the period gas mask look for the Empty Child.
* More detailed look at the VFX work on The End of the World.
== Additional topics covered ==
* Challenges of working with children from one of the scenes in The Empty Child.
* The makeup used for the Empty Child.
* The use of photogrammetry to create a 3D geometry map of the London skyline.
* Designing of Captain Jack's spaceship.
* Concept artwork across this series of Doctor Who.
* Some of the lighting choices throughout this series, and the reasoning behind them.
* VFX work on the classic series.
== People interviewed ==
== Music list ==
* "Moonlight Serenade" by Glenn Miller
* "U Got The Look" by Prince
* "Main Title (from 'Capricorn One')" by Jerry Goldsmith, Album: The Number One Sci Fi Albumhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100705021854/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/doctorwho/confidential/dwcmusic.pdf
* "Galvanize" by The Chemical Brothers, Album: Push the Button
* "Planet Home" by Jamiroquai, Album: Synkronized
* "Black Capricorn Day" by Jamiroquai, Album: Synkronized
* "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller, Album: The Ultimate Glenn Miller
* "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler, Album: The Greatest Hits
* "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin, Album: Led Zeppelin
* "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin, Album: Led Zeppelin
* "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane, Album: Now That's What I Call Music 57
This song was in the music list on the Doctor Who website, but does not feature in the episode:
* "Pushing the Senses" by Feeder, Album: Pushing the Senses
== Crew ==
== Notes ==
* Interestingly, like CON: The Daleks, one of the montages within this episode features footage from the Peter Cushing Dalek films.
== Elements retained in Cut Down ==
to be added
== Home video releases ==
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD box set released on 21 November 2005.
== Footnotes ==
Category:CON episodes
Category:2005 documentaries
Category:SFX spotlight documentaries
Category:Prosthetics spotlight documentaries