Gerry Anderson is a name forever burned into the minds of kids who grew up with sci - fi series like Fireball XL5 , Captain Scarlet , Stingray and of course , Thunderbirds – but with a little avail from crowdfunding , we might get to see a unexampled Anderson - created Puppet series hit screens called Firestorm .
You might have heard about Firestorm before , as Anderson ’s concept ( which see a 23rd hundred international Anti - terrorist organisation do conflict across the globe against uprise terror Black Orchid ) , first pitched in 2001 , was in reality pick up by Enoki Films and made into a short - run Anime back in 2003 . The Zanzibar copal did n’t really catch on in Japan , but now Anderson ’s Logos Jamie want to go back to his founder ’s original series Scripture for the show and recreate it as a Puppet series consanguine to his previous series – film in ‘ Ultramarionation ’ , an organic evolution of , and homage to Gerry Anderson ’s ‘ Supermarionation ‘ puppetry filming techniques .
The kickstarter , which launch today , is asking for £ 49,280 – enough to film a minisode cowcatcher for Firestorm that would run for around 8 minutes or so . Stretch finish let in the potency to bump up the pilot to a traditional 22 second long ( which would cost a whopping £ 135,000 ! ) episode , or even up to a 45 minute feature if the kickstarter hits high enough ( £ 342,000 ) . It ostensibly costs a bunch to put together a practical show like this these days .
If you ’re interested in backing the project , you’re able to do so at the tie below .
[ Kickstarter , viaDigital Spy ]
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