Production Notes

The animations in Moon Base Alpha: Darkside use a wide array of software to bring them to life. Some of the more important ones are listed below.

3D Animation: Electric Image

3D Model creation and design: Lightwave

2D Compositing and Image Editing: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop

Motion Data generation: Reelmotion, Life Forms, Blaster

All models used in the creation of Moon Base Alpha: Darkside are created by R.J. Andron--except where specifically stated. Contact me with questions or comments.

Special Thanks go to:

Roberto Baldassari for his help with sound effects and soundtracks in the Eagle Crash animation. Visit Roberto's Site at: http://www.space1999.net/

James Murphy for creating a number of models in the Space: 1999 universe, including the  Metamorph Eagle pod, the Cargo Eagle pod and the Moonbuggy. Visit James' Web Page at:  http://www.tobor.demon.co.uk

Don Showalter and Eric Petersen for texturing and creating the Hawk model. Don runs the page of E-Forge graphics, which has an amazing array of Lightwave models, with special attention paid to the Gerry Andersen shows. He hosts the Hawk Model built by Eric Peterson. Visit Don's Web Page at:  http://members.tripod.com/~scribbler/index.htm

Internet Resources:

The following Websites are great resources for Space: 1999 on the web.

Space: 1999.net is a central repository of some very impressive Space: 1999 pages on the internet, including fiction archives and the excellent Space: 1999 Catacombs, which contain production notes, photos, and lots more. http://www.space1999.net/

Space: 1999.org  is just starting as an open-content page for Space: 1999. The page is run by Michael Faries, and looks to be shaping up very nicely. http://www.space1999.org/

MoonBase Alpha's Space:1999  Page  is a wonderful resource for fans. Each month, it features a detailed analysis of one episode of the series. Find it on: http://www.space1999.net/

Johan Alm is one of the pioneers of SF-fan animation, choreographing battles between Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5, and even Battlestar Galactica. He has some spectacular animations uploaded at: http://www.spacebattles.com

The Gerry Anderson Model Makers Alliance (GAMMA) is a collection of 3D computer artists who have shared their 3D computer models from all of Gerry Anderson's productions. Their website is at: http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~bat/GA/GAMMA/

Alisdair Jones is a talented Electric Image animator who has created a set of icons for Mac OSX users featuring classic craft from science fiction, including Space:1999. The icon set features the Ultra Probe model created for Moon Base Alpha: Darkside. You can download the icon set here: http://homepage.mac.com/alisdairjones/FileSharing2.html

You can see Alisdair's graphic work here: http://homepage.mac.com/alisdairjones/PhotoAlbum.html