UFO (TV series)
The special effects (as in all Anderson's shows of this era) were supervised by Derek Meddings, and the vehicles were designed by Meddings and his assistant Michael Trim. As with all these Anderson series, the look and narrative action of "UFO" relied heavily on the groundbreaking miniature props and special effects sequences created by Meddings and his team, who devised a range of innovative low-cost, high-quality techniques used to create very convincing miniature sets and locations and miniature action scenes featuring ground transportation, underwater, atmospheric and space travel, and dramatic explosion effects. The large-scale miniature vehicles and craft used for close-up filming were extremely detailed and combine innovative design with a high level of fine workmanship. Most production miniatures typically consisted of a mixture of custom-made elements and detail pieces 'cannibalised' from commercial scale model kits.
Michael Cohen (writer)
Michael Cohen (born 1970) is an Australian writer and presenter of articles on events claimed to be paranormal. Cohen, who began his career as a radio and print media paranormal expert and psychic, has been described by The Huffington Post as "the new P.T. Barnum of the modern era". He has been responsible for exposing and publicizing a large number of the most high-profile events related to UFO witness reports, alleged alien sightings and cryptids including the 'Jerusalem UFO' event, an alleged alien corpse discovered in Siberia, numerous Chinese alien and UFO incidents that made international news and similar footage and reports from the Amazon region in Brazil.