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I'm not sure how many of you have seen or remember this program, but I remember watching it was I was young with my parents,
Thanks for taking a look ,all comments good, bad or ugly are very welcome!!!!!!
About the show :
There have been many 'thriller' serials on British television over the years but not all that many series of thriller serials. In the late 1970s the ITV network screened such a series in a prime-time slot to great success in terms of ratings, though typically they soon forgot about it and moved on to other programmes.
There were actually two series of Armchair Thriller, the first of which premiered on 21st February 1978. Each story in the series was unrelated to any of the others and some of them were adaptations of existing novels. They were each told over the course of either four or six episodes, most of which ended with a dramatic cliffhanger to bring the viewers back for more.
The mood was set right from the off as most episodes commenced with the 'night time' version of the familiar Thames logo. Everyone remembers the usual version with a bright blue sky above the famous London landmarks, but occasionally in winter months Thames would use an alternative version to reflect the dark evenings. This darker, more mysterious Thames ident would then give way to the opening titles of Armchair Thriller, so very simple but highly effective: a short animation of a shadow coming to rest in a spotlit armchair, then, just as the shadow figure was seated, the hands would tense as though it were suddenly gripped with terror. And while these images were playing so too was an eerie melody. The theme music was actually written by Andy Mackay of the pop group Roxy Music. Even the trailers for the series heightened the horror element with their images of armchairs showered in blood and screaming faces.
Cheers IAN
| Camera: | Panasonic |
| Lens: | kit |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Title: | "ARMCHAIR THRILLER" |
| Username: | 
imander |
| Uploaded: | 30 Apr 2008 - 9:23 AM |
| Tags: | 1970's, Armchair thriller, Dark, Deb, Digital art, Digitally manipulated, Horror, Itv, Jigsaw, Mystery, Series, Specialist / abstract, Television |
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God knows how long this must have taken you, really well worked image, I'm torn over the puzzle effect but I think it works in terms of piecing bits of the puzzle together (which I'm guessing was the line of the shhow).
Can't fault the digital manipulation though, wish I had that kind of creative mind!
Trevor
I do remember that programme and used to think it was neither scary nor thrilling but this image definitely is thrilling! Excellent work!
Marilyn x
This is sooooooooooooooooooooo good. I envy you this one.
If you've got any tips on where to learn photoshop to get to this level then you know where to send them!
Lucy
Superb manipulation, the image is quite intriguing and the colours wonderful.
Regards
Bill
Takes me back, they don't make television like that any more. My only quibble is that we would have been watching this in black and white!
Very clever, excellent composition in purely graphic terms, and I love the hand with the magnifying glass.
Moira
This is amazing feel like I've walked into another world on here.
A great piece so well put together Ian. And yes, I remember the series, but I don't really think i should admit to it.
John
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