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  Altered Vistas Productions are fan endeavours produced for love, not money. No profit has been made, or will be made, from the creation or distribution  of our films (in fact, quite the reverse). All copyrights remain with the original copyright holders. Altered Vistas Productions are in no way a substitute for  official BBC Doctor Who merchandising.
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Last update 3 August 2010

Welcome to the Altered Vistas website, which is devoted to creating animated amateur films about Doctor Who and his adversaries.
We've got lots of exciting projects lined up through the coming months (and probably years). Please read all about them,
perhaps consider getting involved, or at the very least write a review to let us know what you think.
For more information about what we are and what we do, see the pages under the heading
About Us.

   Latest News: 3 August 2010

 PENULTIMATE DALEK CHRONICLE NOW AVAILABLE (AV23)!

AV23 now available

After a year’s wait, the penultimate Dalek Chronicle - Emissaries of Jevo - is now available.

The Jevoans must reach the planet Arides to stop the deadly mutated plants there releasing a dust of death across the galaxy, but between Jevo and Arides lies Skaro, homeworld of the Daleks...

As usual, the disc comes packed to the metaphorical rafters with bonus features:

Trailer: A look forward to the final Dalek Chronicle in the series.

Earls Court 2008: A unique chance to look around the London exhibition of Doctor Who props and costumes from a couple of years ago.

The Art of Ron Turner: A gallery showcasing the striking artwork of Ron Turner from the 1950s onwards.

The Littlest Dalek: An animated short film with a surprising hero...

Who’s Doctor Who: A celebration of TV Comic’s Second Doctor set to the strains of Frazer Hines’ infamously groovy novelty record.

All this is available to anyone in the world for the cost of a blank CD and return postage and packaging thanks to our wonderful and dedicated team of dubbers. See our Getting Copies page for more information on owning your own copy.

 THE MUSIC OF EMPIRE 639 VOLUME THREE: OUT NOW!

Warmonger AVA03

Also now available, by ‘semi-popular’ request, is a third volume of music that has featured in Altered Vistas’ productions. The CD is entitled Warmonger.

Featuring well over an hour of music, this release showcases music from the Dalek Chronicles, covering Impasse right up to Emissaries of Jevo, music and themes from the now unavailable The Curse of the Daleks, music from many bonus features as well as a small selection of original compositions. A full track listing is available by clicking here or by squinting at the picture on the left.

You can download the high quality CD cover, tray inlay and disc label by clicking here.

You can order the disc from any of the dubsites in the usual way. See our Getting Copies page for full details.

 MASSIVE SITE UPDATE, INCLUDING EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ROGER NOEL COOK!

As always, to celebrate a new release, we have a massive site update.

As you might expect, this material includes items specific to Emissaries of Jevo, such as the addition of a gallery of images from the production, a reviews page, covers for the production in DVD and CD formats, plus a disc label by our very own Colin Gunn, new wallpapers for your desktop, a clip from the production on our Theatre page, and extensive updates to our absurdly comprehensive Dalek Chronicles Encyclopaedia, but there is much more besides...

Most exciting is an exclusive interview with TV Comic legend and most prolific writer of Doctor Who in any medium ever Roger Noel Cook. Learn about the creation of John and Gillian, the Trods, all about the Doctor’s gladstone bag, what Roger has to say about ‘Die, hideous creature, die!’ and his thoughts on some of the most outlandish Doctor Who strips ever committed to print.

The addition of this interview has led to a slight reorganisation of material as it joins our previously published Steve Moore pages in a brand new In the Comics - The Comic Creators section. We hope to expand this section as and when we can.

A taste of Roger Noel Cook

And talking of In the Comics, this extremely popular section of the site has received by far the largest and most comprehensive update.

Firstly, we have the second part of our Fourth Doctor In the Comics article covering the Fourth Doctor’s adventures with Marvel and Panini.

Secondly, we have the addition of a thorough Index of comic strip stories by title which will eventually expand to cover every comic strip story ever professionally printed. We hope this represents a valuable addition to the articles, making it easier, in conjunction with our In the Comics Timeline, to jump to exactly the comic strip you are searching for.

Thirdly, the individual articles about the Daleks and the Cybermen have been replaced with a far more detailed, in-depth and up-to-date article featuring all the comic strips that are Doctor Who-related but that don’t actually feature the Doctor. Allow me to unveil Doctorless In the Comics.

Fourthly, there has been a massive number of additions and cross-references added to the other articles in the series, including the addition of every single TV Comic cover that was previously missing.

We hope you enjoy all the new content and look forward to hearing your opinions on the site and also your reviews of our latest releases. You can contact us at the usual address: empire639@msn.com. Or why not join us online at our forum for some friendly banter?

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 THE SPACE MUSEUM/THE CHASE BOXSET - WITH ADDED AV!

The Space Museum/The Chase Boxset

BBC/2|Entertain’s release of the Doctor Who classic series boxset containing The Space Museum/The Chase, featured a familiar AV name on the closing credits of one of its features. Yep, eagle-eyed viewers of The Chase’s bonus features may have noticed my name on the closing credits of the bonus feature entitled Daleks Beyond the Screen. Yes, that’s right - Altered Vistas has now appeared on an official BBC release!

Producer James Goss contacted me last year asking for a set of Altered Vistas’ Dalek Chronicles with a view to selecting some sequences to be re-rendered in my new animation software for inclusion in the documentary.

It was as a direct result of re-rendering these sequences that I decided to make a completely new version of Genesis of Evil. The bonus feature also includes a couple of shots from our latest Dalek Chronicle Emissaries of Jevo which I sent as a gift and was surprised, but very happy, to see appear on the completed documentary.

 STAR TIGERS CHAPTER TWO: WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE (AV22) NOW AVAILABLE!

Following the release of Star Tigers Chapter One at the beginning of the year, we are proud to announce the release of Chapter Two: With Friends Like These.

This second chapter of Star Tigers sees Abslom Daak and Prince Salander set off across the galaxy in search of a crew for the Killwagon. First is Harma the Ice Warrior, working on the seedy world of Paradise, then Vol Mercurius, owner of the planet Dispater... But Dispater is being invaded by the Daleks.

The production comes with the usual raft of bonus features:

Star Tigers Gallery: Dozens of images from the original unlettered strip, reprinted here with kind permission from David Lloyd.

The Making of Star Tigers: A comprehensive documentary illustrating the creative process and taking you through script, sound design, character and set design to animation and editing.

World of the War-King: From an original unpublished Star Tigers script written by Steve Moore, we our very proud to present an exclusive ‘living comic book’ version of this 1980 comic strip that contains one or two surprises. You can download a PDF version of the strip by clicking here.

Star Tigers Chapter Two

We hope you enjoy this latest release, free across the world but for the price of a blank CD and return postage and packaging. To avoid delays, please ensure your usual dubsite is operational before emailing through our Getting Copies page.

 VWORP VWORP!

Vworp Vworp!

Vworp Vworp! is the fanzine that celebrates Doctor Who in comic strip form and thirty years of Doctor Who Magazine.

Vworp Vworp! is essentially a loving, affectionate look at Marvel/Panini’s Doctor Who comic strips and the magazine that spawned them – Doctor Who Magazine. Co-edited by Gareth Kavanagh and Colin Brockhurst, and designed by the latter, Vworp Vworp! is a not-for-profit, full-colour glossy eighty-page perfect-bound fanzine that, in the words of Paul Scoones (author of the forthcoming Doctor Who Comics Companion), ’sets a high benchmark for fanzine production standards’.

Content includes interviews with Dez Skinn, creator of Doctor Who Weekly, Jeremy Bentham, original writer of the weekly, Dave Gibbons and Pat Mills, David Lloyd, Leon Howitt, Nicholas Pegg, Alan Barnes, Adrian Salmon, Gary Russell, Andrew Pixley, Scott Gray, Martin Geraghty, Clayton Hickman, Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett, Nick Miller, Ben Willsher, Roger Langridge, Kev F. Sutherland and Steve Noble, Leighton Noyes and Baxter Sullivan, and as if that wasn’t enough there are original comic strips, a letters page and more besides. Phew!

Find full details of Vworp Vworp’s launch issue at www.vworpvworp.co.uk.

THAT’S ALL, FOLKS!

We hope you enjoy this site and the steadily increasing number of productions that are available. Your comments, suggestions and reviews are, as always, extremely welcome (more than that, they're essential to our continued existence), and you can send them to: empire639@msn.com. We're always keen to offer the best that we possibly can.

Best Wishes,

Stuart

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  Altered Vistas Productions are fan endeavours produced for love, not money. No profit has been made, or will be made, from the creation or distribution  of our films (in fact, quite the reverse). All copyrights remain with the original copyright holders. Altered Vistas Productions are in no way a substitute for  official BBC Doctor Who merchandising.
Support the BBC releases.