Post by MS on Dec 30, 2016 2:22:48 GMT -5
Ron Thornton has passed away.
Born in 1957, Ron Thornton was the visual effects designer for Babylon 5 for the pilot The Gathering followed by 65 episodes of the TV series.
Thornton has a unique distinction of working on the Doctor Who, Blake’s 7, Star Trek, Babylon 5 and Buffy universes.
He provided special effects for Doctor Who in 1980s.
For Blake’s 7 he provided special effects for the episodes Gambit & Children of Auron.
For Star Trek he provided special or visual effects for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, 17 episodes of Voyager, Star Trek: Nemesis, 7 episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise.
For Buffy, he was the visual effects supervisor for the season 7 finale Chosen.
Other work included Spaceballs, Miracles, Captain Scarlet & Undercovers.
He died on November 21 2016 at the age of 59.
Born in 1957, Ron Thornton was the visual effects designer for Babylon 5 for the pilot The Gathering followed by 65 episodes of the TV series.
Thornton has a unique distinction of working on the Doctor Who, Blake’s 7, Star Trek, Babylon 5 and Buffy universes.
He provided special effects for Doctor Who in 1980s.
For Blake’s 7 he provided special effects for the episodes Gambit & Children of Auron.
For Star Trek he provided special or visual effects for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, 17 episodes of Voyager, Star Trek: Nemesis, 7 episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise.
For Buffy, he was the visual effects supervisor for the season 7 finale Chosen.
Other work included Spaceballs, Miracles, Captain Scarlet & Undercovers.
He died on November 21 2016 at the age of 59.