David Lane (director)

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David Lane
BornEarly 1940s
NationalityBritish
Occupations
  • Film and television director and editor
  • Television producer
Years active1960s–present
Employers
Organizations
Notable credit(s) Thunderbirds Are Go
Thunderbird 6
Television Thunderbirds

David Lane (born early 1940s) [1] is a British television and film director, known for his association with the productions of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's AP Films.

Originally a TV editor, [2] Lane directed several episodes of Thunderbirds , including "Attack of the Alligators!", followed by the feature film sequels Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) and Thunderbird 6 (1968). He was producer for the later Anderson series Joe 90 and The Secret Service , an episode director for UFO , a technical director for Space: 1999 and an episode director for New Captain Scarlet .

Away from the Anderson productions, Lane was second unit director on 1978's Superman (reuniting him with Anderson effects director Derek Meddings) and the sequels Superman III , Supergirl and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace . His other screen credits include the series Catweazle (as an episode director) and the films Brass Target (as editor), [3] Santa Claus: The Movie (as second unit director) and Muppet Treasure Island (as second unit director). [2]

In the 1970s, Lane, joined Clearwater Films as a commercials director. In 1990, he and his long-term business partner Michèle Fabian-Jones co-founded production company Lane Fabian Jones. [4] [5] He worked for Will Vinton Studios from 1996 to 1998. [2]

In 2006, Lane co-founded Pineapple Squared Entertainment with Fabian-Jones and Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends director David Mitton. He was working with Mitton on a computer-animated adventure series called Adventures on Orsum Island until Mitton's death in 2008, at which point production was discontinued.

References

  1. ↑ La Rivière, Stephen (2009). Filmed in Supermarionation: A History of the Future. Hermes Press. p. 133. ISBN   978-1-932563-23-8.
  2. 1 2 3 Jacobs, Heather (17 August 2001). "VFX Director David Lane Hooks Up With Black Logic". Shoot Online . Retrieved 2 November 2025.(registration required)
  3. ↑ "David Lane". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "About Us". Lane Fabian Jones. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "LFJ Brings U.S. Soundtrack Specialist on Board". broadcastnow.co.uk . 21 January 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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