William "Bill" Camp (November 25th, 1943 - May 6th, 2024) was a special effects director and commercials director.
He joined AP Films in the mid-1960s, initially as an art assistant. During the production of Thunderbirds, Lew Grade ordered Gerry Anderson to make each episode an hour long (as opposed to a half-hour). Following this, Camp went to work in the special effects department. He additionally worked as a special effects technician on the 1966 feature film Thunderbirds Are Go. He went uncredited for his work on both productions.
Camp later worked for Gerry and Sylvia Anderson on Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967-68), Joe 90 (1968-69), The Secret Service (1969), and UFO (1970-71). Following UFO, Camp worked as an assistant director on commercials.
Bill Camp (far left) on the set of Brink of Disaster c. 1965
An interview with Camp, conducted by Alan Shubrook, was published in Century 21 FX Update. Camp received thanks on the book for his help and contributions.
Camp passed away on 6 May 2024. He was 80.
Bill Camp in 2014