Jeff Wayne 1978 Short Animation
In 1978, Jeff Wayne's company Ollie Record Productions (ORP) and Columbia Records (US) put together a 4 minute animated short that was used to promote the forth coming album Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds. The film is a mixture of animation and live action shots, mixed together with sections of scores from the album, such as The Eve Of The War, Horsell Common And The Heat Ray, Brave New World, Spirit Of Man, Forever Autumn and Nasa.

The Tripod is not the same as what appears on the album cover. The huge green eyes are missing, replaced with 2 fins that sweep over the hood. The tubed system that make up the legs are seen as 2 tubes instead of the 3 and the huge under carraige that hangs beneath the album cover Tripod by Micheal Trim is missing, although the Heat Ray does come out of the front of the hood. The set up of the legs is the same, side mounted and hinged.