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Revenue: $171,120,329
Budget: $90,000,000
Profit: + $81,120,329
Movie Details
Tag Line: Take a journey to the heart of the universe.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Jul 11, 1997
Rating: 1997-12-16
Run Time: 2h 30m
Original Language: English
Website: Link
Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: South Side Amusement Company , Warner Bros. Pictures
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Synopsis
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Directing | Director |
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Robert Zemeckis
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Second Second Assistant Director |
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Alison C. Rosa
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Darin Rivetti
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Script Supervisor |
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Luca Kouimelis
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First Assistant Director |
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Bruce Moriarty
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Second Unit Director |
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Steve Starkey
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Second Assistant Director |
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Cellin Gluck
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Lucille OuYang
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Writing | Screenplay |
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Michael Goldenberg
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James V. Hart
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Novel |
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Carl Sagan
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Story |
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Carl Sagan
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Ann Druyan
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Sound | Original Music Composer |
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Alan Silvestri
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Assistant Sound Editor |
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Stephen Kearney
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Karen Harding
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Susan Popovic
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David Dresher
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Andrew Cowitt
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Mary Works
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Kent Brown
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Foley Editor |
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Sara Bolder
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Bruce Lacey
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Mary Helen Leasman
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Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Gary Rizzo
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Foley Artist |
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Dennie Thorpe
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Catherine Harper
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Foley Mixer |
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Tony Sereno
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Tony Eckert
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Sound Effects Editor |
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Steve Boeddeker
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Teresa Eckton
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Marian Wilde
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Douglas Murray
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Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Gary Rizzo
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Dennis S. Sands
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Tom Johnson
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Randy Thom
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Music Editor |
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Kenneth Karman
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Supervising Sound Editor |
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Phil Benson
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Sound Designer |
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Randy Thom
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Production Sound Mixer |
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William B. Kaplan
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Orchestrator |
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William Ross
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Sound Recordist |
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Randolph Saucedo
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Boom Operator |
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Earl Sampson
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Supervising ADR Editor |
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Sue Fox
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ADR Editor |
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Lindakay Brown
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Dialogue Editor |
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Michael Silvers
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Barbara McBane
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Ewa Sztompke
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First Assistant Sound Editor |
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Cheryl Nardi
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Assistant Dialogue Editor |
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Mary Works
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ADR Mixer |
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Charleen Richards-Steeves
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Production | Producer |
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Robert Zemeckis
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Steve Starkey
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Casting |
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Victoria Burrows
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Location Manager |
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Peggy Pridemore
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Paul Pav
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Luz Eneida Nuñez
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Production Accountant |
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Allen E. Taylor
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Executive Producer |
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Joan Bradshaw
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Lynda Obst
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Co-Producer |
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Carl Sagan
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Ann Druyan
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Associate Producer |
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Rick Porras
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Steven J. Boyd
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Production Office Coordinator |
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Ines Mongil-Echandi
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Production Supervisor |
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Dawn Guinta
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Unit Production Manager |
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Joan Bradshaw
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Casting Associate |
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Scot Boland
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Production Coordinator |
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Darcy Fray
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Unit Manager |
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Nannette Rosa Collazo
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Casting Coordinator |
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Nikki Dalmau
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Second Assistant Accountant |
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Robert Cable
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Location Assistant |
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Primrose Fukuchi
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Production Assistant |
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Nick Booth
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Travel Coordinator |
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Judd Nissen
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Assistant Accountant |
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Kevin Bowe
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Production Secretary |
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Carley A. Berkman
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Additional Casting |
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Judith Bouley
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Assistant Location Manager |
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Kristin Dehnert
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Camera | Director of Photography |
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Don Burgess
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Second Assistant Camera |
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Chad Rivetti
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Frank D. Parrish
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First Assistant Camera |
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Ned Martin
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Tony Rivetti Sr.
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Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.
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Michael Condro
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Steadicam Operator |
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Gregory Lundsgaard
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Mark O'Kane
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Camera Operator |
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Josh Bleibtreu
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Nick Phillips
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Robert LaBonge
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Still Photographer |
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François Duhamel
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Michael Douglas Middleton
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Camera Technician |
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Steven J. Winslow
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Key Grip |
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Steve Smith
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Grip |
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James Conroy
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Best Boy Grip |
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Renton-Paul Medcalf
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Assistant Camera |
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Clyde Miller
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Dolly Grip |
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Jeff 'Moose' Howery
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Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
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Joanna Johnston
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Hairstylist |
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Janice Alexander
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Vivian McAteer
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Audrey L. Anzures
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Carolyn Elias
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Frances Mathias
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Makeup Artist |
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Barbara Lacy
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Jean-Luc Russier
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Deborah La Mia Denaver
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Roxanna Floyd
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Margaret E. Elliott
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Key Makeup Artist |
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Hallie D'Amore
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Prosthetics |
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Gary Archer
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Costume Supervisor |
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Betty Brikowski
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Pamela Wise
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Set Costumer |
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Taryn Weaver
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Patricia Bercsi
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Kenn Smiley
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Steve Ellsworth
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Key Hair Stylist |
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Kathryn Blondell
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Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
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Keith VanderLaan
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Assistant Costume Designer |
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Jessica Fasman
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Tailor |
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Gerardo Rosette
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Costumer |
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Hope Slepak
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Costume Illustrator |
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Robin Richesson
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Key Costumer |
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Nigel Boyd
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Editing | Editor |
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Arthur Schmidt
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First Assistant Editor |
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Jeremiah O'Driscoll
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R. Orlando Duenas
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Carin-Anne Strohmaier
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Additional Editing |
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Harry Keramidas
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Color Timer |
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Bob Putynkowski
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Assistant Editor |
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Jana Lynn Gold
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Digital Color Timer |
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John Nicolard
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Negative Cutter |
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Mo Henry
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Crew | Cableman |
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Peggy Names
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Visual Effects Editor |
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Dawn Llewellyn
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Michael McGovern
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Kosta Saric
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Heather J. Morrison
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J.W. Kompare
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Pyrotechnician |
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John P. Cazin
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CG Supervisor |
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Ron Brinkmann
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Jerome Chen
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Matt Aitken
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Craft Service |
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John Wright
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Sequence Supervisor |
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Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn
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Sam Richards
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Laurence Treweek
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Jay Redd
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David Jones
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Unit Publicist |
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Jane E. Russell
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Transportation Coordinator |
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Joel Marrow
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Special Effects |
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Marzette Bonar
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Video Assist Operator |
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David Presley
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Michael Noles
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Stunt Coordinator |
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Bud Davis
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Dialect Coach |
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Tim Monich
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Special Effects Coordinator |
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Eric Cook
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Transportation Captain |
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Kirk A. Holland
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Randy Cantor
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Carpenter |
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Thomas C. Mentzer
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Propmaker |
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Wayne Eaton
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Set Production Assistant |
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Michelle Vogler
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Digital Effects Supervisor |
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Victor Jimenez
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Software Engineer |
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Rob Engle
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Driver |
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Dan Brizendine
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Technical Supervisor |
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Bill Feightner
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Projection |
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Edward J. Ertel
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Production Controller |
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Allen E. Taylor
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Visual Effects Art Director |
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Martin A. Kline
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Set Medic |
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Jeff Johnson
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Transportation Co-Captain |
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David Diaz
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Aerial Coordinator |
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Kevin LaRosa
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Stand In |
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Michael Egan
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Stunts |
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Jay Caputo
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Jill Stokesberry
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Dan Plum
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Kim Robert Koscki
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Lynn Salvatori
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Digital Effects Producer |
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Craig A. Mumma
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Special Effects Technician |
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Roland Blancaflor
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Temp Sound Editor |
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Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
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Special Effects Assistant |
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Charlie Bonilla
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Visual Effects | 24 Frame Playback |
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Ira Toles
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Mark Wineman
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Mark Marcum
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CG Artist |
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Gregor Lakner
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Joel Aron
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Robert Weaver
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Rotoscoping Artist |
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Aaron Smith
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Joanie Karnowski
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Lisa Kahatriya
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Gimo Chanphianamvong
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Maura Alvarez
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Digital Compositor |
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John Rauh
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Jeff Doran
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Jean François Fontaine
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Roto Supervisor |
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Mary Nelson
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3D Animator |
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Geoffrey Harvey
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Dylan Robinson
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Spencer Knapp
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Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Ken Ralston
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Michael L. Fink
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Compositing Supervisor |
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Stephen Kennedy
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M. Scott McKee
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Bart Giovanetti
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VFX Director of Photography |
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David Stump
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Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Lauren Alexandra Ritchie
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Ariel Velasco-Shaw
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Stephen Rosenbaum
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Kenneth Jones
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Joe Matza
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Visual Effects Producer |
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Mark S. Miller
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C. Marie Davis
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Julia Frey
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Debbie Denise
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Special Effects Supervisor |
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Allen Hall
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Digital Compositors |
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Tim Alexander
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Visual Effects Coordinator |
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Theresa Corrao
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Mechanical Designer |
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Jeff Deyoe
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3D Artist |
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Timothy Wilcox
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Visual Effects Production Manager |
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Mimi Medel
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Matchmove Supervisor |
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Charlie Clavadetscher
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Additional Visual Effects |
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Peter Jackson
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Visual Effects Compositor |
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Kelly Granite
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Lighting | Electrician |
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Douglas W. Smith
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Dave Mikutsky
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Rigging Grip |
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Rand R. Vargas
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Gaffer |
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David Morton
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Chief Lighting Technician |
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Steven C. McGee
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Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
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William Cueto
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Art | Set Dresser |
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Sara Gardner-Gail
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Set Designer |
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Kristen Pratt
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Josh Lusby
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Mariko Braswell
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James F. Claytor Sr.
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Dean Wolcott
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Evelyne Barbier
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Easton Michael Smith
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Art Department Coordinator |
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Beth Bernstein
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Assistant Art Director |
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Brad Ricker
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Sally Thornton
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Doug J. Meerdink
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Art Direction |
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Lawrence A. Hubbs
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Bruce Crone
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Construction Foreman |
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Jerrold F. Brooks
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Scott E. Handt
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Leadman |
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David Manhan
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Set Decoration |
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Michael Taylor
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Greensman |
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Frank McEldowney
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Hap Weaver
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Production Design |
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Ed Verreaux
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Construction Coordinator |
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Michael Diersing
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Art Department Assistant |
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John B. Josselyn
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Location Scout |
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Kathleen Beall
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Standby Painter |
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Robert E. Denne
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Conceptual Design |
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George Denes Suhayda
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Property Master |
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Robin L. Miller
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Storyboard Artist |
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Darryl Henley
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Assistant Property Master |
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Clifton T. Cooper
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Conceptual Illustrator |
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Richard Kriegler
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Graphic Designer |
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Doreen Austria
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Concept Artist |
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Steve Burg
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Title Designer |
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Nina Saxon
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Swing |
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Christopher Casey
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Set Buyer |
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Carl Catanese
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