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Revenue: $310,634,054
Budget: $165,000,000
Profit: + $145,634,054
Movie Details
Tag Line: This holiday season... believe.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Nov 10, 2004
Rating: 2004-11-07
Run Time: 1h 40m
Original Language: English
Website: -
Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: Golden Mean , Playtone , ImageMovers , Castle Rock Entertainment , Shangri-La Entertainment
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Synopsis
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Writing | Screenplay |
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Robert Zemeckis
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William Broyles Jr.
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Book |
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Chris Van Allsburg
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Storyboard |
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Maureen Beatty
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Creative Producer |
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Enfys Dickinson
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Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
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Joanna Johnston
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Hair Designer |
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Kathryn Blondell
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Costume Supervisor |
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Pamela Wise
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Key Makeup Artist |
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Deborah La Mia Denaver
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Key Hair Stylist |
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Audrey L. Anzures
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Tyler Ely
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Roxane Griffin
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Makeup Artist |
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Daniel C. Striepeke
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Nadege Schoenfeld
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Jane English
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Leo Corey Castellano
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Robert Norin
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Angie Wells
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Robert Ryan
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Cinzia Zanetti
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Karen Westerfield
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Donna Cicatelli-Lewis
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Dale Condit
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Nacoma Whobrey
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Tegan Taylor
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Bill Myer
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Lisa Buono
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Hairstylist |
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Ketty Gonzalez
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Scott Parrish
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Avneet Kaur
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Set Costumer |
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Anthony Almaraz
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Set Dressing Artist |
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Scott Owen
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Costume Illustrator |
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Robin Richesson
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Key Costumer |
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Diana Wilson
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Production | Producer |
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Steve Starkey
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William Teitler
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Gary Goetzman
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Robert Zemeckis
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Executive Producer |
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Chris Van Allsburg
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Tom Hanks
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Jack Rapke
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Casting |
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Scot Boland
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Victoria Burrows
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Associate Producer |
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Peter M. Tobyansen
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Josh McLaglen
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Debbie Denise
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Co-Producer |
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Steven J. Boyd
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Production Coordinator |
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Gabriela Ríos
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Casting Assistant |
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Josh Einsohn
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Unit Production Manager |
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Josh McLaglen
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Production Office Coordinator |
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Gabriela Ríos
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Casting Associate |
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Susan Fried
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Executive In Charge Of Production |
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Mark Scoon
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Zane Weiner
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Production Supervisor |
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Sande Scoredos
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Production Accountant |
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Daryl C. Lefever
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Second Assistant Accountant |
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Dakau Jackson
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Additional Casting |
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Judith Bouley
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Production Assistant |
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Josh Ernstrom
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Production Executive |
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Zane Weiner
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Payroll Accountant |
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Angela Randazzo
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Key Set Production Assistant |
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Heather Wusterbarth
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First Assistant Accountant |
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Christian Feldhaus
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Editing | Editor |
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Jeremiah O'Driscoll
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R. Orlando Duenas
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First Assistant Editor |
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Alison Learned Wolf
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Alex Olivares
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Assistant Editor |
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Ryan Chan
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James Andrykowski
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Color Timer |
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Terry Hager
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Dialogue Editor |
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Jonathan Null
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Additional Editing |
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W. Layne Mcdonald
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Negative Cutter |
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Gary Burritt
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Mo Henry
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Colorist |
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Jan Yarbrough
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Digital Intermediate Colorist |
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Paul McGhee
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Digital Intermediate Producer |
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C. Marie Davis
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Directing | Director |
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Robert Zemeckis
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Script Supervisor |
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Luca Kouimelis
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Layout |
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Corey Hels
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Fernando Benítez
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Carlos Pedroza
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Joseph Thomas
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Maks Naporowski
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Juan Gonzalez
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Second Assistant Director |
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Rick Kelly
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First Assistant Director |
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Josh McLaglen
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Second Unit Director |
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Steve Starkey
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Art | Production Design |
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Doug Chiang
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Rick Carter
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Set Decoration |
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Karen O'Hara
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Art Department Coordinator |
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Diana Goodwin
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Erin Collins Butler
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Assistant Art Director |
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Mike Stassi
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Scott Herbertson
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Jim Wallis
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Andrew L. Jones
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John P. Goldsmith
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Art Direction |
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Norman Newberry
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James Hegedus
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Alicia Maccarone
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Tony Fanning
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Construction Coordinator |
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John Villarino
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Set Designer |
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Jeffrey Beck
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Jackson Bishop
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Masako Masuda
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Smokey Stover
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Todd Cherniawsky
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Kenneth A. Larson
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Cathlyn Marshall
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Kseniya Hoppe
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Property Master |
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Robin L. Miller
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Production Illustrator |
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Oliver Scholl
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Construction Foreman |
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Brian Feola
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Art Department Assistant |
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Ryan Cosgrove
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Leadman |
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David C. Potter
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Set Dresser |
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Richard Blake Wester
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Storyboard Artist |
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Stefan Dechant
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Set Buyer |
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Ann Knight
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Concept Artist |
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Marc Gabbana
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Camera | Director of Photography |
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Don Burgess
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Robert Presley
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Still Photographer |
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François Duhamel
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Camera Operator |
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Patrick B. O'Brien
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David Howard
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Matt Cohen
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Key Grip |
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Michael J. Coo
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Grip |
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Mark P. Coo
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Adam W. Erler
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Mitchell K. Hiniker
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Assistant Camera |
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Steven Cueva
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Second Assistant Camera |
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Antony Diamond
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Best Boy Grip |
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Craig Kohtala
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Head of Layout |
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James C.J. Williams
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Sound | Original Music Composer |
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Alan Silvestri
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Sound Recordist |
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Brian Magerkurth
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Ronald G. Roumas
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Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Tom Johnson
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Randy Thom
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Dennis S. Sands
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Sound Effects Editor |
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David C. Hughes
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Scott Guitteau
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Supervising Sound Editor |
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Dennis Leonard
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Sound Designer |
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Randy Thom
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Boom Operator |
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Cary Weitz
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Foley Editor |
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Sue Fox
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E. Larry Oatfield
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Songs |
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Alan Silvestri
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Glen Ballard
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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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Conrad Pope
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Joel McNeely
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Music Editor |
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Kenneth Karman
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Sound Mixer |
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William B. Kaplan
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Dolby Consultant |
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Gene Radzik
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Foley |
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Dennie Thorpe
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Jana Vance
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Musician |
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Kevin Connolly
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James Thatcher
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Patricio Castillo
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Eric Bradley
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Matt Chamberlain
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Andrew Bain
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George Doering
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M.B. Gordy
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Wade Culbreath
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Marcia Dickstein
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ADR Recordist |
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David Lucarelli
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ADR Editor |
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Jonathan Null
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Foley Mixer |
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Frank Rinella
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Foley Recordist |
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George Peterson Jr.
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ADR Mixer |
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Michael Miller
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Assistant Dialogue Editor |
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Karen Brocco
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Foley Artist |
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Ellen Heuer
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Conductor |
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Alan Silvestri
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Crew | Digital Effects Supervisor |
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Sean Phillips
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Alberto Menache
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Mark Lambert
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Rob Bredow
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Rob Engle
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Visual Effects Art Director |
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Martin A. Kline
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George Denes Suhayda
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Choreographer |
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John Carrafa
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Special Effects Coordinator |
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Michael Lantieri
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Digital Producer |
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Chris Juen
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Daniel Kuehn
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Transportation Coordinator |
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Randy Cantor
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Unit Publicist |
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Jane E. Russell
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Sound Design Assistant |
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Will Files
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Visual Effects Editor |
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Timothy Eaton
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James Andrykowski
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Driver |
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Paulie DiCocco
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Joseph Sullivan
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Joey Freitas
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Motion Capture Artist |
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Tom Armbruster
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Mark Lipsmeyer
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Michael Len
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Steve Guevara
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Post Production Assistant |
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Dana Gong
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Software Engineer |
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Christopher Burdorf
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Brian Hall
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J. Robert Ray
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Min-Zhi Shao
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Sequence Supervisor |
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Jep Hill
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Adrian Iler
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David Parrish
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Robert Winter
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Set Production Assistant |
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Ken C. Wu
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Stunts |
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Mark Chadwick
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Brian Machleit
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David Hugghins
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Matthew Rugetti
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Jeff Evans
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Shane Habberstad
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Video Assist Operator |
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Samuel R. Harrison III
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Propmaker |
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Richard Robinson
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Stunt Coordinator |
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Allen Robinson
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Special Effects |
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Kevin Gillen
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Stunt Double |
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Dane Farwell
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Special Effects Technician |
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Joel Mitchell
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Visual Effects | Visual Effects Producer |
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Craig Sost
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John Clinton
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Animation Supervisor |
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David Schaub
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VFX Editor |
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Stephen M. Rickert Jr.
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Character Designer |
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Vladimir Todorov
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Visual Effects Coordinator |
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Timothy Loughran
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Jarrod Nesbit
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Rocco Pucillo
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Chris McLeod
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Animation |
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Martin L'Heureux
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Alex Tysowsky
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Jon L. Hooper
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Seth Hippen
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Keith Paciello
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Jordan Harris
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Alice V. Kaiserian
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Jeff Lin
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Stéphane Couture
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Paul Jessel
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Marco Marenghi
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Danny Wawrzaszek
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Denis Samoilov
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Visual Effects |
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Oscar G. Castillo
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Lori Smallwood
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Kyudon Choi
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Len White
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Nick Gray
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Sandra Warren
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Brian C. Davis
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Hae-Jeon Lee
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Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Jim Berney
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Digital Compositors |
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John E. Sasaki
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3D Artist |
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Michael Condro
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Character Modelling Supervisor |
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Edward Taylor IV
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Modeling |
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Marc Steinberg
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Jeff Frost
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Kim Smith
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Tony Bohorquez
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Dustin Zachary
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Dean Wolcott
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Mark Krentz
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VFX Artist |
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Ergin Kuke
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Dan Kessler
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Visual Effects Technical Director |
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Daniel James Weber
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Quentin Frost
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VFX Supervisor |
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Ken Ralston
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CG Artist |
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Pete Billington
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Visual Effects Assistant Editor |
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Patrick Ballin
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Matte Painter |
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Thomas Esmeralda
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Digital Compositor |
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Brian Ducharme
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Visual Effects Production Assistant |
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Beth Tyszkiewicz
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Senior Animator |
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Kelvin Lee
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Compositing Lead |
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J.D. Cowles
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Layout Supervisor |
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Andrew Titcomb
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Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Jerome Chen
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Lighting | Rigging Gaffer |
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Bradlee Thomas Emmons III
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Chief Lighting Technician |
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Steven C. McGee
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Best Boy Electric |
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Edward J. Cox
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Lighting Artist |
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Glen Gustafson
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Ben Radcliffe
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Mark Hamilton
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Frances Kumashiro
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Rigging Grip |
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Ronald A. Miller
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