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Revenue: $603,873,119
Budget: $132,000,000
Profit: + $471,873,119
Movie Details
Tag Line: They're already here.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Jun 28, 2005
Rating: 2005-06-27
Run Time: 1h 57m
Original Language: English
Website: Link
Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures , DreamWorks Pictures , Amblin Entertainment , Cruise/Wagner Productions
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Synopsis
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Directing | Director |
Steven Spielberg
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Script Supervisor |
Ana Maria Quintana
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First Assistant Director |
Adam Somner
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Layout |
Colin Benoit
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Additional Second Assistant Director |
Jane Ferguson
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Assistant Director |
Matthew Sirianni
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Second Assistant Director |
Ian Stone
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Second Second Assistant Director |
Eric Richard Lasko
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Second Unit Director |
Vic Armstrong
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Production | Producer |
Kathleen Kennedy
Colin Wilson
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Casting |
Terri Taylor
Debra Zane
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Executive Producer |
Damian Collier
Paula Wagner
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Casting Associate |
Tannis Vallely
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Unit Production Manager |
David Witz
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Location Manager |
Colleen Gibbons
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Production Accountant |
Tim L. Pearson
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Production Coordinator |
Candice D. Campos
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Production Supervisor |
Gregory Alpert
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ADR Voice Casting |
Caitlin McKenna
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Casting Assistant |
Abdul-Majeed Moulvi
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Post Production Coordinator |
Samantha Becker
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Assistant Location Manager |
John Crowder
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Location Assistant |
Joseph Aquino
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Location Coordinator |
Steven Carbajal
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Location Production Assistant |
Maxwell Anderson
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Additional Production Assistant |
Emily Nilsen
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Art Department Production Assistant |
John Kouromihelakis
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Assistant Accountant |
Bill Oaks
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Assistant Production Coordinator |
Philip A. Ramos
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Executive Assistant |
Sue Frey
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Extras Casting |
Jennifer Alessi
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Extras Casting Assistant |
Vesper Burnett
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First Assistant Accountant |
Michael Beaudin
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Key Set Production Assistant |
Matthew Mason
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Payroll Accountant |
Gaby Ortega
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Production Assistant |
Jonathan M. Abrams
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Production Driver |
Brian Lieberz
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Production Executive |
Brian Witten
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Production Secretary |
Monica Barraza
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Researcher |
Steve Christensen
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Second Assistant Accountant |
James D'Damery Jr.
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Sound | Original Music Composer |
John Williams
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Musician |
Armen Ksajikian
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Music Editor |
Peter Myles
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Orchestrator |
Edward Karam
Conrad Pope
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Foley |
Michael J. Broomberg
Christopher Flick
Gary A. Hecker
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Sound Designer |
Richard King
Michael W. Mitchell
Randy Thom
Aaron Glascock
Michael Babcock
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Sound Effects Editor |
Piero Mura
Addison Teague
Hamilton Sterling
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Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Anna Behlmer
Andy Nelson
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Supervising Sound Editor |
Richard Hymns
Richard King
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Dolby Consultant |
James Wright
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Sound Recordist |
Craig Heath
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Boom Operator |
Robert Jackson
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First Assistant Sound Editor |
Andrew Bock
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Scoring Mixer |
Shawn Murphy
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Sound Editor |
Richard Hymns
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Sound Engineer |
Derek Casari
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Sound Mixer |
Ron Judkins
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Dialogue Editor |
Michael Magill
Hugo Weng
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ADR Editor |
Linda Folk
Laura Graham
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Supervising ADR Editor |
R.J. Kizer
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ADR Engineer |
David Lucarelli
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ADR Mixer |
Charleen Richards-Steeves
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ADR Recordist |
Chris Navarro
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Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
James Bolt
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Foley Artist |
Michael J. Broomberg
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Foley Mixer |
Randy Singer
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Utility Sound |
Rob Cunningham
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Conductor |
John Williams
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Camera | Director of Photography |
Janusz Kamiński
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Camera Operator |
George Billinger III
Timmy Cruz
Mitch Dubin
Edward A. Gutentag
Brooks P. Guyer
Simon Jayes
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Still Photographer |
Lee McLaughlin
Frank Masi
Andrew Cooper
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Camera Intern |
Owen Hooker
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First Assistant Camera |
Steven Meizler
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Key Grip |
Charlie Marroquin
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Grip |
Frank Boone
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Additional Grip |
BJ McDonnell
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Assistant Camera |
Jan Burgess
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Best Boy Grip |
Paul Candrilli
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Camera Loader |
Christian J. Hollyer
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Camera Production Assistant |
Szymon Kaczmarek
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Dolly Grip |
John Mang
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First Company Grip |
Jim Kwiatkowski
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Second Assistant Camera |
Tom Jordan
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Second Company Grip |
Steve O'Hallearn
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Editing | Editor |
Michael Kahn
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First Assistant Editor |
Patrick Crane
Sam Seig
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Color Timer |
Dale E. Grahn
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Additional Colorist |
Mark Todd Osborne
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Assistant Editor |
Mark George Gillard
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Colorist |
Stefan Sonnenfeld
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Digital Intermediate Assistant |
Gerald Ragland
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Negative Cutter |
Gary Burritt
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Art | Production Design |
Rick Carter
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Art Direction |
Doug J. Meerdink
Andrew Menzies
Norman Newberry
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Set Decoration |
Anne Kuljian
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Art Department Coordinator |
Cedar Valentine
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Supervising Art Director |
Tony Fanning
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Assistant Art Director |
David Swayze
Michael Auszura
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Art Department Assistant |
Jessica Ripka
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Construction Coordinator |
Richard Blankenship
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Construction Foreman |
Brian Feola
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Greensman |
David Corral
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Location Scout |
Guy Efrat
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Painter |
Jamie Grove
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Production Illustrator |
James Clyne
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Sculptor |
Val Drake
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Set Designer |
Roy Barnes
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Standby Painter |
Christian Zimmermann
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Property Master |
Doug Harlocker
Peter Gelfman
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Assistant Property Master |
Scott Getzinger
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Concept Artist |
Joseph C. Pepe
Marc Gabbana
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Construction Grip |
Patrick Johnson
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Decorator |
Craig T. Shordon
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Graphic Designer |
Joan Winters
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Head Greensman |
Mark David Kersey
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Key Construction Grip |
Todd MacNicholl
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Set Decorating Coordinator |
Kay Michaels
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Shop Electric |
Eugene Paul Lynch
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Storyboard Artist |
Chris Baker
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Set Dresser |
Rich Andrade
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Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Joanna Johnston
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Costume Supervisor |
Pamela Wise
Donna Maloney
Amy Roth
Deb Dalton
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Assistant Costume Designer |
Robert Wojewodski
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Hair Department Head |
Kathryn Blondell
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Hairstylist |
Katharine Kremp
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Key Hair Stylist |
Jerry DeCarlo
Audrey L. Anzures
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Makeup Department Head |
Lois Burwell
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Makeup Artist |
Linda Grimes
Kenny Myers
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Set Costumer |
Pam Aaron
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Costume Assistant |
Suzanne Fluty
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Costume Illustrator |
Kasra Farahani
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Costumer |
Lisa Bojarski
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Dresser |
Cookie Lopez
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Key Costumer |
Linda Redmon
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Tailor |
Christine Schultz
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Wardrobe Assistant |
Michelle Warble
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Crew | Special Effects |
Cari Finken
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Stunts |
Stephanie Finochio
David Gere
Shawnna Thibodeau
Paul E. Short
Al Goto
Peter Epstein
Nicole Callender
Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi
G. A. Aguilar
Annie Ellis
Jennifer Caputo
Dana Dru Evenson
Mark De Alessandro
Eliza Coleman
Laura Albert
John Cenatiempo
Heidi Moneymaker
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Armorer |
Terry Atchison
David Fencl
Frank House
Steve Karnes
Karl J. Weschta
Larry Zanoff
Harry Lu
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Makeup Effects |
Chris Gallaher
Vance Hartwell
Christian Beckman
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Carpenter |
James Barron
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Craft Service |
Kendra Levenberg
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Dialect Coach |
Joel Goldes
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Driver |
Dan Buckman
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Picture Car Coordinator |
Michael J. Birnkrant
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Post Production Assistant |
Michael Pedraza
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Post Production Supervisor |
Stephanie Ito
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Production Intern |
Justin B. Tolley
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Propmaker |
John Bullard
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Scenic Artist |
Stephen Caldwell
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Security |
Sean G. Miller
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Sequence Supervisor |
Patrick Brennan
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Set Production Assistant |
Ian Calip
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Software Engineer |
Jason Phillip Johnson
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Special Effects Coordinator |
Daniel Sudick
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Stand In |
Kathryn Barnhardt
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Stunt Coordinator |
Vic Armstrong
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Transportation Captain |
Maxwell R. Johnson II
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Transportation Coordinator |
Tommy Tancharoen
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Unit Publicist |
Deborah Wuliger
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Utility Stunts |
Bruce Paul Barbour
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Video Assist Operator |
Dan Moore
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Visual Effects Editor |
Michael Gleason
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Studio Teachers |
Judith M. Brown
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Visual Effects Art Director |
Christian Alzmann
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Set Medic |
Lynn Johnson
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Special Effects Technician |
Roy Augenstein
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Stunt Double |
Casey O'Neill
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Animal Wrangler |
Tammy Blackburn
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Assistant Craft Service |
Jerome Zelle
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Security Coordinator |
Wayne Petrucelli
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Technical Advisor |
Yogi Allen
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Writing | Novel |
H.G. Wells
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Screenplay |
David Koepp
Josh Friedman
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Visual Effects | Animation Supervisor |
Randy Dutra
Jenn Emberly
Tim Harrington
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Creature Design |
Ryan Church
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Digital Compositors |
Colin Campbell
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Special Effects Supervisor |
David Blitstein
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Visual Effects |
Jim Milton
Pablo Helman
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Visual Effects Coordinator |
Connie Kennedy
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Visual Effects Producer |
Sandra Scott
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Visual Effects Supervisor |
Matthew Gratzner
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Mechanical Designer |
Enrique Bilsland
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Compositing Artist |
Todd Vaziri
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Animation |
Shawn Kelly
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Additional Visual Effects |
Edward Hirsh
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Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
Dennis Muren
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VFX Artist |
Bridget Maria Goodman
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VFX Director of Photography |
Kim Marks
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Visual Effects Production Assistant |
Delia Behpour
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CG Animator |
Rick O'Connor
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Senior Animator |
C. Michael Easton
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CG Artist |
Pete Billington
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Compositing Supervisor |
Marshall Richard Krasser
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Creature Technical Director |
Dugan Beach
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Effects Supervisor |
Lindsay MacGowan
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Rotoscoping Artist |
Stephanie Taubert
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Lighting | Gaffer |
Jim Richards
Dave Samuel
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Best Boy Electric |
Bill Almeida
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Electrician |
Robert Allen Jr.
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Lighting Technician |
Russell Griffith
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Rigging Gaffer |
Clay Liversidge
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Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
Larry J. Richardson
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Chief Lighting Technician |
David Devlin
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Key Rigging Grip |
James Boniece
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Rigging Grip |
Carlos DePalma
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