The Shape of Life . Series Credits

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	Origins

	Life on the Move

	The First Hunter

	The Conquerors

	Survival Game

	Ultimate Animal

	Explosion of Life

	Bones, Brawn & Brains

Website Credits

Narrated by
Peter Coyote

Series Producer
David Elisco

Executive Producers
Nancy Burnett
Mark Shelley

Produced by
Dave Clark

Editors
Bonnie Hawthorne
Eve Gage

Associate Producer
Laura Seitz

Directors of Photography
Mark Knobil, Characters
Martin Dohrn, Natural History
Mark Shelley, Underwater

Supervising Producer
Steve Bennett

Line Producer
Chris Sondreal

Music Composed and Conducted by
Michael Whalen

Animation by
4:2:2 Limited

Science Content Director
Charles Baxter

Science Editor
Tierney Thys

Script Consultants
Chris Sondreal
Ken Chowder

Cinematographers
Bob Elfstrom
Andrew Shillabeer
Ernie Kovacs
Tony Miller
Bob Hanna

Camera Assistants
Julie Robinson
Jeff Garton
Dale Vance
Ray Day
Paul Marbury
John Cridlin
John Dodson

Sound
Dudley Houlden
Rick Albright
Tom Pinney
Doug Dunderdale
Chris Stollo
Jim Corcoran

Jib Operators
Fionn Giolla Chuda
Scott Carrithers

Gaffer
Peter Boynton

Grip
John Minard
Rick Hamilton

Storyteller
Kealli Reischel

Production Coordinator
Rita Bunzel
Brandon Plonka

Associate Producer, Natural History
Anna Fitch

Animal Husbandry
Danny McKeever
Erik Larson
Richard "Huff" McGonigal
Paulo Serpa

Stock Footage Coordinator
Joan Johnson

Production Secretary
Monica L. Jones

Production Assistants
Theresa Richardson
Paul Goroff
Mike Patnaude
Whitney Lapolla
Fiona Hancock
Andrew Todhunte
Mike Ready

Trained Animals provided by
Wild Things, Animal Rentals, Inc.
Charlie Sammut, Head Trainer

Post-Production Supervisor
Glen Ebesu

Additional Editing
Stephen Ulrich

First Assistant Editor
Gail Huddelson

Apprentice Editor
Michael Gulla

Music Edited by
Paul Rowan

For 4:2:2 Limited
Kate Boulton, Art Director
Cathy Wilkin, Graphics Producer
Mark Fox, 3D Animator
Andy Budd, 3D Animator
Darren Oakes, 3D Animator
Dave Corfield, Visual FX Artiste
Karen Mullin
Liz Elkington
Andrew Wheeler
Andrew Power
Jeff Smart

Human Resources Consultant
Dennis Long

Accountant
Diane Kelly

Bookkeeper
Linda Raley

Creative Producers
Eitan Weinreich
Brad Matsen

Office Manager
Liza Torrez

Interns
Mieke Zuniga
Angel Peace

Advisory Board
Richard C. Brusca
Cheryl Gotthelf
Bobbi L Kamil
Mimi Koehl
Jane Lubchenko
Kam Matray
Julie Packard
Rudolf Raff
Diane Siri
Dennis Willows

Series Story Editor
David Oyster

Human skeleton

Special Thanks
The National Science Foundation
National Geographic Television
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
The Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Company
Michael Brinkman
Anton Bauer
Pace Technologies
California Department of Fish and Game / Granite Canyon Marine Pollution Facility
ScubaPro
Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University
Leighton Taylor
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Christine Weber
Michael DeLapa
Dennis Long
Bradley Zeve
John Pearse
Steven K. Webster
David O'Dell
Samantha Fang
John McCarthy
Tierry Thys
Tom Dennehy
Jeannie Pappas, Peabody Museum
Goal Line Productions
Ray Martinez
University of South Florida

Film Processing and Telecine
Medallion PFA Film and Video
Ken Eliot,High Definition Telecine

High Definition Post Production Services
Complete Post, Inc.
Jennifer Ngou, Graphic Artist
Ron Barr, Graphic Artist
Michael Jackson, Graphic Artist
Frank Mazzaro, Online Editor
Tom Nottingham, Colorist
Bruce Buehlman, Audio Mixer

Sound Design
Miles o' Fun
Erik Aadahl, Sound Supervisor

Footage & Images provided by
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.
David Hannan Productions Pty, Ltd.
Energy Film
Film Bank
Al Giddings Images, Inc.
Image Bank
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
National Geographic Film Library
Nature Conservation Films WW
Neil Rettig Productions
NHK
Bradley Smith
Universal Studios Clips & Stills

For National Geographic Television:

Stock Footage Research Coordinator
Melissa Matchett

Post Production Supervisor
Chico Arnaldo-Guizar

Researcher
Victoria Campbell

Vice President, Research
Scott Wyerman

Executive Producers
Michael Rosenfeld
Keenan Smart

Chief Operating Officer
Ken Ferguson

President
Tim Kelly

For National Geographic Ventures
C. Richard Allen
President & CEO

For The National Geographic Society
John M. Fahey, Jr.
President & CEO

Produced by Sea Studios Foundation for National Geographic Television and Film in association with PBS

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