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 and Written by
Chris Sondreal

Producer
Dave Clark

Editors
Gail Huddleson
Eve Gage

Associate Producer
Laura Seitz

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

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 Consultant
Mose Richards

Cinematographers
Bob Elfstrom
Andrew Shillabeer
Ernie Kovacs

Camera Assistants
Julie Robinson
Sam Morris
Dale Vance
Ray Day
Paul Marbury
David Wendlenger
Petr Stepanek

Sound
Dudley Houlden
Ray Day
Peter Bettendorff
Doug Dunderdale

Jib Operator
Dave Brice
Robert Barcelona
Mike Elwell

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
Fiona Hancock
Deanna Kruse
Kerin Hildebrand
Lydia Wright
Per Bilgren
Mike Patnaude
Mike Ready

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

Post-Production Supervisor
Glen Ebesu

Second Assistant Editor
Stephen Ulrich

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

Blue crab molting

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
May Berenbaum
Norm Gary
Fred Delcomyn
University of California Museum of Paleontology
Diane M. Erwin
Christian Reilly
Julian Lopez
Judy Thompson
IS Robotics
Polly Pook
Ariel
Sam Noble, Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Ed Ghandor, Security National Guarantee
Swedlund Family
Steve Prchal
Sonora Desert Museum

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.
Energy Film
Green Umbrella
Image Bank
National Geographic Film Library
Partridge Films
William Shear
Swiss Army Knife Brands, Inc.
Dr. Richard Lutz
William Lange, Center for Imaging & Visualization, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The DSV Alvin Group, National Deep Submergence Facility, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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

Presented in association with KCET/Hollywood