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The First Hunter
Narrated by
Peter Coyote

Series Producer
David Elisco

Executive Producers
Nancy Burnett
Mark Shelley

Produced and Written by
Ron Bowman

Editor
Lisa Frederickson

Associate Producer
Sue Houghton

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 Consultant
Ken Chowder

Cinematographers
David Hannan
John Chater
Erich Roland
Andrew Shillabeer
Ernie Kovacs
Bob Cranston

Camera Assistants
Julie Robinson
Jeff Garton
Sam Morris
Dale Vance
Adrien Seffrin
David Wendlenger
Paul Marbury
Nicholas Jardine
Doug Wallack

Sound
Andrew Yarme
Saul Rouda
Max Hensser
Ray Day
Ken King

Jib Operator
Robert Barcelona

Gaffer
Dick Favaro

Production Coordinator
Rita Bunzel
Brandon Plonka

Associate Producer, Natural History
Anna Fitch

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

California Field Assistant
Iana Porter

Stock Footage Coordinator
Joan Johnson

Production Secretary
Monica L. Jones

Production Assistants
Brandon "Sparky" Majors
Mike Ready

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

Post-Production Supervisor
Glen Ebesu

First Assistant Editor
Gail Huddelson

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

Additional Research
Jeannie Choi

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

Planaria

Planaria (animation still)

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
Abbots Brae Hotel
Tom & Vivian Hill
Brian Boeg and the SCRI
Heron Island Research Station
Quantas Airways
White Mountain Ranger District
Bristlecone Motel
Pet Friendzy, Betty Heimforth and Harley the Tortoise
University of California, Davis - Geology Department
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Goal Line Productions
Caltrain - Historic San Jose Diridon Station
Bosso's

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
Eric Johannsen, Online Editor
Tom Nottingham, Colorist
Bruce Buehlman, Audio Mixer

Sound Design
Miles o' Fun
Erik Aadahl, Sound Supervisor
Heather Hyun, Sound Editor

Footage & Images provided by
Janine Caira
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.
Corbis-Bettman
David Scharf Photography
Horticulture Week
ITN Archive
Malcolm K. Jones
NASA
National Geographic Film Library
New Scientist
Drs. B. R. Olsen and J. Upton
Oxford Scientific Films
Rhyl and Prestatyn Visitor
The Garden
Wildside Productions, Ltd./Kroschel Films
Thomas C. Kaufman Lab, Biology Department, Indiana University

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

© 2001 Sea Studios Foundation, all rights reserved.

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