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
David Elisco

Producer
Jonathan Grupper

Editor
David Cohen

Associate Producer
Anthony Lee

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
Tim Dilworth

Cinematographers
John Hazard
Andrew Shillabeer
Ernie Kovacs
Peck Euwer

Camera Assistants
Julie Robinson
Sam Morris
Dale Vance
Rick Ewald
Sam Ketay
Mike Kasic
Aaron Cunningham

Sound
Frank Coakley
Doug Dunderdale
Kathy Turco

Jib Operator
Craig Anderson

Gaffer
Rick Foster
Jendra Jarnagin
Dick Favaro
Miles Anderson

Production Coordinator
Rita Bunzel
Brook Holston
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
Lance Jeffrey
Mike Emery
Sean Nightingale
Per Bilgren
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
Ernie Kovacs
Jonna Engel

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
Lisa Sonne

JSea anemone nematocysts

Sea anemone nematocysts (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
Jim Cullen
Roger Williams Park & Zoo
Braecrest Ballet School
Providence Film Commission
Stuart Thompson
Judy Thompson
Eric Klos
John Higgins III
Kelly Rakow
Cabrillo Aquarium
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Katrina Cross
Robert Smith

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
Doug Ludwig, 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
Image Bank
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Moana Productions
NASA
Carina Ostman
National Geographic Film Library
Stock Options

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