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
Lionel Friedberg

Editor
Glen Ebesu

Associate Producer
Brook Holston

Directors of Photography
Mark Knobil, Characters
Martin Dohrn, Natural History
Mark Shelley, Underwater
Bob Cranston, 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
Cathy McConnell

Field Producer
Sara Page

Cinematographers
Ernie Kovacs
Richard Chisolm
Sinclair Stammers

Camera Assistants
Julie Robinson
John Anderson
Mike Krebs
Curt Parlow
William Barber
John Schainker

Sound
George Schafnacker
Ray Day

Gaffer
Wally Argo

Production Coordinators
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
Robert Clark
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

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
Richard Hendrick

Cristina Diaz diving with sponges

Cristina Diaz explores how sponges filter water

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
Larry Manes
Nicolas Manes Diaz
Arnaz Mehta Erdmann
Mark Erdmann
Dr. H.S. and Mrs. Batuna
Paul Batuna
Basrah Tan
Danny and Angelique Charlton
PT Murex Mandao Underwater Expeditions
The Crew of the HS Serenade
Island and People of Bunaken, North Sulawesi
Gerald Lim, Silk Air
Cristine Fong, Bali and Orient Holidays
Jeremy Barnes
Sea Stories: Laura Russel, Chris Noetzli, Adam Geiger
Bob Tartaglia, Selectron Management Corporation
The Powerhaus PTE Ltd., Mohd. Anwar
Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution
The Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Roger T. Hanlon
Peter Boyle, Falmouth Town Administrator
Falmouth Coast Guard
Gabrielle Santore
Pamela Clapp Hinkle
Wiggins Airway Inc.
Monica Medina
Ginny Edgecomb
Linda Amaral Zettler
Julie Nixon
Hilary G. Morrison
Andrew McArthur
David T. Kysela
Ping Liang
Ulandt Kim
Jean Vacelet
Joseph W. Goy
Owen Green
Iosune Uriz
Welton L. Lee
Andrez Pisera
Henry M. Reiswig
Andrew Knoll
Floyd Sanford
Calhoun Bond
Carolyn Teragawa
Cheryl Morrison
Chris Tudge
Edward W. Seidel
Joseph R. Pawlick
John N.A. Hooper
Paul J. Morris
Robert Garrone
Trisha Spears

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.
Cambridge University Library
Energy Film
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Image Bank
Linnean Society of London
Loeb Classical Library - Harvard University Press
Moana Productions
Jack McKenney Productions, Inc.
National Geographic Film Library
David Patterson
Tokyo Cinema, Inc.
United Wildlife - Survival
Norbert Wu

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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