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Survival Game
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
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
Mose Richards

Cinematographers
Ernie Kovacs
John Chater
Andrew Shillabeer

Camera Assistants
Julie Robinson
Sam Morris
Dale Vance
Adrien Seffrin
David Wendlenger
Paul Marbury
Petr Stepanek
John Schainker

Sound
Saul Rouda
Max Hensser
Ray Day

Jib Operator
Robert Barcelona

Gaffer
Dick Favaro

Production Coordinator
Rita Bunzel
Brandon Plonka

Associate Producer, Natural History
Anna Fitch

California Field Assistant
Iana Porter

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

Stock Footage Coordinator
Joan Johnson

Production Secretary
Monica L. Jones

Production Assistants
Mike Patnaude
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
Gary Villa

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 Editors
Lisa Sonne
Adrienne Ciuffo

Nautilus shell interior

Nautilus shell interior (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
Charlie O'Neill
Jean Demouth
Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge
Naval Special Warfare Center / Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
North Island Naval Base
California Pacific Medical Center Health Sciences Library
California Academy of Sciences
Edith Vermeij
Martin Wells
Institut de Recherche Pour le Development, New Caledonia
The Noumea Aquarium
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Mark and Arnaz Mehta Erdmann

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
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.
Cranston & Company
Discovery Communications Inc.
Film Bank
Roger Hanlon
Carole Hickman
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Jack McKenney Productions, Inc.
Moana Productions
National Archives
National Geographic Film Library
Nature Conservation Films WW
Oxford Scientific Films
Partridge Films
University of California, Santa Barbara
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Geerat Vermeij

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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