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Forces of the Wild
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Art Director
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BRIAN LEE

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Forces of the Wild: Part 1: In the Beginning

Narrated by
JAMES EARL JONES

Photography
JOHN WATERS
ROD CLARKE
BOB LANDIS
IAN McCARTHY
BRUCE REITHERMAN
IAN SALVAGE

Researchers
MARK HAMMOND
DANIELA PULVERER

Writer
VICTORIA COULES

Picture Researcher
VICTORIA WEBB

Bird Trainers
ROSE & LLOYD BUCK

Archive Material From
ALAIN GERENTE,
MOORE & MOORE FILMS,
CAMERA MAGICA,
BBC,
VOK FILM,
HOWARD HALL PRODUCTIONS,
PRAIRIE PICTURES,
SAGA FILM,
THE BRITISH LIBRARY
NATIONAL SOUND ARCHIVE,
RUV Rikisutvarpid,
NASA

Production Managers
SARAH SAPPER
LIZ O'BRIEN
ANN PARKER

Editor
MARTIN ELSBURY

Assistant Editor
KATHERINE SEWARD

Music
IAN BUTCHER
STEVEN FAUX

Computer Animation
STEVE ROOT
SCIENCE PICTURES

Titles
RICOCHET 4/PAUL BOND

On-line Editor
JAMES CAWTE

Colorist
MARK KNIGHTS

Dubbing Editor
ANGELA GROVES

Dubbing Mixer
GRAHAM WILD

Production Executive
BARBARA STOHLMAN

Special Thanks
Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Argentina
The Ancient Technology Centre, Dorset
Bristol Zoological Gardens
Rode Bird Gardens
Jóhann Oli Hilmarsson
National Conservation Council, Iceland
Grahame Cowan
Liz Anscombe
City Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol
RSPB
US Forestry Service
Blue Ridge Parkway
The Wellcome Trust
Yellowstone National Park
Hawaii Volcanos National Park
Blue Lagoon, Iceland

Associate Producer
GRANT McDOWELL

Series Producer
STEVE NICHOLLS

Executive Producer
MICHAEL ROSENBERG

Forces of the Wild Part 2: Perpetual Motion

Narrated by
JAMES EARL JONES

Photography
IAN MCCARTHY
BRUCE REITHERMAN
JOHN WATERS
ADRIAN WARREN
MIKE LEMMON
ROD CLARKE
KEVIN FLAY
MANUEL HINGE

Researchers
MARK HAMMOND
DANIELA PULVERER

Writer
VICTORIA COULES

Picture Researcher
VICTORIA WEBB

Archive Material From
BBC,
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC,
HOT SHOTS,
COOL CUTS,
TVNZ,
KA'IO PRODUCTIONS,
ANGLIA TELEVISION,
MERIDIAN TELEVISION,
WTN LIBRARY,
ALAIN GERENTE,
REUTERS
NBC NEWS,
CBS NEWS,
PRAIRIE PICTURES,
HOWARD HALL PRODUCTIONS,
NASA

Production Managers
SARAH SAPPER
LIZ O'BRIEN
ANN PARKER

Editor
TIM COOPE

Assistant Editor
KATHERINE SEWARD

Music
IAN BUTCHER
STEVEN FAUX

Titles
RICOCHET 4/PAUL BOND

Computer Animation
STEVE ROOT
SCIENCE PICTURES

On-line Editor
JAMES CAWTE

Colorist
MARK KNIGHTS

Dubbing Editor
ANGELA GROVES

Dubbing Mixer
GRAHAM WILD

Production Executive
BARBARA STOHLMAN

Special Thanks
US National Park Service
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Little Painted Desert Park, Navajo County
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Wyld Court Rainforest
Instituto Nacional de Antropologie e Historia
Totonacs, El Tajin
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Death Valley National Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Arizona
Kauai Film Commission
Dave Boynton
Cape St Mary's Ecological Reserve
Killarney National Park
Fountain Forestry
Kenetech Windpower, California

Associate Producer
GRANT McDOWELL

Series Producer
STEVE NICHOLLS

Executive Producer
MICHAEL ROSENBERG


Forces of the Wild Part 3: Heavenly Partners

Narrated by
JAMES EARL JONES

Photography
JOHN WATERS
IAN MCCARTHY
MIKE POTTS
JAMES GRAY
STEVE ROBINSON
CHRIS OPENSHAW
ROD CLARKE

Writer
VICTORIA COULES

Researchers
MARK HAMMOND
DANIELA PULVERER

Picture Research
VICTORIA WEBB

Bird Trainers
ROSE & LLOYD BUCK

Archive Material from
HOT SHOTS COOL CUTS,
INDEX STOCK SHOTS,
GREEN UMBRELLA,
TVNZ

Production Managers
SARAH SAPPER
LIZ O'BRIEN
ANN PARKER

Editor
PETER BROWNLEE

Assistant Editor
KATHERINE SEWARD

Music
IAN BUTCHER
STEVEN FAUX

Computer Animation
STEVE ROOT
SCIENCE PICTURES

Titles
RICOCHET 4/PAUL BOND

On-line Editor
JAMES CAWTE

Colorist
MARK KNIGHTS

Dubbing Editor
ANGELA GROVES

Dubbing Mixer
GRAHAM WILD

Production Executive
BARBARA STOHLMAN

Special Thanks
Steve Atzert
The Fish and Wildlife Service
Little Painted Desert Park
RSPB
Hamleys, London
Liberty's, London
Historic Scotland, Orkney
Jersey Tourism
Island of Herm
Cape May Nature Centre
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
Instituto Nacional de Antropologie e Historia
US Forestry Service
Blue Ridge Parkway
Burschenverein Holzhausen, Bavaria
Dave Roberts, Manitoba Department of Natural Resources
RSPB
Jóhann Oli Hilmarsson
Nature Conservation Council, Iceland
English Heritage
CB Pearce
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Arizona
Ottery Tourist Information
Loch Lomond Park Authority
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
Associate Producer
GRANT McDOWELL

Series Producer
STEVE NICHOLLS

Executive Producer
MICHAEL ROSENBERG


Forces of the Wild Part 4: Living Dangerously

Narrated by
JAMES EARL JONES

Photography
MIKE LEMMON
JOHN WATERS
BRUCE REITHERMAN
GIL DOMB
ADRIAN WARREN
GRAHAM McFARLANE
IAN McCARTHY
STEVE ROBINSON

Researchers
MARK HAMMOND
DANIELA PULVERER

Writer
VICTORIA COULES
Picture Research
VICTORIA WEBB

Archive Material From
SUNBURNT PICTURES,
ORF,
ALAIN GERENTE,
KCC-TV,
WQAD-TV,
MVO,
WTN,
ABC Australia,
GOLDEN WEST NETWORK,
CHANNEL TEN,
CHANNEL SEVEN (PERTH),
CHANNEL SEVEN (SYDNEY),
PRAIRIE PICTURES,
NBC NEWS ARCHIVE,
KRON TV,
CBS NEWS,
NHK,
REUTERS TELEVISION,
SIMON NIXON PRODUCTIONS,
TOM MANGELSEN,
TVNZ,
HARBOR BRANCH OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION,
HOWARD HALL PRODUCTIONS,
NASA

Production Managers
SARAH SAPPER
LIZ O'BRIEN
ANN PARKER

Editor
STUART NAPIER

Assistant Editor
KATHERINE SEWARD

Music
IAN BUTCHER
STEVEN FAUX

Computer Animation
STEVE ROOT
SCIENCE PICTURES

Titles
RICOCHET 4/PAUL BOND

On-line Editor
JAMES CAWTE

Colorist
MARK KNIGHTS

Dubbing Editor
ANGELA GROVES

Dubbing Mixer
GRAHAM WILD

Production Executive
BARBARA STOHLMAN

Special Thanks
Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Argentina
US Army Corps of Engineers
City of Las Vegas
Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Arizona
MCO Properties, Inc
City of Phoenix Film Office
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Delta Breton National Wildlife Refuge
Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, Florida
Montserrat Volcano Observatory
Johann Oli Hilmarsson
National Conservation Council, Iceland
INAH (Instituto Nacional de Antropologie e Historia)

Associate Producer
GRANT McDOWELL

Series Producer
STEVE NICHOLLS

Executive Producer
MICHAEL ROSENBERG


Forces of the Wild Part 5: Playing with Fire

Narrated by
JAMES EARL JONES

Photography
MIKE FOX
FRANCES de GROOTE
MIKE HAYNES

Additional Photography
GRANT McDOWELL
JOHN WATERS
ADRIAN WARREN
STEVE ROBINSON
GIL DOMB
IAN McCARTHY

Sound Recordists
MIKE LAX
ALEX THOMPSON
STEVE WHITFORD

Researchers
MARK HAMMOND
DANIELA PULVERER

Writer
VICTORIA COULES

Picture Researcher
VICTORIA WEBB

Archive Material From
NHK, ALAIN GERENTE,
KRON TELEVIONS,
PRAIRIE PICTURES,
KA'IO PRODUCTIONS,
DAVID LEA,
MVO,
CBS NEWS,
WTN TELEVISION,
NBC NEWS ARCHIVE,
HARBOUR BRANCH OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION,
HOT SHOTS COOL CUTS,
CAMERA MAGICA,
BBC LIBRARY,
KSN TELEVISION,
HOWARD HALL PRODUCTIONS,
NASA

Production Manager
SARAH SAPPER

Post Production Manager
DOMINIC WESTON

Editor
GRAHAM SHRIMPTON
VINCENT PIPE

Assistant Editor
KATHERINE SEWARD

Music
IAN BUTCHER
STEVEN FAUX

Set Design
CENTRAL STUDIOS, BRISTOL

Computer Animation
STEVE ROOT
SCIENCE PICTURES

Titles
RICOCHET 4/PAUL BOND

On-line Editor
TIM BOLT

Colorist
MARK KNIGHTS JAMES CAWTE

Dubbing Editor
JAMES BURCHILL
JULIE MITCHELL

Dubbing Mixer
NEIL HIPKISS

Production Executive
BARBARA STOHLMAN

Special Thanks
Harbor Branch Oceangraphic Institution
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
National Hurricane Center
James & Sandy Lovelock
United States Geological Survey
Menlo Park
Jonathan Porritt
Rose & Lloyd Buck
Sylvia Earle

Producer
CLARE DORNAN

Series Producer
STEVE NICHOLLS

Executive Producer
MICHAEL ROSENBERG

© Partridge Films 1997


For NATURE

Science Editor
JANET HESS

Coordinating Producer
JANICE YOUNG

Producer
JESSICA SIEGEL

Associate Producer
JILL CLARKE

Researchers
HILDY RUBIN
SUSANE LEE

Production Assistant
PATTY JACOBSON

Production Secretary
GIANNA SCARALIA

Manager
EILEEN FRAHER

Production Manager
JOHN SCHWALLY

Editor
PATRICK GAMBUTI, JR.

On-Line Editor
BARRY GLINER

Audio Mix
ED CAMPBELL

Executive Editor
GEORGE PAGE

Supervising Producer
BILL MURPHY

Executive in Charge
WILLIAM GRANT
Executive Producer
FRED KAUFMAN

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