Produced and Directed by
David Elisco |
Music Composed by
Sheldon Mirowitz |
Executive Producer
Mark Shelley |
Executive Producer
Stephen Reverand |
Editor
Stephanie Munroe |
Co-Producer
Brook Holston |
Field Producer/Director
Rob Whittlesey |
Associate Producer
Julie Crawford |
Creative Consultant
John Rubin |
Director, Host Sequences
Drew Takahashi |
Director of Research
Tierney Thys |
Cinematographers
Erich Roland
Mark Knobil
John Chater
Phillip Powell |
Underwater Cinematographers
Ernie Kovacs
Aaron Szomanski |
Assistant Camera
Chad Djubek |
Sound
Christopher Strollo
Dino Distefano
Dick Kane |
Special Effects
George P. Kuhn
GEKO Security Services and Explosive Technicians |
Post Production
Phillip Powel |
Production & Post Production Coordinator
Hannah Smith Walker |
Post Production Assistants
Blaise Douros
Derek Dockendorf |
Fixers
Teddy Sabutey, Ghana
Martin Webb Brown, Nimibia |
Location Manager, Namibia
Richard Berkeley |
Drivers
Eben O. Hallman
Enest Bosompem
Andre Rousseau
Johannes Nanyeni |
Outreach Director
Rita Bunzel |
Outreach Research
Mark Walker |
Advisory Board
Richard Barber
Dan Barstow
Paul Boyle
Judy Braus
Andrew Dobson
Robert Dunbar
John Francis
Nancy Knowlton
Rebecca Lewison
Thomas E. Lovejoy
Jane Lubchenco
Harold Mooney
Ron Keith O’Dor
Stephen Palumbi
Andrew Rosenberg
Steven Schneider
Michael Sutton |
The Producers Thank
Wildlife Division, Forestry Commission of Ghana
Mole National Park
Shai Hills Resource Reserve
Cole Burton
Village of Larabanga
University of Ghana
Rashid Sumaila
Namibia Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
National Marine Information and Research Centre, Namibia
Tuna Core
Walvis Bay Museum
Paloma Ellitson
Chibo Chikwililwa
Namibia Film Commission
Gene Carl Feldman
Norman Kuring
Dan Pauly
Jackie Alder
Ray Hilborn
Steve Katz
Dan Brumbaugh
Greg Butcher, National Audubon Society
Gary Allport, Birdlife International
Chris and Graziella Aerni, Rossmount Inn |
Animation by
Andy Murdock
Lots of Robots |
HD Post Production
Video Arts/San Francisco |
HD On-line Editor
Loren Sorensen |
FX Artists
Zacharia Pineda
Dave Murray |
Colorist
Ed Rudolph |
Sound Design and Re-recording Mixer
Bob Edwards
Skywalker Sound, A Lucasfilm Ltd. Company |
Footage and Images provided by
America By Air Llc
Ap Archive / Getty Images
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Content Sales
Bbc Motion Gallery
PçLl Benediktsson
Cbc Vancouver
Conservation International
Footagebank Hd
Fotolia ©Elvin
Fotolia ©Olga Lyubkina
Fotolia ©Mayangsari
Greenpeace
Image Bank Film / Getty Images
Elizabeth Lynch
Habitat Media
Ellen Hartimeier
Michelle Haynes / Footage Search
Tom Hensel
Howard Hall Productions / Footage Search
Itn
Marine Stewardship Council International Ltd
Don Mcconnel
Alexandra Morton
Leo Abbett
Nasa / Goddard Space Flight Center
National Geographic Digital Motion
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Craig Orr, Coastal Alliance For Aquaculture Reform
Photolibrary
Rain Forest Aquaculture
Bruce Reitherman
Royal Resorts, Cancun
Fatima S-A
Harrison Stubbs / Footage Search
Terri Tu
Thought Equity Motion
Walvis Bay Museum
Norbert Wu / Footage Search
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For Sea Studios Foundation
Foundation Office Manager
Jacqueline Rose |
Research
Deirdre Doherty |
Business Affairs
Dennis Long |
Director for Strategy & Programs
P.J. Simmons |
Deputy Executive Director
Daniella Russo |
Senior Management Advisor
Steve Dennis
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Accountant
Diane Kelly |
Bookkeeper
Linda Raley |
For National Geographic Television & Film
Production Manager
Chris Maes
Production Coordinator
Heather Tveter
Lindsay Kin |
Director of Research
Todd Herman |
Research
Jonathan Sacks |
Stock Footage Research and Coordination
Melissa Matchett |
Post Production Supervisor
Susan Lach |
Post Production Coordinator
Reina Nishida |
Manger, Post Production
Braden Mcilvaine |
Specialist, Rights and Clearances
Katie Lee |
Manager, Rights and Clearances
Marlene Walker-Golden |
Chief Engineer
Dwight Mayhew |
Manager, Art and Animation
Jesse Gordon |
Director, Art and Animation
Keith Kolder |
Director, Rights and Clearances
Catherine Yelloz |
Director, Production Systems
Beverley Marecheau Mitchell |
Director, Operations
Traci C. Drummond |
Vice President, Operations
Michael Castro |
Senior Vice President, Standards and Practices
Scott Wyerman |
Senior Vice President, Specials
Stephen Reverand |
Executive Vice President, Editorial and New Business Development
Maryanne Culpepper
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President, National Geographic Television
Michael Rosenfeld |