Directed by
Greg MacGillivray |
Writing Credits (WGA)
Roger Holzberg | ... | (written by) and |
Tim Cahill | ... | (written by) |
Cast (in credits order)
Meryl Streep | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Judith Connor | ... | Self (Monterey) (as Dr. Judith Connor) | |
William Hamner | ... | Self (Palau) (as Dr. William Hamner) | |
Rainos M. Hayes | ... | Self (Hawaii) | |
Steven K. Katona | ... | Self (Maine) | |
Richard Marsh | ... | Self (Hawaii) | |
Laura Martin | ... | Self (Palau researcher) | |
Stephanie K. Martin | ... | Self (Maine) | |
James A.R. McFarlane | ... | Self (Monterey) | |
Bruce Robison | ... | Self (deep ocean research, Monterey) (as Dr. Bruce H. Robison) | |
Jennifer Rock | ... | Self (Maine) | |
Marty Thomas | ... | Self (Hawaii) | |
Francis Toribiong | ... | Self (Palau native) |
Produced by
Stephen Judson | ... | creative co-producer |
David Keighley | ... | producer |
Alec Lorimore | ... | producer |
Greg MacGillivray | ... | producer |
Music by
Sting |
Cinematography by
Greg MacGillivray | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Stephen Judson |
Production Design by
Thomas A. Walsh |
Art Department
Thomas A. Walsh | ... | art director: Mbari |
Sound Department
Ron Bartlett | ... | sound effects: Weddington Productions |
William Freesh | ... | sound mixing: EFX Systems (as Bill Freesh) |
Mark A. Mangini | ... | sound effects: Weddington Productions (as Mark Mangini) |
Michael Simpson | ... | sound recordist |
Ken Teaney | ... | sound mixing: EFX Systems |
Visual Effects by
Tim Drnec | ... | motion control |
Alan G. Markowitz | ... | visual effects supervisor: Imagica USA |
Camera and Electrical Department
John-Paul Beeghly | ... | assistant camera |
Gay Browning | ... | assistant camera |
Bob Cranston | ... | assistant camera |
Chuck Davis | ... | underwater photographer: Mbari |
Tim Drnec | ... | assistant camera |
Steve Ford | ... | assistant camera |
Ron Fricke | ... | cinematographer (time lapse segment) |
Pat Gilluly | ... | gaffer |
Howard Hall | ... | underwater cinematographer: Palau |
Scott Hering | ... | assistant camera (as Scott Herring) |
Manny Hernandez | ... | grip |
Timothy Housel | ... | cinematographer: surfing aerials |
Don King | ... | cinematographer: surfing water scenes |
Charles Nicklin | ... | photographer (as Chuck Nicklin) (whale photography) |
Brad Ohlund | ... | camera and technology supervisor / camera operator / cinematographer: Coast Guard aerials, Maine whales |
Lee Ford Parker | ... | gaffer (as Lee Parker) |
John Stoneman | ... | photographer: whale photography |
Jack Tankard | ... | camera operator |
Mark Thurlow | ... | assistant camera |
Animation Department
Dan Muscarella | ... | timing |
Editorial Department
Lisa Butala | ... | apprentice editor |
Myles Connolly | ... | first assistant editor |
David Fanning | ... | editorial consultant |
Ralph Milliken | ... | post-production consultant: David Keighley Productions Ltd. |
Matthew Muller | ... | post-production coordinator |
Dan Muscarella | ... | color timer |
John W. Parsons | ... | negative cutter: 70mm Inc. (as John Parsons) |
Scott Price | ... | post-production consultant: David Keighley Productions Ltd. |
Taj J. Teffaha | ... | second assistant editor (as Taj Teffaha) |
Robert Walker | ... | second assistant editor |
Location Management
William Dean | ... | location scout |
Music Department
Alan Deremo | ... | musician |
Terry Nelson | ... | music mixer |
Steve Wood | ... | composer: additional music |
Additional Crew
Kathy Almon | ... | unit production coordinator |
Robert Ballard | ... | academic advisor: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (as Dr. Robert Ballard) |
Jo Ann Carlson | ... | production personnel |
Kalani Ching | ... | helicopter pilot |
Jeanette D. Connolly | ... | production personnel (as Jeanette Connolly) |
William Dean | ... | local production assistant |
Debbie Fogel | ... | production personnel |
Harry Hauss | ... | helicopter pilot (as Harry Haus) |
Alison Logan | ... | production coordinator |
Milton Love | ... | science advisor (as Dr. Milton Love) |
Cheryl Real | ... | production personnel |
Jennifer Saitz | ... | science advisor |
John Stoneman | ... | director: whale photography |
Jack Tankard | ... | technology development supervisor |
Thanks
Kathy Addington | ... | special thanks: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute |
Mimi Drummond | ... | special thanks: Monterey Bay Aquarium |
Alan Gibby | ... | special thanks: Dynocomm Productions |
Julie Packard | ... | special thanks: Monterey Bay Aquarium |