Directed by
| Howard Hall | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Thomas Friedman | ... | (narration written by) (as Tom Friedman) |
| Howard Hall | ... | (uncredited) |
Cast
| Linda Hunt | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
Produced by
| Michele Hall | ... | producer (as Michele Binder Hall) |
| Susanne Simpson | ... | executive producer |
| Kelly Tyler | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Alan Williams | ||
Cinematography by
| Bob Cranston | ||
| Howard Hall | ||
Editing by
| Mark Fletcher | ||
Production Management
| Paula Apsell | ... | executive in charge of production (as Paula S. Apsell) |
| Lisa Roberts | ... | unit manager |
Sound Department
| Michael L. McDonough | ... | foley engineer (as Michael McDonough) |
| Andrew Morris | ... | voiceover recording: Buzzy's Recording |
| David Parker | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Ryan Purcell | ... | foley artist: RP Audio, Inc. |
| Scott Sandstrom | ... | foley recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Debra Callabresi | ... | digital artist: for Imagica USA Inc. |
| Benjamin Hawkins | ... | animator: Xaos |
| Kenneth Hébert | ... | lead animator (as Kenneth Hebert) (for Xaos) |
| Alan G. Markowitz | ... | visual effects supervisor (as Alan Markowitz) (for Imagica USA Inc.) |
| Ben Matsunaga | ... | digital technical director: Imagica USA Inc. |
| Kelly Moren | ... | digital effects supervisor: Imagica USA Inc. |
| Andrew Oran | ... | head of production: Imagica USA Inc. |
| Chris Parks | ... | visual effects assistant: specialized photography, plankton sequences, Image Quest 3D |
| Peter Parks | ... | visual effects director: specialized photography, plankton sequences, Image Quest 3-D |
| Jose Parra | ... | production coordinator: Imagica USA Inc. |
| Justin Peach | ... | visual effects assistant: specialized photography, plankton sequences, Image Quest 3D |
| Christopher Reyna | ... | production executive: for Imagica USA Inc. |
| Christina Schmidlin | ... | visual effects executive producer: Xaos |
| Chitra Shriram | ... | creative director: for Xaos |
| Eric Alba | ... | visual effects producer: Xaos (uncredited) |
| Ari Rubenstein | ... | technical director: Xaos Inc. (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mark Conlin | ... | still photographer: production stills / underwater assistant camera / underwater grip |
| Bob Cranston | ... | still photographer: production stills / underwater camera housing designer |
| Howard Hall | ... | still photographer: production stills / underwater camera housing designer |
| Michele Hall | ... | still photographer: production stills (as Michele Binder Hall) |
| Scott Hering | ... | aerial mount (as Scott Herring) |
| Billy Holdson | ... | assistant camera |
| Jim Jensen | ... | underwater camera housing designer |
| Avi Klapfer | ... | underwater grip / videographer |
| Peter Kragh | ... | underwater grip |
| Lance Milbrand | ... | underwater assistant camera / underwater grip / videographer |
| Dylan Reade | ... | assistant camera |
| Mark Thurlow | ... | underwater grip / videographer |
Editorial Department
| Wade Bartlett | ... | assistant editor (as Justin Wade Bartlett) |
| Mel Bucholz | ... | post-production consultant (as Melvin Bucholz) (for David Keighley Productions 70MM Inc.) |
| David Keighley | ... | executive in charge of IMAX post-production |
| Steven Koflanovich | ... | post-production consultant: David Keighley Productions 70mm Inc. |
| Ralph Milliken | ... | post-production consultant: David Keighley Productions 70mm Inc. |
| Scott Price | ... | post-production consultant: David Keighley Productions 70mm Inc. |
| Ron Wengler | ... | color timer |
Music Department
| David Bondelevitch | ... | music editor |
| Jeff Bunnell | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Scott Cochran | ... | scoring mixer |
| Benoit Grey | ... | music copyist |
| Bob Sanders | ... | trombone |
| Alan Williams | ... | conductor |
| Scott Cochran | ... | scoring (uncredited) |
| Larry Rench | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Alan Vavrin | ... | musician - percussion (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| John Dunham | ... | aerial coordinator/pilot |
| Barbara Flagg | ... | project evaluation: Multimedia Research (as Dr. Barbara Flagg) |
| Jeri Gressman | ... | aerial assistant |
| Samuel H. Gruber | ... | advisory panel: University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences (as Dr. Samuel H. Gruber) |
| Cassandra Johnson | ... | advisory panel: Association of Science and Technology Centers, YouthALIVE! |
| Peter Klimley | ... | advisory panel: Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Davis (as Dr. Peter Klimley) |
| Joseph Levine | ... | advisory panel: WGBH Science unit (as Dr. Joseph Levine) / science editor |
| Phillip Lobel | ... | advisory panel: Boston University Marine Program, Marine Biological Laboratory (as Dr. Phillip Lobel) |
| John E. McCosker | ... | advisory panel: California Academy of Sciences (as Dr. John McCosker) |
| Carolyn Norton | ... | production insurance: Acordia Northeast |
| Jerry Schubel | ... | advisory panel: New England Aquarium (as Dr. Jerry Schubel) |
| Christine Strobel | ... | script translator: german |
| Jack Tankard | ... | aerial consultant |
| Mark Thurlow | ... | technical diving |
| Maureen Wilmot | ... | advisory panel: National Marine Educators Association |
Thanks
| David Bernstein | ... | special thanks |
| Frank K. Butler Jr. | ... | special thanks (as Capt. Frank K. Butler Jr.) |
| Linda Callahan | ... | special thanks |
| Elaine Coolbrith | ... | special thanks |
| Queene Coyne | ... | special thanks |
| Pat Daily | ... | special thanks |
| Suzanne Demers | ... | thanks: New England Aquarium |
| Sheila Gibbons | ... | thanks: New England Aquarium |
| William F. Haxby | ... | special thanks |
| Sue Kantrowitz | ... | special thanks (as Susan L. Kantrowitz) |
| John Kirkpatrick | ... | special thanks |
| Avi Klapfer | ... | special thanks |
| Kenneth Mallory | ... | thanks: New England Aquarium |
| Yosy Naaman | ... | special thanks |
| Susan Posner | ... | special thanks |
| L.B. Savitz | ... | special thanks |
| Jerry Schubel | ... | thanks: New England Aquarium (as Dr. Jerry Schubel) |
| Susan Shishko | ... | special thanks |
| William Spitzer | ... | thanks: New England Aquarium (as Dr. William Spitzer) |
| Gregory Stone | ... | thanks: New England Aquarium |
| Eric White | ... | special thanks (as Dr. Eric White) |
