Directed by
| John Weiley | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| John Weiley | ||
Cast
| Alex Scott | ... | Narrator | |
Produced by
| Robert Eather | ... | co-producer (as Dr. Robert Eather) |
| Craig Huxley | ... | producer IMAX home video |
| David Mosena | ... | executive producer |
| John Weiley | ... | producer |
| John Wickstrom | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Nigel Westlake | ||
Cinematography by
| Peter Coleman | ... | director of photography |
| Tom Cowan | ... | director of photography |
| Robert Eather | ... | director of photography |
| Peter Hannan | ... | director of photography |
| Tristan Milani | ... | director of photography |
| Paul Ree | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Nicholas Holmes | ||
Production Management
| Rick Gordon | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Lois Randall | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Michael Rubbo | ... | second unit director: Peru |
Sound Department
| Craig Butters | ... | sound effects editor |
| Roland Clarke | ... | sound recordist |
| Christo Curtis | ... | sound engineer |
| John Dennison | ... | foley artist / re-recording mixer |
| James W. Labelle | ... | auroral sounds: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College |
| Duncan McAllister | ... | foley recordist |
| Keith Newman | ... | cymbal effects |
| John Patterson | ... | sound designer (as John Cowper Patterson) |
| Lois Randall | ... | sound recordist |
| Tony Vaccher | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Simon Wring | ... | sound recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Maissa Alameddine | ... | systems wrangler: Lux Monkey |
| Mario Allen | ... | production assistant: Imagica USA Inc. |
| Belinda Bennetts | ... | digital effects designer: Lux Monkey |
| Paul Butterworth | ... | matte painter: Lux Monkey |
| David Chiverton | ... | digital effects coordinator: Lux Monkey |
| Scott Crafford | ... | scanning and recording: Imagica USA |
| Grant Fraser | ... | systems wrangler: Lux Monkey |
| Matthew Gidney | ... | 3D animator: Lux Monkey |
| Andrew Hellen | ... | 3D technical director: Lux Monkey |
| Andrew Jackson | ... | 3D model builder: Lux Monkey |
| Steven James | ... | 3D animator: Lux Monkey (as Steve James) |
| Ivan La Rosa | ... | 3D animator: Lux Monkey (as Ivan De La Rosa) |
| Stephen Lunn | ... | senior compositor: Lux Monkey |
| Alan G. Markowitz | ... | visual effects supervisor (as Alan Markowitz) (for Imagica USA, Inc.) |
| Steve Mate | ... | lineup: Imagica USA |
| Ben Matsunaga | ... | digital technical director: Imagica USA |
| Kelly Moren | ... | digital effects supervisor: Imagica USA |
| Dave Morley | ... | senior compositor: Lux Monkey |
| Catherine Nelson | ... | senior compositor: Lux Monkey (as Cathy Nelson) |
| Julie O'Neill | ... | visual effects production manager: Imagica USA Inc. |
| Kate Pappas | ... | digital effects coordinator: Lux Monkey |
| Jose Parra | ... | head of production: Imagica USA |
| Stuart Partridge | ... | senior compositor: Lux Monkey |
| Murray Pope | ... | digital effects producer: Lux Monkey |
| Christopher Reyna | ... | executive in charge of production (as Chris Reyna) (for Imagica USA, Inc.) |
| Robert Sandeman | ... | digital effects supervisor (as Rob Sandeman) (for Lux Monkey) |
| Robin Tams | ... | camera operator: Imagica USA |
| Takashi Totsuka | ... | digital effects coordinator: Lux Monkey |
| Sandeep Vengsarkar | ... | compositor: Lux Monkey |
| Miriam Yagi | ... | camera operator: Imagica USA Inc. |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Louis Conroy | ... | gaffer |
| Miles Evans | ... | assistant camera |
| Steve Harvey | ... | gaffer |
| David Hauserman | ... | assistant camera |
| Roland Leiter | ... | grip |
| José Luy | ... | grip (as Jose Luy) |
| Jacek Prosinka | ... | grip |
| Luke Quigley | ... | grip |
| Charles Saldana IV | ... | grip (as Charlie Saldania) |
| Pip Shapiera | ... | grip (as Pip Shapiro) |
| Robert 'Lupo' Staudt | ... | gaffer (as Robert Staudt) |
| Robin Tams | ... | assistant camera |
| Justin Webber | ... | assistant camera |
| David Westphal | ... | assistant camera |
| Zbigniew Zbytniewski | ... | gaffer |
Editorial Department
| David Keighley | ... | additional post-production services (as David Keighly) (for DKP 70mm Inc.) |
| James Sdrinis | ... | assistant editor |
| James Sheridan | ... | negative cutter: Prime Cut Systems |
| Ron Wengler | ... | color timer |
Location Management
| Javier Bello | ... | location manager |
| Roland Clarke | ... | location manager |
| Jerzy Domaradski | ... | location manager |
| Dimitri Ellerington | ... | location manager |
| Barry Fitzgibbon | ... | location manager |
| Andreas Holland | ... | location manager |
| Murray Inglis | ... | location manager |
| Ian Masters | ... | location manager |
| Hisashi Nomura | ... | location manager |
| Martin O'Malley | ... | location manager |
| Lois Randall | ... | location manager |
| Catherine M. Shaw | ... | location manager (as Cathy Shaw) |
| Martin von Creytz | ... | location manager |
| Maggie Weiley | ... | location manager |
| Susanne Weiley | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Laura Bishop | ... | music preparation |
| Christo Curtis | ... | music editor |
| John Harding | ... | orchestra leader |
| Alex Henery | ... | orchestra booked by |
| Peter Mapleson | ... | music copying & preparation: Maestro Music |
| Nicholas Routley | ... | conductor: Sydney Chamber Choir |
| Jan Loquet Westlake | ... | music coordinator |
| Nigel Westlake | ... | conductor / music arranger |
Additional Crew
| Barry Andrews | ... | production assistant |
| Tim Benjamin | ... | finance legal |
| L. Steve Bishop | ... | education committee: Kirby Science and Discovery Center |
| Alison Bush | ... | 35 mm prints: RPG Productions |
| Antonio Castro | ... | production assistant |
| Joanna Collard | ... | image researcher (as Jo Collard) |
| David Court | ... | financial consultant |
| Stephen Coyne | ... | production assistant |
| Phillip Donnelly | ... | investors representative |
| Paul B. Dusenbery | ... | scientific advisory committee (as Dr. Paul B. Dusenbery) |
| Dave Duszynski | ... | education committee (as David Duszynski) (Cincinnati Museum Center) |
| Robert Eather | ... | science advisor (as Dr. Robert Eather) |
| Grant Elder | ... | production assistant |
| Rose Fox | ... | production secretary |
| Rick Gordon | ... | 35 mm prints: RPG Productions |
| Gerhard Haerendel | ... | scientific advisory committee (as Dr. Gerhard Haerendel) |
| John Hennings | ... | insurance broker: Cinesure Underwriting Services |
| Donna L. Knoell | ... | education committee (as Dr. Donna L. Knoell) |
| Tomas Kristensen | ... | production assistant |
| Ed Krupp | ... | scientific advisory committee (as Dr. Edwin C. Krupp) |
| Louis J. Lanzerotti | ... | scientific advisory committee (as Dr. Louis J. Lanzerotti) |
| Ian Masters | ... | production coordinator: Los Angeles |
| David Nekomoto | ... | helicopter pilot: Kauai |
| Jim O'Leary | ... | education committee: Maryland Science Center |
| Ove Olsson | ... | helicopter pilot: Greenland |
| Lynelle Pantha-Blazely | ... | production accountant (as Lynelle 'Pantha' Blazely) |
| Jay Pasachoff | ... | provider: photos of Galileo sunspots, Williams College (as Prof. Jay Pasachoff) |
| Bernardino Sacristan | ... | production assistant |
| George L. Siscoe | ... | scientific advisory committee (as Dr. George L. Siscoe) |
| Knut Skoglund | ... | production assistant |
| Greg Smith | ... | financial consultant |
| Karen Speers | ... | travel agent: Flight Center, Byron Bay (as Karen 'Dotti' Speers) |
| Annie Toth | ... | 35 mm prints: RPG Productions |
| Susanne Weiley | ... | assistant to producer |
| Dominic Westaway | ... | production assistant |
| Harry Williamson | ... | title designer |
Thanks
| William Andrewes | ... | thanks |
| Sallie Baliunas | ... | thanks: Mt. Wilson Institute (as Dr. Sallie Baliunas) |
| Kate Barlow | ... | thanks: Mt. Wilson Institute |
| Richard Behnke | ... | thanks (as Dr. Richard Behnke) |
| Thomas Berger | ... | personal thanks |
| Erik Brisson | ... | personal thanks |
| Alan Brown | ... | thanks: NASA Dryden Flight Research Centre, Hawaii |
| Guenter Bruckner | ... | thanks (as Dr. Guenter Bruckner) |
| Terje Brundtland | ... | thanks: Auroral Observatory, University of Tromso, Norway |
| Robert Caravillano | ... | thanks (as Dr. Robert Caravillano) |
| Teo Allain Chambi | ... | thanks: Peru |
| Hanne Chrisoffersen | ... | thanks: Greenland |
| Kevin Clark | ... | thanks |
| Vince Connolly | ... | thanks |
| Pierre Courturier | ... | thanks (as Dr. Pierre Courturier) |
| Sile De Valera | ... | thanks: Minister of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands, Ireland |
| David S. Dearborn | ... | thanks (as Dr. David S. Dearborn) |
| Robert Dennis | ... | thanks |
| Fulvio Drigani | ... | personal thanks |
| Alv Engeland | ... | thanks: University of Oslo, Norway (as Dr. Alv Engeland) |
| Ian Farrington | ... | thanks (as Dr. Ian Farrington) |
| Hyman Field | ... | thanks (as Dr. Hyman Field) |
| Bernhard Fleck | ... | personal thanks |
| Vince Ford | ... | thanks: exploratory, Canberra Deep Space Communications Center, Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australia |
| Lou Frank | ... | thanks (as Dr. Lou Frank) |
| Sam Freeland | ... | personal thanks |
| Owen Gingerich | ... | thanks (as Dr. Owen Gingerich) |
| Charles Goodrich | ... | personal thanks |
| Joseph B. Gurman | ... | personal thanks |
| Jeffrey Henrikson | ... | thanks: National Optical Astronomy Observatories |
| Russell Howard | ... | personal thanks |
| Neal Hurlburt | ... | personal thanks |
| Robert Jastrow | ... | thanks: Mt. Wilson Institute (as Dr. Robert Jastrow) |
| John Jorgensen | ... | thanks: Sondrestrom Radar, Greenland |
| Leontia Leninan | ... | thanks: Bru Na Boinne, Ireland |
| Bill Loze | ... | thanks: facilities manager, NOAA/NESDIS CDA Station, Alaska |
| John Lyon | ... | personal thanks |
| Begoña López Betancor | ... | thanks: Instituto Astrofisica De Canarias, Canary Islands |
| Hugo Maree | ... | personal thanks |
| Susan McKenna-Lawlor | ... | thanks: Ireland (as Prof. Susan McKenna-Lawlor) |
| Donald Michels | ... | personal thanks |
| W. Ray Morgan | ... | thanks: Aerovironment Inc., Hawaii |
| Richard Morote | ... | thanks: consul of Peru, Sydney |
| Danny Morrison | ... | personal thanks |
| Antonio Nava | ... | thanks: consul of Bolivia, Sydney |
| Yoshiaki Nomura | ... | thanks: Japan |
| Andrew Oran | ... | thanks |
| Arthur Poland | ... | personal thanks |
| Tony Rees | ... | thanks: English Heritage stand-ing Stone Festival, Cornwall |
| Frank Resch | ... | thanks: Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft, Munich |
| Nathan Rich | ... | personal thanks |
| Deborah Rivera | ... | thanks |
| Gerald Romick | ... | personal thanks / thanks (as Dr. Gerry Romick) |
| Philip Scherrer | ... | personal thanks |
| Karel Schrjiver | ... | personal thanks |
| Geraldine Searles | ... | thanks |
| Miguel Serra | ... | thanks: Observatorio Del Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands |
| Richard Shine | ... | personal thanks |
| Greg Slater | ... | personal thanks |
| Roger Smith | ... | thanks: Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska (as Dr. Roger Smith) |
| Keith Strong | ... | thanks (as Dr. Keith Strong) |
| Henryk Szkop | ... | thanks: Muzeum Mikolaja Kopernika, Poland |
| Tom Tascione | ... | thanks |
| Jeff Thayer | ... | thanks: SRI International, Greenland |
| Alan Title | ... | personal thanks |
| Kelly Tyler | ... | thanks |
| David Vanduzen | ... | thanks |
| Gerhard Vodermeier | ... | thanks: Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft, Munich |
| Greg Walker | ... | thanks: range manager, Poker Flat Research Range, Alaska |
| Viveka Weiley | ... | thanks |
| Jack West | ... | thanks |
| Ronald F. Woodman | ... | thanks: Instituto Nacional De Cultura Del Cusco, Peru |
| Hal Zirin | ... | thanks (as Dr. Hal Zirin) |
