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Kelley Herself Leon Harris Himself Claire Shipman Herself Behrooz Afrakhan Middle Eastern Anchor Saemi Nakamura (II) Japanese Anchor Maria Celeste Arraras Latina Anchor Tabitha Soren Herself Geraldo Rivera Himself Ian Whitcomb (II) British Anchor Jay Leno Himself Natalie Allen Herself Robert Novak Himself Geraldine A. Ferraro Herself Ann Druyan Herself Jake Busey Joseph Kathleen Kennedy Herself Michael Albala (III) Decryption Hacker Ned Netterville Decryption Hacker Leo Lee Major Domo William Jordan Chairman of Joint Chiefs David St James Joint Chief Jill Dougherty Herself Haynes Brooke Aide Drumlin John Holliman Himself Bobbie Battista Herself Dee Dee Myers Herself Bryant Gumbel Himself Linden Soles Himself Steven Ford Major Russell Alex Zemeckis Major Russell's Son Janie Peterson Major Russell's Daughter Philippe Bergeron (II) French Commitee Member Jennifer Balgobin Doctor Patel Anthony Fife Hamilton British Committee Member Rebecca T. Beucler NASA Public Relations Marc Macaulay NASA Technician Tucker Smallwood Mission Director Jeff Johnson (III) Mechanical Yuji Okumoto Electrical Gerry Griffin Dynamics Brian Alston Communications Rob Elk (II) Pad Leader Mark Thomason Security Jose Rey Controller 8 Todd Patrick Breaugh New VLA Technician Alex Veadov Russian Cosmonaut Alice Kushida Scientist Robin Gammell Project Official Richardson Morse (II) Mission Doctor Seiji Okamura Japanese Ensign Bernard Shaw Himself Mak Takano Japanese Tech Tom Tanaka Japanese Tech Catherine Dao Life Support Kristoffer Ryan Winters Dynamics 2 Valorie F. Armstrong Woman Senator Jimi Hild Reporter Bill Thomas Reporter Diego Montoya Schoolboy Mark Bailey (VI) Four-star General Pamela Wilsey Voice of of NASA Bill Clinton James Woodsand Back to Top Directors Robert Zemeckis Director Steve Starkey 2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Back to Top Writers Carl Sagan From Story Carl Sagan Source Material (from novel) ("Contact") Ann Druyan From Story James V. Hart screenplay Michael Goldenberg screenplay Back to Top Producers Lynda Obst Executive Producer Joan Bradshaw Executive Producer C. Marie Davis Executive Producer (CIS Hollywood) Robert Zemeckis Producer Steve Starkey Producer Debbie Denise senior Producer (Sony Pictures Imageworks) Julia Rivas Producer (Sony Pictures Imageworks) Joe Matza senior Producer (CIS Hollywood) Carl Sagan Co-Producer Ann Druyan Co-Producer Rick Porras Associate Producer Steven J. Boyd Associate Producer Back to Top Camera, Film & Tape Josh Bleibtreu 2nd unit camera (2nd Unit) Greg Lundsgaard Steadicam Operator Mark O Kane Steadicam Operator Nick Phillips (III) Libra mount cameraman Ian C. Kelly video graphics supervisor John Radulovic miniature photography producer Francois Duhamel still photographer Don Burgess Director of Photography David Stump Director of Photography Les Bernstein additional Director of Photography Robert LaBonge Camera Operator Glen Gustafson Camera Operator (Warner Digital) Back to Top Editors Harry Keramidas additional Editing Jim Sevin On-Line Editor Mike Harrington On-Line Editor Barbara McBane Dialogue Editor Michael Silvers Dialogue Editor Ewa Sztompke Dialogue Editor Arthur Schmidt Editor J. W. Kompare visual effects editor (Sony Pictures Imageworks) Michael McGovern (III) visual effects editor (Industrial Light & Magic) Dawn Llewellyn visual effects editor (CIS Hollywood) Back to Top Casting Victoria Burrows (II) Casting Judith Bouley additional Casting Scot Boland Casting Associate Back to Top Executives Jerome Chen computer graphics supervisor (Sony Pictures Imageworks) Ron Brinkmann computer graphics supervisor (Sony Pictures Imageworks) Mark Holmes (III) message/HSG supervisor (Sony Pictures Imageworks) Sheena Duggal HSC supervisor (Sony Pictures Imageworks) Kee-Suk Hahn sequence supervisor (visual effects) David Jones (IX) sequence supervisor (visual effects) Jay Redd sequence supervisor (visual effects) Sam Richards (II) sequence supervisor (visual effects) Laurence Treweek sequence supervisor (visual effects) Brian Van t Hul sequence supervisor (visual effects) Bart Giovannetti compositing supervisor (visual effects) Steve Kennedy compositing supervisor (visual effects) Scott McKee compositing supervisor (visual effects) Charlie Clavadetscher matchmove supervisor David Emery model thunderstone shop supervisor Pablo Helman Sabre artist supervisor (Industrial Light & Magic) Bruce Vecchitto digital timing supervisor (Industrial Light & Magic) Joshua Pines scanning supervisor (Industrial Light & Magic) Megan Bryant digital camera supervisor (Warner Digital) Christopher Savides imaging supervisor (Warner Digital) Jeff Heusser digital compositing supervisor (CIS Hollywood) Back to Top Production Management Nannette Rosa-Collazo Unit Manager (Puerto Rico) Luca Kouimelis Script Supervisor Audrea Topps-Harjo digital production supervisor (visual effects) Dawn Guinta HSC production supervisor Mimi Medel production manager (Warner Digital) Bill Feightner Technical Supervisor (CIS Hollywood) Cherylanne Martin Unit Production Manager Joan Bradshaw Unit Production Manager Jacqueline Shea Pfeiffer Production Coordinator (Washington DC) Iain Kennedy (II) visual effects production coordinator (Warner Digital) Bruce Moriarty 1st Assistant Director Cellin Gluck Assistant Director Darin Rivetti Assistant Director David A. Ticotin Assistant Director (2nd Unit) Gabriela Vazquez Assistant Director (2nd Unit) Lucille Ouyang Assistant Director (2nd Unit) Alison C. Rosa Assistant Director (2nd Unit) Paul Pav Location Manager Peggy Pridemore Location Manager (Washington DC) Luz Enieda Nunez Location Manager (Puerto Rico) Back to Top Art Department Colin Campbell (III) compositing artist (visual effects) Michael Conte (II) compositing artist (visual effects) Colin Drobnis compositing artist (visual effects) Clunie Holt compositing artist (visual effects) Gregory Liegey compositing artist (visual effects) Richard Turner compositing artist (visual effects) Doug Forrest HSC artist Jean-Luc Azzis HSC artist Michelle Steinau HSC artist Marguerite Cartil HSC artist Richard Kriegler conceptual artist Caitlin Content Sabre artist (Industrial Light & Magic) Grant McGlashan Sabre artist (Industrial Light & Magic) Catherine Tate Sabre artist (Industrial Light & Magic) Rita Zimmerman Sabre artist (Industrial Light & Magic) Okan Ataman Sabre artist (Industrial Light & Magic) Al Bailey roto artist (Industrial Light & Magic) D. Walt Cameron Inferno/Flint artist (Warner Digital) Loring Doyle Inferno/Flint artist (Warner Digital) Fortunato Frattasio Inferno/Flint artist (Warner Digital) John Kohn (III) Inferno/Flint artist (Warner Digital) Katie Nook Inferno/Flint artist (Warner Digital) John Tanimoto Inferno/Flint artist (Warner Digital) Eric Ramsey Storyboard Artist Darryl Henley Storyboard Artist Martin A. Kline senior effects art director (Sony Pictures Imageworks) Marzette Bonar effects art director Lawrence Hubbs Art Director Bruce Crone Art Director James Claytor Set Designer Joshua Lusby Set Designer Kristen Pratt Set Designer Evelyne Barbier Set Designer Easton Smith Set Designer Dean Wolcott Set Designer Mariko Braswell Set Designer Michael Taylor (V) Set Designer Edward S. Verreaux Production Designer Back to Top Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup Pamela J. Wise key costume supervisor Betty Brikowski Costume Supervisor (Washington DC) James Michael Balker military costumer Kathy Lee Blondell-Hart key hair stylist Joanna Johnston Costume Designer Hallie D Amore key makeup artist Back to Top Sound Dennis Sands re-recording mixer Randy Thom Sound Design Randy Thom re-recording mixer Tom Johnson (VII) re-recording mixer Gary Rizzo additional re-recording mixer Teresa Eckton Sound Effects Editor Steve Boeddeker Sound Effects Editor Marian Wilde Sound Effects Editor Doug Murray (II) Sound Effects Editor Charleen Richards ADR Mixer Suzanne Fox ADR supervising editor Lindakay Brown ADR Editor Dennie Thorpe Foley Artist Catherine Harper Foley Artist Tony Eckert Foley Mixer Tony Sereno (II) Foley Mixer Bruce Lacey (II) Foley Editor Mary Helen Leaseman Foley Editor Sara Bolder Foley Editor Phil Benson supervising Sound Editor William B. Kaplan production sound mixer Back to Top Music Alan Silvestri Music William Ross Orchestrations Joel Sill song wrangler Dennis Sands music scoring mixer Dominic Frontiere Song ( Who Needs Wings ) Sid Wayne Song ("Who Needs Wings") Sheb Wooley Song ("Purple People Eater") Jimmy Buffett Song Performer ("Purple People Eater") Harry Nilsson (II) Song Harry Nilsson (II) Song Performer ( Spaceman ) Norman Greenbaum Song Norman Greenbaum Song Performer ("Spirit in the Sky") Jim Ed Norman Song ("Old Time Religion") Kim Keefe Forester Song ("Old Time Religion") June Forester Song ("Old Time Religion") Kathy Forester Adkins Song ("Old Time Religion") Christy Forester Smith Song ("Old Time Religion") The Forester Sisters Song Performer ("Old Time Religion") Efrin Toro Song Efrin Toro Song Performer ("El Corazon Herido") Oscar Cartaya Song Oscar Cartaya Song Performer ("El Corazon Herido") Ramon Stagnaro Song Ramon Stagnaro Song Performer ("El Corazon Herido") Kenneth Karman Music Editor Back to Top Visual Effects & Animation Stephen Rosenbaum Special Effects Supervisor (Sony Pictures Imageworks) Megan L. Jones visual effects associate producer (Sony Pictures Imageworks) Geoff Harvey 3-D special effects animator Spencer Knapp 3-D special effects animator John Lee (II) 3-D special effects animator Dylan Robinson 3-D special effects animator Kerry Nordquist 3-D paint supervisor John McGee (III) digital painter Apryl Dawn Knobbe digital painter Suzy Brown digital painter Kevin Hudson Animator Kelvin Lee Animator David Vallone Animator Marty Havran CG modeler David Spencer (V) matchmove artist Joseph Thomas (II) matchmove artist Mary E. Nelson rotoscope supervisor Maura Alvarez rotoscope artist Gimo Chanphianamvong rotoscope artist Joanie Karnowski rotoscope artist Lisa Kshatriya rotoscope artist Aaron Smith (II) rotoscope artist Rob Engle Lead Software Engineer Eric P. Cook Special Effects Coordinator Phil Notaro model thunderstone shop producer Brian Marn model thunderstone modelmaker Joe Villalobos model thunderstone modelmaker Brad Burbank model thunderstone modelmaker Mark Weatherbe model thunderstone modelmaker Michael Grover Forster model thunderstone modelmaker Ted Smith (III) model thunderstone modelmaker James Mitchell (V) Special Effects Supervisor (Industrial Light & Magic) Joel Aron computer graphics artist (Industrial Light & Magic) Gregor Lakner computer graphics artist (Industrial Light & Magic) Robert Weaver computer graphics artist (Industrial Light & Magic) Tim Alexander (III) digital compositor (Industial Light & Magic) Jeff Doran digital compositor (Industrial Light & Magic) Paul Huston (II) digital matte painting artist (Industrial Light & Magic) Bill Mather digital matte painting (Industrial Light & Magic) Theresa Corrao visual effects coordinator (Industrial Light & Magic) John Shiels digital artist (visual effects) Gray Horsfield digital artist (visual effects) Matt Aitken digital artist (visual effects) Buckley Collum (II) digital artist (visual effects) Wayne Stables digital artist (visual effects) Paul McInnes digital artist (visual effects) Peter Bailey digital artist (visual effects) Christian Rivers digital artist (visual effects) Ramon Rivero digital artist (visual effects) Mark Tait digital artist (visual effects) Paul Story digital artist (visual effects) James Bell (IV) digital artist (visual effects) Yvonne Cuthbert digital artist (visual effects) Janice Jones (II) digital artist (visual effects) Alyson McRae Effects Coordinator (visual effects) Lauren Ritchie visual effects producer (Warner Digital) Victor Jimenez digital effects supervisor (Warner Digital) Karen DeJong senior CG art director (Warner Digital) Jillian Backus cineon artist (Warner Digital) Marc Toscano cineon artist (Warner Digital) Bob Peishel digital system coordinator (CIS Hollywood) Joni Jacobson digital artist (CIS Hollywood) Ron Kallsen digital artist (CIS Hollywood) Danny Mudgett digital artist (CIS Hollywood) Gregory Oehler digital artist (CIS Hollywood) Allen L. Hall Special Effects Supervisor Doreen Austria Graphic Designer Tim Wilcox 3-D computer artist Rick Alonso lead computer graphics designer Steve Sexton computer graphics designer Simon Knights computer graphics designer Mageara Cameron visual effects production (Sony Pictures Imageworks) Amy Wixson visual effects plate production (Sony Pictures Imageworks) Mark S. Miller special effects producer (Industrial Light & Magic) Ken Ralston senior Visual Effects Supervisor Michael L. Fink senior Visual Effects Supervisor (Warner Digital) Ariel Velasco Shaw Visual Effects Supervisor (Warner Digital) Dr Ken Jones Visual Effects Supervisor (CIS Hollywood) Jim Berney lead technical designer (visual effects) Rodney Iwashina lead technical designer (visual effects) Mike Perry lead technical designer (visual effects) Rick Stringfellow lead technical designer (visual effects) Max Bruce technical designer (visual effects) Kiki Candela technical designer (visual effects) Amelia Chenoweth technical designer (visual effects) Matt Farell technical designer (visual effects) Clint Hanson technical designer (visual effects) Sho Igarashi technical designer (visual effects) Erik Krumrey technical designer (visual effects) Lyndon Li technical designer (visual effects) Mike McNeil technical designer (visual effects) Viviana Palacios technical designer (visual effects) Joe Montenegro Special Effects Foreman James L. Roberts II Special Effects Foreman Ted Bukowski (II) Special Effects Foreman Steven C. Foster Special Effects Foreman Richard Jacobs Special Effects Foreman Matthew Hall (II) Special Effects Foreman Kenneth MacInnes Special Effects Foreman Charles Wolff Special Effects Foreman Edwin J. Escobar Special Effects Foreman Roberto Espinoza Special Effects Foreman Steven Hall (II) Special Effects Foreman Arlen J. Johnson Special Effects Foreman Lou Cooper Special Effects Foreman Joe Karas Special Effects Foreman Edward T. Gettis Special Effects Foreman Curtis Decker Special Effects Foreman Carlos M. Rodriguez Special Effects Foreman Jeff Deyoe mechanical designer Ivo Horvat matte artist Back to Top Physical Effects John Cazin pyro technician Bud Davis (II) Stunt Coordinator Back to Top Publicity Jane E. Russell Publicity Back to Top Consultants & Advisors Debra Silverman senior researcher Rick Carter fourth dimentional consultant John Bell fourth dimentional consultant Stefan Dechant fourth dimentional consultant Jon Lomberg astronomical visual consultant Don Davis (IV) astronomical visual consultant Tom Kuiper radio astronomy consultant Linda Wald mathematical consultant Brian Summers German Television consultant Gerry Griffin NASA technical consultant Bryan Butler VLA consultant Robert Snow White House consultant Dee Dee Myers news media consultant Jennifer Boardman CNN anchor consultant Tim Monich dialect consultant Back to Top Below The Line Robin Green (IV) Production Associate Jacquie Barnbrook vendor production (visual effects) Milton Ngan systems assistant (visual effects) Back to Top Other Crew Kevin Larosa aerial coordinator Doug Yoshida lead data engineer Stephanie Justice data engineer Tim Llewellyn data engineer John Ly data engineer Yu Jackson data engineer Thomas F. Ford IV HSC data engineer Amanda Hegedus-Graves HSC data engineer Sidi Yu software engineer Dev Mannemela software engineer George Denes Suhayda conceptual designer Barry Walton lead design engineer Chris Barker mechanical engineer Todd Spencer electronic engineer Hayden Mounger fabricator Mark Christofferson fabricator Thomas Rush mechanical lead Jon Labrie chief technical officer (visual effects) Heather Morrison film assembly (Warner Digital) Rob White I/O Inferno (Warner Digital) Stephen Burg conceptual arist David Bifano Auricle programmer Back to Top Worldwide Distributors Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group Video Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution Theatrical Distributor Roadshow Films Pty Ltd Theatrical Distributor (Australia) Back to Top Other Companies Sony Pictures Imageworks, Inc. special effects provider Industrial Light & Magic additional special visual effects WETA Workshop additional visual effects provider Warner Bros. Studio Facilities additional digital visual effects CIS Hollywood additional digital visual effects Pacific Ocean Post additional digital visual effects Digital Film Group, Inc. additional digital visual effects Big Sky Post additional digital visual effects Nina Saxon Film Design main and end titles Pacific Title & Art Studio opticals Birds & Animals Unlimited animal trainer Back to Top