Where the Wild Things Are - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Where the Wild Things Are"
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Timing:
1:41 (101 min)
6.49/10
1970
1970
6.86/10
22526
22526
6.7/10
112000
112000
Film crew
Director
Producer
John B. Carls
Producer
Executive Producer
Scott Mednick
Executive Producer
Jon Jashni
Executive Producer
Casting
Justine Arteta
Casting
Kim Davis-Wagner
Casting
Editor
Eric Zumbrunnen
Editor
Art Direction
Lucinda Thomson
Art Direction
Supervising Art Director
Jeffrey Thorp
Supervising Art Director
Costume Design
Casey Storm
Costume Design
Stunts
Production Design
K.K. Barrett
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
John Mahaffie
Second Unit Director
Set Decoration
Lisa Thompson
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Zeljka Stanin
Makeup Artist
Kylie O'Toole
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ren Klyce
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Juan Peralta
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
Catherine Bishop
Unit Production Manager
Associate Producer
Natalie Farrey
Associate Producer
Emma Wilcockson
Associate Producer
Second Assistant Director
Deborah Antoniou
Second Assistant Director
Deborah Antoniou
Second Assistant Director
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Simon Harding
Camera Operator
Sound Effects Editor
Malcolm Fife
Sound Effects Editor
Visual Effects Supervisor
Marc Kolbe
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ben Gibbs
Visual Effects Supervisor
Hairstylist
Zeljka Stanin
Hairstylist
Kylie O'Toole
Hairstylist
Still Photographer
Matt Nettheim
Still Photographer
First Assistant Director
Thomas Patrick Smith
First Assistant Director
John Martin
First Assistant Director
Thanks
Edward Saxon
Thanks
Chris Cunningham
Thanks
Sam Spiegel
Thanks
Megan Baltimore
Thanks
Tory Metzger
Thanks
Andy Jenkins
Thanks
Screenplay
Sound Designer
Ren Klyce
Sound Designer
First Assistant "A" Camera
David Elmes
First Assistant "A" Camera
Key Grip
Toby Copping
Key Grip
Warren Grieef
Key Grip
Michael Vivian
Key Grip
Gino Nix
Key Grip
Book
Dolly Grip
Matt Copping
Dolly Grip
Joseph Messier
Dolly Grip
Second Second Assistant Director
Eddie Thorne
Second Second Assistant Director
Painter
Conrad Olson
Painter
Makeup Supervisor
Chiara Tripodi
Makeup Supervisor
Hair Supervisor
Chiara Tripodi
Hair Supervisor
Third Assistant Director
Miranda Colman
Third Assistant Director
Joshua Watkins
Third Assistant Director
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Adam Johansen
Special Effects Makeup Artist
"A" Camera Operator
Mark Goellnicht
"A" Camera Operator
Additional Still Photographer
Ben King
Additional Still Photographer
Shawn Records
Additional Still Photographer
Second Unit Director of Photography
Brad Shield
Second Unit Director of Photography
First Assistant Camera
Luke Nixon
First Assistant Camera
Ricky Schamburg
First Assistant Camera
Peter White
First Assistant Camera
Gary Scott
First Assistant Camera
Darin Necessary
First Assistant Camera
Hector Rodriguez
First Assistant Camera
Production Assistant
Shaun Greenspan
Production Assistant
Visual Effects
CG Artist
William Alexander
CG Artist
Second Assistant Camera
Jeremy Rouse
Second Assistant Camera
Stephen MacDougall
Second Assistant Camera
Cameron Morley
Second Assistant Camera
Assistant Sound Editor
Coya Elliott
Assistant Sound Editor
Unit Manager
Andy Pappas
Unit Manager
Rotoscoping Artist
Conrad Olson
Rotoscoping Artist
Acting Double
Compositing Artist
Christian Kaestner
Compositing Artist
Author
What's left behind the scenes
- While writing the script, Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers constantly consulted with Maurice Sendak.
- The film was originally scheduled for release in May 2008. The premiere was then moved to October 2008, after which it was rescheduled for 2009.
- Filming began in 2005.
- In the early stages of the project's development, an animated film was planned.
- At one stage of the project's development, Eric Goldberg was supposed to direct.
- The costumes, created by specialists at The Jim Henson Company, arrived less than six weeks before the start of filming. The actors present in the soundstage immediately put them on to try them out, and it immediately became clear that the heads were made too heavy, each weighing over 22 kg. The actors claimed that they could barely stand in these costumes. The heavy, remotely controlled pupils that moved in the eye sockets had to be removed from the heads. This meant that different facial expressions had to be added to the footage after filming during post-production.
- Director and screenwriter Spike Jonze abandoned the idea of making the film fully animated, deciding that using full-body costumes would allow the audience to better empathize with the characters.
- The film's release sparked debate about whether frightening scenes should be shown to children. Spike Jonze himself repeatedly stated that his goal was not to create a children's film, but a “film about childhood.” Dan Feldman (who was responsible for distribution at Warner Bros.) noted that the film's advertising campaign was not aimed at children as the direct target audience and advised parents to make their own decisions about whether to show the film to children.
- Initially, the management of Warner Bros. was so unimpressed with the finished film (it turned out to be far from as family-friendly as they would have liked) that in early 2008 they even considered reshooting the entire project, which had already cost $75 million. However, Spike Jonze was then provided with time and financial resources to make some changes to the film and make it more 'palatable' to management.
- Spike Jonze recorded the voices of the actors playing the film's characters directly during filming – in contrast to recording the footage first and then adding sound, or recording the voices separately. The actors and actresses involved in the project wore radio microphones attached to their heads. Even before filming began, Spike Jonze took the actors and actresses to a park where they could play war games (throwing clumps of earth), just like the characters in the film.
- Numerous cameras constantly followed the actors and actresses to capture their facial expressions. The footage from these cameras was later overlaid onto the faces of full-size puppets.
- It was reported that the actors and actresses playing the monsters could not endure more than half an hour in the costume with the head on, after which they required a 15-minute break spent in front of an air conditioner. Stunt doubles, on the other hand, spent several hours at a time in the costumes – without any breaks or air conditioning.
- The filming of the scene where Max runs and barks at the dog proved particularly difficult, due to the need to synchronize the movements. In the end, Spike Jonze filmed Max and the animal separately.
- Screenwriter and producer Maurice Sendak persuaded Spike Jonze to take on the project. Before that, the project had been stalled since the early 1990s.
- Initially, the leadership of Warner Bros. was so displeased with the finished film (it turned out to be far less family-friendly than they had hoped) that in early 2008 they even considered reshooting the entire project, which had already cost $75 million. However, Spike Jonze was then given time and financial resources to make some changes to the film and make it more 'palatable' to management.
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