King Kong - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "King Kong"
King Kong (2005)
Timing:
3:8 (188 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Jan Blenkin
Producer
Carolynne Cunningham
Producer
Writer
Casting
Victoria Burrows
Casting
John Hubbard
Casting
Liz Mullane
Casting
Dan Hubbard
Casting
Ann Robinson
Casting
Editor
Special Effects Supervisor
Steve Ingram
Special Effects Supervisor
Additional Second Assistant Director
Richard Matthews
Additional Second Assistant Director
Art Direction
Joe Bleakley
Art Direction
Simon Bright
Art Direction
Supervising Art Director
Dan Hennah
Supervising Art Director
Costume Design
Terry Ryan
Costume Design
Stunts
Amanda Foubister
Stunts
Jonathan Costelloe
Stunts
Tim Wong
Stunts
Sean Button
Stunts
Sebastian Foxx
Stunts
Mana Hira Davis
Stunts
Mark Trotter
Stunts
David J. Muzzerall
Stunts
Dayna Grant
Stunts
Clint Elvy
Stunts
Jason Tahu
Stunts
Baz Karbouris
Stunts
Winham Hammond
Stunts
Sharon Maxwell
Stunts
Steve Reinsfield
Stunts
Production Design
Grant Major
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Chris Anderson
Stunt Coordinator
Kirk Maxwell
Stunt Coordinator
Shane Dawson
Stunt Coordinator
Rodney Cook
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Set Decoration
Dan Hennah
Set Decoration
Simon Bright
Set Decoration
Greg Cockerill
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Corinne Bossu
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Hedges
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
David Long
Original Music Composer
Mel Wesson
Original Music Composer
Additional Editing
Jabez Olssen
Additional Editing
Unit Production Manager
Anne Bruning
Unit Production Manager
Co-Producer
Eileen Moran
Co-Producer
Associate Producer
Annette Wullems
Associate Producer
Orchestrator
Pete Anthony
Orchestrator
Set Dresser
Andy McLaren
Set Dresser
Second Assistant Director
Stephanie Weststrate
Second Assistant Director
Stunt Double
Shane Rangi
Stunt Double
Min Windle
Stunt Double
Tony Marsh
Stunt Double
Ryan Carey
Stunt Double
Utility Stunts
Director of Photography
Musician
Camera Operator
Rhys Duncan
Camera Operator
Steadicam Operator
Simon Harding
Steadicam Operator
Costumer
Lucy McLay
Costumer
Costume Supervisor
Carolyn M. Fenton
Costume Supervisor
Sound Effects Editor
Hayden Collow
Sound Effects Editor
Assistant Art Director
Jacqui Allen
Assistant Art Director
Property Master
Nick Weir
Property Master
Visual Effects Supervisor
Scott E. Anderson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Brian Van't Hul
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ben Snow
Visual Effects Supervisor
George Murphy
Visual Effects Supervisor
Supervising Sound Editor
Mike Hopkins
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Merrin Ruck
Script Supervisor
Victoria Sullivan
Script Supervisor
Veronique Lawrence
Script Supervisor
Electrician
Tim Stratton
Electrician
Set Costumer
Simon Ward
Set Costumer
Aerial Director of Photography
David B. Nowell
Aerial Director of Photography
Hairstylist
Susie Glass
Hairstylist
Special Effects Coordinator
Karl Chisholm
Special Effects Coordinator
Steve Ingram
Special Effects Coordinator
Still Photographer
Pierre Vinet
Still Photographer
Lead Animator
Jamie Beard
Lead Animator
Digital Effects Supervisor
Dan Lemmon
Digital Effects Supervisor
Animation Supervisor
Visual Effects Producer
Vicki Galloway Weimer
Visual Effects Producer
Armorer
Gunner Ashford
Armorer
First Assistant Director
Carolynne Cunningham
First Assistant Director
Assistant Costume Designer
Eliza Godman
Assistant Costume Designer
Animation
Patrick Kalyn
Animation
Randy Link
Animation
Graham Binding
Animation
Thanks
Peter Cobbin
Thanks
Lenny Kornberg
Thanks
Production Manager
Belindalee Hope
Production Manager
Boom Operator
Corrin Ellingford
Boom Operator
Graphic Designer
Mark Cameron Williams
Graphic Designer
Set Designer
Miriam Bellard
Set Designer
First Assistant Editor
David Birrell
First Assistant Editor
Foley Artist
Carrie McLaughlin
Foley Artist
Sound Designer
Brent Burge
Sound Designer
Dave Whitehead
Sound Designer
Propmaker
Pete Butters
Propmaker
Construction Coordinator
Ed Mulholand
Construction Coordinator
Location Scout
Carl Bellavia
Location Scout
Art Department Coordinator
Kristie Breslin
Art Department Coordinator
Dialogue Editor
Ray Beentjes
Dialogue Editor
Assistant Editor
Mark Hawthorne
Assistant Editor
First Assistant Sound Editor
Martin Kwok
First Assistant Sound Editor
Best Boy Grip
Dion Hartley
Best Boy Grip
Lighting Technician
Taipua Adams
Lighting Technician
Foley Editor
Peter Mills
Foley Editor
Craig Tomlinson
Foley Editor
Transportation Coordinator
Collin Butrum
Transportation Coordinator
Compositing Supervisor
Erik Winquist
Compositing Supervisor
Charles Tait
Compositing Supervisor
Key Grip
Tony Keddy
Key Grip
Location Manager
Jared Connon
Location Manager
Grip
Darren Bradnock
Grip
Dolly Grip
Kayne Asher
Dolly Grip
Location Assistant
Mathew Gordon
Location Assistant
Second Second Assistant Director
Skot Thomas
Second Second Assistant Director
Visual Effects Production Manager
Marion Davey
Visual Effects Production Manager
Carpenter
Kevin Anderton
Carpenter
Construction Foreman
Colin Davidson
Construction Foreman
Painter
Stephen Crene
Painter
Makeup Supervisor
Casting Assistant
Kelly Valentine Hendry
Casting Assistant
Foley Supervisor
John Simpson
Foley Supervisor
Special Effects Technician
Ross Anderson
Special Effects Technician
Hair Designer
Peter Swords King
Hair Designer
Makeup Designer
Peter Swords King
Makeup Designer
Hair Supervisor
Rick Findlater
Hair Supervisor
Third Assistant Director
Del Chatterton
Third Assistant Director
Accountant
Linda Klein-Nixon
Accountant
Sculptor
Christopher Aitken
Sculptor
Gaffer
Reg Garside
Gaffer
Music Editor
Tim Starnes
Music Editor
Focus Puller
Mike Knudson
Focus Puller
Production Sound Mixer
Chris Hiles
Production Sound Mixer
ADR Mixer
Brian Kahanek
ADR Mixer
ADR Recordist
Rick Canelli
ADR Recordist
Camera Trainee
Alys Rowe
Camera Trainee
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Jayne Herrmann
Digital Intermediate Assistant
First Assistant Camera
Sally Eccleston
First Assistant Camera
Colin Deane
First Assistant Camera
Andrew Stroud
First Assistant Camera
Special Effects Assistant
Jonathan Roy Grindlay
Special Effects Assistant
Digital Compositor
Ed Hawkins
Digital Compositor
Post Production Coordinator
Shara Hudson
Post Production Coordinator
Assistant Script
Aria Harrison
Assistant Script
Standby Painter
Ben Milsom
Standby Painter
Conductor
Pete Anthony
Conductor
Post Production Supervisor
Pippa Anderson
Post Production Supervisor
Researcher
Sarah Milnes
Researcher
Music Coordinator
Nigel Scott
Music Coordinator
Sound Engineer
Derek Casari
Sound Engineer
Stand In
Peter Russell
Stand In
Production Assistant
Emily Griffiths
Production Assistant
Greensman
Daniel Aird
Greensman
Dan King
Greensman
Assistant Makeup Artist
Hayley Atherton
Assistant Makeup Artist
VFX Artist
Mario de Dios
VFX Artist
Alexander Nowotny
VFX Artist
Unit Publicist
Guy Adan
Unit Publicist
Production Coordinator
Hannah Clarke
Production Coordinator
Visual Effects Coordinator
Rebecca Downes
Visual Effects Coordinator
Visual Effects Editor
Matt Holmes
Visual Effects Editor
Visual Effects
Hugo Dominguez
Visual Effects
Jeremy Bennett
Visual Effects
Animation Director
Eric Leighton
Animation Director
Christian Rivers
Animation Director
CG Supervisor
Matt Aitken
CG Supervisor
ADR Editor
Polly McKinnon
ADR Editor
ADR Supervisor
Nigel Stone
ADR Supervisor
Conceptual Design
Alan Lee
Conceptual Design
Jeremy Bennett
Conceptual Design
Extras Casting
Sarah Valentine
Extras Casting
Original Story
Edgar Wallace
Original Story
CG Artist
Leigh van der Byl
CG Artist
Rigging Gaffer
David Brown
Rigging Gaffer
Best Boy Electric
Huw Griffiths
Best Boy Electric
Assistant Accountant
Jessica A. Gihon
Assistant Accountant
Costume Coordinator
Cilla Leckie
Costume Coordinator
Assistant Production Coordinator
Aimee Aspinall
Assistant Production Coordinator
Sound Recordist
Hammond Peek
Sound Recordist
Supervising Music Editor
Jim Weidman
Supervising Music Editor
Second Assistant Camera
Steve Allanson
Second Assistant Camera
Choreographer
Shona McCullagh
Choreographer
Dialect Coach
Julie Adams
Dialect Coach
Motion Capture Artist
James Van Der Reyden
Motion Capture Artist
Publicist
Philippa Wood
Publicist
Unit Manager
Emily Ireland
Unit Manager
Matte Painter
Peter Baustaedter
Matte Painter
Costume Assistant
Lucy Adams
Costume Assistant
Rotoscoping Artist
Evan Christie
Rotoscoping Artist
Production Executive
Jeff Barnes
Production Executive
Production Runner
Jonny Doig
Production Runner
Title Designer
Chris Guise
Title Designer
Sound Editor
Matthew Lambourn
Sound Editor
Hayden Collow
Sound Editor
Melanie Graham
Sound Editor
Justin Webster
Sound Editor
Draughtsman
Darryl Longstaffe
Draughtsman
Clapper Loader
Alexandra Bishop
Clapper Loader
Vocals
Karen Harper
Vocals
Set Medic
Andy Buckley
Set Medic
Foley Recordist
Robyn McFarlane
Foley Recordist
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Juliette Davis
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Creature Design
Robert Baldwin
Creature Design
Daniel Falconer
Creature Design
Digital Colorist
Jan Kruse
Digital Colorist
Dolby Consultant
Bruce Emery
Dolby Consultant
Color Timer
Lynne Reed
Color Timer
Craft Service
Chris Walker
Craft Service
Music Consultant
Stuart Michael Thomas
Music Consultant
Lead Painter
Genevieve Cooper
Lead Painter
3D Supervisor
Data Wrangler
Andrew Lambert
Data Wrangler
Creature Technical Director
Christine Arboit
Creature Technical Director
Senior Animator
Keith Huggins
Senior Animator
Compositing Artist
Digital Intermediate Editor
Holger Spill
Digital Intermediate Editor
Software Engineer
Shane Cooper
Software Engineer
Color Grading
Nadia Diggins
Color Grading
Animation Technical Director
William Dwelly
Animation Technical Director
Makeup Effects
Steven Boyle
Makeup Effects
Digital Compositors
Dan Akers
Digital Compositors
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Projection
Aaron Cubis
Projection
Systems Administrators & Support
Ben Hall
Systems Administrators & Support
Art Department Manager
Chris Hennah
Art Department Manager
Dialogue Coach
Tanya Blumstein
Dialogue Coach
Sequence Leads
Colin Alway
Sequence Leads
Additional Visual Effects
Heather Clarke
Additional Visual Effects
Digital Effects Producer
Cyndi Ochs
Digital Effects Producer
Helicopter Camera
Tony Monk
Helicopter Camera
VFX Director of Photography
Alex Funke
VFX Director of Photography
CGI Supervisor
Greg Butler
CGI Supervisor
Assistant Grip
Noor Razzak
Assistant Grip
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Neil Aldridge
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Extras Casting Coordinator
Miranda Rivers
Extras Casting Coordinator
Telecine Colorist
David Hollingsworth
Telecine Colorist
Machinist
Julie Zavala Ron
Machinist
Original Concept
Edgar Wallace
Original Concept
Extras Dresser
Paul Hambleton
Extras Dresser
What's left behind the scenes
- Peter Jackson received a fee of $20 million for his work on the film. This was a record for directing. There were times when people earned more from a film (percentages of box office revenue), but such a fee, paid before the project even launched, was truly outstanding.
- Jackson's plans for 'King Kong' immediately followed the completion of filming 'The Frighteners,' but difficulties with copyright arose, and Jackson switched to filming 'The Lord of the Rings.'
- Alex Norton and Sylvester McCoy auditioned for various roles in the project, but they did not participate in the film.
- Fay Ray, the actress who played Ann Darrow in the original 1933 film, was supposed to participate in the project, but unfortunately passed away shortly before filming began.
- The film takes place in 1933.
- On April 1, 2005, Peter Jackson spread a rumor in his web diary dedicated to the filming of the movie, stating that he had already begun working on two sequels—'King Kong: Son of Kong' and 'King Kong: Into the Wolf's Lair.' He also stated that both sequels would likely appear in 2006. The main characters of the movie were to fight mutants raised in Hitler's secret laboratories with the help of Kong's son in the sequels.
- Two Brontosaurus models from the 1933 version of "King Kong" were used as a starting point for creating dinosaur models for the new film.
- Initially, Kate Winslet was to play the role of Ann Darrow, but ultimately the role went to Naomi Watts.
- To "get into" the role of King Kong, Andy Serkis spent a long time studying the behavior of gorillas in Africa.
- In one of the opening scenes, Jack Black's character lists the surnames of actresses he would like to cast in his future film – one of the names belonged to Fay Wray, who played Ann Darrow in the 1933 King Kong.
- Tyrannosaurus Rexes have three fingers on their front paws (instead of the scientifically proven two). This detail was also borrowed from the original 1933 film. According to the creators, this fact was explained by the fact that, as a result of evolution, the animals developed an additional finger over 65 million years.
- Jackson's old friend, Howard Shore (who also played the role of the orchestra conductor during Carl Denham's show), led the work on the film's soundtrack. However, two months before the film's release, Peter made an unexpected decision for many to replace the composer. James Newton Howard took over.
- During the filming of scenes involving King Kong, 132 sensors were attached to Andy Serkis's face.
- The first DVD edition of "King Kong" was released long before the film's premiere. This is the first such case in the history of cinema. The disc features video diaries about the progress of filming.
- The role of Jimmy was specifically written for Jamie Bell.
- Peter Jackson's children, Billy and Katie, can be spotted in the first two minutes of the film.
- The New York sets consisted of only four blocks, and all the buildings were single-story. The rest was special effects. The streets were “expanded” using computer technology. In some scenes, the number of pedestrians and cars was doubled, or even tripled, using the same technology as was used for the battle scenes in “The Lord of the Rings”.
- Outside the New York movie theaters, you can see posters for the films "East of Borneo" (1931) and "The Mummy" (1932).
- Around 100 extras were used for filming the scenes in New York, and they wore different costumes for filming different scenes.
- The digital model of New York in 1933 contained approximately 90,000 individual buildings.
- A poster for the film "Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness" (1927) can be seen in the background of the scene where Denham overhears the studio bosses talking. This film was produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, who also made the original "King Kong" (1933).
- Michael Muenie auditioned for the role of Bruce Baxter.
- At the end of the closing credits, it states that the film is dedicated to "the first explorers of Skull Island…" followed by a list of the actors who played the main roles in the 1933 film.
- The scene shown in the trailer where Carl Denham (Jack Black) says to Ann: "Scream Ann! Scream for your life!" is absent from both the theatrical and director's cuts of the film.
- The music playing in the theater where 'Kong' is being shown is the original music from 'King Kong' (1933). The costumes worn by the actors on stage replicate the costumes of the inhabitants of the island in the 1933 film.
- The scene in which Kong tears the jaw of the V-Rex is also present in the 1933 film.
- The billboards of Coca-Cola, Pepsodent, and Chevrolet visible on Times Square are identical to the advertising posters in the 1933 film.
- King Kong's roar is a lion's roar, slowed down by half and played in reverse.
- In an early version of the script, Ann Darrow was the daughter of a famous archaeologist, and Jack Driscoll was his assistant. In one of the first scenes, Ann's father was killed by Indonesian soldiers who were trying to hide his discoveries on Skull Island.
- Upon its release, 'King Kong' was the most expensive film in history (not adjusted for inflation), exceeding the budgets of 'Titanic' (1997) and 'Spider-Man 2' (2004). Peter Jackson's film had a budget of $207 million.
- Adrien Brody was the initial and only candidate for the role of Jack Driscoll. He signed a contract to star in the film before the script was even written.
- The hand-held camera constantly carried by Carl Denham is a Bell & Howell 2709. The same type of camera was used during the filming of “King Kong” (1933).
- In one scene of the film, Naomi Watts wears the exact same hat as Fay Wray in “King Kong” (1933).
- In the holds of the 'Venture', you can notice an empty cage with a sign that reads 'Sumatran rat monkey'. The same monkey was the cause of the reanimation of the dead in Peter Jackson's film 'Braindead' (1992). In that film, the monkey was also caught on Skull Island.
- During the production of the film, Peter Jackson kept online video diaries, which were available for viewing on the kongisking.net website. New reports from the set were added every 2-3 days.
- The film studio where the filming took place is located quite close to the local airport, so planes often appeared in the frame during outdoor shooting.
- According to the creators, King Kong's height is approximately 25 feet (about 7.6 meters). In the 1933 film, his height was about 50 feet (15.2 meters). However, in proportion to people and objects, Kong's height was approximately the same as that of the new Kong.
- The film contains approximately 800 shots of miniature work.
- Upon its release, 'King Kong' became the film with the largest number of special effects in the history of cinema – about 2400 shots. It surpassed the record previously set by 'Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith' (2005), which contained approximately 2200 shots with special effects. Notably, the number of special effects increases significantly in each new film by Peter Jackson: 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' (2001) – 560 shots, 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' (2002) – 800, 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' (2003) – 1488.
- This film was the last picture whose production was personally approved by the former Chairperson of the Board of Directors of 'Universal' studio, Stacey Snider, shortly before her move to 'Dreamworks'. Initially, she demanded that the film's duration not exceed 160 minutes, but after viewing a rough cut of the film, she agreed to increase the screen time because she really liked the new version of 'King Kong'.
- At one stage of production, Andrew Lesnie (cinematographer) suggested making the film black and white.
- It took around six hours to apply Vicki Houghton's makeup for the role of the witch, but the scenes featuring her lasted no more than two minutes.
- The script pages that Jack gives Carl are genuine pages from the 1933 film's screenplay, one copy of which belongs to Peter Jackson.
- Peter Jackson originally wanted to cast Robert De Niro or George Clooney in the role of Carl Denham.
- Jack Black limited himself to a 1930s-style wig and completely refused makeup when he learned that Clint Eastwood had never used it during filming. It was later revealed that he had been lied to about Eastwood.
- Adrien Brody refused the use of a stunt double during the filming of the scene in which his character tries to distract King Kong by driving away from him in a taxi.
- The insects that attack Jack Driscoll at the bottom of the canyon are giant versions of the weta, an insect native to New Zealand. The name also refers to Peter Jackson's special effects studio.
- The scene in which Denham, Driscoll, and the ship's crew fall into a canyon teeming with giant insects is a reference to a scene in “King Kong” (1933), where the protagonists fell into a canyon inhabited by giant spiders. However, this scene was cut from the 1933 film.
- Rick Baker played one of the pilots who shoot at Kong atop the Empire State Building. Baker played Kong in “King Kong” (1976).
- Frank Darabont (director of “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994) and “The Green Mile” (1999)) played one of the machine gunners who shoot at Kong atop the Empire State Building.
- The complete original director's cut has a runtime of 201 minutes. It includes additional scenes: Immediately after entering the jungle, the search party encounters a furious ceratopsian with a split horn on its nose. It stamps its feet, then collapses, exhausted. Denham films it. After fleeing the apatosaurs, the group stops on the shore of a swamp, and Lumpy begins building a raft. The longest cut scene (immediately after Ann’s escape from Kong): the group floats on rafts through the swamp, and is attacked by arthropods resembling scorpions, then by a monstrous fish (called a “piranhadon”). Three sailors die, and Preston miraculously saves Denham's camera. At this time, Ann stops at a cliff, drinks from a spring, then hears Driscoll’s voice. She runs, but in the wrong direction. The group encounters a strange, non-flying bird resembling an ostrich, which Lumpy accidentally shoots. After this, Hayes leads his squad to a tree that fell into the chasm. After the battle in the gorge, Bruce urges the survivors to climb up the rope, and Jimmy takes the cap of the deceased Hayes. Two short moments where Kong breaks through the ruins of the native city. The scene of the military attacking Kong in New York.
- During her escape from the Tyrannosaurus, Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) falls and slides down. In this scene, it is clearly visible that her dress gets very dirty, but in the next frame it is already clean.
- Peter Jackson received a fee of $20 million for his work on the film. This was a record for the directing profession. There have been instances where people earned more for a film (percentages of box office revenue), but such a fee, paid before the project even launched, was truly exceptional.
- Jackson had "King Kong" planned immediately after finishing "The Frighteners," but difficulties with copyright arose, and Jackson switched to filming "The Lord of the Rings".
- Alex Norton and Sylvester McCoy auditioned for various roles in the project, but they did not participate in the film.
- Fay Wray, the actress who played Ann Darrow in the original 1933 film, was supposed to participate in the project, but unfortunately, she passed away shortly before filming began.
- The film is set in 1933.
- On April 1, 2005, Peter Jackson spread a rumor in his web diary dedicated to the filming that he had already begun working on two sequels – "King Kong: Son of Kong" and "King Kong: Into the Wolf’s Lair." He also stated that both sequels would likely appear in 2006. The main characters of the film, with the help of Kong's son, were to fight mutants bred in Hitler's secret laboratories in the sequels.
- Initially, Kate Winslet was supposed to play the role of Ann Darrow, but Naomi Watts eventually landed the part.
- To 'get into' the role of King Kong, Andy Serkis spent a long time studying gorilla behavior in Africa.
- An old friend of Jackson's, Howard Shore, was working on the soundtrack (Howard also played the role of the orchestra conductor during Carl Denham's show). However, two months before the film's release, Peter made an unexpected decision for many to replace the composer. James Newton Howard took over.
- Outside New York movie theaters, you can see posters for the films “East of Borneo” (1931) and “The Mummy” (1932).
- A poster for the film “Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness” (1927) can be seen in the background in the scene where Denham is eavesdropping on the studio bosses' conversation. This film was produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, who also made the original “King Kong” (1933).
- At the end of the closing credits, it states that the film is dedicated to “the first explorers of Skull Island…”, followed by a listing of the actors who played the main roles in the 1933 film.
- The scene shown in the trailer, where Carl Denham (Jack Black) says to Ann: “Scream Ann! Scream for your life!” is absent from both the theatrical and director's cut of the film.
- The music playing in the theater where Kong is being shown is the original music from “King Kong” (1933). The costumes worn by the actors on stage replicate the costumes of the inhabitants of the island in the 1933 film.
- Upon its release, “King Kong” became the most expensive film in history (without adjusting for inflation), surpassing the budgets of “Titanic” (1997) and “Spider-Man 2” (2004). Peter Jackson’s film had a budget of $207 million.
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