Life of Pi - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Life of Pi"
Life of Pi (2012)
Timing:
2:7 (127 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Gil Netter
Producer
David Womark
Producer
David Lee
Producer
Executive Producer
Casting
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Surjo Deb
Casting
Zachary Luke Kislevitz
Casting
Hsiu-Luan Lee
Casting
Khan Lee
Casting
Chaitali Patel
Casting
Prithvi Ramachandran
Casting
Nandini Shrikent
Casting
Editor
Tim Squyres
Editor
Art Direction
Al Hobbs
Art Direction
Costume Design
Arjun Bhasin
Costume Design
Production Design
David Gropman
Production Design
Marcelo Pont Vergés
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Charles Croughwell
Stunt Coordinator
Set Decoration
Anna Pinnock
Set Decoration
Terry Lewis
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Kirstin Chalmers
Makeup Artist
Fae Hammond
Makeup Artist
Rebecca Lee
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Doug Hemphill
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Orchestrator
Kevin Kaska
Orchestrator
Director of Photography
Claudio Miranda
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Claudio Miranda
Camera Operator
Visual Effects Supervisor
Guillaume Rocheron
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bill Westenhofer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Supervising Sound Editor
Eugene Gearty
Supervising Sound Editor
Hairstylist
Kirstin Chalmers
Hairstylist
Fae Hammond
Hairstylist
Sarah Weatherburn
Hairstylist
Special Effects Coordinator
Donald Elliott
Special Effects Coordinator
Digital Effects Supervisor
Anthony Di Ninno
Digital Effects Supervisor
Animation Supervisor
Erik De Boer
Animation Supervisor
Ian Blum
Animation Supervisor
Matt Shumway
Animation Supervisor
Visual Effects Producer
Damien Carr
Visual Effects Producer
First Assistant Director
Cliff Lanning
First Assistant Director
Animation
Sachin Bangera
Animation
Alexander Fernandes
Animation
Dixie Pizani
Animation
Rohit Kolhe
Animation
Thanks
Frank Chen
Thanks
Screenplay
David Magee
Screenplay
Novel
Yann Martel
Novel
Sound Designer
Drew Kunin
Sound Designer
Assistant Set Decoration
Fergus Clegg
Assistant Set Decoration
Painter
John Roberts
Painter
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Nathaniel De'Lineadeus
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Music
Production Sound Mixer
Drew Kunin
Production Sound Mixer
Digital Compositor
Eric Andrusyszyn
Digital Compositor
Prosthetics Sculptor
Barrie Gower
Prosthetics Sculptor
Visual Effects
Aravind Jayaraman
Visual Effects
Julie D'Antoni
Visual Effects
Visual Effects Compositor
Christian Wood
Visual Effects Compositor
Production Office Assistant
Wigmaker
Alex Rouse
Wigmaker
Assistant Camera
Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi
Assistant Camera
Compositing Lead
Christian Wood
Compositing Lead
VFX Lighting Artist
Jason Gagnon
VFX Lighting Artist
Lyricist
Compositors
Sagar Patil
Compositors
Visual Effects Design Consultant
Anup Kulkarni
Visual Effects Design Consultant
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on Yann Martel's novel 'Life of Pi' (2001).
- At some point, M. Night Shyamalan was attached to the project as a screenwriter and director. Alfonso Cuarón and Jean-Pierre Jeunet could also have become the film's directors.
- Andrew Garfield was considered for the role that went to Tobey Maguire. But although all scenes with him were filmed, Maguire was replaced by Rafe Spall because the director felt Maguire was too well-known for such a small role.
- As in the original novel, the name of the Japanese ship is “Tzimtzum.” This is actually a Jewish word that was used by Kabbalist Isaac Luria in the 16th century to denote the process of the contraction of the infinite God, resulting in empty space. In the novel, the adult Pi mentions a dissertation on Luria's ideas about creation. In the film, he simply mentions teaching a course on Kabbalah, without specifically referencing Luria.
- The character Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi) was named after the Piscine Molitor swimming pool in France. It is located near the Bois de Boulogne park, between the Roland Garros and Parc des Princes stadiums. This pool was classified as a French historical monument on March 27, 1990, after it closed in 1989.
- Yann Martel, the author of the book, stated that the inspiration for writing the novel came to him supposedly after reading the book by Brazilian author Moacyr Scliar, “Max and the Cat Family” (1981), which tells the story of a Jewish-German refugee who crossed the Atlantic Ocean on a ship with a jaguar.
- The character Pi, played by actor Suraj Sharma, was never actually in a boat with a live tiger. In most scenes, the tiger was created using computer graphics technology, and only some scenes, such as those where the tiger swims in the water, were filmed for real.
- Initially, actor Suraj Sharma wasn't even supposed to audition; he was simply accompanying his brother to the casting call. Ultimately, Ang Lee's team chose him from over 3,000 applicants for the lead role.
- When adult Pi and the writer are conversing while sitting in front of the Montreal harbor, a ship named Mignonette can be noticed. This is the name of the yacht involved in the events of “R v Dudley and Stephens” (a famous English criminal case). Yann Martel took the name Richard Parker from this case.
- On the set, Stephen Callahan, a yachtsman known for surviving a shipwreck in 1982 and drifting in the ocean on a small raft for 76 days, worked as a survival consultant. Stephen described his ordeal in his book “Adrift: 76 Days Lost At Sea.”
- There are a number of strange coincidences with the name Richard Parker: in Edgar Allan Poe's book “The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket,” published in 1838, Parker was a sailor who survived the wreck of his ship along with three other crew members, but they ate him to avoid starvation. In 1884, a ship called Mignorette sank in the ocean, and only four people were rescued, among them a cabin boy named Richard Parker, who was later killed and eaten by the other three survivors. Yann Martel, the author of “Life of Pi,” named the Bengal tiger “Richard Parker” based on these events.
- Pi named his son after his brother, Ravi.
- As the camera pulls away, after the flying fish has gone, the raft is nowhere to be seen. However, in the next scene it is still attached to the boat.
- In the trailer, during the storm scene, a modern 30,000-ton ocean freighter is visible. The ship's four cargo cranes are in working position. No ship ever goes to sea with cranes in the raised position, as this would be extremely dangerous. The cranes could break, compromising the seaworthiness of the vessel, and even lead to the death of the entire crew.
- When the tiger jumps back into the lifeboat, leaving the island, the sail does not change position in response to the load from its weight. A moment later, the boy steps on the same spot, and the sail sags.
- As soon as the lifeboat reaches the Mexican shore, the tiger jumps into the nearest thicket, but the sand it jumps onto does not scatter from its paws.
- When the boat reaches the Mexican shore and Pi is lying unconscious, the boat gently rocks on the waves, even as the tiger walks around on it, climbs to the edge, and jumps off pushing with its paws. The boat continues to rock gently on the waves, not reacting to its weight.
- The film is based on Yann Martel's novel 'Life of Pi' (2001).
- As in the original novel, the name of the Japanese ship is 'Tsimtsum'. This is actually a Hebrew word that was used by the Kabbalist Isaac Luria in the 16th century to denote the process of compressing the infinite God, resulting in empty space. In the novel, adult Pi mentions a dissertation on Luria's ideas about creation. In the film, he simply mentions teaching a course on Kabbalah, without specifically referencing Luria.
- The character Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi) was named after the Piscine Molitor swimming pool in France. It is located near the Bois de Boulogne park, between the Roland Garros and Parc des Princes stadiums. This pool was classified as a French historical monument on March 27, 1990, after it was closed in 1989.
- Yann Martel, the author of the book, stated that the inspiration for writing the novel came to him, allegedly, after reading the book by Brazilian author Moacyr Scliar, “Max and the Cat Family” (1981), which tells the story of a Jewish-German refugee who crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the same ship as a jaguar.
- When adult Pi and the writer are talking while sitting in front of the Montreal harbor, one can notice a ship called Mignonette. This is the name of the yacht involved in the events of “R v Dudley and Stephens” (a famous English criminal case). Yann Martel took the name Richard Parker from this case.
- On the set, Stephen Callahan, a yachtsman known for surviving a shipwreck and drifting in the ocean on a small raft for 76 days in 1982, worked as a survival consultant. Stephen described his ordeal in his book “Adrift: 76 Days Lost At Sea.”
- There are a number of strange coincidences with the name Richard Parker: in Edgar Allan Poe's book “The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket,” published in 1838, Parker was a sailor who survived the shipwreck with three other crew members, but they ate him to avoid starvation. In 1884, a ship called Mignorette sank in the ocean, and only four people were saved, including a cabin boy named Richard Parker, who was later killed and eaten by the other three survivors. Yann Martel, the author of “Life of Pi,” named the Bengal tiger “Richard Parker” based on these events.
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