"Cosmos" (1980) TV mini-series 1980-

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

28 September 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Astronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the Universe.

Plot Keywords:

Earth | Universe | Library Of Alexandria | Star | Greenhouse Effect

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Carl Sagan

...

Himself - Host (13 episodes, 1980)

Series Directed by
Adrian Malone		(13 episodes, 1980)
David F. Oyster		(12 episodes, 1980)
Rob McCain		(11 episodes, 1980)
David Kennard		(9 episodes, 1980)
Richard Wells		(8 episodes, 1980)
Geoffrey Haines-Stiles		(6 episodes, 1980)
Tom Weidlinger		(5 episodes, 1980)
Richard J. Wells		(3 episodes, 1980)

Series Writing credits
Ann Druyan		(13 episodes, 1980)
Carl Sagan		(13 episodes, 1980)
Steven Soter		(13 episodes, 1980)

Series Produced by
Gregory Andorfer	....	producer (13 episodes, 1980)
Geoffrey Haines-Stiles	....	senior producer (13 episodes, 1980)
David Kennard	....	senior producer (13 episodes, 1980)
Robyn Mendelsohn	....	series associate producer / associate producer (13 episodes, 1980)
David F. Oyster	....	associate producer / series associate producer / ... (13 episodes, 1980)
Tom Weidlinger	....	series associate producer / associate producer (13 episodes, 1980)
Adrian Malone	....	executive producer (12 episodes, 1980)
Rob McCain	....	series associate producer / associate producer / ... (12 episodes, 1980)
Judy Flannery	....	series associate producer / associate producer / ... (11 episodes, 1980)
Richard J. Wells	....	series associate producer / associate producer / ... (11 episodes, 1980)
Richard Wells	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 1980)

Series Cinematography by
Hilyard John Brown		(2 episodes, 1980)
Chris O'Dell		(2 episodes, 1980)

Series Film Editing by
James Latham		(2 episodes, 1980)
Roy Stewart		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
John Retsek		(2 episodes, 1980)

Series Makeup Department
Tonga Knight	....	makeup artist (1 episode, 1980)

Series Production Management
John Macker	....	executive in charge of production / executive production manager (13 episodes, 1980)
Bea Dennis	....	post-production film supervisor / post-production supervisor (2 episodes, 1980)
B. Gentry Lee	....	series manager (2 episodes, 1980)
Ramon Romero	....	associate post-production film supervisor / associate post-production supervisor (2 episodes, 1980)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sharlene Belanger	....	associate director (2 episodes, 1980)

Series Art Department
Rick Sternbach	....	astronomical artist / models (12 episodes, 1980)
John Allison	....	astronomical artist / models (2 episodes, 1980)
Brown	....	astronomical artist / models (2 episodes, 1980)
Don Davis	....	astronomical artist / chief model maker (2 episodes, 1980)
Jon Lomberg	....	chief artist (2 episodes, 1980)
Adolf Schaller	....	astronomical artist / models (2 episodes, 1980)

Series Sound Department
Kent Gibson	....	sound designer / sound re-recording mixer (13 episodes, 1980)
Gerald Zelinger	....	sound mixer (7 episodes, 1980)
Jeff Kallestad	....	audio (6 episodes, 1980)
Ruth Bird	....	associate sound editor (3 episodes, 1980)
John Page	....	sound (3 episodes, 1980)
Richard Van Dyke	....	sound (3 episodes, 1980)

Series Visual Effects by
Max W. Anderson	....	visual effects (12 episodes, 1980)
Robert Blalack	....	effects production (12 episodes, 1980)
Pete Kleinow	....	visual effects (12 episodes, 1980)
Jamie Shourt	....	effects production (12 episodes, 1980)
John Allison	....	visual effects supervisor (11 episodes, 1980)
Peter Anderson	....	visual effects supervisor: Universal Hartland (9 episodes, 1980)
Adolf Schaller	....	visual effects supervisor (8 episodes, 1980)
Bob Buckner	....	visual effects: Magicam, Inc. (4 episodes, 1980)
Pat Cole	....	computer animation (4 episodes, 1980)
Jim Dow	....	visual effects: Magicam, Inc. (4 episodes, 1980)
Joe Matza	....	visual effects: Magicam, Inc. (4 episodes, 1980)
Susan Welsh	....	visual effects: Magicam, Inc. (3 episodes, 1980)
Gregory Andorfer	....	visual effects producer (2 episodes, 1980)
Bea Dennis	....	effects editor (2 episodes, 1980)
Susan Racho	....	visual effects production coordinator (2 episodes, 1980)
Christopher S. Ross	....	magicam crew (unknown episodes)
Donna Tracy	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Mark J. Levin	....	lighting technician (13 episodes, 1980)
Kirk Morris	....	lighting designer (5 episodes, 1980)
Ken Dettling	....	lighting director (3 episodes, 1980)
Len Emery	....	grip / gaffer (3 episodes, 1980)
Ron Graft	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1980)
Greg Harms	....	video (3 episodes, 1980)
Corky Quakenbush	....	camera assistant / assistant camera (3 episodes, 1980)
Scott Spencer	....	gaffer / grip (3 episodes, 1980)
David Bryant	....	assistant camera / camera assistant (2 episodes, 1980)
Kenneth Patterson	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1980)
Peter Rees	....	camera assistant (2 episodes, 1980)
Hilyard John Brown	....	location cinematographer (unknown episodes)
Chris O'Dell	....	location cinematographer (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Russ Mooney	....	animator (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maureen Quinn	....	wardrobe (1 episode, 1980)

Series Editorial Department
Jeff Cahn	....	assistant film editor / editorial staff / ... (7 episodes, 1980)
Roy Stewart	....	videotape editor (7 episodes, 1980)
Don Packer	....	assistant film editor / assistant editor / ... (6 episodes, 1980)
Donald Wylie	....	film assistant / assistant film editor / ... (6 episodes, 1980)
Paul Anderson	....	film assistant / editorial staff (5 episodes, 1980)
Ruth Bird	....	editorial staff / assistant film editor (3 episodes, 1980)
Ramon Romero	....	assistant film editor / editorial staff (3 episodes, 1980)

Series Music Department
Gordon Skene	....	music consultant (1 episode, 1980)

Series Other crew
Shirley Arden	....	assistant: Carl Sagan / executive assistant: Dr. Sagan (2 episodes, 1980)
Janelle Balnicke	....	locations production coordinator / production coordinator (2 episodes, 1980)
Cameron Beck	....	locations production coordinator / production coordinator (2 episodes, 1980)
Charles Lux	....	technical consultant (2 episodes, 1980)
Cherie Rardin	....	unit coordinator (2 episodes, 1980)
Cal Slater	....	technical director (2 episodes, 1980)
Steven Soter	....	head of research (2 episodes, 1980)
Susan Stribling	....	assistant to executive producer (2 episodes, 1980)
Steve Wyskocil	....	production coordinator / stage manager / ... (2 episodes, 1980)
Stephen H. Burum	....	magicam crew (unknown episodes)
John Gale	....	magicam crew (unknown episodes)
Larry Heider	....	magicam crew (unknown episodes)
Mike Johnson	....	magicam crew (unknown episodes)
Robert C. King	....	magicam crew (unknown episodes)
Cleve Landsberg	....	magicam crew (unknown episodes)
Carey Melcher	....	technical designer (unknown episodes)
George C. Reilly	....	magicam crew (unknown episodes)
Joe Wolcott	....	magicam crew (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Thomas Fletcher	....	special thanks (13 episodes, 1980)
David Pieri	....	thanks (2 episodes, 1980)

Production Companies

• KCET
• Carl Sagan Productions
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (in association with)
• Polytel International (in association with)

Distributors

• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1980) (USA) (TV)
• Bright Vision Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Animagraphics
• Cartoon Kitchen
• Cinema Research
• Computer Graphics Research Group, Ohio State University (computer animation)
• Evans and Sutherland (computer animation)
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory (computer animation)
• Lumeni Productions
• Magicam
• Modern Film Effects
• Motion Pictures (MPI)
• NASA Ames Research Center (computer animation)
• New Genesis Productions
• Opticam
• Precision Film Group
• Universal Hartland
• Wexler Film Productions (computer animation) (as Wexler Productions)

Other Companies

• Animagraphics  stills camera

Also Known As:

Runtime:

60 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Alaska, USA

Company:

KCET

Trivia:

The filming of the series lasted one year during which Carl Sagan and his production team traveled around the world, filming in places like India, Egypt, Italy, Cambodia, France, Alaska, Mexico and USA, among others.

Quotes:

Carl Sagan:Where we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Shameless: But at Last Came a Knock (#1.9)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Cosmos

The universe and beyond explained by the greatest teacher of all time.

Carl Sagan is known world-wide for being the most effective teacher ever. This series is based around his novel by the same name, which is the the best selling science book of all time. He explains how life works and how we are trying to find life elsewhere in the cosmos, how the laws of physics govern everything, how we must take care of ourselves and the earth, and so much more. He makes the Earth sound like a total paradise. Anyone even mildly interested in science should definitely see it. See this, it should be at your local library.