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Directed by | |||
| Chris Roberts | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Chris Roberts | (characters) | |
| Chris Roberts | (story) | |
| Kevin Droney | (screen story) | |
| Kevin Droney | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Donna Burkons | .... | co-producer | |
| Joseph Newton Cohen | .... | executive producer (as Joseph N. Cohen) | |
| Jean-Martial Lefranc | .... | executive producer | |
| Todd Moyer | .... | producer | |
| Tom Reeve | .... | line producer | |
| Romain Schroeder | .... | executive producer | |
| Neil Young | .... | co-executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Kevin Kiner | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Thierry Arbogast | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Peter Davies | |||
Casting by | |||
| Suzanne Crowley | |||
| Gilly Poole | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Peter Lamont | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Simon Bowles | |||
| Ken Court | |||
| James Hambidge | |||
| Mark Harris | |||
| Simon Lamont | |||
| Charles Dwight Lee | (supervising art director) | ||
| Alan Tomkins | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Michael Ford | |||
| Richard Roberts | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Magali Guidasci | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Pat Hay | .... | hair styles supervisor | |
| Pat Hay | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Vivian Nowak | .... | hair stylist | |
| Stephen Rose | .... | hair stylist | |
| Ghislaine Soisson | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Stuart Bray | .... | special effects model maker (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Sterling Belefant | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Laurent Dumas | .... | unit manager | |
| Meinir Stoutt | .... | production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Manuel Demoulling | .... | stand-by props | |
| Katrina Duce | .... | art department coordinator | |
| James Enright | .... | modelmaker | |
| James Gemmill | .... | scenic artist | |
| Alex Hill | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Carol Kupisz | .... | graphic designer | |
| Ginger McCarthy | .... | head rigger | |
| Bill Pearson | .... | senior props/modeller | |
| Tiffany Rodenfels | .... | assistant prop electrician | |
| Dan Urbin | .... | painter | |
| Christi-Anne Valentine | .... | buyer | |
| Christi-Anne Valentine | .... | model maker | |
| Barry Wilkinson | .... | property master | |
| Jamie Wilkinson | .... | supervising props | |
| Simon Wilkinson | .... | chargehand stand-by propman | |
| Peter Williams | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Bruno Zenatello | .... | construction manager | |
Sound Department | |||
| Peter Baldock | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Sandy Buchanan | .... | adr mixer | |
| Gillian Dodders | .... | supervising adr editor | |
| Gillian Dodders | .... | supervising dialogue editor | |
| Glenn Freemantle | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Susan French | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Graham V. Hartstone | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| John Hayward | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Mark Heslop | .... | sound editor | |
| Miriam Ludbrook | .... | foley editor | |
| Gerard McCann | .... | adr editor | |
| Brendan Nicholson | .... | extra effects mixer | |
| Richard Pryke | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| John Rodda | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Tom Sayers | .... | foley editor | |
| Seppe van Groeningen | .... | boom operator | |
| Mark Sheffield | .... | post-production sound assistant (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Jill Robertson | .... | assistant model maker | |
| Edward Wiessenhaan | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| Harrie Wiessenhaan | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Rob Wiessenhaan | .... | special effects senior technician | |
| Nik Williams | .... | animatronic supervisor | |
| Mark Woollard | .... | supervising modeller: props | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Eric Alba | .... | facility visual effects producer: digital anvil (as Frederick G. Alba) | |
| Toader Alex | .... | digital artist | |
| David Altenau | .... | visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title | |
| Cory Bedwell | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Jan Bernotat | .... | motion control operator | |
| Minky Billups | .... | wire removal & roto compositing | |
| Rob Blue | .... | digital artist | |
| Chris Brown | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Rodney Brunet | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Colin Campbell | .... | digital compositor | |
| Sophia Chowdhury | .... | modeller | |
| Gregory Creaser | .... | digital timer: Pacific Title | |
| Thomas Dadras | .... | co-visual effects supervisor | |
| Alex Deshazer | .... | production coordinator | |
| Brad Doan | .... | digital artist | |
| John Ford Jr. | .... | digital artist | |
| Quentin Frost | .... | visual artist: Digital Anvil | |
| Jerry Hall | .... | digital compositor | |
| Jeff Heusser | .... | digital compositing supervisor: The Post Group | |
| Chris Holmes | .... | digital compositor | |
| Mark Intravartolo | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Mark Lambert | .... | CG supervisor | |
| Christopher Lance | .... | compositor | |
| Seth Lippman | .... | technical director | |
| Curtis Neal | .... | digital artist | |
| Chris Olivia | .... | sequence supervisor | |
| Rob Ostir | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Ethan Phillips | .... | director of photography visual effects unit | |
| Dane Picard | .... | technical director | |
| Olivier Sarda | .... | digital compositor | |
| Kevin Andrew Smith | .... | technical director | |
| Cameron Stevning | .... | visual effects motion control producer: title sequence | |
| Erik Strauss | .... | visual effects producer: Fox | |
| Mary Stuart-Welch | .... | executive visual effects producer | |
| Hector Tantoco | .... | digital artist | |
| David Taritero | .... | visual effects producer: Pacific Title | |
| Marty Taylor | .... | Inferno artist: Digiscope | |
| Sarma Vanguri | .... | computer animator: Digital Anvil | |
| Chris Waegner | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Jeff Wells | .... | digital effects artist: Pacific Title/Mirage | |
| Guy Williams | .... | digital artist | |
| Eric Withee | .... | data/film manager: The Post Group | |
| Jennifer Wollan | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Paul Lambert | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Annemiex Boonstra | .... | stunts (as Annemiek Boonstra) | |
| Willem de Beukelaer | .... | stunts | |
| Nicolas de Pruyssenaere | .... | stunts | |
| Roland Goddijn | .... | stunts (as Roland Godijn) | |
| Martin Lader | .... | stunts | |
| Yuma Li | .... | stunts | |
| Patrick Rappard | .... | stunts | |
| Sustar Silvo | .... | stunts | |
| Michel Struik | .... | stunts | |
| Richard van Drempt | .... | stunts | |
| Ray Weaver | .... | stunts | |
| Randy Wener | .... | stunts | |
| Diana Wiersma | .... | stunts (as Diane Wiersma) | |
| Rick Wiessenhaan | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Nicolas de Pruyssenaere | .... | stunt double: Freddie Prinze Jr. (uncredited) | |
| Radica Jovicic | .... | stunt double (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Alessandro Bolognesi | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Alessandro Bolognesi | .... | camera operator | |
| Sophie Bosquet | .... | clapper loader | |
| Etienne Braun | .... | still photographer | |
| Maurizio Cremisini | .... | focus puller | |
| Mick Durlacher | .... | gaffer | |
| Joris Hetsen | .... | electrician | |
| Claude Hirsch | .... | gaffer | |
| Graham Johnston | .... | video assist operator | |
| Raphael Jourdan | .... | grip | |
| Michel Miltgen | .... | camera loader | |
| José Alberto Pinto de Jesus | .... | electrician | |
| Jean-François Roqueplo | .... | key grip | |
| Tom Ryan | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Roger Simonsz | .... | camera operator | |
| Roger Simonsz | .... | director of photography: second unit | |
| Carlo Thiel | .... | focus puller | |
| Wolfgang Wesemann | .... | clapper loader | |
| Eric Wobma | .... | best boy electric | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Ivo Coveney | .... | costume maker | |
| Dave Croucher | .... | costumes | |
| Guillaume De Esteban | .... | dresser | |
| Tiny Nicholls | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Nicole Young | .... | assistant costume designer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Paul Parsons | .... | assistant editor | |
| Jim Passon | .... | color timer | |
| Jean-Luc Simon | .... | third assistant editor | |
| Wayne Smith | .... | first assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| David Alexander | .... | additional music scoring | |
| David Arnold | .... | composer: themes | |
| Nicholas Dodd | .... | orchestrator | |
| Dina Eaton | .... | music editor | |
| Mark Evans | .... | score mixer | |
| Mark Evans | .... | score recordist | |
| Geoff Foster | .... | score mixer | |
| Geoff Foster | .... | score recordist | |
| Barklie K. Griggs | .... | music supervisor | |
| Terry Wilson | .... | preview music editor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Gary Sharp | .... | transportation captain | |
| Kevan Willis | .... | transportation coordinator | |
Other crew | |||
| Pascal Charlier | .... | location manager | |
| Christophe Chrompin | .... | stand-in (as Christophe Crompin) | |
| Henry Eshelman | .... | unit publicist | |
| Sue Field | .... | script supervisor | |
| Michael Hogh | .... | production assistant | |
| Bénédicte Humbel | .... | production secretary | |
| Radica Jovicic | .... | stand-in | |
| Christopher P. Kibbey | .... | production coordinator | |
| Rozenn Le Pape | .... | production coordinator | |
| Seth Lippman | .... | technical director | |
| Raj Malde | .... | production accountant | |
| Nigel Marchant | .... | production coordinator | |
| Benjamin Palmer | .... | creature crew | |
| Laurence Parker | .... | production accountant | |
| Eric K. Peterson | .... | director of operations | |
| Frederic Roeser | .... | location assistant | |
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This pioneer film from Chris Roberts takes the classic Computer game world of Wing Commander, and gives it a new edge that is exhilarating and inventive. Unfortunately, fans of the computer game series will find that there are changes in this movie, many of which are confusing. Like movies that are made from novels, the transition often leaves out important elements because novels extend far beyond the 90-120 minute boundary. And the PC games are no exception, spanning 5 games that each took several days if not weeks to finish.
In this movie, the Kilrathi get very little screen time, and the time that they do get does nothing to represent their warrior race which is intricate and compelling as much as the Terrans (humans). In fact, they look nothing like the Video Game's image of them. Instead, they are portrayed much like the BUGS in Starship Troopers, as emotionless and cultureless as insects, with no purpose and no agenda except to destroy.
Also, the technology used in this film is far different than the game's, creating a confusing use of fighter crafts, flight gear, and much more for the video game players. There are no lasers, just mass-drivers and torpedoes. In fact, the battles felt much like they were being fought underwater instead of outer-space. In one scene, a battered ship is pushed off a platform only to have it drop like a rock, in outer space. And it was disheartening to hear the bangs and booms in outer space where there is no sound! I was hoping the filmmakers could have been more creative, the sound of panicked breathing and heartbeats over deathly silence as the battle ensues, perhaps?
Another confusing transition for WC fans was the whole idea of the Pilgrim' race, which was never mentioned in the computer game series. And the biggest, and perhaps saddest loss in transition were the beloved actors of Mark Hamill, Tom F. Wilson, and Malcolm McDowell, who breathed life into the WC world along with a superb supporting cast. Instead, their roles are filled by younger hip-hop hormonal teen idols, who not only did not know what they did last summer, but don't care.
All confusions aside, this was a decent first step for the Wing Commander series onto the big screen because it sucessfully introduces the basic elements of the Wing Commander world. For anyone who liked the movie, I recommend the games, which are enthralling and deeper in character, storyline, and excitement. Well, Wing Commander IV was anyway. V was dangerously close to being as storyless as this movie. A Critique for another time