"Walking with Monsters" (2005) TV series 2005-

Director:

Tim Haines

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

5 November 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A 90-minute documentary about life before the dinosaurs.

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Kenneth Branagh

...

Himself- Narrator (3 episodes, 2005)

Series Directed by
Chloe Leland		(3 episodes, 2005)
Tim Haines		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Tim Haines		(2 episodes, 2005)
Michael Olmert		(2 episodes, 2005)

Series Produced by
Tim Haines	....	executive producer / producer (3 episodes, 2005)
Adam Kemp	....	executive producer: BBC / assistant producer (3 episodes, 2005)

Series Original Music by
Ben Bartlett		(2 episodes, 2005)

Series Cinematography by
Peter Thorn		(1 episode, 2005)

Series Film Editing by
Andrew Wilks		(2 episodes, 2005)

Series Production Management
Samantha Jukes-Adams	....	production manager (2 episodes, 2005)
Tessa Pemberton	....	production manager (2 episodes, 2005)

Series Sound Department
Jovan Ajder	....	sound designer (2 episodes, 2005)

Series Special Effects by
Colin Shulver	....	sculptor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Aatesh Shah	....	systems engineer: Framestore CFC (unknown episodes, 2005)
Jenny Bichsel	....	lighting technical director (unknown episodes)
Ross Burgess	....	animator: Framestore CFC (unknown episodes)
Adam Burnett	....	senior technical director (unknown episodes)
Astrid Busser-Casas	....	compositor (unknown episodes)
Darren Byford	....	supervising technical director (unknown episodes)
Ronan Carr Fanning	....	digital modeller (unknown episodes)
Luke Drummond	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Theo Facey	....	senior technical director (unknown episodes)
Nathan Hughes	....	digital artist / matte painter (unknown episodes)
Angela King	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Dan Lavender	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Chi Kwong Lo	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Alberto Montañés	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Bruce Nelson	....	compositor: Framestore CFC (unknown episodes)
Joanna Nodwell	....	visual effects producer (unknown episodes)
Donald Pan	....	digital modeller (unknown episodes)
Nigel Rafter	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Craig Rowe	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Elsa Santos	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
Romain Bivar Segurado	....	digital modeller (unknown episodes)
Sarah Tosh	....	digital modeller (unknown episodes)
Max Tyrie	....	technical director (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Eddie Koehler	....	assistant camera (1 episode, 2005)
Dave Prevost	....	assistant camera (1 episode, 2005)
Peter Thorn	....	assistant camera (1 episode, 2005)
Michael Pitts	....	underwater photographer (unknown episodes, 2005)

Series Animation Department
Peter Clayton	....	animator (unknown episodes, 2005)
Matthieu Poirey	....	animator (unknown episodes, 2005)

Series Other crew
Kate Fernie	....	production coordinator (1 episode, 2005)

Production Companies

• Impossible Pictures

Distributors

• BBC Worldwide (2005) (worldwide) (TV)
• FS Film Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• NHK (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• TV2 Danmark (2006) (Denmark) (TV)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2006) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• Loudhailer  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Finland:87 min (3 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Finland:K-3 | New Zealand:PG

Filming Locations:

Canary Islands, Spain

Company:

Impossible Pictures

Trivia:

Very late into production it was discovered that Megarachne, the basis of the giant spider seen in the Carboniferous segment was actually an eurypterid or sea scorpion like those seen in the Silurian part. The crew decided then to rename their now obsolete creature "Mesothelae", after the most primitive group of living spiders. There were Mesothelae spiders in the Carboniferous, but just not that big.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Primeval: Episode #1.2" (2007)

Latest from the BBC

One more in the stunning series from BBC television. The first, "Walking with Dinosaurs" was the best, in my opinion. They put a lot of effort in these productions with top shelf animation that will satisfy viewers of any age. "Walking with Monsters" goes back in time before the dinos to a truly overlooked period in life's evolution. Animals that defied taxonomy branched off and went their own evolutionary route that ended in the greatest mass extinction in earth's history about 250 million years ago. It'll never be known how those animals would have turned out since 95% of all species died. And it may never be known what they looked like and what their behavior was, but the producers of this work filled in the unknowns with brilliant speculation and imagination. They make it seem like it's a wildlife documentary. Wide eyed kids aside, I'll bet the biggest fans are paleontologists. Not to be missed if you're interested in this genre. (Spoiler - they eat each other)