Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk (2008)

Director:

Greg MacGillivray

Writers (WGA):

Jack Stephens (written by) and
Stephen Judson (written by)

Release Date:

12 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Adventure

Plot:

A documentary about a 15-day river-rafting trip on the Colorado River aimed at highlighting water conservation issues. |

Plot Keywords:

IMAX | Place Name In Title | Grand Canyon

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Wade Davis
Nikki Kelly
Kick Kennedy	...	Herself
Robert Redford	...	Narrator
Shana Watahomigie

Directed by
Greg MacGillivray

Writing credits (WGA)
Jack Stephens		(written by) and
Stephen Judson		(written by)

Produced by
Anne Marie Hammers	....	line producer
Mark Krenzien	....	producer
Greg MacGillivray	....	producer
Shaun Macgillivray	....	producer
Basil Moore	....	co-executive producer (as Basil Moore-Asfouri)
Christopher N. Palmer	....	executive producer (as Chris Palmer)
Chat Reynders	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Stefan Lessard
Steve Wood

Production Management
Sandra Stokes	....	production manager

Art Department
Phillip Clarke	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Steve Bartkowicz	....	sound re-recording engineer
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	sound editor
Andrew DeCristofaro	....	supervising sound editor
Phil Lee	....	sound mix technician
Michael Payne	....	sound effects editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Tim Walston	....	sound designer (sound effects editor)
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist
David Abrahamsen	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Rob Walker	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Rodrigo Armendariz	....	digital compositor
Chris Brown	....	visual effects producer
Colin Feist	....	compositing supervisor
Mark Freund	....	visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title
Lala Ghukasyan	....	rotoscope artist: stereoscopic conversion
Paul Haman	....	matchmove
Moises Jimenez	....	compositor
Jason Jue	....	digital compositor
Marios Kourasis	....	digital effects team: Giant Screen
Alan G. Markowitz	....	visual effects producer
Josh Mossotti	....	digital effects team: Giant Screen
Jeremy Nicolaides	....	stereoscopic supervisor: Sassoon Film Design
John Pierce	....	stereoscopic compositor
Craig Edward Rogers Jr.	....	digital compositor
Craig Edward Rogers Jr.	....	film recording
Lauren van Houten	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Justin Bergler	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, IMAX 3D
Zach Grant	....	camera production assistant
Moises Jimenez	....	film recordist
Michael Thompson	....	camera production assistant

Editorial Department
Tim Amick	....	assistant editor
Todd Baillere	....	post-production consultant
Jason Stearns	....	post-production assistant

Other crew
Chip Bartlett	....	distribution
Doug Lavender	....	stereographer
Juliet Lopez	....	river unit

Thanks
Jason Sobczynski	....	steam locomotive crew

Production Companies

• MacGillivray Freeman Films
• Teva

Distributors

• IMAX (2008) (worldwide) (all media)
• Omniversum, Den Haag (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Omniversum@home (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Omniversum@home (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• DKP 70mm (end titles)
• Sassoon Film Design (3D stereo conversion)
• Sassoon Film Design (visual effects)
• Visceral Image Productions (opening titles)
• Visceral Image Productions (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  color processing
• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  prints
• DKP 70mm  digital film recording
• DKP 70mm  digital film scanning
• DKP 70mm  digital intermediate
• David Keighley Productions 70MM  post-production consultant
• Grand Canyon Railway  railroad effects
• Soundelux  sound recording studio
• Spacecam Systems  aerial photography equipment
• Todd-AO Studios  post-production sound studio

Also Known As:

Runtime:

44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

Sound Mix:

Sonics-DDP

Filming Locations:

Page, Arizona, USA

Company:

MacGillivray Freeman Films

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Behind the Scenes of MacGillivray Freeman's Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk (2009) (V)

Soundtrack:

Steady As We Go

Beautiful scenery. Three thumbs up.

We saw this movie at an IMAX. It was amazing to say the least. Whoever calls it "brainwashing" obviously didn't understand the real message, being that the Colorado River must be protected. If not for anything else, this movie is worth your time for the funky Dave Matthews tunes and the stunning scenic cinematography. Whether you get the chance to see this film at an IMAX (preferably), or at a conventional theater, you will, considering you have an open mind and a love for nature and all its amazing wonders like the Grand Canyon, certainly not be disappointed. These film makers are not trying to brainwash anybody. They have a passion for protecting our environment and have expressed that brilliantly through this film. I highly recommend it!