Dark Tide (2012)

Director:

John Stockwell

Writers:

Ronnie Christensen (screenplay)
Amy Sorlie (screenplay)
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Release Date:

12 April 2012 (Russia)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

In Shark Alley, courage runs deep

Plot:

A professional diver tutor returns to deep waters after 1 year, following an almost fatal encounter with a great white shark. The nightmare from the deep is still lurking - more carnivorous and hungry than ever.

Plot Keywords:

Shark | Diver | Cage | Boat | Shark Attack

Cast

Halle Berry	...	Kate Mathieson
Olivier Martinez	...	Jeff
Ralph Brown	...	Will Brady
Mark Elderkin	...	Tommy
Luke Tyler	...	Luke Brady
Thoko Ntshinga	...	Zukie
Sizwe Msutu	...	Walter

Directed by
John Stockwell

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ronnie Christensen		screenplay
Amy Sorlie		screenplay
Amy Sorlie		story

Produced by
Jeanette Buerling	....	producer
Verenice Buerling	....	associate producer
Matthew E. Chausse	....	producer
Philippe Chausse	....	co-producer
Sukee Chew	....	executive producer
Meg Clark	....	co-producer
Ali Cook	....	executive producer
Trish Cook	....	associate producer
Michael Corso	....	associate producer
Chris Curling	....	supervising producer
Brian Donovan	....	line producer
Vlokkie Gordon	....	co-producer
Anthony Gudas	....	associate producer
Nina Heyns	....	line producer: South Africa
John Michaels	....	executive producer
Maggie Monteith	....	executive producer
Celine Rattray	....	executive producer
Douglas Saylor Jr.	....	co-producer
Martin Shore	....	executive producer
Matthew Spain	....	associate producer
Guy Tannahill	....	line producer
Christopher Tuffin	....	executive producer
Eric van den Eijnden	....	co-executive producer
David Wicht	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Mark Sayfritz

Cinematography by
Jean-François Hensgens

Film Editing by
Ben Callahan		(directors cut)
Andrew MacRitchie

Casting by
Colin Jones
Gail Stevens

Production Design by
Tom Hannam

Art Direction by
Christophe Dalberg
Tom Hannam		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Guy Potgieter

Costume Design by
Moira Anne Meyer

Makeup Department
Lynda Armstrong	....	makeup & hair supervisor
Megan Chassay	....	first assistant makeup artist
Tanya Dennis	....	assistant makeup artist
Raine Edwards	....	makeup department head
Norma Hill-Patton	....	makeup artist/hair stylist to Halle Berry

Production Management
Pierre Buys	....	unit manager
Meg Clark	....	post-production supervisor
Hermione Ninnim	....	production manager: UK
Jeanne Watson	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nadia Brand	....	third assistant director
Simon Downes	....	additional second assistant director
Alison Goring	....	second assistant director
Grant Hulley	....	second unit director
Jon-Luke Lourens	....	second assistant director
Natalie Maloy	....	third assistant director
Lynette Mitchelle	....	third assistant director
Shamiel Soni	....	second second assistant director
Charlie Watson	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jonathan Alenskas	....	graphics pre vis
Gaby Beyers	....	art coordinator
Rial De Wet	....	storyboard artist
Kirk Doman	....	property master
Douglas Ingram	....	storyboard artist
Mark Risk	....	storyboard artist
Clinton Smith	....	creature fabricator
Brendan Smithers	....	construction coordinator
J.D. van Brakel	....	props buyer
Dene van der Walt	....	props

Sound Department
Harry Barnes	....	supervising sound editor
Martin Cantwell	....	sound designer
Henry Dyer	....	boom operator
Robert Farr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bob Hazell	....	boom operator
Steven Iba	....	adr mixer
Andrea King	....	foley artist
Nick Kray	....	adr mixer
Steve Little	....	foley editor
Adam Mendez	....	foley mixer
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Simon Rice	....	sound mixer
Colin Ritchie	....	adr editor
Andy Stallabrass	....	adr mixer
Andy Stallabrass	....	adr recordist
David Staricha	....	assistant sound editor
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
Yanti Windrich	....	sound assistant

Special Effects by
Chris Aguilar	....	special effects assistant
Helena Brackley	....	special effects technician
Garry Cooper	....	sfx rigging supervisor
Alexander Gunn	....	special effects senior technician
Casper Lailey	....	special effects technician
Craig Leong	....	special effects technician
Laurie Mahon	....	special effects assistant
Karl Openshaw	....	special effects technician
David Payne	....	special effects supervisor
Clinton Smith	....	creature special effects creator

Visual Effects by
Oliver Arnold	....	visual effects coordinator
Tom Balkwill	....	visual effects colourist
Linus Burghardt	....	digital compositor
Luke Butler	....	digital compositor
Naomi Butler	....	digital compositor
Jorge Canada Escorihuela	....	compositor
Matt Chandler	....	lead effects TD
Lee Clappison	....	digital colourist
Peter Collins	....	digital intermediate
Tobias Dommer	....	digital compositor
Stefan Drury	....	head of visual effects
James Elster	....	digital compositor
Frank Engen	....	compositor
Sean Farrow	....	executive visual effects supervisor
Richard Frazer	....	compositor
Florian Friedmann	....	animation technical director
Andy Hague	....	visual effects editor: storm sequence
Gunnar Heiss	....	digital compositor
Ernesto Herrmann	....	digital compositor
Annika Hirsch	....	visual effects coordinator (as Annika Koch)
Emma Ibbetson	....	visual effects producer: One of Us
Eric Kasanowski	....	digital compositor
Thilo Kuther	....	visual effects executive producer
David Lloyd	....	senior systems engineer
Abigail McKenzie	....	digital lab operator
Jaime Fernandez Muro	....	CG supervisor
Emelie Nilsson	....	digital compositor
Ian Noe	....	visual effects supervisor
Antonio Rodríguez Díaz	....	digital compositor
Katie Roehrick	....	visual effects coordinator
Lucy Seaborne	....	on-line editor
Daniel Spain	....	systems engineer
Lucy Tanner	....	visual effects coordinator
Victor Tomi	....	digital compositor
Daniel Tomlinson	....	senior DI operator
Diana Vasquez	....	digital lab operator

Stunts
Amanda Foster	....	stunt double
Francois Grobbelaar	....	stunt double: Ralph Brown
Dan Hirst	....	stunt double
Grant Hulley	....	stunt coordinator
Dave Judge	....	stunt rigger
James O'Donnell	....	stunt coordinator
Chris Pollard	....	stunt double
Katie Rowe	....	stunts
Franz Spilhaus	....	stunt coordinator
Sam Trimming	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Alblas	....	still photographer
Peter Belcher	....	camera operator
Keith Bernstein	....	still photographer: Cape Town & London
Chris Cavanagh	....	video operator: additional photography
Kriss Dallimore	....	clapper loader
Hopi Demattio	....	underwater focus puller
Robert Fischer	....	key grip
Emma Friend	....	underwater second assistant camera
Gerhard Geldenhuys	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Zane Harrison	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Denis Lagrange	....	underwater cinematographer
Warren Markert	....	camera trainee: underwater unit
Jason Martin	....	camera operator
Keith Saayman	....	libra head technician
Wayne Shields	....	gaffer
Murren Tullett	....	assistant camera
Mike Valentine	....	underwater camera

Animation Department
Jonathan Symmonds	....	lead animator

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	voice casting
Toby Spigel	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hetta Burger	....	costumer
Rick de Souza	....	key costumer
Jacomina Jankowitz	....	costume supervisor
Catherine Lovett	....	costume supervisor uk
Louise Roach	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Rob Ackerman	....	technical support
Ameenah Ayub Allen	....	post-production coordinator (as Ameenah Ayub)
Monty Bass	....	assistant editor
Linden Brownbill	....	digital intermediate technical support
Ben Callahan	....	additional editor
Lee Clappison	....	digital colourist
James Clarke	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Richard Curling	....	second assistant editor
Ritchie Ferguson	....	technical support
Rebecca Lloyd	....	assembly editor
Rebecca Lloyd	....	first assistant editor
Scott Macbeth	....	technical support
Ben Mills	....	dailies assistant
Martin Scoones	....	film grader
Thomas Walters	....	third assistant editor
Rick White	....	technical support
Tahnee Wright	....	post-production coordinator: South Africa
Jodie Davidson	....	colorist: uk dailies (uncredited)

Music Department
Pat Anthony	....	composer: additional music
Joseph E. Jackson	....	composer: additional music
Heidi Kilpeläinen	....	singer
Robin Morrison	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Laurie Dunn	....	transportation manager

Other crew
Kgotla Appolus	....	assistant to producer
Stephanie Bamberg	....	production coordinator
George Batchelor	....	production assistant
Luke Carey	....	producers associate
Paula Casarin	....	script supervisor
Joel Clarke	....	production assistant
Andrew Gwyn Davies	....	co-production coordinator
Jenna DePaul	....	assistant to Mr. Chausse
Glenn Diot	....	assistant production coordinator
Elise Fernandez	....	production trainee
Ran Francke	....	assistant: Ms. Berry
Jimmy Fraser	....	co-marine coordinator
Jimmy Fraser	....	marine coordinator
Joanne Goldstone	....	production accountant
Gina Goosen	....	production coordinator
Bill Grantham	....	finance legal
Matthew Green	....	diving double
Andrew Hare	....	location manager
Steve Harriss	....	diving double
Lisa Jordan	....	senior post producer: Lip Sync Post
James R. Kipping	....	production assistant: UK
Joe Krenzer	....	production assistant
Valerie Legrain-Doussau	....	legal and business affairs
Andrea Leone	....	distribution
Laurie Mahon	....	floor runner
Reshma Makan	....	post production assistant
Natalie Maloy	....	floor runner
Jason Martin	....	marine coordinator
Billie Mae Meintjes	....	production assistant
Debbie Moore	....	production accountant
Vuyo Oyiya	....	production secretary
Kate Penlington	....	clearances
Kevin Phelan	....	head of post production: Lip Sync Post
Joy Sapieka	....	unit publicist
Corina Skerritt	....	production assistant
David Tanner	....	dive supervisor
Megan Truter	....	production assistant
Rudi Van As	....	financial controller
Estelle Vockerodt	....	assistant accountant
Lucy Whitton	....	archive researcher

Thanks
Sid Abruzzi	....	the producers would like to thank
Bonnie Lee Bouman	....	the producers would like to thank
Alan Boyd	....	the producers would like to thank: Department of Environmental Affairs Cape Town (as Dr. Alan Boyd)
Jack Chausse	....	the producers would like to thank
Vince Cirrincione	....	the producers would like to thank
Stephen Dryer	....	thanks
Adam Gough	....	the producers would like to thank
Joseph E. Jackson	....	very special thanks
Michael Lee Jackson	....	special thanks
Andrew Jadavji	....	the producers would like to thank
Stephen P. Jarchow	....	special thanks
Gertrud Kuntze	....	special thanks
Ulrike Kuntze	....	special thanks
Sarah Peters	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Magnet Media Group
• Magnet Media Productions
• Magnet Media Productions (producer)
• Mirabelle Pictures
• Film Afrika Worldwide (co-producer)
• Lipsync Productions
• Social Capital

Distributors

• Row 1 Productions (2012) (USA) (all media)
• Fine Films (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Wrekin Hill Entertainment (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Andrea Leone Films (2011) (Italy) (all media)
• Cinesky (2011) (worldwide) (all media) (airlines)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2012) (Spain) (all media)
• E Stars Films (2012) (China) (all media)
• Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Gulf Films (2011) (Lebanon) (all media)
• Multivision Multimedia India (2011) (India) (all media)
• Pris Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (all media)
• Square One Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (all media)
• Swen Entertainment (2011) (Mexico) (all media)
• TMC Film (2011) (Turkey) (all media)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• VVS Films (2011) (Canada) (all media)
• Village Roadshow Greece S.A. (2011) (Greece) (all media)
• Warner Bros. (2011) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Warner Bros. (2011) (Poland) (all media)

Special Effects

• Pat Hobby Film and Media
• Lip Sync Post (additional visual effects)
• One Of Us (visual effects)
• Pixomondo

Other Companies

• Hyperactive Broadcast  Avid Nitris DX rental
• Anvil Post Production  foley recording
• Audiolink Radio Communications  cell phone rentals
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Black Hangar Studios  soundstage
• Black Hangar Studios  water tank filming
• Cutting Edge Group  music services
• De Lane Lea  ADR recording
• Framepool  stock footage
• Lip Sync Post  post-production facilities
• Pyranha Stunts  stunt team
• Sakonnet Capital Partners  tax credit financing
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Scallywag Travel  travel agent
• Take 2 Film Services  camera equipment provided by
• Technicolor  dailies
• Technicolor  negative development

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for bloody shark attacks/disturbing images, and for language including sexual references

Runtime:

UK:94 min | Netherlands:114 min

Country:

USA | South Africa

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Ireland:12 | UK:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:PG13 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Company:

Magnet Media Group

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Jeff takes Kate's cell phone to put in his own phone number, button clicking sounds can be heard although Kate's smart phone doesn't have any buttons but only a touch screen.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Kate Mathieson:You're told your whole life that sharks are dangerous. And then finally you're under water and you see the very thing you were taught to fear. And it's perfect. My father once told me to be careful of the things we love most in the world. Because if you're not careful, that very thing can also destroy you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.52" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Shosholoza

Great realistic shark movie

This was an excellent movie! I'm not sure why it has such a low rating, maybe not enough blood and guts for people.

If you want to see a movie that can show the real power, yet graceful side of sharks this is the movie for you. It has none of the big breasted bimbos screaming at the top of their lungs, doing nothing to save them selves. It has a wonderful actress as a free diver, swimming with the sharks. The dynamic between the characters is amazing, and the characters really cause you to believe that this might actually happen.

The realness of this movie shocked me, as I thought it was going to be another Jaws type movie, but it's far from it. The film makers really did their research when making this movie.

So don't miss out....this is a MUST see movie if you're a shark lover.