"Falling Skies" Mutiny (2011)

Director:

Holly Dale

Writers:

Robert Rodat (creator)
Joseph Weisberg (written by)

TV Series:

"Falling Skies" (2011)

Original Air Date:

7 August 2011 (Season 1, Episode 9)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

As the 2nd Mass. prepares for a major assault, divisions within the ranks threaten to tear the group apart...

Plot Keywords:

Title Directed By Female | Alien | Father Son Relationship | Military | Alien Invasion

Cast

Noah Wyle	...	Tom Mason
Moon Bloodgood	...	Anne Glass
Drew Roy	...	Hal Mason
Maxim Knight	...	Matt Mason
Seychelle Gabriel	...	Lourdes
Peter Shinkoda	...	Dai
Mpho Koaho	...	Anthony
Sarah Carter	...	Margaret
Colin Cunningham	...	John Pope
Connor Jessup	...	Ben Mason
Will Patton	...	Captain Weaver
Bruce Gray	...	Uncle Scott
Diego Klattenhoff	...	Lt. Danner
Dylan Authors	...	Jimmy Boland
Daniyah Ysrayl	...	Rick

Directed by
Holly Dale

Writing credits
Robert Rodat		(creator)
Joseph Weisberg		(written by) (as Joe Weisberg)

Produced by
Greg Beeman	....	co-executive producer
Justin Falvey	....	executive producer
Darryl Frank	....	executive producer
Melinda Hsu Taylor	....	supervising producer
Robert Rodat	....	executive producer
John Ryan	....	producer
Scott Schofield	....	associate producer
Steven Spielberg	....	executive producer
Mark Verheiden	....	co-executive producer
Graham Yost	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Noah Sorota		(music by)

Cinematography by
Christopher Faloona		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Donn Aron

Casting by
Robin D. Cook		(casting by)

Production Design by
Rob Gray

Art Direction by
Dennis Davenport

Set Decoration by
Patricia Cuccia

Costume Design by
Gersha Phillips

Makeup Department
Stephanie Ingram	....	key hair stylist
Julia Valente	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Marc Dassas	....	unit production manager
Kip Kroeger	....	post production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Elizabeth Scherberger	....	first assistant director
Stewart Young	....	second assistant director
Yari Azzopardi	....	third assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Nicholas Vandal	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Brian Patrick	....	property master
Colin Adams	....	lead man (uncredited)
John Gallagher	....	illustrator (uncredited)
Jon Hunter	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Kevin Lise	....	on set prop master (uncredited)
Rob McCallum	....	concept artist (uncredited)
Vicki Pui	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Blaine Twyne	....	head carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Sean Paul Armstrong	....	second boom operator
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor
Tom E. Dahl	....	re-recording mixer (as Tom Dahl)
Mark D. Fleming	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Mark Fleming)
G. Michael Graham	....	sound supervisor
Doug Johnston	....	production sound mixer
Richard S. Steele	....	sound designer
Colin Rogers	....	foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Mike Murawsky	....	key special effects (uncredited)
Cameron Patterson	....	special effects shop supervisor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jim Thomson	....	visual effects editor
Eva Abramycheva	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Brian Albury	....	tracker: Zoic Studios (uncredited)
Roberto Biagi	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Jon Chesson	....	compositor (uncredited)
David Dang	....	roto/paint artist (uncredited)
Brett Dowler	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Scott Fritts	....	animation supervisor (uncredited)
Sheila Giroux	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Niki Hillier	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Josh Miyaji	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Eroc Moralls	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Rob Reinhart	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Harrison Rutherford	....	lead compositor (uncredited)
Renaud Talon	....	lead compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Ken Quinn	....	stunt coordinator
Lee Bryan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Branko Racki	....	stunts (uncredited)
Al Vrkljan	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Gedge	....	camera operator
Jeffery Orr	....	key grip
Michael Soos	....	camera operator
Christopher Takacs	....	gaffer (as Chris Takacs)
Mir Toofun Afdasta	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Dylan Paul	....	balloon light technician (uncredited)
Herb Reischl Jr.	....	best boy: rigging (uncredited)

Casting Department
Debra Zane	....	original casting
Nicole Hilliard-Forde	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sharon McDonell	....	costume supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Lynne Whitlock	....	assistant editor (as Lynne M. Whitlock)
Barry Goch	....	on-line editor (uncredited)
Caroline Stack	....	post production coordinator (uncredited)

Music Department
Peter Oso Snell	....	music editor (as Peter Snell)

Transportation Department
Tanya Russell	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Jackie Alexander	....	production coordinator (as Jackie Alexander Moulson)
Glenn Carter	....	location manager
Maggie Craig	....	script supervisor
Janice Fowlie	....	production accountant
Taylor Scherberger	....	assistant to producer
Jeffrey Cassidy	....	videoassist (uncredited)
R. Emerson John	....	script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)
Kyle Limkilde	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Anne Marley	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kati Moore	....	location production assistant (uncredited)
Graham Penny	....	location production assistant (uncredited)
Devin White	....	third assistant accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• DreamWorks Television
• TNT Originals

Distributors

• FOX8 (2011) (Australia) (TV)
• FX (2011) (UK) (TV)
• TNT Serie (2011) (Germany) (TV)
• Turner Network Television (TNT) (2011) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• Zoic Studios (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Modern VideoFilm  post production services
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Runtime:

Germany:43 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Ajax, Ontario, Canada

Company:

DreamWorks Television

Soundtrack:

Falling Skies Credits Theme

Two entertaining parallel arcs ruined by an invasion of weak elements

From The Armory straight to Mutiny. With such a weak premiere there was no way I would ever endure all episodes between. Apparently nothing much happened and it's not surprising when you deal with an episodic formatted show which has sold its sci-fi soul to the greedy family demon. It could sound like the disrespectful comment from an angry hardcore sci-fiholic but if you compare Falling Skies to high quality productions like Kyle XY, both smart and accessible, it has no excuse for carrying so many flaws. This ninth installment was in the same vein as the second but should manage to entertain you a little and even excite you at some rare times. First even if the production is everything but immersive, because of its cheap reality TV-like visuals, the acting is convincing enough to make you dive into the fictional universe from time to time. Second some dialogs are really poor and a scene supposed to be climatic was reminiscent of the worst sequences ever aired on TV or in theaters. Does the over patriotic President speech in ID4 ring a bell ? I just couldn't believe actors like Noah Wyle (Tom Mason) and Will Patton (Captain Dan Weaver) had to play such a mediocre scene. Third this episode redeeming element was definitely Weaver's arc. It brought the edgy tension that only surfaced in the premiere and even if its concept was nothing original at least it should convince you to keep watching until the end. Fourth the bad guy who joined them is too stereotyped. Long hair ? Kids bully ? Seriously do the character developers know we're in 2011 ? Fifth beside the Captain's arc you should also enjoy what's going on with the radio frequencies and the best part is that these two stories are actually related in a twisted way. If I was drunk it would actually remind me of classics like Body Snatchers but in reality it's more comparable to The Faculty, without the babes and adapted for a broader audience. The sixth element deserving to be mentioned are the female characters. The doctor and the blonde. That's it. What about girls to complement the boys ? Realistic female warriors to fight beside the male resistance ? Walking Dead isn't far but it was so strong in some areas that comparing it to Falling Skies would be disrespectful. Last but not least the last minute was unexpected and exactly what Mutiny needed to intrigue the viewers enough and convince them to check out Eight Hours.