City of Ember (2008)
| Release Date | 25 September 2008 |
| Budget | $55,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $8,000,000 |
| Tagline | Discover The Secret |
| Genre | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Belfast Methodist College, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Fantasy Adventure, Children's Fantasy |
| Niche Genre | Children's/Family |
| Themes | Race Against Time, Trapped or Confined, Future Dystopias, Post-Apocalypse, Unlikely Heroes |
| Tones | Inspiring, Fanciful, Ominous, Rousing |
| Tags | City, Light [natural], Mayor, Teenagers |
City of Ember is a 2008 science fiction-fantasy film based on the 2003 novel by Jeanne DuPrau. It was directed by Gil Kenan from a screenplay by Caroline Thompson, and stars Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Bill Murray, Mackenzie Crook, Martin Landau, and Tim Robbins.
Cast and Crew
Cast
B.J. Hogg
Mayor's Guard
Matt Jessup
Joss
Lara McIvor
Roner
Myles Thompson
Smat
Eoin McAndrew
Student #1
Rachel Morton
Student #2
Conor MacNeill
Student #3
Lorraine Hilton
Miss Thorn
Liam Burke
Mr. Boaz
Amy Quinn
Poppy
Catherine Quinn
Poppy
Frankie McCafferty
Arbin Swinn
Maureen Dow
Mrs. Sample
Becky Stark
Song Master
Brid Ni Chionaola
Seely Schnap
Mark Mulholland
Portrait Painter
Valerie O'Connor
Person in Line
Ann Queensberry
Doctor Tower
Chris Parson
Additional Voices
Judy Donovan
Mayor's Secretary
Drew Thompson
Other Believer
Director
Gil Kenan
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Writer
Caroline Thompson
Jeanne Duprau
Producer
Diana Choi
executive producer
Gary Goetzman
producer
John D. Schofield
executive producer
Steve Shareshian
producer
Original Music
Andrew Lockington
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Cinematographer
Xavier Pérez Grobet
Editor
Adam P. Scott
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Zach Staenberg
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Casting Director
Richard Hicks
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David Rubin
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Gail Stevens
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Production Designer
Martin Laing
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Art Director
Jon Billington
Ross Bradshaw
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James Foster
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Ashleigh Jeffers
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Set Decorator
Celia Bobak
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Costume Designer
Ruth Myers
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Makeup Department
Liz Boston
makeup artist
Sallie Jaye
makeup designer
Vera Mitchell
hair and wig designer
Maria Moore
hair background supervisor
Niamh O'Loan
makeup artist
Tracey Wells
hair assistant
Elvia Felix Herrera
key makeup artist
Lisa Hill
makeup daily
Clare Ramsey
makeup artist
Aisling Toner
hair department
Sian Wilson
makeup artist
Production Manager
Terry Bamber
production manager
David Cain
unit manager
Douglas Jones
executive in charge of production
Lis Kern
additional post-production supervisor
John D. Schofield
unit production manager
Michael Tinger
post-production supervisor
Iram Collantes
unit manager: Mexico re-shoot
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Butterworth
additional assistant director: breakaway unit
Aron Clayton
second assistant director
Patrick Clayton
first assistant director
Leon Coole
third assistant director
Samantha Ross
third assistant director
Michael Stevenson
key second assistant director
Stephanie Cheung
third assistant director
Adam Philpott
trainee assistant director
Ciara Tinney
trainee assistant director
Art Department
Stuart Allan
concept artist
Chris Appelhans
concept artist
Shane Bunting
production buyer
Alejandro Cardenas
concept artist
Eliza Chaikin
assistant art director
Ben Collins
assistant art director
Trevor Eve
hod painter
Martin George
stand-by painter
Heather Greenlees
set designer
Steve Hedinger
graphic artist
Roger Holden
key greensman
Gavin Jones
propmaker
John Keenan
hod stagehand
John Kirsop
construction manager
Jonathan Klassen
concept artist
Richard Lee
graphic artist
Khang Le
concept artist
Eduardo Lima
graphics designer
Laura Ng
stand-by art director: breakaway unit
Raymond Perry
property master
Dave Perschky
hod carpenter
Brendan Rankin
set designer
Terry Royce
stand-by propman
William Simpson
illustrator
Michael Standish
assistant set decorator
Graham Stickley
props storeman
Cathy Surgeoner
stand-by props: breakaway unit
Micky Swift
stand-by chargehand props
Dave Westcott
assistant construction manager
Arthur Wicks
property master
Simeon Wilkins
storyboard artist
Kenny Wilson
hod plasterer
Helen Xenopoulos
assistant art director
Ian Young
prop supervisor
Fatiha Aitbadi
chargehand greensman
Mauricio Carneiro
assistant graphic designer
Julie Gardner
art department coordinator
Ramírez Gabriela
unit set decorator
Alan Harvey
props
Glenn Marsh
senior prop modeler
Christopher Moore
stand-by props
Philip Murphy
props
Tony Perez
leadman
Tony Rimmington
draughtsman
John Simpson
greensman
Helen Sloan
portrait photographer
Gert Stevens
set designer
Keith Stevenson
props
Nic Stubbings
dressing propman
Carl Wilson
senior propmaker
Sound Department
Paul Aulicino
sound effects editor
Ron Bedrosian
adr mixer
Mary Burns
foley assistant
Paul Timothy Carden
adr editor
Julio Carmona
adr recordist
Peter Eliuk
foley editor
Jeremy Duayne Elzinga
foley technician
Will Files
additional sound designer
Amy Giammarco
foley coordinator
Dean Giammarco
foley editor
Hector C. Gika
sound effects editor
Peter Gleaves
adr mixer
Rick Gould
adr recordist
Laura Graham
adr editor
Robert Hunter
adr mixer
Daniel J. Leahy
sound re-recording mixer
Peter Lindsay
production sound mixer
David Livingstone
foley assistant
Steve Mann
sound effects editor
Luke Mathers
foley mixer
Kate Morath
sound maintenance
Maureen Murphy
foley artist
Stephen P. Robinson
sound designer
Kim Secrist
sound effects editor
Gordon Sproule
foley technician
Bruce Stambler
sound supervisor, sound designer
David Stanke
first assistant sound editor
Becky Sullivan
dialogue supervisor, adr supervisor
Gary Summers
sound re-recording mixer
Hermann Thumann
sound effects editor
Brett Voss
sound effects editor
Cam Wagner
foley artist
Drew Webster
sound mix technician
David Williams
dialogue supervisor, adr supervisor
Robert Winder
location adr
Scott Wolf
sound effects editor
James Wright
sound consultant: dolby
Christian Joyce
production sound mixer: second unit
Thayna McLaughlin
sound assistant
Elda Pinckney
post-audio assistant
Special Effects
John Baker
special effects senior technician
Steve Cullane
special effects senior technician
Terry Glass
special effects set supervisor
Frank Guiney
special effects senior technician
Ron Hone
special effects senior technician
Julian Marsh
special effects senior technician
Doug McCarthy
senior special effects technician
Dave Miller
special effects supervising engineer
Digby Milner
special effects senior technician
Kit West
senior special effects supervisor
Tim Willis
special effects floor supervisor: breakaway unit
Vincent Kivlehan
special effects technician
Matthew McCloskey
special effects technician
Attila Zalanyi
effects animator
Visual Effects
Tim Alexander
model/texture artist: Luma Pictures
Go Aoyama
additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
Oliver Arnold
cg supervisor: Luma Pictures
Julien Aullas
digital artist: BUF
James Baldanzi
visual effects production assistant
Frederic Barbe
digital artist: BUF
Jil-Sheree Bergin
visual effects senior coordinator
Andrew Bull
motion operator: 3d
Ray Bushey III
visual effects editor
Sue Campbell
senior animator: Luma Pictures
Alexandre Cancado
lead compositor: Luma Pictures
John Cassella
senior fx artist: Luma Pictures
Olivier Cauwet
visual effects supervisor: BUF
Vincent Cirelli
visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Mike Clark
animator: Luma Pictures
Erik Courtney
additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
Carole Cowley
visual effects coordinator
Daniel Craemer
roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures
Carla Diamond
visual effects producer: BUF
Chad Dombrova
senior pipeline td: Luma Pictures
Linda Drake
visual effects editor
Eric Durst
visual effects supervisor
Laurens Ehrmann
digital artist: BUF
Jenn Epstein
roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures, junior compositor: Luma Pictures
Nicolas Evrard
digital artist: BUF
Evan Feuerman
visual effects accountant
Derry Frost
additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Nicolas Gauthier
digital effects artist: BUF, digital effect artist: BUF
Steve Griffith
visual effects producer: Luma Pictures
H Haden Hammond
sequence supervisor: Luma Pictures
John R. Hazzard
pipeline td: Luma Pictures
Edward Heede
additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
Matthew Henderson
lighting td: Luma Pictures
Owen Holdren
additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
Josh Hooker
additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Cajun Hylton
lead model/texture artist: Luma Pictures
Justin Johnson
digital effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Kim Jorgensen
visual effects producer
Bonnie Kanner
additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Yoshio Kohashi
additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
Neil Krepela
visual effects consultant
Erik LaPlant
visual effect coordinator: Luma Pictures
Andrew Lewitin
additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
Jason Locke
matchmove artist: Luma Pictures
Ken Locsmandi
additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
Samir Lyons
animator: Luma Pictures
Jessica Madsen
roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures
Geoffrey Mark
additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Roger Mocenigo
additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Michael Morreale
additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Glenn Morris
visual effects producer: Luma Pictures
Cynthia Mourou
visual effects producer: BUF
Eddy Moussa
digital artist: BUF
Danny Murphy
motion base operator
Kenneth Nakada
additional visual effects: Zen Haven
Ben Neall
lead texture/model artist: Luma Pictures
Digna Nigoumi
motion control operator
Peter Nye
additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Steve Oyola
additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
Kelvin J. Padfield
visual effects production assistant
Phillip Palousek
additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Reid Paul
additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Jason Porath
fx artist: Luma Pictures
Pavel Pranevsky
cg supervisor: Luma Pictures
Francisco Ramirez
visual effects coordinator
John Riggs
senior character td: Luma Pictures
Marcos Romero
animator: Luma Pictures
Dick Ross
additional visual effects: Below the Radar
Christopher Sage
lead environment artist: Luma Pictures
Tamar Shaham
additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
Payam Shohadai
executive visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Jeremy Shuback
additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
Joey Sila
compositor: Luma Pictures
Jared Simeth
lighter/compositor: Luma Pictures
Thanapoom Siripopungul
character td: Luma Pictures
Ryan Sivley
animator: Luma Pictures
Helen Sloan
visual effects production assistant
Jesse Sugarman
senior animator: Luma Pictures
Richard Sutherland
fx artist: Luma Pictures
Tammy Sutton
additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Steven Swanson
visual effects supervising producer: Luma Pictures
Audrey Tondre
visual effects producer: BUF
Ricardo Torres
additional visual effects: Below the Radar
Richard Wardlow
additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Mike Warren
additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
James Waterson
compositor: Luma Pictures
Elaine Wu
animator: Luma Pictures
Attila Zalanyi
fx artist: Luma Pictures
Riccardo Zanettini
senior lighting td: Luma Pictures
Chadi Abo
digital artist
Xavier Allard
digital effect artist: BUF
François-Xavier Aubague
visual effects producer
Xavier Bec
head of software: BUF
Christophe Bernard
visual effects photographer: BUF
Brian Burks
pre-visualization
Andy Burmeister
digital effects artist
Florent Cadel
digital effects artist: BUF
Christian Cardona
digital artist: Zen Haven
Leon Coole
first assistant director: VFX elements unit
Anne Coulet
digital artist: BUF
Robin Deledicque
digital effect artist: BUF
Shiv Dholakia
effects animator: Luma Pictures
A. Michael Dobbs
digital artist: Luma Pictures
Michael Forot
research & development: BUF
Mathieu Foucher
digital artist: BUF
Aurelien Fuentes
digital effect artist: BUF
Thibault Gauriau
digital artist: BUF
Sylvain Germain
research & development: BUF
Ivan Girard
matte painter: BUF
Mickael Girod
digital artist: BUF
Yoel Godo
digital effect artist: BUF
Anthony Grant
model/texture artist
Jennifer Gutierrez
compositor
Nicolas Jambois
digital effect artist: BUF
Meillard Julien
digital artist: BUF
Jeffrey Kember
fluid technical director
Thomas Kernan
digital modeler
Catherine Lee
digital effect artist: BUF
Mike Makara
previs
Thomas Mathai
data manager
Morgan McDermott
digital compositor
Scott Meadows
pre-visualization co-supervisor
Maxime Neko
digital effect artist: BUF
Rob Ostir
pre-visualization artist
Dawrath Phoue
digital artist
Danielle Plantec
CG supervisor: Scanline VFX
Brett Reyenger
digital compositor
Nolwenn Rimbault
digital artist: BUF
Jeremy Robert
digital effect artist: BUF
Nicolas Schneider
digital effect artist: BUF
Andrew Schwartz
lighter & compositor
Tricoire Sebastien
digital artist: BUF
Gabe Shedd
visual effects coordinator
Safari Sosebee
digital artist
Rpin Suwannath
pre-visualization senior supervisor
Julien Thebault
digital effect artist: BUF
Marie Tollec
R&D engineer: BUF
Justin van der Lek
3D environments
Shane Christopher Wicklund
junior compositor: Luma Pictures
Jimmy Wu
matte painter: Luma Pictures
Pavade Yoane
digital effect artist: BUF
Dave Zeevalk
digital effects artist: Zen Haven Studios
Stunts
Phil Adams
stunt coordinator
Joe Condren
stunt player
Kevin Mathews (I)
wire coordinator
Bill Weston
stunt player
Joanna Whitney
stunt player
Jeff Chumas
utility stunts
Anthony Condren
stunt rigger
Sean Roe Curran
stunts assistant
Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby
key grip
Chas Bain
camera operator: breakaway unity
Leon Buckley
video assist
Luke Cairns
second assistant camera: second unit
Jim Crowther
grip
Birgit Dierken
focus puller
Nicole Dierken
camera loader
Simon Dutton
h.o.d. rigger
Laurence Edwards
crane head technician
Peter Field
camera operator: "a" camera
Chuck Finch
gaffer
Stephen Finch
electrician
Tommy Finch
gaffer
John Gamble
focus puller
Andy Gardner
camera loader
Keith Hamshere
still photographer
Stuart Hurley
electrician
Brian Livingstone
rigging gaffer
Giancarlo McDonnell
rigging best boy
Billy Merrell
best boy
Richard Merrell
best boy, electrician
Dean Morrish
camera loader
Andy Mountain
electrician, lighting console operator
Phil Murray
grip: "b" camera
Shaun O'Dell
director of photography: breakaway unit
Alastair Rae
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "b" camera
Reinhard Stöckl
electrician
Chris Bain
first assistant camera
Dave Brennan
electrician
Barry Conroy
electrician
Wayne King
electrician
Steven Livingstone
electrician
Seamus Lynch
electrician
Chaz Lyon
second assistant camera: second unit
David Maund
key grip: second unit
Davie Mayes
practical electrician
Sean McKeown
rigger
Mariana Sánchez de Antuñano
additional first assistant camera
Andrew Shields
video playback operator: second unit
David Taylor
electrician
Peter Wignall
camera operator
Animation Department
Pimentel A. Raphael
animation supervisor: Luma Pictures
Casting Department
Lesli Gelles
additional casting
Kelly Valentine Hendry
casting associate: UK
Christina Mullin
casting associate: US
Greg Orson
additional casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Camille Benda
assistant costume designer
Laura Ergis
key costumer
Kate Frampton
workroom supervisor
Heather Long
wardrobe mistress
Lyndie MacIntyre
costume craft supervisor
William McPhail
costume supervisor
Stephen O'Rawe
daily costume assistant
Angela Egan
costume assistant
Kerry Gooding
costume assistant
Una Hickey
costume trainee
Calandra Meredith
costumer: Mr Robbins
Rachael Webb-Crozier
costume stand-by
Editorial Department
Ron San Agustin
apprentice editor
Will Allgood
avid support and services
Tanner Bean
post-production assistant
Catherine Chase
additional editor
George Chavez
color timer
Coral D'Alessandro
second assistant editor
Gary Jackemuk
digital intermediate supervisor
Brandon Jones
digital intermediate coordinator
Greg Kimble
digital intermediate colorist
Blake Maniquis
additional editor
Lindsey Morrow
second assistant editor
Chris Raiskup
additional post-production coordinator
James Rota
post-production IT supervisor
Alexis Seymour
additional assistant editor
Lacy Wittman
post-production coordinator
Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Helen Sheridan
editorial production assistant
Music Department
Deva Anderson
music consultant
The Bach Choir
musicians: choir
John Barrett
score recordist
Christine Bergren
music legal and clearance
Nicholas Dodd
conductor, orchestrator
Andrew Dudman
score mixer, score recordist
Lindsay Fellows
music supervisor
Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor
Andy Kitchen
assistant scoring engineer
Andrew Lockington
score producer
Hugh Marsh
music programmer: analog synthesizer
Neil Parfitt
assistant to music producer
Patrick Phillips
assistant scoring engineer
Douglas Pipes
composer: additional music
Roxana Pope
assistant scoring engineer
Matt Robertson
music programmer: analog synthesizer
Jill Streeter
music librarian
Michael White
music programmer: analog synthesizer
Kelsey Aloise
assistant music supervisor
Zigmund Gron
music editor
Kenneth Karman
music editor
Jeremy Raub
music editor
Transportation Department
Johnny Crawford
transportation captain
Alan Crozier
transportation captain
Ryan Marshall
unit driver
Roy McManus
unit driver
Other Crew
Cassandra Barbour
rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances Inc.
Michelle Burns
travel coordinator
Lisa Byrne
production coordinator
Paul Cadiou
financial controller
Michelle Carew
assistant: Mr. Schofield
Morgan Cline
assistant: Mr. Goetzman
Allison Diamond
assistant: Mr. Hanks
Sue Field
script supervisor
Linda Gamble
unit publicist
Tory Haljun
assistant: Mr. Goetzman
Nora Henderson
office production assistant
Susie Jones
script supervisor: breakaway unit
Barry Keil
assistant locations & facilities manager
Carla Mercer
extras coordinator
Amanda Phillips
assistant: Mr. Kenan
Eric Quijano
assistant: Mr. Shareshian
Sooki Raphael
assistant: Mr. Hanks
Laura Sevier
rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Val Sunderland
second assistant accountant
Brendan Whiston
first assistant accountant
Andrew Wilson
location & facilities manager
Joanne Woodward
post-production accountant
Alexa Alden
script supervisor
Ciara Barry
extras coordinator
Amy Chaffee
dialect coach: adr
Roman Diaz
production assistant: México
D.R. Farquharson
project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema
Ryan Gomez
post production assistant accountant
Joe Hendriks
assistant production accountant
Israel Limon
office production assistant
Stephen McConnell
assistant extras coordinator
Emma McNeill
extras assistant
Adrian O'Brien
auditor
Chris Patterson
location scout
Sacha Patterson
accommodation liaison
Kimberly Rach
production executive
Efrat Ravid
auditor
Zeiddy Silva Ríos
assistant production office coordinator: reshoot
Jane Thurlow
tutor
Rob Whitaker
post -production assistant
Richard Wilson
production assistant
Production Company
Playtone
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Walden Media
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Distributor
Alfa Films
Atlantic Film
Bonton, a. s.
Eagle Pictures
Entertainment Film Distributors
Entertainment in Video
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Fox-Walden
Independent Films
Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company
Metropolitan Filmexport
Nordisk Film
Odeon
On Pictures
Paris Filmes
Shaw Organisation
Studio 2.0
Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE)
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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West Video
Special Effects
Amalgamated Pixels
BUF
Below The Radar
Filmworks/FX
Luma Pictures
Plowman Craven & Associates
Visual Effects Company, The
Zen Haven Studios
Miscellaneous
Mi Casa Multimedia
DVD 5.1 surround audio mastering
ARRI Lighting Rental
lighting equipment
ARRI Media
camera and grip equipment
Abbey Road Studios
music recording and mixing facility
Arion Facilities
dailies telecine transfers
Background, The
walla group
Bulletproof Recording Company
soundtrack
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies
DBC Sound
sound post-production , sound post-production
Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production
EFilm
digital intermediate
En Route Catering
catering
Entertainment Clearances
rights and clearances
Gould Music Service
music copyist
Kodak
motion picture film supplied by
Kona Cutting
negative cutting
NT Audio Services
optical sound negative
One8Six
video playback equipment
Orbit
Avids provided by
Pacific Title
end titles and opticals
Shoot NI
cell phones and walkies
Todd-AO Studios (West)
sound re-recording facility
Walden Post Production Services
digital intermediate
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