Creation (2009)


Creation
Release Date10 September 2009
TaglineHow he saw the world changed it forever
GenreBiography, Drama
CountryUK
Filming LocationsBradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPeriod Film, Biopic [feature]
ThemesCrisis of Faith, Death of a Child
TagsDaughter, Death, Death In Family, English [nationality], Evolution, Scientist

Creation is a 2009 British biographical drama film. Produced by Jeremy Thomas, the film was directed by Jon Amiel, and stars Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly as Charles and Emma Darwin. John Collee wrote the script based on Randal Keynes's biography of Darwin titled Annie's Box.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Joseph Hooker

Reverend John Innes

Thomas Huxley

Parslow

Martha West
Annie Darwin

Teresa Churcher
Mrs. Davies

Freya Parks
Etty Darwin

Zak Davies
Jemmy Buttons

Pauline Stone
Mrs. Darwin's Maid

Harrison Sansostri
Lenny Darwin

Christopher Dunkin
George Darwin

Director

Producer

John Collee
screenplay

Randal Keynes
biography

Janice Eymann
executive producer

Jamie Laurenson
executive producer

Nick O'Hagan
co-producer

producer

David M. Thompson
executive producer

Tom Waller
line producer: Thailand

Peter Watson
executive producer

Christina Yao
executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Jess Hall
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Editor

Melanie Oliver
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Casting Director

Celestia Fox
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Production Designer

Laurence Dorman
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Art Director

Bill Crutcher

Pongnarin Jonghawklang

Gary Jopling
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Set Decorator

Dominic Capon
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Costume Designer

Louise Stjernsward
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Makeup Department

Francesco Alberico
hair stylist

Ashley Johnson
makeup artist

Heather Manson
makeup trainee

Julia Vernon
crowd makeup supervisor, crowd hair supervisor

Jo Wand
makeup artist: dailies

Production Manager

Layla Blackman
post-production supervisor

Sara Desmond
production manager

Oscar Kahar
production supervisor: Thailand

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Desho Bernard
first assistant director: Thailand

Glen Carroll
crowd assistant director

James Chambers
additional assistant director: dailies

Simon Downes
key second assistant director

Henry Forsyth
assistant director

Sarah Grohnert
dggb trainee director

Alex Kaye-Besley
third assistant director

Tiziano Niero
assistant director runner

Mick Ward
first assistant director

Chanida 'Chompoo' Yasiri
second assistant director: Thailand

Art Department

Giles Asbury
storyboard artist

Will Ayers
props

Lawrie Ayres
dressing prop

Will Ayres
dressing prop

Noel Cowell
property master

Quentin Davies
props storeman

Kevin Day
stand-by

Sarah Forbes
prop buyer

Felicity Hickson
graphic artist

Tara Ilsley
art department assistant

Martin Kane
props

Lisa McDiarmid
stand-by art director

Kathryn Pyle
production buyer

James Wakefield
assistant art director

Sound Department

Nick Adams
co-supervising sound editor

Jovan Ajder
adr mixer

Chris Burdon
sound re-recording mixer

Doug Cooper
sound re-recording mixer

Nick Del-Molino
mixing assistant

Rick Gould
adr recordist

Charlotte Gray
sound assistant

Tim Hands
supervising sound editor

Sue Harding
foley artist

Alex Joseph
foley supervisor

Srdjan Kurpjel
sound effects editor

John Midgley
sound

Martin Seeley
sound mixer: second unit

Simon Trundle
foley mixer

Special Effects

Neal Champion
special effects supervisor

Bernard Newton
special effects technician

Scott Peters
special effects technician

Nick P. Phillips
special effects supervisor

Darren Robinson
creature effects sculptor/ puppeteer

Cliff Wallace
creature effects supervisor

Visual Effects

Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor
vfx executive producer: Machine

Louie Alexander
digital compositor: Framestore

Matthew Baker
retouch and restoration: Framestore

Praveen Bareria
digital compositor

Zachary Bloom
scanning and recording: Framestore

Turea Blyth
visual effects editorial

Warwick Campbell
digital compositor

Felipe Canfora
visual effects artist

Matthew Collorafice
lead compositor

Keith Devlin
2d supervisor: Machine

Richard Edwards
digital intermediate data operator

Bruno Fernandes
digital compositor: Machine FX

Christina Graff
visual effects producer: Crazy Horse Effects

Paul Graff
visual effects supervisor: Crazy Horse Effects

Charlie Habanananda
conform editor

Andrew Harvey
digital intermediate retouch

Karsten Hecker
film mastering engineer

Jan Hogevold
executive producer: framestore di

Tom Kimberley
digital compositor: Machine FX

John Lockwood
visual effects supervisor: Machine

James Long
digital intermediate data operator

Veronica Marcano
scanning & recording operator: Framestore

Peter Medrow
research & development

Standish Millennas
visual effects producer: Machine

Adam Parker
retouch and restoration: Framestore

Gadiraju Ramesh
digital compositor

Chandrasekhar Reddy
visual effects compositor

James Reed
scanning and recording

Gavin Round
DI producer: Framestore

Jimmy Saul
scanning and recording manager

Asa Shoul
digital colourist

David Sjodin
compositor

Steve Street
visual effects supervisor: Machine

Simon Whalley
producer: title sequence

Camera and Electrical Department

Tom Balogh
assistant camera

Jacob Barrie
second assistant camera: dailies

Ashley Bond
focus puller: 'a' camera

Liam Daniel
still photographer

Rob Gilmour
clapper loader: dailies

Rawdon Hayne
first assistant camera

Alice Hobden
second assistant camera

Andy Hopkins
key grip

Adrian Mackay
lighting technician

Chris McAleese
additional clapper loader

Jennie Paddon
first assistant camera

Phineas Page
video assist

Peter Robertson
"a" camera operator/steadicam

Paul Sharp
best boy

Axel Ulrich
assistant camera

Lee Walters
gaffer

Casting Department

Cara Beckinsale
casting assistant

Brendan Donnison
adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Kathryn Blight
wardrobe mistress

Nigel Egerton
wardrobe supervisor

Rosie Grant
assistant costume designer

Stephen Kill
leather worker

Kunza
corsetiere

Joanne Mosley
costume assistant

Rosanna Normanton
wardrobe assistant

Timothy Shanahan
dyer/ager

Lucy McGill
costume daily

Editorial Department

Wayne Jones
negative cutter

Clive Noakes
laboratory contact: DeLuxe London

Brenna Rangott
first assistant editor

Mathieu Reid
color timer

Rachael Watmough
dailies coordinator

Mark Wright
negative cutter

Music Department

Adam Barber
music programmer: score

Peter Bateman
orchestrator

Richard Bronskill
supervising orchestrator

Steve Davis
midi transcriptions

Peter Fuchs
score mixer

Benoit Grey
orchestrator

Tony Lewis
music editor

Sean McMahon
orchestrator

Thomas Milano
supervising music editor

Flavio Motalla
score producer

Joohyun Park
musician, orchestrator

Andrew Spence
orchestrator: score programming

Jonathan Timpe
score programmer

J. Tyler Timpe
score programmer assistant

Brandon K. Verrett
orchestrator

Sunna Wehrmeijer
score coordinator

Allan Wilson
conductor

Ugo Derouard
music recording engineer

Transportation Department

Alan Canty
driver: Paul Bettany

Jeff Hudson
unit driver

Barrie Williams
transportation captain

Other Crew

Carolyn Allen
tutor

Hannah Andrews
production secretary

Kittipat Boonvanno
location manager: Thailand unit

Duncan Broadfoot
unit manager

Daniel Budd
assistant accountant

David Coupland
key production runner

Sara Curran
business affairs consultant

Devis Damonte
assistant: director

Rebecca Davis
additional assistant location manager

Jirathorn Enchai
payroll assistant

Sunin Enchai
production accountant: Thailand unit

Tina Falcone
assistant accountant

Sue Field
script supervisor

Andy Garner
creature effects sculptor/puppeteer

Poppy Gordon-Clark
assistant location manager

Ella Harris
floor runner/stand in

Tim Haslam
head of worldwide sales

Rachel James
post production accountant

Matt Jones
assistant location manager

Rachel Kennedy
unit publicist

Alainée Kent
development executive

Rachel King
unit nurse

Erin Lander
floor runner

Jamie Lengyel
location manager

Richard Mansell
business affairs

Barry May-Leybourne
health & safety officer

Daniel McAuley-Burnett
floor runner/stand in

production accountant

Philie Naughten
production coordinator

Lindsey Powell
location assistant

Samavee Pummoung
animal department coordinator: Thailand unit

Ian Robinson
laboratory contact: DeLuxe London

Navarutt Roongaroon
script supervisor: Thailand unit

presenter

Somboon Vichaisre
production assistant: Thailand unit

Julia Wilson-Dixon
dialect coach: Jennifer Connelly

Trish Wylie
assistant production coordinator

Bruno Cassoni
locations daily

Darren Helman
location support

Production Company

Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
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Ocean Pictures

BBC Films

UK Film Council

Distributor

A-Film Distribution

D Films

Icon Film Distribution

Icon Film Distribution

Newmarket Films

Imagem Filmes

Odeon

Special Effects

Crazy Horse Effects

Fugitive Studios
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Machine

Miscellaneous

Premier PR
publicity

42West
US publicist

Ace Film Catering
unit catering

Allan Chapman & James Insurance Brokers
insurance services

De Lane Lea
sound re-recording

De Warrenne Pictures
production services by

Digital Vortechs
Avid Editing Equipment Provided By

Dolby Laboratories
sound mix

Film Finances
completion guarantor

Kodak
motion picture film supplier

Lakeshore Records
soundtrack

Location Solutions South West
location services

Mediacom 24-7
accommodation

Midnight Digital
Dailies

Panalux
film lighting

Panavision UK
camera equipment provided by

Rightway Film Services
negative cutting

Sapex Scripts
post-production script services






Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Jon Amiel
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Creation
Entrapment (1999)
Sommersby (1993)
The Core (2003)