MirrorMask (2005)


MirrorMask
Release Date25 January 2005
Budget$4,000,000
TaglineAn extraordinary dream quest to rescue a world out of balance.
GenreAdventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
CountryUK
USA
Filming LocationsBlack Island Studios, Alliance Road, Acton, London, England, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFantasy Adventure
MoodOther Dimensions
ThemesHeroic Mission, Fantasy Lands, Mythical Creatures
TonesStylized, Fanciful, Atmospheric, Dreamlike
TagsAdolescent, Circus, Circus Performer, Fantasy World, Reality, Strange

MirrorMask is a 2005 fantasy film from Jim Henson Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Films, and Destination Films. It stars Stephanie Leonidas, Jason Barry, Rob Brydon, and Gina McKee. It is designed and directed by Dave McKean, written by Neil Gaiman from a story they developed together. The music used in the film was composed by Iain Ballamy.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Anti-Helena, Helena

Valentine

Morris Campbell, Prime Minister

Queen of Shadows, Joanne Campbell, Queen of Light

Aunt Nan

Librarian

Andy Hamilton
Small Hairy

Simon Harvey
Sphinx

Cops 1-4

Eryl Maynard
Mrs. Bagwell

Eve Pearce
Future Fruit Lady

Nik Robson
Pingo, Bing

Victoria Williams
Nurse

Man In a Box

Gina D'Angelo
Heir of Insanity Woman

Simon Schofield
Heir of Insanity Man

Silvia Fratelli
Mimbre

Lina Johansson
Mimbre

Emma Noris
Mimbre

Peachi Pangea
Pyrotechnic Artist

Mark Tate
Stilt Walker

Richard Thompson
Tat - The Strongman, Gorilla

Robin Thompson
Magician

Iain Ballamy
Circus band - band leader and soprano sax

Chris Batchelor
Circus band - trumpet

Stian Carstensen
Circus band - button accordian

Martin France
Circus band - drum kit

Stuart Hall
Circus band - violin and banjo

Dave Powell
Circus band - sousaphone

Trifon Trifanov
Circus band - alto sax

Peter Borroughs
Red Troll

Yellow Gnome

Kerry Jay
Music Box Dancer

Fiona Reynard
Receptionist

Nick Dainton
Politician, Monkeybirds

Nick Jackson
Male Giant, Mr. Shoe-Thing, Monkeybirds

Mark Perry
Monkeybirds, Politician

Kate Robbins
Female Giant, Mrs. Shoe-Thing, Chicken

Stuart St. Paul
Ticket Buyer

Director

Writer

Producer

Martin G. Baker
executive producer

Lisa Henson
executive producer

Simon Moorhead
producer

Michael Polis
executive producer

Original Music

Iain Ballamy
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Cinematographer

Tony Shearn

Editor

Nicolas Gaster
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Casting Director

Louis Hammond
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Production Designer

Art Director

Zöe Trodden

Costume Designer

Robert Lever
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Makeup Department

Michelle Davison-Bell
hair designer , makeup designer

Sam Smart
hair stylist, makeup artist

Production Manager

Tessa Beazley
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Janine Bevan
third assistant director

Oli Blanc
second assistant director

Jo Lea
first assistant director

Art Department

Guy Bernard
construction manager

Paul Frost
production buyer

Justin Hayzelden
stand-by props

Greg Mason
painter

Ashley Murray-Fowler
carpenter

Gwen Murray
art department trainee: FT2

Gary Nutkins
trainee carpenter

Stuart Walpole
stand-by props

Kate Wicks
production buyer

Jason Wood
property master

James Wright
carpenter

Sound Department

John Crossland
boom operator

Pete Freshney
boom operator

Dan Green
adr recordist

David Hunt
sound effects editor

Hugh Johnson
sound re-recording mixer, sound designer

Melissa Lake
foley artist

Gareth Llewellyn
assistant sound re-recording mixer

Paul Miller
boom operator

Stefan Mørk
dialogue editor

James Perry
adr recordist

Ian Sands
production sound mixer

Larry Sider
supervising sound editor

Barnaby Smyth
foley supervisor , sound designer

Joakim Sundström
supervising sound editor

Jason Swanscott
foley artist

David Turner
sound technical coordinator

Alan Cridford
location music mixer

Special Effects

Jamie Niman
character animator

Visual Effects

Kevin Baguley
digital coordinator

Dave Barnard
post production technical supervisor

Pete Coogan
managing director: Jim Henson's Creature Shop

Jocelyn Deborne
systems administrator

Daniel Gerhardt
animator, digital effects artist

Pawel Grochola
digital effects artist, animator

Arjun Gupte
digital effects artist, animator

Peter Guyan
systems engineer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop

Alexis Hall
lead digital effects artist, lead animator

Trevor Harvey
digital effects artist, animator

Richard Hince
head of motion capture: Artem Digital

Sean Hince
motion capture supervisor

Eliot Hobdell
render wrangler

Katja Hollmann
digital lab supervisor: Lipsync Post

Christian Jelen
animator, digital effects artist

Jordan Kirk
digital effects artist, animator

Ellie Koorlander
animator, digital effects artist

Sian Lawson
biomechanist

Paul Lee
animator, digital effects artist

Katy Lemon
scanning and recording: Lip Sync Post

compositor, texture artist

Max McMullin
CGI producer, CGI supervisor

Matt Middleton
digital effects artist, lead digital effects artist , lead animator

Jamie Niman
animator, digital effects artist

Mike J. Nixon
lead animator , lead digital effects artist

Evelina Persson
digital effects artist, animator

Mark J.G. Smith
render wrangler

Martin Stacey
digital effects artist, animator

Ross Stansfield
animator, digital effects artist

Toby Taplin
lead digital effects artist, lead animator

Dave Walker
digital effects artist, animator

Keith Mottram
digital compositor

Kevin Phelan
head of post production: Lip Sync Post

Stunts

Stuart St. Paul
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Andy Bell
electrician

Steve Blythe
electrician, generator operator

Roy Elson
rigger

Avelino Fernandez
electrician

Kate Filby
second assistant camera: re-shoots

Mike Gianotti
electrician

Colin Ginger
crane operator

Michael Green
first assistant camera

Gwilym Hoosen-Owen
electrician

Vanessa Kellas
still photographer

Jody Knight
grip

Nathan Mann
first assistant camera

Jem Morton
key grip

Pete Murray
Steadicam operator

Mark Nutkins
second second assistant camera

Sigge Rosen Rawlings
video assistant operator

Mark Spencer
still photographer

Bill Vanderkris
grip

Aaron Walters
best boy

Gavin Walters
gaffer

Colleen Webley
second assistant camera

Dave Wells
daily grip trainee

Tony Shearn
camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Rebecca Brown
costume assistant

Yvonne Duckett
costume assistant

Debbie O'Brien
costume assistant

Nathalie Pateman
costume assistant

Jane Spicer
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Ruth Coulson
first assistant editor

Keith Mottram
post-production conforming editor: HDTV

Music Department

Iain Ballamy
music arranger, music mixer, music producer

Igor Outkine
musician

Ashley Slater
music programmer, music recordist, music producer, music mixer

Transportation Department

Mickey Atkins
driver: minibus

John Hogben
location driver

Bill Lilburn
location driver

Fred Russell
location driver

Micky Webb
location driver

Other Crew

Tim Adnitt
copyist

Jane Ballamy
coordinator: circus performers

Brittan Brown
post-production accounting services

Valentina Coccia
production coordinator

Victor Gallucci
stand-in

Nicole Goldman
unit publicist

Louise Green
assistant accountant

Kathy Hughes
script supervisor

Kevin Kelly
assistant: Lisa Henson

Nikki Lucas
juggling double: Stephanie Leonidas

Anton Mackman
juggling double: Rob Brydon

Andy Matthews
stand-in

John O'Quigley
operator: filmstream s-2 storage

Bill Riddlaw
unit nurse

John Sargent
financial controller

Lara Sargent
first assistant accountant

Michael Scanlon
floor runner

Heather Taylor
script supervisor

Martin Vance
unit nurse

Martin Warnes
unit nurse

Mark Williams
copyist

Daniel Grant
production assistant

Production Company

Jim Henson Productions
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Destination Films
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Jim Henson Company, The
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Samuel Goldwyn Films
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Distributor

Golden Village Entertainment

Samuel Goldwyn Films

Blitz

Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina

Columbia TriStar Home Video

Jim Henson Pictures
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LK-TEL
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Sony Pictures

Universal Pictures Finland Oy

Universal Pictures Nordic

Special Effects

Artem Digital Ltd.

Hourglass Productions

Jim Henson's Creature Shop

Lip Sync Post
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ReelEye Company

Miscellaneous

Artem Digital Ltd.
motion capture by

AFM Lighting
lighting equipment

ARRI Media
grip equipment, cameras and lenses supplied by

Big Box Studios
additional sound recording

Digital Film Lab
film scanning and recording

Lip Sync Post
film scanning and recording

Mayflower Studios
sound re-recorded at

Midnight Transfer
tape transfer

On Sight
high definition equipment

Sherman Laboratories
mask created and supplied by

Soho Images
film laboratory

Take 2 Film Services
grip equipment

Videosonics Cinema Sound
sound post-production, sound re-recording






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