Vantage Point (2008)
| Release Date | 13 February 2008 |
| Budget | $40,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $72,000,000 |
| Tagline | 8 Strangers. 8 Points of View. 1 Truth. |
| Genre | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Political Thriller |
| Themes | Assassination Plots, Heads of State, Members of the Press, Terrorism |
| Tones | Visceral, Slick, Frantic, Paranoid, Tense |
| Tags | Assassin, President, Tourist, Witness |
Vantage Point is a 2008 American political action thriller film directed by Pete Travis. It was adapted from a screenplay written by Barry L. Levy. The story focuses on an assassination attempt on the President of the United States as seen from a different set of vantage points through the eyes of eight strangers. Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, William Hurt, and Sigourney Weaver star in principal roles. The film is cited for its use of the Rashomon Effect; a reference to a type of filmmaking used in the 1950 film Rashomon directed by Akira Kurosawa. The film recounts a series of events which are re-enacted from several different perspectives and viewpoints. Vantage Point explores kidnapping, assassination and terrorism.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Justin Sundquist
Parsons
Sean O'Bryan
Cavic
José Carlos Rodríguez
Mayor De Soto
Rodrigo Cachero
Luis
Guillermo Iván
Felipe
Xavier Massimi
Miguel
Ari Brickman
Secret Service Agent
Brian McGovern
Mark Reinhart
Lisa Owen
American Woman
Rocío Verdejo
Paulina
Chris Durand
Secret Service Agent
Director
Writer
Producer
Ricardo Del Río
co-producer
Callum Greene
executive producer
Tania Landau
executive producer
Lynwood Spinks
executive producer
Original Music
Atli Örvarsson
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Cinematographer
Amir M. Mokri
Editor
Casting Director
Sarah Finn
Randi Hiller
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Production Designer
Brigitte Broch
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Art Director
Marcelo Del Rio
Hania Robledo
Set Decorator
Denise Camargo
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Costume Designer
Luca Mosca
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Makeup Department
Gerardo Perez Arreola
key hair stylist
Antonio Garfias
key makeup artist: second unit
Eduardo Gómez
makeup department head
Esther Lomeli
hair stylist
Sandra Miguell
key makeup artist
Nina Paskowitz
hair stylist
Ruth Bermudo
makeup artist
Marco Antonio Hernández
assistant makeup artist
Fernando Legarreta
makeup artist
Peter Robb-King
personal makeup artist: Sigourney Weaver
Production Manager
Pablo Buelna
unit manager
Emmanuel Cabare
production supervisor
Arturo Del Rio
unit production manager
Mark Harris
post-production supervisor
María Cabello
assistant production manager
Cristina Ecija
unit production manager: Spain
Guillermo Garibay
assistant unit manager
Denis Pedregosa
executive in charge of production: Spain
Héctor Villegas
assistant unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Renan Bendersky
second assistant director
Manuel Castro
second assistant director: second unit
Ricardo Del Río
second unit director
Nick Heckstall-Smith
first assistant director
Frederic Henocque
first assistant director
Patrick Heyerdahl
second assistant director
Jose Jimenez
first assistant director: second unit
Hiromi Kamata
second second assistant director
Julian Valdes
second second assistant director
Valeria Villalobos
second assistant director: second unit
Joceline Hernandez
trainee assistant director
Spiro Razatos
second unit director
Art Department
Julieta Álvarez
assistant art director
Carlos Benassini
set designer, draftsman
Israel Castañeda
construction coordinator
Rogelio Castañeda
construction foreman
Alejandra Cuervo
on-set dresser
Israel Delgado Rivera
graphic designer
Aimee Dominguez
property master
Maria Paz Gonzalez
assistant art director
Rodolfo Martínez Mijarez
construction foreman
Erick Monroy
set designer
Jose Luis Nava Contreras
construction coordinator
Roberto Revilla
set dressing assistant
Juan Pedro Saldivar
construction foreman
Colin Thurston
property master
Sandro Valdez
set designer
Alberto Villaseñor
construction coordinator
Devorah Galván Caballero
props
Martha Camarillo
assistant set decorator
Tina Charad
concept artist
Jane Clark
storyboard artist
Carlos Gamboa
set designer
Laura González
decoration coordinator
Rafael Mandujano
lead graphics
Mark Moretti
storyboard artist
Magali Sagarra
assistant to production designer
Jorge Sainz
leadman
Joseph Strachan
storyboard artist
Sound Department
Harry Barnes
supervising foley editor
Peter Burgis
foley artist
Ricardo Cabrera
cable person
Martin Cantwell
sound designer
Simon Chase
supervising sound editor, adr editor
Ed Colyer
foley mixer
Tony Currie
sound editor
Andie Derrick
foley artist
Richard Fordham
sound effects editor
Stephen Hart
assistant sound editor
Alex Joseph
foley editor
Eddy Joseph
supervising sound editor
Andrea King
foley artist
Howard London
adr mixer
David Mackie
foley editor
Ernesto Muñoz
boom operator
Santiago Núñez
sound mixer
Mike Prestwood Smith
sound re-recording mixer
Colin Ritchie
dialogue editor
Jamie Roden
sound re-recording mixer
Mark Taylor
sound re-recording mixer
Ceri Thomas
assistant sound editor
Mark Appleby
adr mixer
Antony Bayman
sound mix technician
James Dandridge
sound maintenance engineer
Iain Eyre
sound editor
Glen Gathard
assistant foley mixer
Peter Gleaves
adr mixer
Rob Killick
sound mix technician
Robin Knapp
first assistant sound editor
Steve Little
sound editor
Kath Pollard
additional sound re-recording mixer
Johnathan Rush
sound mix technician
Chris Sturmer
sound consultant: dolby
Matthew Tomkins
sound trainee
Special Effects
Eduardo Casas
special effects technician
Lazaro Cervantes
special effects technician
Salvador Servin
special effects technician
Alejandro Vázquez
special effects foreman
Visual Effects
Eri Adachi
rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Simon Ager
compositor: Rainmaker
Frank Akrong
rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Sav Akyüz
visual effects editor: Rainmaker
Lee Allan
compositor: Rainmaker
Chris Anderson
visual effects producer: Rainmaker
Graeme Baitz
rotoscope lead artist: Rainmaker
Richie Basilan
rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Corey Bastiaans
CG massive artist: Rainmaker
Sebastian Bilbao
CG supervisor: Rainmaker
Kathryn Bolt
compositor: Rainmaker
Mike Borgstrom
CG texture lead: Rainmaker
Gary J. Brown
digital effects artist
Billy A. Campbell
lead visual effects editor
Hyemee Choi
lighting artist
Alan Chuck
visual effects line producer: Rainmaker
Martyn 'Moose' Culpitt
compositor: Rainmaker , digital compositor: Rainmaker
Kristin Dearholt
digital production manager: Rainmaker
Mike Diltz
compositor: Rainmaker
Harriet Donington
visual effects producer: Rainmaker
Jason Dowdeswell
digital production supervisor: Rainmaker
Nick Drew
visual effects production manager: Rainmaker
Paddy Eason
special effects supervisor: Rainmaker
Gerald Feather
matchmove artist: Rainmaker
Peter Fiala
CG modeling lead: Rainmaker
Brian Fisher
compositing supervisor: Rainmaker
Julia Frey
visual effects plate producer: Rainmaker
Paul Furminger
visual effects editor: Rainmaker
Safeer Ghaznavi
compositor: Rainmaker
Miles Glyn
CG artist: Rainmaker
Sally Goldberg
CG supervisor: Rainmaker
Geoffrey Hancock
digital visual effects supervisor: Rainmaker
Zane Harker
color wrangler: Rainmaker
Mark Harrison
CG artist: Rainmaker
Peter Hart
lead matchmove artist: Rainmaker
Julie Hebb
rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Paul Hendriks
rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Alan Hernandez
technical director: mental ray, Rainmaker
Steven Hodgson
visual effects plate supervisor: Rainmaker
Dennis Hoffman
visual effects production supervisor: Rainmaker
Christina Hsu
CG massive lead: Rainmaker
Stephen James
compositor: Rainmaker
Marta Knapik
senior visual effects coordinator: Rainmaker
Ronald Knol
visual effects IT supervisor: Rainmaker
Alex Kyrou
data I/O: Rainmaker
Tony Lomonaco
motion capture editor
Hugh Macdonald
compositor: Rainmaker
Michael MacGillivray
visual effects coordinator: Rainmaker
Kevin Mah
technical director: effects, Rainmaker
Tom McHattie
compositor: Rainmaker
Abel Milanes
compositor: Rainmaker
Benjamin Miller
rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Brian Moylan
visual effects production supervisor: Rainmaker
Sam Nixon
matchmove artist: Rainmaker
Roma O'Connor
visual effects executive producer: Rainmaker
Jonathan Opgenhaffen
lead CG artist: Rainmaker UK
Marianne O'Reilly
visual effects executive producer: Rainmaker
Jinnie Pak
visual effects line producer: Rainmaker
Christine Petrov
compositor: Rainmaker
Chi Pham
visual effects systems administrator: Rainmaker
Lee Pierce
compositor: Rainmaker
Mike Pope
lead compositor: Rainmaker
Becky Roberts
visual effects line producer: Rainmaker
Scott Russell
CG artist: Rainmaker
Vishal Rustgi
rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Peter Scott
technical director: CG shot, Rainmaker
Drew Shields
matchmove artist: Rainmaker
Ronald Siy
pipeline engineer: Rainmaker
Naomi Stopa
visual effects production manager: Rainmaker
James Thornton
CG massive artist: Rainmaker
Jason Toth
compositor: Rainmaker
Curtis Tsai
data I/O: Rainmaker
David Wahlberg
compositor: Rainmaker
Mike Washburn
rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Tony White
technical director: Character, Rainmaker
Joni Williams
rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Steve Won
visual effects coordinator: Rainmaker
Dan Adams
visual effects
Josh Awesome
rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Geeta Basantani
matte painter
Jordan Benwick
compositor
Justin Brekke
digital film I/O technician: Rainmaker
James B. Cain
digital compositor
Zac Campbell
rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Harimander Singh Khalsa
digital compositor
Brian Chacon
head of production technology: Rainmaker
David Chen
rotoscope artist
John Cornejo
digital compositor: Rainmaker
Theo Diamantis
digital compositor
Peter Dudley
rotoscope artist
Robert Durnin
technical director: Massive rendering
Kelly Fischer
digital compositor: Rainmaker
Jason Hancox
motion capture artist, rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Adam Hansen
motion capture lead: Rainmaker
Rob Hansen
motion capture editor: Rainmaker
P.J. Harling
visual effects editor
Travis Wade Ivy
compositor
Viv Jim
digital compositor: Rainmaker
Dean Koonjul
digital compositor: Rainmaker UK
Charles Lai
rotoscope artist
Jean Lapointe
digital compositor
Matthias Lowry
visual effects
Tom Mangat
rotoscope artist
Jonathan Mann
digital restoration
Joe Margetson
visual effects coordinator
Agata Matuszak
animator
Vasho Pekar
rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Diana Jane Perry
digital film technician
Chris Pettigrew
digital compositor
Mark Pullyblank
animator
Sherri Rogers
previz animator
Daniel Rubin
sequence lead: Rainmaker, lead compositor: crowd
Karl Sisson
texture painter: Rainmaker Digital Pictures
Matthew Tinsley
post-viz artist, post-viz designer, visual effects editor
Luke Vallee
digital compositor
Brent Veal
rotoscope artist
Ross Wallis
compositor
Andrew Walton
visual effects editor
Greg Winhall
match mover: Rainmaker
Jessica Woods
rotoscope artist
Johan Yang
animator: Rainmaker
Teh-wei Yeh
matchmove artist
Jody Zoerb
motion capture editor: Rainmaker
Stunts
Bernardo Bucio
stunts
Julian Bucio
stunt coordinator
Gustavo Campos
stunts
Phil Culotta
stunt coordinator
Alejandro De La Peña
stunts
Carolina Jimenez
stunts
Igor Meglic
stunt coordinator: second unit
Miriam Meza
stunts
Jordi Sewndra Morales
stunts
Juan Carlos Olalde
stunts
Victor Hugo Ramirez
stunts
Spiro Razatos
stunt coordinator
Priscilla Solorzano
stunts
Rafael Valdez
stunts
Hugo Aguilera
utility stunts
Teresa Arteaga
stunts
Odin Ayala
stunts
Omar Ayala
stunt driver, stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
stunts
Toni Bucio
assistant stunt coordinator
Gilbert B. Combs
stunts
John Escobar
utility stunts
Dane Farwell
stunts
Antonio Gallegos
stunts
Andy Gill
stunt coordinator: second unit
David M. Graves
utility stunts
Jim Hart
stunts
Paul M. Lane
car stunts
Mike Massa
utility stunts
Allan Padelford
stunts
Denney Pierce
stunts
Monty L. Simons
stunts
Justin Sundquist
stunts
César René Vigné
utility stunts
Juan Manuel Vilchis
stunt driver
Mike Washlake
stunts, stunt rigger
Godinez Yolanda
stunt double
Camera and Electrical Department
Arturo Castañeda
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gustavo Castillon Robledo
first assistant camera
Pete Cavaciuti
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "a" camera
Gustavo Covarrubias
key grip: second unit
Jesus Rodriguez Davalos
key rigging grip
Daniel Daza
still photographer
Juan Fernando Guzmán
gaffer: second unit
Juan Guzmán Murillo
best boy electric: second unit
Gerardo Manjarrez
camera operator
Felipe Morales
second grip
Fernando Moreno
gaffer
Juan Pablo Ojeda
second assistant camera
Eliseo Orozco
second assistant camera
Francesco Jaime Pastrana
second assistant camera
Jaime Reynoso
camera operator
Jesús Rodríguez Barajas
key grip
Jesus Romero
dolly grip
Antonio Sánchez Romero
best boy electric
Carlos Silva
video assist operator
Raymundo Verde
first assistant camera
Adam Dale
aerial director of photography
Diego Gajardo
camera apprectice
Edgar Hurtado
key second assistant camera
Iwao Kawasaki
additional camera operator
Igor Meglic
director of photography: second unit
J. Glyn Williams
first assistant camera: aerial unit
Casting Department
Carla Hool
casting: Mexico
Tamara Hunter
casting associate
Taylor Jenkins
casting assistant
Rodrigo Urbano
casting assistant
Jorge Valdés García
extras casting
Sebastian Aguirre
extras casting assistant
Stefan A. Anderson
extras casting assistant
Sara Bachelder
extras casting
Vanessa Baker
adr voice casting
Brendan Donnison
adr voice casting
Louis Elman
adr voice casting
Rodrigo Ruiz Patterson
extras casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Monica Araiz
wardrobe
Ángel Camacho
costumer
Marylin Fitoussi
assistant costume designer
German Iucciolino Jayo
key costumer
María Elena López
costumer
Jaime Ortiz
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Kate Baird
first assistant editor
Richard Conkling
assistant editor
Casey Dexter-Heske
apprentice editor
Paul Ensby
colorist
Alex Fenn
assistant editor
Mo Henry
negative cutter
Kevin Holt
assistant editor
Laura Jennings
assistant editor
Sigvaldi J. Kárason
editor
Simon David Kenny
apprentice editor
Valdís Óskarsdóttir
additional editor
Tolly Swallow
post-production coordinator
Matthew Benns
digital intermediate data manager
Ian Cunningham
assistant editor
David Kern
additional editor
Todd Kleparski
digital intermediate producer
Chaz Nenneker
apprentice editor
Frank Pass
colorist
Dominic Thomson
digital editor
Catherine Williams
apprentice editor
Music Department
Ryeland Allison
music programmer, composer: additional music
Bob Badami
music consultant
Steve Bartek
conductor
Sandy DeCrescent
music contractor
Clay Duncan
composer: additional music
Dina Eaton
music editor
Bruce Fowler
orchestrator
Nick Glennie-Smith
conductor
Jörg Hüttner
music programmer
Henry Jackman
composer: additional music
Suzie Katayama
music preparation
Steven Kofsky
music production coordinator
Alan Meyerson
score recordist, music scoring mixer
Stuart Morton
assistant music editor
Satnam Ramgotra
musician: percussion
Peter Rotter
orchestra contractor
Bryan Clements
scoring crew
Mark Eshelman
scoring crew
Kevin Globerman
digital score recordist
Leyla Hoyle
background vocals
Penka Kouneva
orchestrator
Greg Loskorn
scoring technician
Gerard McCann
music editor
Jai Meghan
scoring crew
Adam Michalak
score recordist
Del Spiva
music editor
John Warhurst
music editor
Transportation Department
Enrique Díaz
transportation co-captain
Ricardo Díaz
transportation captain
Edmundo Pérez
dispatcher
Other Crew
Andrea Alvarez
script supervisor: second unit
Ron Blecker
secret service advisor
Alejandra Cárdenas
location manager
Maury Carvajal
script supervisor
Mel Churcher
dialogue coach: adr
Barbara Jane Cole
assistant: Mr. Travis
Chris Silver Finigan
production accountant
Ernesto Garabito
assistant production office coordinator
Omar Arias González
location manager
Joceline Hernandez
production assistant
Shauna L. Kroen
assistant accountant
Tanya Leal Soto
assistant: Forest Whitaker
Clemente Mesinas Cruz
caterer: Cletus Catering
Alexandra Mircheff
assistant: Ms. Landau
Bernardo Mora
production assistant
Richard Morrison
title designer
Jeni Mulein
assistant: Mr. Moritz
Fernando Ocampo
medic
David Ocaña
production assistant: spain
Cristina Piña
assistant: Mr. Greene
Johnny Renaudo
post assistant accountant
Thelma Rodríguez
production secretary
Arturo Romero
production accountant
Arturo Saldivar
production assistant
Horacio Sandoval
assistant location manager
Víctor Solorio
production assistant
Paula Sosa
production assistant
Cid Swank
unit publicist
Sue-Allen Villalva
production coordinator
Juan Aguirre
first assistant accountant: Mexico
Mercedes Barbod
assistant location manager: Spain
María Cabello
assistant production manager: Spain
Martin Corkidi
location assistant
Fernando de la Flor
stand-in
Stel Deleon
second assistant accountant
Tanya Díaz
assistant to actor
María Raquel Dioni
on-set production assistant
Marina Filippelli
travel coordinator
Edgar Gallaga
on-set production assistant: second unit
Javier Gonzalez-Rubio
production assistant
Luis Enrique Granados
video tech
Beau Holden
assistant: Dennis Quaid
Jim Jaffe
product placement
Juan Salvador Melgoza
accounting assistant
Arturo Núñez
location assistant
Walter Vega Puig
location assistant
Brieann Rich
key craft service
Félix Rosell
location manager
Jonathan Focil
key set production assistant: action unit
Andy Stephens
aerial operations manager: Flying Pictures Ltd.
Dean Wares
title typography
Barney Wrightson
aerial operations assistant: Flying Pictures Ltd.
Tonia Wright
production coordinator
Robyn Younie
production coordinator: Studio
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extras casting
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international logistics
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