The Big Year (2011) [PG]

Release Date:
October 13, 2011

Original Title:
The Big Year

Alternate Titles:
A nagy madárlesen
La grande année

Genres:
Comedy

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Deuce Three Productions
Dune Entertainment
Fox 2000 Pictures
Ingenious Media
Red Hour
Sunswept Entertainment

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  BR: 10  DE: 6  ES: APTA  FR: U  GB: PG  HU: 12  IE: PG  IT: T  JP: PG12  PL: 16  PT: M/12  RO: AP  US: PG 

Runtime: 102

Everyone is searching for something.

Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming out on top of the competition.

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"A" Camera Operator:
John Clothier

"B" Camera Operator:
Andrew D. Wilson

"C" Camera Operator:
Trig Singer

ADR Editor:
Kenton Jakub

ADR Mixer:
Douglas Murray
Beaux Neylon
Charleen Richards-Steeves

ADR Recordist:
Michael Fowler
Paul Frye
David Lucarelli

Additional Editor:
David Rogow

Art Department Assistant:
Sonia Gemmiti

Art Department Coordinator:
Sean Goojha

Art Direction:
Michael Diner
Martina Javorova

Assistant Accountant:
Marc Borja

Assistant Art Director:
Laurel Bergman
David Clarke

Assistant Costume Designer:
Lise Hache

Assistant Hairstylist:
Andrea Simpson

Assistant Location Manager:
Jason Collier
Dan Kuzmenko

Assistant Makeup Artist:
Leah Ehman

Assistant Production Coordinator:
Karen Pelrine
Patricia Barry

Assistant Property Master:
Spencer Louttit
Wes Hamby

Assistant Set Decoration:
Scott Calderwood

Assistant Sound Editor:
Lawrence Zipf

Associate Producer:
Jeffrey Harlacker

Best Boy Electric:
Craig Jones

Best Boy Grip:
Dan Gorval

Book:
Mark Obmascik

Boom Operator:
Charles O'Shea

Camera Loader:
Scott Cozens

Camera Trainee:
Jared Krenz

Casting:
Margery Simkin
Heike Brandstatter
Coreen Mayrs

Casting Assistant:
Laura Obenaus

Casting Associate:
Justine Hempe
Amy Nygaard

Co-Producer:
Brad Van Arragon

Conductor:
Pete Anthony

Construction Coordinator:
Jesse Joslin

Construction Foreman:
Rob Dampier
Keith McCulloch

Costume Coordinator:
Jennifer Grossman

Costume Design:
Monique Prudhomme

Costume Set Supervisor:
Paul Lavigne

Costumer:
Don Vargas
Heather Osborne

Director:
David Frankel

Director of Photography:
Lawrence Sher

Dolly Grip:
Gil Forrester

Editor:
Mark Livolsi

Executive Producer:
Ben Stiller
Carol Fenelon
Jeremy Kramer

Extras Casting:
James Forsyth

First Assistant "A" Camera:
Julie Donovan

First Assistant "B" Camera:
Sean M. Harding
Greg Beaton

First Assistant "C" Camera:
David Lourie

First Assistant Director:
Jim Brebner

First Assistant Editor:
William Kruzykowski

First Assistant Sound Editor:
Rick Chefalas

Foley Artist:
Marko Costanzo

Foley Mixer:
George A. Lara

Foley Supervisor:
Steven Visscher

Gaffer:
John Dekker

Graphic Designer:
Lori West

Grip:
Troy James Sobotka
Bryce Shaw
Aaron Wik

Hair Department Head:
Debra Wiebe

Hairstylist:
Debra Wiebe
Geraldine Jones

Key Grip:
Kim Olsen

Location Manager:
Rino Pace
Michael Gazetas
Thierry Tanguy

Makeup Artist:
Lisa Love
Joseph A. Campayno
Patty York

Makeup Department Head:
Lisa Love

Music Editor:
Thomas S. Drescher

Music Supervisor:
Julia Michels

Orchestrator:
Pete Anthony
Randy Kerber

Original Music Composer:
Theodore Shapiro

Payroll Accountant:
Rich Brown

Post Production Coordinator:
Jason Miller

Producer:
Karen Rosenfelt
Stuart Cornfeld
Curtis Hanson

Production Accountant:
Debera Barager

Production Coordinator:
Corine Buffel
Susan Crawford

Production Design:
Brent Thomas

Production Sound Mixer:
David Husby

Property Master:
David Dowling

Rigging Gaffer:
Michael Mayo

Rigging Grip:
Curt Griebel
Andrew Mackie

Screenplay:
Howard Franklin

Script Supervisor:
Susan Lambie

Second Assistant "A" Camera:
Richard Sinclair

Second Assistant "B" Camera:
Andrew Capicik

Second Assistant "C" Camera:
Carrie Wilson

Second Assistant Director:
Mark Bunting

Set Costumer:
Lucas Comstock

Set Decoration:
Peter Lando

Set Decoration Buyer:
Brent Bennett

Set Dresser:
Darian Deering
Mike Marsten
Guy Miller
Jacques Larrue

Sound Effects Editor:
Wyatt Sprague

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Tom Fleischman
Bob Chefalas
Paul Tirone

Sound Recordist:
Eric Potter

Special Effects Coordinator:
Alex Burdett

Steadicam Operator:
John Clothier

Still Photographer:
Murray Close

Stunt Coordinator:
Ed Anders
Scott J. Ateah

Stunt Double:
Ty Trand

Stunts:
Mark Aisbett
Celia Bond
Curt Bonn
Byron Brisco
Dave Campbell
Janene Carleton
Mike Carpenter
Laura Lee Connery
Mike Crestejo
Kim Duess
Ryan Ennis
Leif Havdale
Scott Nicholson
Todd Scott
Jimmy Waitman
Owen Walstrom
Gregory Wise
Brent Woolsey

Supervising Dialogue Editor:
Nicholas Renbeck

Supervising Music Editor:
Dan DiPrima
Daniel DiPrima

Supervising Sound Editor:
Paul Urmson

Transportation Captain:
Cliff Brown

Transportation Co-Captain:
Bert Prevost

Transportation Coordinator:
Sylvia Nablo

Truck Costumer:
Summer Eves

Unit Production Manager:
J. Michael Williams

Unit Publicist:
Lorraine Jamison

Visual Effects Coordinator:
Shandy Lashley

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Eric J. Robertson

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