Aliens of the Deep (2005)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Directors:

James Cameron
Steven Quale

Release Date:

25 August 2005 (Germany)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

The search for life beyond begins below.

Plot:

James Cameron teams up with NASA scientists to explore the Mid-Ocean Ridge, a submerged chain of mountains that band the Earth and are home to some of the planet's most unique life forms.

Plot Keywords:

NASA | Scientist | Marine Biologist | Shrimp | Expedition

Cast

Dr. Anatoly M. Sagalevitch	...	Himself, MIR chief pilot / Keldysh expedition leader
Genya Chernaiev	...	Himself, MIR pilot
Victor Nischeta	...	Himself, MIR pilot
Pamela Conrad	...	Herself, Astrobiologist, JPL
Arthur 'Lonne' Lane	...	Himself, Astronomer / planetary scientist (as Dr. Arthur 'Lonne' Lane)
Jim Childress	...	Himself, Marine Animal Physiologist, UC Santa Barbara (as Dr. Jim Childress)
Dijanna Figueroa	...	Herself, Marine Animal Physiologist, UC Santa Barbara
Michael Henry	...	Himself, Marine Animal Physiologist, UC Santa Barbara
Kevin Hand	...	Himself, Planetary Scientist, Stanford University / SETI Institute)
Maya Tolstoy	...	Herself, Marine Seismologist Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Loretta Hidalgo	...	Herself, President Space Generation Foundation
Kelly Snook	...	Herself - Planetary scientist, NASA
Megan McArthur	...	Herself, NOAMA Astronaut, NASA (as Dr. Megan McArthur)
Tori Hoehler	...	Herself, Astrobiologist, AMES (as Dr. Tori Hoehler)
Charles Pellegrino	...	Himself, Science observer
Dr. Michael Atkins	...	Himself, Science observer
Christina Reed	...	Herself, Science coordinator & science observer
David L. Dubois	...	Himself, Senior reserch assistant, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dr. Ricardo Santos	...	Himself, Science observer for the government of Portugal
James Cameron	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Melanie Miller	...	Dancer
Maritza Graciela	...	Mission Control Engineer (uncredited)

Directed by
James Cameron
Steven Quale

Produced by
James Cameron	....	producer
Christopher A. Debiec	....	associate producer
Ed W. Marsh	....	creative producer
Andrew Wight	....	producer

Original Music by
Jeehun Hwang

Cinematography by
James Cameron
Vince Pace		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Matthew Kregor
Ed W. Marsh
Fiona Wight

Art Direction by
Leonard Barrit

Production Management
Ralph Burris	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ellie Smith	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Federico D'Alessandro	....	storyboard artist
Sean McNally	....	concept artist: alien underwater city
Joseph Yuss Simon	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Dennis Baxter	....	sound mixer
Dennis L. Baxter	....	sound mixer
Gonzalo Espinoza	....	foley
Sean Gray	....	sound effects editor
Daniel A. Greenwald	....	boom operator
David Kitchens	....	sound supervisor
Eric Lalicata	....	sound effects editor
Eric Reuveni	....	sound designer
Eric Reuveni	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ken Skoglund	....	sound effects editor
Ken Skoglund	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ben Zarai	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ben Zarai	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
Leonard Barrit	....	digital artist
Leonard Barrit	....	modeler
Ryan Carter	....	digital artist
Chuck Comisky	....	visual effects supervisor
Owen Hammer	....	digital compositor
Willi Hammes	....	CG artist
Dale Hunter	....	digital imaging engineer
Mark Intravartolo	....	digital effects artist
Dan Knight	....	compositor
Gabriel Köerner	....	digital artist
Brian Kulig	....	digital artist
Christopher Lopez	....	digital artist
Brandon MacDougall	....	digital artist
Wolfgang Maschin	....	digital artist
Dennis Meyers	....	visual effects producer
Eroc Moralls	....	digital compositor
Cemre Ozkurt	....	modeler
Stephen J. Pavelski	....	digital artist
Richard A. Payne	....	digital artist
Daniel Perez Ferreira	....	effects technical director: Blur
Todd Perry	....	lighting technical director
Robert C. Powers	....	creature animation supervisor
Rebecca Ramsey	....	visual effects executive producer: Modern Videofilm
Greg Sandor	....	digital artist
Trent Shumway	....	digital effects artist
Leo Vezzali	....	digital artist
Sherry Wallace	....	visual effects producer
Rachel Wyn Dunn	....	digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
John Beck Hofmann	....	additional videographer
John Malvino	....	assistant camera
Roy Unger	....	camera operator
Sebastian Vega	....	assistant camera

Animation Department
Ruel Pascual	....	animator

Editorial Department
David Bartholomew	....	supervising editor: large format 3D, Unlimited Imagery
Marisa Clayton	....	post-production Coordinator: Modern VideoFilm
David Dresher	....	post-production executive
Kent Hayward	....	assistant editor: large format 3D, Unlimited Imagery
Neil Jariwala	....	assistant editor
Bernie Laramie	....	supervising editor
Justin Shaw	....	assistant editor
Christopher Loucks	....	assistant post-production coordinator (uncredited)

Music Department
Bruce Babcock	....	conductor
Randy Gerston	....	music supervisor
Rick Giovinazzo	....	orchestrator
Allan K. Rosen	....	music editor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation

Other crew
Hillary Bibicoff	....	legal counsel
Geoff Burdick	....	representative: Lightstorm Production
Mike Cameron	....	inventor: ROV (as Michael Cameron)
Mike Cameron	....	pilot: ROV (as Michael Cameron)
Todd Cogan	....	assistant: James Cameron
Joe Hagg	....	representative: Lightstorm Production
Kendrick Hudson	....	production assistant
Haley Jackson	....	coordinator
Greg Kupiec	....	title designer
Kevin McDonald	....	military advisor
Melanie Miller	....	production coordinator
Charlie Palafox	....	representative: Lightstorm Production
Al Rives	....	representative: Lightstorm Production
Atil Singh	....	production coordinator
Eric Smith	....	title sequence creator
Kelly Snook	....	planetary scientist: NASA

Production Companies

• Buena Vista Pictures
• Earthship Productions
• Walden Media

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (Australia) (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• IMAX (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Kinosfera (2005) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Video
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Juniper Post  sound post-production
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Unlimited Imagery  post-production

Runtime:

USA:47 min | Argentina:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Sonics-DDP

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:G | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | USA:G | UK:U | Finland:K-3

Company:

Buena Vista Pictures

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control (2008)

A must see movie for all ages

This movie had phenomenal 3D effects which rather than serving as a distraction or a novelty served to enhance my enjoyment. At the bottom of the Atlantic we find that in the absence of light life can be supported by heat - heat on the ocean floor with temperatures in excess of 700 degrees generated by underwater chimneys. Despite these extreme conditions many varied and beautiful life forms are found in abundance. In addition to exploring underwater sea life this movie includes a glimpse into the possibilities of discovering life on another planet's moons. The graphics demonstrated one way that a deep space probe could penetrate 3 to 16 miles of a moon's frozen exterior. I highly recommend this movie.