Animation Director
Rob Coleman: Visual Effects Designer
Assistant Director
Ben Howarth: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Assistant Director
Bernard Bellew: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Assistant Director
Chris Newman: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Casting
Robin Gurland: CASTING
Costume Designer
Trisha Biggar: COSTUME DESIGNER
Design Consultant
Doug Chiang: Production Designer, THE POLAR EXPRESS (2004)
Director of Photography
David Tattersall:
Executive Producer
George Lucas: Director/Producer, STAR WARS (1977)
Production Designer
Gavin Bocquet: Production Designer, XXX (2002)
Sound Design
Ben Burtt: Sound Designer - Star Wars films
Special Effects Supervisor
Nick Dudman: Makeup Designer/"Joker"
Stunt Coordinator
Nick Gillard: STUNT COORDINATOR
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dennis Muren: SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor
John Knoll: Visual Effects Designer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Scott Squires: SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Special Effects
Industrial Light and Magic:
Review 1:
"...Thrilling pod race and gorgeous images..." -- 3 out of 5 stars
Source: Premiere
p.96 05/01/2000
Review 2:
"...A visual circus of stunning effects. Once again, it simply boils down to a fight between good and evil, and the hordes of STAR warriors wouldn't have it any other way..."
Source: USA Today
p.8E 05/21/1999
Review 3:
"...An astonishing achievement in imaginative filmmaking....George Lucas and his collaborators have filled THE PHANTOM MENACE with wonderful visuals..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.33 05/17/1999
Review 4:
"...Impressive....A complex technical achievement..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.34-5 07/??/1999
Review 5:
"...It sustains the gee-whiz spirit of the series and offers a swashbuckling extragalactic getaway..."
Source: New York Times
p.E1 05/19/1999