The Body Changers
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary that probes the intriguing subject of physical transformation, a special ability many animals have developed for survival, reproduction, or both. The program explores a broad range of creatures with astonishing abilities, from the redwing blackbird, whose brain dramatically changes shape
Cast & Crew
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John Rubin
Director
Richard Roughton
Narration
John Bussard
Stagi Golden
Emma Rutter
Jesse Rutter
Film Details
Also Known As
Body Changers, Nature (05/07/00)
Genre
Documentary
Nature
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Rubin Tarrant Productions; Thirteen/Wnet
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary that probes the intriguing subject of physical transformation, a special ability many animals have developed for survival, reproduction, or both. The program explores a broad range of creatures with astonishing abilities, from the redwing blackbird, whose brain dramatically changes shape to accommodate the chants and songs of mating rituals, to a fungus that transforms itself into something resembling a stalk that plays a vital role in the proliferation of roundworms.
Director
John Rubin
Director
Crew
Richard Anderson
Scientific Consultant
Jim Ball
Camera Assistant
John G Barnett
Editor
David W Behrens
Scientific Consultant
Hans Bertsch
Scientific Consultant
Cara Biega
Production Assistant
Vicki Braden
Designer (Edit Box)
Eliot Brenowitz
Scientific Consultant
Keith Brust
Cinematographer
Scott Carrithers
Jib Operator
Stella Cha
Stock Footage Researcher (National Geographic Television)
Jill Clarke
Producer ("Nature")
Frank R Coleman
Additional Cinematography
Erica Coler
Production Assistant
David Cory
Scientific Consultant
Patty Dandrea
Stock Footage Researcher (National Geographic Television)
John David Dean
Director Of Production Design
George Dodge
Cinematography/ Director Of Photography (Special Wildlife Sequences)
Kathy Dodge
Cinematography/ Director Of Photography (Special Wildlife Sequences)
Bethany Eldridge
Associate Producer
Mark Emery
Cinematographer
Russell D Fernald
Scientific Consultant
Charles Foley
Field Producer (Field Sequence)
Erich Follman
Scientific Consultant
K Michael Foos
Scientific Consultant
Eileen Fraher
Manager ("Nature")
Eva Fuglei
Scientific Consultant
Patrick Gambuti
Editor ("Nature")
Barry Gliner
On-Line Editor ("Nature")
William R Grant
Executive In Charge ("Nature")
Erika Haendel
Production Assistant ("Nature")
Kimberly Anne Halizak
Production Assistant
W H Hauer
Scientific Consultant
Janet Hess
Series Editor ("Nature")
Richard Higgs
Animator
Richard Higgs
Animator
Hans A Hofmann
Scientific Consultant
David Hurley
Scientific Consultant
Patty Jacobson
Associate Producer ("Nature")
Fred Kaufman
Executive Producer ("Nature")
Stephen Kempf
Scientific Consultant
Suzanne Lee
Researcher ("Nature")
Michael Lentz
Art And Animation
Jessica Louccheim
Researcher (National Geographic Television)
Michael Male
Sound Recordist
Michael Male
Cinematographer
Robert Marshall
Editor
Andy Mccollum
Scientific Consultant
David Millard
Sound Recordist
Jeff Morales
Stock Footage Researcher (National Geographic Television)
Bill "red" Murphy
Supervising Producer ("Nature")
Andrea Nix
Production Manager (National Geographic Television)
Robert M Olberg
Scientific Consultant
David W Pfennig
Scientific Consultant
Theodore W Pietsch
Scientific Consultant
Erich Roland
Cinematographer
J E Rowell
Scientific Consultant
John Rubin
Writer
John Rubin
Producer
Bob Rumerman
Publicist (Lvm Group)
Don Russell
Scientific Consultant
Gianna Scaralia
Researcher ("Nature")
Julie Schapiro Thorman
Production Manager ("Nature")
Horace Shansab
Additional Cinematography
Keenan Smart
Executive Producer (National Geographic Television)
David Spears
Cinematographer
Wes Sullivan
Camera Assistant
Anne Tarrant
Supervising Producer
Irene Tejaratchi
Production Secretary ("Nature")
James W Truman
Scientific Consultant
Diane Wagner
Scientific Consultant
Christine Weber
Executive Producer (National Geographic Television)
Brett Wiley
Additional Cinematography
Ken Yasukawa
Scientific Consultant
Janice Young
Coordinating Producer ("Nature")
Film Details
Also Known As
Body Changers, Nature (05/07/00)
Genre
Documentary
Nature
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Rubin Tarrant Productions; Thirteen/Wnet
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
