Godzilla 2014: “The Stonewater Tape” Links Godzilla To Bikini Atoll H-Bomb Testing

Godzilla 2014 is, itself, a giant movie production that, when extras and other studio employees like publicists are considered, not to mention vendors providing such things as food, involves almost 1,000 people. Right now, Godzilla is in post production, and over 100 people are working feverish hours to meet and eventual May 16th 2014 release date.

But who are the people working on Godzilla? I took the time to gather information to answer that question, in part with the help of the IMDB database, which one has to pay for, and other items I’ve slotted in where I could.

What I can tell you is that the production as of now involves Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures, as well as Disruption Entertainment (owned by Mary Parent), and of course Toho Company out of Tokyo, Japan. What I don’t know is how this list is going to change when the Warner Bros / Legendary Pictures partnership ends this year, and NBC / Universal takes over where Warner Bros left off.

Even with that, the news is Warner Bros will stick around to distribute Godzilla for Legendary for 2014, then that’s that. But if I’m NBC / Universal, I’d love to get at least a piece of that action, even if it’s just from the marketing perspective, where help is sorely needed right now.

Considering that we’re talking about Godzilla, it should be of concern to any real fan that the movie’s not getting the buzz that Spider Man II is generating, or The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, for that matter – the buzz meter for that flick is off the charts.

Who Is Working On Godzilla?

Before the list of people working on Godzilla is presented, let’s talk special effects. There has been a lot of questioning about special effects houses, so with that I’ve been able to determine that Double Negative, CafeFX, Amalgamated Dynamics Inc., The Third Floor, and MPC (Moving-Picture) are working together on that. And no, there’s no mention of the employment of WETA, the New Zealand special effects house made famous by Peter Jackson and his Lord Of The Rings series.

Indeed, it’s been tough going for vfx houses, in part because there are now so many of them chasing not a lot of work considering their numbers. The days where one house, Industrial Light and Magic, dominated every new blockbuster are over.

But I digress; here’s the list: the full credits for Godzilla to date. And I’ll update it as more information comes along.

Godzilla Director

Gareth Edwards

Godzilla Writers

Max Borenstein Screenplay

Dave Callaham Screenplay

Frank Darabont Screenplay

David S. Goyer Story

Godzilla Producers

Yoshimitsu Banno … executive producer

Alex Garcia … executive producer

Jon Jashni … producer

Kenji Okuhira … executive producer

Mary Parent … producer

Brian Rogers … producer

Thomas Tull … producer

Patricia Whitcher … executive producer

Here’s my 2010 interview with Brian Rogers:

Godzilla Cast

Aaron Taylor-Johnson … Ford

Bryan Cranston

Elizabeth Olsen

Sally Hawkins

Juliette Binoche

Ken Watanabe

David Strathairn

Brian Markinson … Whalen

Victor Rasuk

Richard T. Jones

Al Sapienza … Huddleston

Patrick Sabongui … Master Sargeant Marcus Waltz

Jake Cunanan … Akio

Primo Allon … Mine Team Member

Jeric Ross … Dying Man in Triage

Carson Bolde … Sam

Warren Takeuchi … Akio’s Father

Godzilla Cinematographers

Seamus McGarvey

Godzilla Editors

Bob Ducsay

Godzilla Casting Directors

Sarah Finn

Godzilla Production Designers

Owen Paterson

Godzilla Art Directors

Ross Dempster

Dan Hermansen

Scott Meehan

Grant Van Der Slagt (supervising art director)

Godzilla Set Decorators

Elizabeth Wilcox

Godzilla Costume Designers

Sharen Davis

Godzilla Make Up Department

Diana Acrey … hair stylist

Vincenza Celentano-Smith … assistant makeup artist

Mahealani Diego … hair stylist

Mahealani Diego … makeup artist

Victoria Down … makeup artist

Céline Godeau … assistant makeup artist

Toby Lindala … special makeup effects artist

Sherry Linder-Gygli … hair stylist

Doug Morrow … prosthetic manufacture

Christopher Mark Pinhey … assistant makeup artist

Jessica Rain … key hair stylist

Godzilla Production Managers

Renee Confair … production supervisor: Hawaii

Eric Hedayat … production executive: Legendary Pictures

Jim Rowe … unit production manager

LeeAnn Stonebreaker … unit production manager

Ty Warren … executive in charge of production: Legendary Pictures

Godzilla Second Unit Directors and / or Assistant Directors

Ashley Bell … third assistant director

Misha Bukowski … key second assistant director

Josy Capkun … second assistant director: second unit

Alexander H. Gayner … first assistant director

Florian Halbedl … trainee assistant director

Scott Kukurudz … trainee assistant director: second unit

Brian Sepanzyk … third assistant director

Rhonda Taylor … third assistant director

Godzilla Art Department

Karen Archibald … on-set painter

Doreen Austria … graphic designer

Britt Bancroft … set decoration coordinator

Chris Beach … art director: second unit

Laurel Bergman … graphic artist

Laurel Bergman … set designer

Kris Bergthorson … set designer

Michael A. Billings … set decoration buyer

Brent Boates … storyboard artist

Damon Bowden … painter supervisor

Nancy Anna Brown … set designer

Jason Claridge … key paint coordinator

David Clarke … assistant art director

John Coven … storyboard artist

Brian Cunningham … illustrator

John Dale … construction coordinator

Eddie Del Rio … illustrator

Dean Eilertson … supervising prop master

Warren Flanagan … illustrator

Jack Gauvreau … head sculptor

Thomas Goodwin … junior draughtsman

Frank Hong … illustrator

Patrick Kearns … set dresser

Jason B. Landels … on set props

Dominic Lavery … concept artist

Craig K. Lewis … set decorations shopper/buyer

Andrew Li … assistant art director

Rohan Lyal … head greensman

Ignacio McBurney … assistant set decorator

Sean McGee … on-set props assistant

Kan Muftic … concept artist

Antony Nguyen … concept sculptor

Ken Palkow … prop fabricator

Vicki Pui … illustrator

Aja Kai Rowley … art department assistant

Bryan Sutton … set designer

Spencer Turley … construction clerk

Kelly Westmiller … construction coordinator

Jordy Wihak … prop buyer: prep

Harrison Yurkiw … assistant art director

Godzilla Sound Department

Erik Aadahl … sound designer

Michael McGee … sound mixer

Charles O’Shea … boom operator

Juniper Watters … sound assistant

Godzilla Special Effects Department

Cara E. Anderson … special effects assistant

Paul Benjamin … special effects technician

Matthew Borgatti … assistant workshop supervisor: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.

Dan Cervin … special effects technician

Kelly Coe … special effects technician

Garnet Harry … special effects buyer

Steve Koch … designer: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.

Graphic Layout … special effects coordinator: Amalgamated Dynamics

Kyle T. Moore … special effects technician

Mark Noel … special effects foreman: Amalgamated Dynamics

Dan Oliver … special effects technician

James Paradis … special effects coordinator: second unit coordinator

Corey Tornack … special effects technician

Scott R. Treliving … special effects technician

Joel Whist … special effects coordinator

Garth Winkless … fabricator: Amalgamated Dynamics

Godzilla Visual Effects Department

Carmine Agnone … matchmove Artist: MPC

Zohaib Ahsan … lighting technical director: Dneg

Charise E. Angone … visual effects coordinator

George Antonopoulos … compositor

Adam Avery … visual effects editor

Alexandre Bain … prep artist: Double Negative

Jennifer-Jo Barker … previsualization production manager: MPC

Tom Becker … visual effects artist

Justin Thomas Billings … production assistant: visual effects

Jourdan Biziou … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Jason Brown … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Matthew Bullock … previs asset builder: MPC Vancouver

Maria Busco … effects technical director: Double Negative

Dorian Bustamante … previsualization lead artist: The Third Floor

Stephen Camardella … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Eric Carney … previsualization supervisor: The Third Floor

Michael Cashmore … visual effects artist

Shoghi Castel De Oro … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Solene Chan-lam … modeler / texture artist

Peter Chiang … visual effects supervisor: Double Negative

Caleb Choo … matchmove artist: Double Negative

J. Todd Constantine … previsualization lead artist: The Third Floor

Rick Cortes … digital compositor

Andrew Cottingham … previsualization coordinator: The Third Floor

Aurore de Blois … digital compositor

Anthony Di Ninno … previsualization supervisor: MPC

Rodrigo Dorsch … digital compositor: Double Negative

Kim Doyle … visual effects production manager

David Ebner … digital effects: ComputerCafe/CafeFX

Christopher Edwards … previsualization creative director: The Third Floor

Jordan Emerick … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Brian Emerson … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Marq Faulkner … lighting technical director: MPC

Alastair Ferris-Leak … lighting artist

John Fielding … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Paul Flanagan … digital artist

Pätrick Gehlen … previsualization lead artist: The Third Floor

Judith Gericke … visual effects line producer: Double Negative

Safeer Ghaznavi … digital compositor

Kunal Ghosh Dastider … lead effects technical director: MPC

Namita Gotephode … modeling and shading manager

James Grummitt … visual effects coordinator: MPC

Gil Hacco … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Jacob Halajian … previsualization coordinator: The Third Floor

Jon Hanzelka … lidar scanning: Lidar VFX

Brandon Harr … lidar supervisor: LiDAR VFX

Daniel Heder … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Keith Herft … sequence supervisor

John Hill … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Matthew Horner … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Julia Hiroko Howe … digital effects artist

Barry Howell … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Damian Isherwood … model shop supervisor

Qi Steven Jin … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Blake Kenneth Johnson … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Felix Jorge … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Chaitanya Kapu … pipeline technical director: Double Negative

David Kirchner … effects td: Double Negative

Allie Koppel … previsualization accountant: The Third Floor

John Kubasco … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Josh Lange … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Shandy Lashley … data wrangler

Youen Leclerc … lighting technical director: Double Negative

Herman Lee … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Pier Lefebvre … lead matte painter: MPC

Frederik Lillelund … lighting technical director: Double Negative

William Lin Jiahui … matchmove lead: double negative

Cindy Liu … visual effects editor: mpc

Blaine Lougheed … lead visual effects set coordinator

Charlotte Loughnane … VFX Producer Dneg

Bret Lu … lighting artist

Garry Maddison … colourist

Les Major … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Mitchell Marciales … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Allen Maris … visual effects producer

Natanya Marks … previsualization production manager: The Third Floor

Will Martindale … digital compositor: Double Negative

Roger Mathews … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Nathan McConnel … animation sequence supervisor: Double Negative

Clare McLaughlin … visual effects production coordinator: MPC

Rosanna Mennear … visual effects coordinator: double negative

Matt Middleton … DFX supervisor: MPC

Phillip Minter … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Joseph Murad … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Jens Mårtensson … digital effects artist

Hajime Nakamura … CGI artist

Georges Nakhle … senior effects technical director: Double Negative

Evan Ng … matchmove artist: Double Negative

Antony Nguyen … digital artist

Motoki Nishii … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Braden Oberson … previs editor: MPC Vancouver

Carolyn Oros … previsualization head of pipeline: The Third Floor

Brian Pace … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Brett Paton … CG artist: ComputerCafe/CafeFX

James Purdy … visual effects coordinator: MPC

Emily Rifkin … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Benoit Rimet … visual effects artist

Jeff Robinson … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Guillaume Rocheron … visual effects supervisor: MPC

Rebecca Cecot Rogers … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Jim Rygiel … visual effects supervisor

Matt Sadler … effects technical director: Double Negative

Will Seaborn … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Kerry Shea … previsualization producer: The Third Floor

Monica Sun … visual effects

Benoit Terminet Schuppon … matchmove supervisor: Double Negative

Lee Tibbetts … modeller: double negative

Ashley Tilley … visual effects artist

Dan Tindell … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Steven Tom … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Eric Walls … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Nye Warburton … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

David Weinstein … previsualization artist: The Third Floor

Neil West … lighting technical director

Godzilla Stunts

Fraser Aitcheson … stunt performer

Ed Anders … stunt performer

Christopher Ang … stunt performer

Brittney Banks … stunt performer

Brittney Banks … utility stunts

Jason Bell … stunt performer

Krista Bell … stunts

Curt Bonn … stunt performer

Emily Brobst … stunt double

Todd Bryant … stunts

Clint Carleton … stunt performer

Janene Carleton … stunts

Fraser Corbett … stunt performer

Bruce Crawford … stunt player

Alex Daniels … stunts

Craig H. Davidson … stunts

Wade Eastwood … stunts

Victor Favrin … stunt performer

Greg Fitzpatrick … stunts

Craig Fraser … stunts

Darin Fujimori … stunts

Chris Geisler … stunt performer

Christopher Gordon … utility stunts

Al Goto … stunts

Kory Grim … stunts

Rob Hayter … stunt performer

Paul Lacovara … stunts

Dave Lane … stunt rigger

Cody Laudan … stunt performer

Jae Lee … stunt performer

Nicole Lissner … stunts

Brian Lydiatt … stunt rigger

Layton Morrison … stunt coordinator

Crystal Mudry … stunt performer

Jennifer Mylrea … stunt performer

Guy Pere … stunts

Katie Wright Pere … stunts

Johnson Phan … stunts

Mark Rayner … stunts

Rex Reddick … stunts

Kevin Reid … stunts

Chad Riley … stunt performer

Larry Rippenkroeger … stunts

Dan Rizzuto … stunt performer

Jimmy N. Roberts … stunt driver

Jeff Sanca … stunt driver

Darryl Scheelar … stunt performer

Sonny Sison … stunts

Jodi Stecyk … utility stunts

John Stoneham Jr. … stunt coordinator

Christopher Tardieu … stunts

Rorelee Tio … stunts

Steve Upton … stunt rigger

Nico Woulard … stunts

Godzilla Camera and Electrical Department

Skylar Almas … grip

Jay Anderson … rigging electrician

Scott Andrew Armstrong … rigging grip

Troy Bassett … rigging grip

Harold Bernard … second assistant camera: “b” camera

Brian Broz … digital imaging technician

Jake Capistron … eclipse technician

John Clothier … camera operator: “b” camera

Bill Coe … first assistant camera

Rick Crum … electrician

Lonny Danler … digital imaging technician: second unit

Drew David … second grip

Mitch Dubin … camera operator

David Lloyd Edwards … utility second assistant camera: second unit

Kimberly French … still photographer

David Goyer … rigging electrician

Peter Graf … aerial camera system tech eclipse

Stuart Haggerty … gaffer

Rod Haney … rigging grip

Jeff Harvey … rigging best boy

Mike Kirilenko … key grip

Steve Krasznai … digital camera assistant

Ian R.C. Levine … second assistant camera

Brent Lister … rigging grip

Sarah Mather … camera loader

Ryan Monro … dolly grip

Joern Christian Novotny … balloon light technician

Sean Oxenbury … key rigging gaffer

Peter Pacula … best boy rigging grip

Phil Pastuhov … aerial director of photography

Dylan Paul … balloon light technician

Theo Pingarelli … assistant camera

Christian Schauz … lighting technician

Ian Seabrook … underwater camera operator

Todd Shelley … grip

Shaun Stander … digital loader

Scott Wallace … video playback operator

Lance White … video assist

Rick Wiley … best boy grip

Rick Wiley … rigging grip best boy

Godzilla Animation Department

Jourdan Biziou … previs animator

Jason Snyman … creative animation lead

Godzilla Casting Department

Tamara Hunter … casting associate

Claire Koonce … casting assistant

Jason B. Stamey … casting assistant

Godzilla Costume and Wardrobe Department

Carolyn Bentley … set costumer

Phuong Chau … breakdown artist

Karen Durrant … key breakdown artist

Carole Griffin … costume coordinator

Jana MacDonald … costume supervisor

Susan O’Hara … costume supervisor

Godzilla Editorial Department

Jason Dale … assistant editor

Matt Gough … editorial assistant

Joseph Kirkland … first assistant editor

Amanda I. Kirpaul … previsualization editor: The Third Floor

Jamal McLemore … assistant editor

Shae Salmon … assistant editor

Michael Wilman … digital image coordinator

Godzilla Music Department

Dave Jordan … music supervisor

Godzilla Transportation Department

Blue Angus … transportation coordinator

Rafal Dybowski … driver

Paul Irvine … transportation captain

Rock LeRoy … transportation

Barrie Poirier … transportation co-captain

Rick Rasmussen … picture car coordinator

Mike Sassen … production driver

Godzilla Miscellaneous Crew

Karen Bergen … production accountant

Noelle Bernhard … office production assistant: San Francisco

Taylor Boyd … key assistant location manager

Shirit Bradley … assistant to executive producer

Francie Brown … dialect coach

Kimberly Buckham … first assistant production coordinator

Eudora Chu … production assistant

Yamato Cibulka … production assistant

Jessica Clothier … script supervisor

Jason Collier … assistant location manager

Rick Crum … air conditioning technician

Carl Cunningham … public relations

Colin J. Czarnecki … production assistant

Hanelize de Beer … assistant production coordinator/shipping coordinator

James D. Dever … technical advisor: military

Terry Edinger … production controller

Trevor Fieldhouse … on-set background wrangler

Cory Fleming … helicopter pilot

Katie Gallant … production assistant

Meredith Garstin … production assistant

Erica Getler … assistant to producer: Patty Whitcher

Brad Gibson … dialect coach

Veloz Gomez … production assistant

Christopher J. Green … construction accountant

Jean-Léon Groenewald … production assistant

Beth Henderson … office production assistant

Brian C. Hirono … japanese dialogue coach

Jessica Hoyles … first assistant production office coordinator: second unit

Jessica Johnston … production assistant

Leah Kaina … production secretary: Hawaii

Paul Kalkman … production assistant

Chizu Kanada … Japanese dialogue coach

Jordan Kirkwood … stand-in

Dan Kuzmenko … assistant location manager

Andrea Larsen … first assist accountant

Bryce McLaughlin … production assistant

Emily-Claire McLaughlin … digital asset administrator

Kurt J. Miner … risk manager

Mr. Monze … production assistant

Amy R. Murphy … production coordinator: second unit

Kyle Otterstein … production secretary: las vegas

Rino Pace … location manager

Estevan Padilla … production assistant

Heather Phan … office production assistant: San Francisco

Emily Pierceall … production coordinator: San Fransico

Mick Rochon … production assistant

S. Steven Sach … location scouting

Nick Schwyter … production assistant

Michael Shapiro … production assistant

Natalie Zara Smith … studio teacher

Adrienne Sol … production coordinator

Joe Stargensky … assistant location manager: Hawaii

Alex Sundquist … production assistant

Jodi Tripi … stock footage researcher

Ani Vanoyan … second assistant accountant

Ric Walkington … armorer

Stacia Warren … production coordinator: San Francisco

Tashia Wong … production assistant

Stay tuned.