2010年12月28日

The Singularity Is Near



Movie Title: The Singularity Is Near

Country / Region: USA

Language: English

Genre: Documentary / Sci-Fi / Drama

Runtime: USA: 79 min

Production costs: $ 5,000,000 (estimated)
Release Date:
USA 30 September 2010 (Woodstock Film Festival)
Poland 11 October 2010 (Warsaw International FilmFest)
USA 30 January 2011

Plot:
The brilliant inventor Ray Kurzweil creates a computer avatar named Ramona (Pauley Perrette). He raises her like a modern-day Pinocchio, and she gradually acquires consciousness. Ramona detects a secret attempt by microscopic robots to destroy the world, but her warnings are ignored by everyone because she is not recognized as a person. Her computerized nature lets her stop the robot attack but lands her in trouble with the law.

Plot Keywords: Computer,Nanobot,Singularity,Nanotechnology,Reenactment

Taglines: A True Story About the Future

Anthony Waller
Raymond Kurzweil














Directed by
Anthony Waller
Toshi Hoo (interview director)
Raymond Kurzweil (co-director)

Cast (in credits order)
Pauley Perrette
Anthony Robbins
















Pauley Perrette ... Ramona
Raymond Kurzweil ... Himself
Anthony Robbins ... Himself
Alan M. Dershowitz ... Himself
Lillian Askew ... Samantha
Borzin Knight ... The Marine (as Borzin Mottaghian)
Matt Silverman ... Capt. Smith
Daron Jennings ... Joel
Rod Loomis ... Justice Collins
Anthony Waller ... Dr. Carlton
Keith Stevenson ... Turing Test Judge # 2
Ples Griffin ... Turing Test Judge # 3
Joan Mankin ... Turing Test Judge # 1
Cully Fredricksen ... Agent # 5
Golden Henning ... Granny
Susan Monson ... Computer (as Siouxsan Monson)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Asher ... Russian Beaureaucrat
Steen Bojsen-Moller ... Agent # 3
Cynthia Breazeal
Cabran E. Chamberlain ... Clubber
Richard Clark
David Dalrymple
Aubrey de Grey
Joshua Feinman ... 'Brooklyn' Party Guy Avatar
David Fine ... Jerry Weir
Robert A. Freitas Jr. ... Himself
James Gashel
Neil Gershenfeld
J. Storrs Hall
Daryl Anthony Harper ... Club Dancer, Reporter
Bill Joy
Mitch Kapor
Vinod Khosla
Ehren Koepf ... Cowboy
Bill McKibben
Michael Meyerson ... Reporter / Protester
Marvin Minsky
Lourdes Nadres ... Reporter
Martine Rothblatt
Stephan Smith Collins ... Agent Jones
Alvin Toffler
Sherry Turkle
Robert Dean Jacobs ... Protester (uncredited)
Awele Makeba ... Reporter / Protester / Courtroom AI (uncredited)

Produced by
Toshi Hoo .... producer
Jason R. Houston .... line producer
Ehren Koepf .... producer
Raymond Kurzweil .... producer
Pete Paduano .... line producer
Martine Rothblatt .... executive producer

Original Music by
Doug DeAngelis
Kevin Haskins

Cinematography by
Ian S. Takahashi

Film Editing by
Cameron Loewenstein
Anthony Waller

Casting by
Nancy Hayes

Art Direction by
John Kleber

Costume Design by
Esmerelda Kent

Makeup Department
Aurora Bergere .... makeup department head
Tony Cupstid .... makeup artist
Kim Donohue .... makeup artist
Jennifer Traub .... makeup artist (as Jennifer Park)

Production Management
Richard J. Bosner .... unit production manager
Jordan Livingston .... post-production supervisor
Kristin Mente .... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Antonio Grana .... second assistant director
Ehren Koepf .... second unit director
Frank Simeone .... first assistant director
Jusztina Traum .... second second assistant director

Art Department
Kirsten Larsen .... construction coordinator
Andrew Lewis .... property master
John Lory .... set dresser
Angela Novak .... carpenter
Angela Novak .... scenic
Michael P. Reid .... set dresser
Melody Tolentino .... carpenter
Nicholas Waller .... storyboard artist: animatic pre-viz

Sound Department
Brandon Barnts .... sound recordist
Miik Dinko .... dialogue editor
Dan Gleich .... sound mixer: narrative unit
Jeremiah Moore .... sound recordist
Dave Nelson .... sound re-recording mixer
Dave Nelson .... supervising sound editor
David Silberberg .... sound recordist
David Williams .... sound recordist
Winter .... sound recordist

Visual Effects by
Tony Hudson .... visual effects supervisor
Nicholas Waller .... visual effects script supervisor
Bruce Walters .... visual effects: plate supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Lantz Barbour .... camera operator
Michael Bosman .... camera operator
Phillip Briggs .... camera operator: "b" camera
Phillip Briggs .... director of photography: second unit
Rick Ewald .... camera operator
Noah Flippo .... best boy grip
Noah Flippo .... dolly grip
Garett Franz .... gaffer: narrative unit
Mark Killian .... swing grip and electric
Ron Koeberer .... still photographer
Jordan Livingston .... camera operator
Ken Martini .... gaffer
Jamie Metzger .... grip
Jay I. Patel .... first assistant camera
John Schmidt .... jib operator
John Schmidt .... key grip: narrative unit
Dan Shimer .... camera operator
Ed Slattery .... camera operator
Don Starnes .... camera operator
David Tames .... camera operator
Jimmie Armentrout .... camera department intern (uncredited)

Animation Department
Miguel A. Fuertes .... animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eileen Agas .... wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Jordan Livingston .... on-line editor
Jordan Livingston .... post-production supervisor

Other crew
Amara Angelica .... researcher
Donnell Barnes .... studio teacher
John Bennett .... production assistant
Paul Cox .... production intern
Steven Davies .... intern
Keith C. Davis .... production coordinator
Scott Drapeau .... production assistant
Megan Farquharson .... production assistant
Eric Fig .... production intern
Megin Kirkwood .... production assistant
Joshua Knoles .... script supervisor
Nicholas H. Martin .... production assistant
Susan Monson .... stand-in: Pauley Perette (as Siouxsan Monson)
Inbal Nissim .... production assistant
Kyle Parker .... production assistant
Suhee Park .... production assistant
Matthew Renoir .... production intern
Neil Tanner .... teleprompter operator
Ryan Thomas .... production assistant
Jim Thylin .... teleprompter operator
Rainer Weinbrenner .... production intern
Jessica Lee Wright .... production assistant (as Jessica Wright)

Production Companies

    * Fighting Ant Productions
    * Cometstone Pictures
    * Exponential Films

Other Companies

    * Mark Gordon Company, The creative consulting
    * NPI Production Services cast payroll
    * NPI Production Services extras payroll
    * Pulse Films Inc. Additional production services

Soundtracks
"Victory"
Written by Audra Hardt, Gary Bieber, and Jeff Mallow
Performed by Audra Hardt
"White Rabbit"
Written by Jefferson Airplane
Performed by Audra Hardt

Offical Site: http://www.singularity.com/themovie/index.php

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