Blood and Chocolate (2007)

Country of Origin: A United Kingdom-German-Romanian-United States Co-Production
Year of Production: 2005
Running Times:
Format: colour by DeLuxe
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby Digital / SDDS / DTS  / Dolby SR/SRD

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Lakeshore Entertainment present a Berrick Filmproduktion Production in association with Lakeshore Entertainment  A film by Katja Von Garnier (opening credits)  A Production Of Blood & Chocolate Productions Limited, Underworld Produktions Gmbh, Mediapro S.A., And Bc Productions Llc Co-Production Commissioned By Berrick Filmproduktions Gmbh & Co. Kg (closing credits)
Distributed By MGM Distribution Co.
Copyright: ©2006 Berrick Filmproduktions Gmbh & Co. Kg.
Head of Production – Media Pro Studios: Andreea Stanculeanu
Executive Producers: Robert Bernacchi, Ehren Kruger
Producers: Hawk Koch, Richard Wright, Wolfgang Esenwein
Produced by: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi
Co-Producer – Blood & Chocolate Productions Limited: Peter Rogers
Co-Producer – Underworld Produktions Gmbh: Gudrun Anja Stadelmann
Co-Producer – Media Pro Pictures: Andrei Boncea
Associate Producers: Lesley Dyer, Sarah J. Platt
Production Supervisor: Giancarlo Sini
Unit Production Manager: Richard Wright
Unit Production Manager (UK / Romania): Peter Heslop
Romanian Production Manager: Carmen Pepelea
Second Unit Production Manager : Katalin Schulteisz
Production Coordinator UK: Polly Jefferies
Production & Travel Coordinator: Grant Grabowski
Romanian Production Coordinator: Diana Negoitescu

SCRIPT
Screenplay by: Ehren Kruger and Christopher Landon
Based On the Book by: Annette Curtis Klause

DIRECTION
Directed by: Katja Von Garnier
2nd Unit Director: Markus Goller
1st Assistant Director: Charles Rotherham
Second Unit 1st Assistant Director: Laura Mihartescu
2nd Assistant Director: Robert Grayson
Romanian 2nd Assistant Director: Oana Ene
Second Unit 2nd Assistant Director: Sanziana Pop
Romanian 2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Laura Grosu
Second Unit 3rd Assistant Directors: Catalin Nita, Alina Filiche, Letitia Laura Rosculet

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Brendan Galvin
Second Unit Director of Photography: Stefan Von Borbely
A Camera Operator: Tim Wooster
Second Unit A Camera Operator: Desmond Whelan
B Camera Operator / Steadicam: Gerry Vasbenter
Second Unit B Camera Operator: Bogdan Stanciu:
Second Unit C Camera Operator: Ovidiu Marginean:
A Camera Focus Puller: Carlos Carvalho
Second Unit A Camera Focus Puller: Thomas Gottschalk
B Camera Focus Puller: Richie Donnelly
Second Unit B Camera Focus Puller: Ionut Lupulescu
Second Unit C Camera Focus Puller: Liviu Tanase
Second Unit Additional Camera Focus Puller: Mihai Burtan
A Camera 2nd Assistant Photographer: Alexandru Durac
B Camera 2nd Assistant Photographer: Catalin Simioana
Second Unit A Camera 2nd AC: Octavian Sotir
Second Unit B Camera 2nd AC: Andrei Cretan
Second Unit C Camera 2nd AC: Romulus Stancescu
Clapper / Film Loader: Cristi Onutu
Second Unit Clapper / Loader: Daniel Susca
Camera Trainee: Madalina Lungu
Gaffer: Patrick Bramucci
Second Unit Gaffer: Octavian Andreescu
Romanian Gaffer: Florin Nicolae
Best Boy: Alessandro Cardelli
Romanian Best Boy: George Niculae
Second Unit Best Boy: Teodor Andreescu
Electricians: Daniel Balteanu, Catalin Niculae, Vasile Niculae, Sandu Constantin, Viorel Frangu
Second Unit Electricians: Niculae Dragomir, Armand Lupsa, Aurel Militaru, Ion Nicolae
Genny Operators: Raniero Raparelli, Claudio Rulli
Dimmer Operator: Narciso Trotta
Balloon Operators: Carsten Thoms, Catalin Kislingher
Rigging Gaffer: Mario Virdis
Romanian Rigging Gaffer : Stelian Cretu
Best Boy Rigger: Paul Ticu:
Rigging Electricians: Irinel Dinca, Adrian Burtea, Ionel Bardacel, Petre Nicolae
Key Grip: Gary Pocock
Second Unit Key Grip: Ian Bird
Romanian Key Grip: Razvan Paslaru
Second Unit Romanian Key Grip: Radu Marinescu
Best Boy Grip: Catalin Stoica
Second Unit Best Boy Grip: Florin Mihalache
Grips: Florin Lupu, Costel Tudorache
Second Unit Grip: Andrei Badescu
Rigging Grip: Steve Fell
Still Photographers: Toni Salabasev, Sorin Nainer
Video Assist: Leonard Bacica, Theodor Iacov
Second Unit Video Assist: Cristu Viorel Ghigiu, Ionita Andrei
Cameras, Grip & Electric Equipment by Arri Rental
Color Timer: David Rees
Deluxe Laboratory Contact: Clive Noakes
Laboratories: Kodak Cinelabs Romania; Deluxe Laboratory London
Dailies Telecine Transfer: Kodak Cinelabs Romania
Color by Deluxe

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Edited by: Martin Walsh, Emma Hickcox
Additional Editor: Markus Goller
Assembly Editor: Matthew Tucker
Post Production Supervisor: Michael Solinger
Post Production Coordinator: Jolyon Haverson
Negative Cutter: Cutting Edge
Editing Equipment: London Editing Machines
Digital Intermediate By: Framestore CFC
Colorist: Adam Glasman
Producer: Marcus Alexander
Assistant Colorist: Brian Krijgsman
Digital Grading Assistant: Mike Morrison
Scanning and Recording Manager: Andy Burrow
Shoot Supervisor: Dan Perry
Scanning and Recording: Joe Godfrey, Paul Doogan, Jason Burnett
Digital Clean Up: Adam Hawkes, Stuart Nippard, Aaron Lear, Nick Stanley, Lyndall Spagnoletti, Collette Nunes, Louie Alexander
Data Operations: Maria Michalopoulou, Dan Victoire
HD Mastering: Kevin Lowery

MUSIC
Music by: Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil
Arrangements and Programming: Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, Gabriel Isaac Mounsey, Bruce Winter, Shawn Thomas Odyssey
Orchestrations: Bronwen Jones, Dana Niu
Score Composed and Produced by: Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil
Strings Performed By: Berlin Pops Orchestra
Conductor: Joris Bartsch Buhle
Recording Producer / Engineer: Tobias Lehmann
Additional Music Production: Gabriel Isaac Mounsey
Protools Engineer: Holger Schwark
Recording Engineer: Ansgar Wempe
Music Editor: Sophie Cornet
Orchestra Contractor: Agnieszka Antonia Bartsch
Recorded and Mixed at: Teldex Studios, Berlin

SONGS AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC
"Garab"
Written by Rachid Taha
Performed by Rachid Taha
Courtesy of Universal Music France
Licensed by kind permission from the film & TV licensing division part of the Universal Music Group

"Let Yourself Go Wild"
Written by Jasmin Tabatabai
Performed by Jasmin Tabatabai
Courtesy of Chet Records

"Velvet Hills"
Written by Andreas Schmidt And Katja Riemann
Performed by Katja Riemann

"You Know The Truth"
Written by Marc Dold & Judith Martin (Aurah)
Performed by Aurah
Courtesy of Very Music, Inc.

"Cash Machine"
Written by Richard Archer
Performed by Hard-Fi
Courtesy of Rhino Uk

"Amor Fati"
Written by Marc Dold & Judith Martin (Aurah)
Performed by Aurah
Courtesy of Very Music, Inc.

"Silence Summons You"
Written by R. Sauberlich / D. Crombie / W. Yardley / G. Lea
Performed by The Sofa Club

"Eu Te Iubesc Prea Mult"
Written and Performed by Nicolae Guta

Soundtrack Album Available On Lakeshore Records

SOUND
Sound Mixer: Mervyn Moore
Second Unit Sound Mixers: Andrei Constantinescu, Marius Constantin
Boom Operator: Dan Crowley
Second Unit Boom Operator: Cosmin Dinu
Cable Person: Magdalena Fulga
Sound Design: Jon Olive
Re-Recording Mixer: Sven Taits
Assistant Re-Recording Mixer: Phil Jenkins
Dubbing Engineer: Robert Weatherall
Supervising Sound Editor: Nick Adams
Assistant Sound Editor: Gemma Stansfield
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Joakim Sundstrom
ADR Mixers: Peter Gleaves, Robert Farr
ADR Editor: Paul Wrightson
Sound Effect Editor: Samir Foco
Foley Artists: Rick Butt, Claire Mahoney, Paul Ackerman
Foley Recordist: Trevor Swanscott
Foley Editor: Jennie Evans
Conform Editor: Jeremy Adamson

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Supervisor: Marco Scotti
Wardrobe Mistress: Amalia Misaila
Second Unit Wardrobe Master: Ioana Albaiu
Costume Designer Assistants: Malina Iliescu, Mark Lord
Costume Assistants: Mihaela Popescu, Laurentiu Costea, Carmen Stefan
Second Unit Costume Assistants: Geta Izvoranu, Nuti Dodita
Costume Cutters: Katherine Burchill, Maggie Cooke, Jacqueline Simpson
Key Make-Up / Hair Artist: Paul Pattison
Romanian Key Make-Up / Hair Artist: Gabriela Cretan
Make-Up / Hair Artists: Sarah Downes, Sarita Allison
Romanian Make-Up Artist: Clara Tudose
Daily Make-Up Artists: Andreea Darlea, Edwina Voda, Cati Simionov, Corina Caldararu, Valentin Sava, Elena Maruntelu
Second Unit Make-Up Artist: Andreea Dardea
Second Unit Hair Stylist: Ramona Geamanu

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Contact Lens Design by: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs, Inc.
Contact Lens Technician: Carmen Craciun

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: Nick Allder
SFX Floor Supervisor: Ricky Farns
SFX Technician Main Unit: Matt Horton
SFX Technician 2nd Unit: Jeff Clifford
Second Unit SFX Technicians: Petre Nicusor, George Tudoran
SFX Technician Workshop: Mark Roberts
Romanian SFX Technicians: Adrian Popescu, Emil Ardeleanu, Liviu Lungu, Mihai Andrei, Gheorghe Papa
SFX Coordinator: Oana Maria Babes

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Thomas Tannenberger
Visual Effects Set Supervisor: Frank Wegerhoff
Visual Effects Editors: Derek Burgess
Assistant Editor: Sze-Wun Li
Main and End Titles Designed by: Cineimage

Computer Animation & Visual Effects: Framestore CFC
VFX Supervisor: Rob Duncan
CG Supervisor: Andrew Rawling
VFX Producer: Tim Keene
VFX Coordinator: Danielle Morley
3d Artists: Rod McFall, Alex Seaman, Ashraf Ghoniem, Colin Laski, Francois Boussard, Joel Einhorn, Neil Weatherley, Sean Lewkiw, Alex Hessler
Animator: Nathan Mcconnel
Modeller: Alex Doyle
Digital Matte Painters: Olivier Pron, Lizzie Bentley
3D Camera Matchmovers: Melvyn Polayah, Simon Carlile, Frederic Heymans
Lead 2D Artist: Chris Zeh
2D Artists: Ben Aicken, Campbell Rose, David Shere, Ean Carr, Giuliano Vigano, Jerry Hall, John Peck, Jeremy Sawyer, Kate Porter, Katherine Durant, Wendy Seddon
Digital Paint Artists: Aled Prosser, Alex Tate, Ben Gillingham Sutton, David Aulds, James Fleming, Shahin Toosi, Tony Peck
Editorial: Roz Lowrie, Kerry Downing, Lars Vinther
Support Staff: Christophe Meslin, Cal Sawyer, Danielle Nadal, Marcin Stangel

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Kevin Phipps
Supervising Art Director: Adam O'Neill
Romanian Art Directors: Vlad Vieru, Dan Vraciu, Mihnea Vieru
Asst Art Directors: Dan Popescu, Roxana Alexandru, Doina Repanovici
Set Decorator: Peter Walpole
Assistant Set Decorators: Dominic Hyman, Raluca Ioanovici, Sorin Boncea
Set Dressing Coordinator: Gianina Chelaru
Second Unit Standby Set Dresser: Marian Parvu
Buyer: Cristian Mihaila
Property Masters: Keith Vowles, Steve Wheeler, Dan Tudor Hognogiu
Prop Store Man / Dresser: Ron Higgings
Prop Dressers: Florin Feraru, Virgil Darie, Marian Pirvu, Constantin Nicolae, Cristi Modrogan
Standby Prop Dresser: Adi Sofran
Standby Prop Men: Mark Fruin, Cristi Feraru, Paul Dinescu
Prop Maker: Tudor Gheorghe
Construction Supervisor: John Maher
Romanian Construction Supervisor: Vlad Panaitescu
Construction Coordinator: Magdalena Marasescu
Set Construction: Aurel Popescu
Head Painter: Colin Lovering
Scenic Painter: Howard Weaver
Painters: Vicky Rusu, Julien Mita
Stand-By Painter: Viorel Ionita
Stand-By Carpenter: Daniel Pavel
Art Department Coordinator: Oana Boghici
Storyboard Artist: Andrea Dietrich
Graphic Designer: Hortensiu Milstein
Graphic Ilustrator: George Stanciu
Art Department Assistants: Corina Dobre, Liviu Creosteanu
Art Department Runner: Adina Socol
Greensman: Ionut Popescu

OTHER CREW
Script Supervisor: Lisa Vick
Second Unit Script Supervisor: Elena Ene
Financial Controller: Giancarlo Sini
Production Accountant: Stephen Taylor
Romanian Production Accountant: Cosmina Tudor
Romanian 1st Assistant Accountant: Lucia Toderiuc
Romanian 2nd Assistant Accountant: Mihai Busuioc
Post Production Accountant: Teresa Alvis
Cashier: Dorina Popa
Accounting Clerks: Radu Stoenescu, Octavian Nicolae
Payroll Services Provided by: Axium International, Inc.
VP Production Finance: Tal Meirson
Financial Consultants: Malde & Co London, Sirish Malde, Aashish Gudka, Sarik Malde, Chirag Malde
Production Financing Provided by: JP Morgan Chase Bank
Production Secretary: Alexandra Marinescu
Key Set Production Assistant: Raul Cosma
Set Production Assistant: Alexandru Molea
Key Set Production Assistant: Raul Cosma
Set Production Assistant: Alexandru Molea
Office Production Assistants: Alina Munteanu, Radu Vaida Muntean, Iulia Paduraru
Assistant to Director of Photography: Vlad Cioplea
Assistants To Ms Von Garnier: Amy Gilliam, Maria Pampu
Assistant To Mr Bernacchi: Alina Condurache
Assistant To Mr Rosenberg: Kate Schriver
Assistant To Mr Lucchesi: Scott Herbst
Assistant To Mr Wright: David Kern
Cast Assistants: Gia Maria Sporea, Raluca Soare
Choreographers: Stephen Schilling, Razvan Mazilu
Transportation Coordinator: Marian Pascale
Transport Captain: Vali Georgescu
Second Unit Transport Captain: Cristi Chitu
Transport Cashier: Edith Tanko
Drivers: Daniel Albu, Marin Daniel, Dan Chiric, Marius Constantin, George Sutan, Ionel Ilie, Sebastian Ionescu, George Croitoru, Cornel Popa, Marian Andrei, Vasile Simion, Eugen Dahin, Relu Cojanu, Ionel Scortanu, Alexandru Nastase, , Sebastian Ionescu, Ninel Pandele, Dan Hostineanu, Dan Calinescu, Cezar Visan, Eugen Bucur, Ion Marius Cristian, Dragos Alecu, Gheorghe Franche, Dumitru Tinta, Iulian Cismas, Ilie Ionel, Mircea Scarlat, Dinu Marius, Dragos Popescu, Nicolae Vlasceanu, Florin Stanila, Stefan Simion, Aurel Vitale, Alexandru Margarit, Ionut Manea, Gabriel Tatu, , Ciprian Pascu, Bogdan Nicolescu, Florian Ion, Ciprian Popa, Virgil Catana, Mihai Petre, Marinel Dicu, Alin Mircea, Gabriel Barbulescu, Florica Filip, George Simion, Sorin Munteanu, Adrian Cheche, Cornelius Bucsa, Sorin Gheorghe, Andrei Manaila, Stefan Gheorghe, Florin Radulescu, Sorin Navratescu, Daniel Dinu
Second Unit Drivers: Cornel Popa, Cristi Tache, Titel Munteanu, Stefan Sighireanu, Dinu Fanel, Dinu Radu
UK Facility Drivers: Charles Manning, Chris Parker, Gary Jenkins, Phil Houghton
UK Transportation: Simon Jones
Picture Vehicle Coordinators: Daniel Munteanu, Claudiu Boboc
Armourer: Nicholas Jeffries
B Roll / EPK: Csaba Vanyolos
Head Wolf Trainers: Zoltan Horkai, Peter Ivanyi
Wolf Trainers: Dora Ujvary, Ildiko Horvath, Miklos Pohl, Adam Bartos
Veterinarian: Silvia Preoteasa
Shipping Coordinator: Ionel Popa
Unit Publicist: Alisa Buckley
Unit Operations Manager: Laszlo Gergely
Electrician: Ilie Nicolae
Unit Operation Assistants: Bogdan Pasculescu, Marian Nicolae
Cleaning: Doru Matei, Alin Gheorghe
Catering Provided by: Premier Catering
Catering Supervisor: Peter Titterrell
Chefs: Antony Judd, Matthew O'Reilly
Catering Assistants: Carole Bulmer, Christine Perrett, Alina Dicu, Gabriela Ruget, Mihaela Popa, Mihaela Irina Nicolae, Mihai Muncileanu, Adrian Nicolae, George Munteanu, George Simion
Second Unit Catering C/O Media Pro Studios
Second Unit Caterers: Liliana Niculae, Mihaela Badea, Sandu Aurel, Dana Scortanu
Legal Counsel For Berrick: Harro Von Have, Dr Gero Brugmann
Script Clearance by: Joan Pearce Research Associates
Completion Guaranty Provided by: International Film Guarantors

LOCATIONS
Supervising Location Managers: David Broder, Charlie Somers
Romanian Location Manager: Iulian Pana
Second Unit Location Manager: Mihai Mitrea
Location Manager Assistants: Adrian Codoi, Mihai Mitrea
Second Unit Location Assistant: Marius Florescu
Romanian Location Scouts: Gabriel Cosuta, Andrei Alexandru, Emil Ciocanea

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Producers Wish To Thank The Following For Their Assistance: Robert Benun; Jennifer Brooks; Christine Buckley; Lynn Hobensack; Mike Lechner; Virginia Longmuir; Renee Mancuso; Robert McMinn; Marc Reid; Christa Cliff; Ferenc Igaz; Robert Solis

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinators: Gary Powell, Franklin Henson
Romanian Stunt Coordinator: Razvan Puiu
Stunt Players: Nicola Berwick, Diz Sharpe, Kyle Gardner, Donna Williams
Romanian Stunt Players: Madalin Dragan, Daniel Visan, Marian Trasca, Alexandru Mardan, Romeo Raicu, Mihai Diaconu, Florin Stancu, Madalin Stancu, Petre Marin, Cristian Trasca, Claudia Danaiu, Maria Ilie, Gigel Andrabulea, Razvan Calin, Mihai Danciu, Cosmin Cotruta, Florin Serbanescu
Free Runners: Joe Livermore, Luke Markey

CASTING
Casting by: Nancy Nayor Battino
US Casting Assistants: Janine Sugawara, Jen Cram
UK Casting By : Jeremy Zimmerman
UK Casting Assistant: Andrea Clark
Romanian Casting: Andreea Diana Tanasescu
Romanian Casting Assistant: Mihai Ghior
Extras Coordinator: Dominica Carciumaru

CAST
Agnes Bruckner (Vivian)
Olivier Martinez (Gabriel)

and
Hugh Dancy (Aiden)

Bryan Dick (Rafe)
Katja Riemann (Astrid)

Chris Geere (Ulf)
Tom Harper (Gregor)
John Kerr (Finn)
Jack Wilson (Willem)
Vitalie Ursu (Constani)
Bogdan Voda (Albu)
Kata Dobo (Beatrice)
Rodica Mandache (Mrs Bellagra)
Sandu Gruia (pharmacist)
Helga Racz (young Vivian)
Lia Bugnar (young Vivian's mother)
Mihai Calin (young Vivian's father)
Sofia Vladu (Vivian's sister)
David Finti (Vivian's brother)
Anatole Taubman (bartender)
Pete Lee Wilson (Krall)
Maria Dinulescu (sexy redhead)
Raluca Aprodu (girlfriend #1)
Simona Cuciurianu (girlfriend #2)
Alexandru Barba (little boy)
Romeo Raicu (truck driver)
Iulian Pana (club bouncer)
Tudor Istodor (desk man)
Mihai Dinvale (maitre'd)
Florin Busuioc (jail guard)
Jasmin Tabatabai (nightclub singer)
Silviu Sanda (band player (bass))
Cristian Anca (band player (guitar))
Razvan Gorcinski (band player (drums))
Dan Mihai Leompescu (band player (keyboards))
Cristi Dimitriu (band player (percussion))
Samela Beasom, Susan Judy, Christen Herman, Daniel Plaster (choir)

USA
Theatrical Distributors: MGM

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Fangoria no.260 (February 2007) pp.56-59 (USA)
illustrated interview (Blood & Chocolate: Young Werewolves in Love by Paul Gaita)

Sight & Sound vol.17 no.4 (April 2007) pp.50-51 (UK)
illustrated credits, synopsis, review (by Kim Newman)

Variety 5 December 2007 p.37 (USA)
credits, synopsis, review (by Peter Begruge)

book into film, werewolves

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009