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Creep (2004)

Country of Origin: UK/Germany
Year of Production: 2003-2004
Running Times: 86m
Length:
Format:
Colour Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby Digital


DIRECTION

Director: Christopher Smith


CREW

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: UK Film Council presents in association with Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen A Dan Films Productionin co-production with zero west
Bridge Financing By and Produced In Association With: Blue Rider Inc
Developed by The Film Development Partnership LLP in association with Little Wing Films
Production Executive for the UK Film Council: Brock Norman Brock
Executive Producer: Robert Jones
Producers: Julie Baines, Jason Newmark
Co-Producers: Barry Hanson, Martin Hagemann, Kai Künnemann
Co-Producers for Little Wing Films: Keith Hayley, Charlie Savill, Robert Bevan, Piers Tempest
Line Producer: Alexandra Ferguson
Production Manager : Marc Grewe/BVP
Additional Photography Unit Manager: Tim Wellspring
Production Coordinator: Matthew Hobbs
Assistant Production Coordinators: Hollie Foster, Simone Wilms, Julia Rieve

SCRIPT
Script: Christopher Smith

DIRECTION
1st Assistant Director: Max Keene
Additional 1st Assistant Director/2nd Assistant Director: Matt Baker
2nd Assistant Director: Elke Sasserath
3rd Assistant Directors: Simon Clegg, Steffen Müller
Additional Assistant Directors: Alexandra Ferguson, Andrew McEwan, Barry Derbyshire
Script Supervisor: Elizabeth Tremblay
Additional Continuity: Jane Jackson, Elizabeth West

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Danny Cohen
Additional Photography: Jake Polonsky
Camera Operator: Lewis Buchan
Steadicam Operators: Thomas Korda, Roger Tooley
Focus Puller: Nathan Mann
Additional Focus Pullers: David Cozens, Kim Seber, Barney Piercy, Lars Richter
Clapper Loaders: John Evans, Patrick Goetz
Additional Clapper Loaders: Bob Cooke, Bozidar Popovic, John Adefarasin
Camera Trainees: Simon De Glanville, Selma Yarkin
Gaffers: Mark Clayton, Georg Nonnenmacher
Additional Gaffers: Andreas Theiner, Tony Miller
Best Boy/Gaffer: Klaus Grube Venn
Best Boy: Dean Foard
Electricians: Paul Duffy, Peter Joslin, Paul Molloy, John Attwood, Gary MacKerr, Oliver Poole, Mervyn Ericsson, Steve Leverington, Hubert Felix, Simon Foard, Nils Rausch, Oliver Schafhausen, Jason Fletcher, Peter Brimson, Tony Buckworth
Lighting Assistant: Stefan Grabner
Key Grips: Paul Hymns, Kenneth Cornils
Grip: Tim Liehr
Additional Grips: Daniel Essex, Gem Morton
Grip Assistant: Stephan Norinder
Riggers: Pat Daly, Paul Skipper
Black Out/Rigging Grip: Nick Matic
Playback Operators: Leo Holloway, Stephan-Arnold De Leuw, Stefan Pott
Stills: Stuart Chorley, Ed Miller, Bernd Spauke, Martin Menke
Camera Equipment: Arri Media
Lighting and Grip Equipment: ARRI Lighting Rental Limited, Cape Cross
Additional Lighting Equipment: VFG Lighting Pinewood
Digital Grading: Lip Sync Post
Film Stock: Kodak Entertainment Imaging, Christian Richter
Lab: Soho Images, Martin McGlone

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Kate Evans
Assistant Editor: Andrew Melhuish
Trainee Assistant Editor: Charles Reddy
Titles Picture Editor: Annabel Ware
Post Production Supervisor: Richard Lloyd
Post Production Coordinator: Patty Papageorgiou
Head of Post: Kevin Phelan
Senior Producer: Alasdair MacCuish
Producer: Ritchie Beacham-Paterson
Technical Director: Ivan Cornell
Negative Cutters: Tru Cut
Post Production Scripts: Sapex Scripts
Colourist: Stuart Fyvie

MUSIC
Music/Arrangers/Performed By: The Insects (real names: Tim Norfolk, Bob Locke)
Additional Musicians: John Baggott (piano), Pete Brandt (double bass), Stuart Gordon (violin), Juliette McCarthy (cello)
Song: Andy Cato, Tom Findlay, Michael Daniels, Jonathan White, Keeling Lee, Clive Jenner (Madder)
Song Performed By: Groove Armada (Madder)
Music Programming: Matt Smith
Music Supervisor: Alison Wright For Air-Edel
Music Editor: Richard Todman
Music Recorded and Mixed at: Omni 2 Studios By The Insects

SOUND
Sound Designers: Art4noise
Sound Mixer: Michael Spencer
Boom Operators: Sylvain Rémy, Sebastian Leukert
Re-Recording Mixer: Michael A Carter
2nd Re-Recording Mixer: Thomas Paisley
Supervising Sound Editor: Peter Baldock
Dialogue Editor: Rick Dunford
Foley Editor: Nick Baldock
Foley Recordists: Kevin Taylor, Martin Jensen
Foley Artists: John Fewell, Julie Ankorson
Sound Maintenance Engineer: Gary Dodkin
Dolby Sound Consultant: James Seddon

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up/Hair Designer: Jan Sewell
Hair and Make Up for Franka Potente: Uli De La Lama
Hair and Make Up Assistants: Lorraine Hill, Kate Meakin, Anne Pattison, Silka Lisku, Xanthia White
Make Up Trainees: Nicola Frost, Jessica Gooch
Costume Designer: Phoebe De Gaye
Assistant Costume Designer: Jane Petrie
Costume Assistant: Richard Cook
Wardrobe Assistants: Kate Chillcott, Elena Wegner, Yannick Gondran, Rachel Vallance
Wardrobe Trainees: Shane Kingdon, Ramona Petersen

SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Mike Bates, Mike Stringer
Prosthetic Make Up Assistant: John Parnham
Prosthetic Standby: Nicola Pandel

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Mechanical Effects: Flash Art, Andreas Korth, Benjamin Kötter, Daniela Schmidt

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Men From Mars
Visual Effects Supervisor: Simon Frame
Visual Effects Producer: Victoria Mcdowell
Digital Supervisor: Katja Hollmann
Lead Digital Artist: Tom Hocking
Digital Artist: Robin Beard
Digital I/O Supervisor: Mark Dollery
Scanning: Scott Goulding, Will Foxwell, Katy Lemon
IQ Operator: Lee Clappison
Visual Effects Editor: Phil Attfield
Titles Designers: Richard Morrison, Fig Productions
Visual Effects Director of Photography: Richard Craske
Visual Effects Focus Puller: Rod Marley
Visual Effects Clapper Loader: Toby Eedy
Visual Effects Sound Recordist: Chris Joyce

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: John Frankish
Art Directors: Matt Gray, Ellen Latz, Ashley Winter
Assistant Art Directors: Gavin Fitch
Set Decorator: Emma Field-Rayner
Assistant Set Decorator: Helen Chapman
Set Dressing: Thorsten Sabel, Götz Harmel, Aaron Chetwynd
Set Dressing Assistant: Miriam Helmholz
Prop Masters: Gordon Fitzgerald, Anke Pagels
Dressing Props: Mark Hedges
Standby Props: Nic Stubbings, James McCallum, Ulrike Gojowczyk
Props Dailies: Richard Dalton, Kieth Pitt-Stevenson, Lee Hedges
Props Carpenter: Martin Scheferhoff
Props Drivers: Baykal Baris, Klaus Ziegler
Construction Companies: Set 2, Ringer-Setbau
Construction Manager: Reinhold ‘Ringer’ Broil
Construction Foremen: Uwe Belke, Rainer Friedrichs, Michael Lindhammer
Standby Construction: Kai Finnigan
Welders: Steve Lambert, Mick Harley
Carpenters: Alistair Plant, Thomas Bartsch, SØren Koerber, Ralf Taubenreuther, Martin Lynch
Head Painter: Gabriela Mocaër
Painter: Hans Wäckerlin
Scenic Artist: Derek Cowie
Assistant Painter: Laif Siemer
Plasterer: Stefan Branca
Stage Hands: Ralph Beckers, Peter Trinks
Construction Driver: Christian Seidel
Creep Concept Artist: Paul Catling
Storyboard Artists: Dan Broadley, Jane Clark, Dan Painter, Dan Maslen, Thayen Rich, Tony Wright
Graphic Designer: Laura Dishington
Art Department Trainees: Maren Schal, Nadine Hasenbein

OTHER CREW
Production Accountant: Trevor Stanley
Production Accountant (Germany): Romana Schick
Production Accountant for the UK Film Council: Andrea Mathuis
Post Production Accountant: Maxine Stanley
Assistant Accountant: Tina Falcone
Accountant for Dan Films: Nancy Rossi
Assistant to Julie Baines: Jonathan Taylor
Assistant to Jason Newmark: William Prouty
Assistant to Kai Künnemann: Gudrun Parzich
Production Secretary: Sonja Kolonko
Unit Drivers: Set Wheels, Simon Barker, Graham Ashleigh, Steve Rogers, Paul Watson, Kevin Lamb, Martin Hartmann, René Saldjughian, Levke Palm, Fahrservice Amlang
Franka Potente's Driver: Jochen Behle
Floor Runners: Jason Jalloul, Nina Weiß, Florian Brauer, Ben Luxford, Steven Little
Runners: Claire Stewart, Alison Guy, James Parker, Richard Graham, Adib Nessim
Dan Films Interns: Melissa Joyner, Angela Gardner, Althea Plange, Selin Sevinc
Safety Divers: Stratec, Frank Stratenschulte
Unit Medics: Gerry Savage, Heike Thöne, Tammy Lowman
Health and Safety Advisor: Andy Powell
Animals Supplied By: Stunt Dogs; Amazing Animals; Ingeborg’s Animals
Animal Handlers: Sue Darley, Sonia Hooper, Aurelia Hornung
Security: A Team Film Security, Joe Gibson, Detektei Metin
Catering: Hermann Koenen Catering; The Real Spice Of Life; Set Meals
Unit Publicist: Emfoundation - Keeley Naylor
EPK: Aurelio Pinto
Freight Agents: Dynamic International Freight Services Ltd; Transportvermittlung Niedenhoff
Travel Agent: Tq3 Travel Solutions - Baerbel Koch
Facility Vehicles: Filmmobil; Winfried Hennig
Car Rental: Customer Service Team
Completion Guarantor: Film Finances Inc - Neil Calder and Ruth Hodgson
Insurance Brokers: Media and Entertainment Insurance Services Ltd - Paul Cable; Assekuranz Makler Eberhard, Raith and Partner Gmbh - Bernhard Eberhard
Legals: A and L Goodbody – Geraldine East
Auditor: AGN Shipleys – Steve Joberns
Gap and discount financing provided by Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bank: Bayerische Hypo- Und Vereinsbank AG - Michal Birlin
Head of Business Affairs for the UK Film Council: Will Evans
Head of Production Finance for the UK Film Council: Vince Holden
Head of Physical Production for the UK Film Council: Fiona Morham
Made with the support of the National Lottery through the UK Film Council Premiere Fund

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
With Special Thanks To: Leon Alexander; Erol Arguden; Angela Carbonetti; Lee Beasley; Matt Biffa; Pauline Burt; Gary Downing; Claudia Droste-Deselaers; Berenice Fugard; Natasha Galloway; Jeff Geoffray; Ian George; Chris Graves; Martin Hall; Sharon Harel; Marlis Heppeler; Russell Hier; Inside Pictures; Francois Ivernel; Clive Jenner; Walter Josten; Marc Klocker; Damon Lane; Wendy Leavesley; Mark Lo; Dan Macrae; Nicole Mackey; Mansfield Associates; Nessa McGill; Kirsten Niehuus; Anatol Nitschke; Marie Nixon; Gene Parseghianv; Ross Pelling; Noemi Rav; Steve Satterthwaite; Michael Schmidt-Ospach; Lies Schumandel; Andrew Somper – Scotts Atlantic; Jessica Sutton; Norah White; Kate Reston, Barry Wilkinson, Shirley Cody, Mary-Anne De Souza, Mick Clough, Rodney Beckwith, Alec Murray-Williams and Ted Hopkinson of The London Underground; Sue Hayes – London Film Commission; The City Of Cologne, Stabstelle Medien; City Of Dormagen; The City Of Düsseldorf, Stabstelle Medien; Pfeiffer Und Langen; Hotel Savoy Cologne

LOCATIONS
Locations: London, England, UK; Cologne, Germany
Studio: Three Mills Studios London
Location Managers: Algernon Sloane, Lucky Gorschlüter
Location Scout : Stefan Möller
Locations Assistant : Suzie Lebrun
Locations Trainee: Christian Berger

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Nrinder Dhudwar
Stunt Double For Franka Potente: Katja Jerabek

CASTING
Casting Director: Emma Style


CAST

Franka Potente (Kate)
Sean Harris (Craig)
Vas Blackwood (George)
Jeremy Sheffield (Guy)
Ken Campbell (Arthur)
Paul Rattray (Jimmy)
Kelly Scott (Mandy)
Craig Fackrell (homeless guy)
Kathryn Gilfeather (Girl)
Grant Ibbs (Man)
Joe Anderson (male model)
Sean De Vrind, Ian Duncan (friends)
Debora Weston (Mya)
Emily Gilchrist (Karen)
Elizabeth Mckechnie (woman)
Strapper (Ray the dog)
Jonathan Taylor (dead driver #1)
Morgan Jones (night watchman)
Daniel Joseph Scott (dead driver #2)

Stand Ins For Franka Potente: Aude Bunel, Martha Kowalik, Sarah Isabelle Fröhlich


PLOT SUMMARY

London: unable to find a taxi home, Kate decides instead to catch the last tube. She nods off to sleep and wakes to find herself alone on the platform. Things get creepier when she boards the last trian only for it stop in a tunnel, leaving her stranded in the dark... and she's not alone...


AVAILABILITY

Germany
Theatrical Distributor: X-Filme

International
International Sales: Capitol Films

UK
Theatrical Distributor: Pathe

Worldwide
Worldwide Sales: Capitol Films


CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: 18


TIMELINE

2003
October

20: UK - filming begins

2004
August
31: UK - shown at Frightfest, London (as a one-off addition to the main programme)

2005
January

28: UK - theatrical release


REFERENCES

PERIODICALS

PACT Magazine no.138 (November 2003) p.31 (UK)
note (Into production: Film)

Televisual November 2003 p.8 (UK)
illustrated note (Two new Brit flicks for two first-time directors by Jonathan Creamer)

NEWSPAPERS

The Times: The Knowledge 5 - 11 February 2005 p.13 (UK)
review (by Nigel Kendall)

OTHER SOURCES

press release
credits, synopsis, production notes


KEYWORDS

hospitals, human experiments, mutants, trains, underground

 


Last Updated: 4 April, 2009

 


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