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Thunderstone (1999 - 2000)

Country of Origin: Australia
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Format: colour
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CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Jonathan M. Shiff Productions
Developed and Produced With the Assistance Of: Film Victoria
Executive Producer: Jonathan M. Shiff
Producers: Daniel Scharf, Jonathan M. Shiff
Line Producer: Daniel Scharf
Production Manager: Richard Clendinnen

SCRIPT
Scripts: Barbara Bishop, Everett De Roche, Marieke Hardy, Peter A. Kinloch, Alison Nisselle, David Phillips, Jenny Sharp
Creator: Jonathan M. Shiff
Story Editor: Keith Aberdein
Associate Story Editor: Michael Joshua

DIRECTION
Directors: Colin Budds, Mark Defriest

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Ron Hagen
2nd Unit Focus Puller: Cameron Dunn

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Philip Watts

MUSIC
Music: Garry McDonald, Lawrence Stone

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up / Hair Assistant: Veronica Stockley

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: Clint Ingram

VISUAL EFFECTS
Computer Screen Graphics: Philip Watts

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Julie Bell

MISCELLANEOUS
Risk Manager: Tom Burstall

CASTING
Casting: Jo Rippon

CAST
Jeffrey Walker (Noah Daniels (1999-2000))
Daniel Daperis (Chip (1999-2000))
Damien Fotiou (Sundance / Sutch (1999))
Anna-Grace Hopkins (Geneva (1999))
Kate Keltie (Becky Daniels (1999-2000))
Nathan Wentworth (Kwan (1999-2000))
Gerard Kennedy (Dr Pretorius)
Stuart Halusz (Tao)
Elena Mandalis (Jett)
Robert Alston (Ferris)
Jasper Bagg (Rork)
Ernie Bourne (Pohl)
Emily Browning (Clio (2000))
Nikki Coghill (Liz Daniels (1999-2000))
Jim Daley (Curly (2000))
Janelle Da Silva (Vanda (2000))
Christopher Elliot (Cummings)
Ernie Gray (Greenaway)
Wayne Hope (Rorden)
Bob Hornery (Monsoon)
Fletcher Humphrys (Tod)
Gareth Jackson, Fabian Klancic (security guards (2000))
Kelly Jones (Apra (2000))
Nina Landis (Syndia)
Andrew Larkins (Simon Daniels (1999-2000))
Paul McCarthy (Hal Bradbury)
Kane McDonald (Rolf (2000))
Denis Moore (savage)
Shane Nicholson (holocop (1999))
Christopher Schlusser (Ivan (2000))
John Sheedy (McDougall)
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell ((1999))
Mereoni Vuki (Arushka (1999-2000))
Leanna Walsman (Myah (1999))
Paul Zebrowski (Draco (2000))

PLOT SUMMARY

In the future, animals have been wiped out from the Earth, leaving Mankind alone on the planet. 15-year-old Noah discovers a way to travel backj in time to bring animals from the past and re-populate the planet.

AVAILABILITY

Australia
Television Distributor: Beyond Distribution Pty Ltd

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Les nomades du futur - French title

AWARDS

1999
BAFTA Awards, UK

BAFTA Childrens' Award Best International (Jonathan M. Shiff) – winner

2000
Australasian Performing Rights Association, Australia

APRA Music Award Best TV Theme (Garry McDonald, Lawrence Stone) - winner

Australian Film Institute, Australia
Best Children's Television Drama (Jonathan M. Shiff) – nominated (for series 2, episode 13)

2001
Australian Film Institute, Australia

Best Children's Television Drama (Jonathan M. Shiff, Daniel Scharf) – nominated (for season 3 episode 13)

KEYWORDS

animals, children, the future, teenagers, time travel


Last Updated: 1 January, 2009

 


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