Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance (1983)

Cast & Credits

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Godfrey Reggio

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Institute for Regional Education

    • Producer

      Godfrey Reggio

    • Associate Producer

      Lawrence S. Taub

    • Associate Producer

      T. Michael Powers

    • Associate Producer

      Alton Walpole

    • Associate Producer

      Roger McNew

    • Associate Producer

      Mel Lawrence

    • Location Access

      Ronald P. Gold

    • Location Access

      Neil Bockman

    • IRE Co-ordinator

      Steve Goldin

    • Post-production Consultant

      Ian Masters

    • Production Assistant

      Barbara Pecarich

    • Production Assistant

      Larry Browne

    • Production Assistant

      Sally Jackson

    • Stock Footage Research

      Gumshoe Research

    • Stock Footage Research

      Kathryn Beatie

    • Linguistic Research for Title

      Ekkehart Malotki

    • Linguistic Research for Title

      Michael Lowatewama

    Writing:

    • Scenario

      Ron Fricke

    • Scenario

      Godfrey Reggio

    • Scenario

      Michael Hoenig

    • Scenario

      Alton Walpole

    • Dramaturge

      Walter Bachauer

    • Based on a concept by

      Godfrey Reggio

    • Inspiration and Ideas

      Jacques Ellul

    • Inspiration and Ideas

      Ivan Illich

    • Inspiration and Ideas

      David Monongye

    • Inspiration and Ideas

      Guy Debord

    • Inspiration and Ideas

      Leopold Kohr

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Ron Fricke

    • Associate Photography

      Christine Gibson

    • Additional Photography

      Hilary Harris

    • Additional Photography

      Louis Schwartzberg

    • Special Camera Modification

      Reinhard Lichter

    • Camera Assistant

      Robert Hill

    • Camera Assistant

      David Brownlow

    • Camera Assistant

      Roger McNew

    • Camera Assistant

      Neil Bockman

    • Grip

      Robert Palmer

    • Grip

      Dean Alatzas

    • Grip

      Ray Hemenez

    • Grip

      Mark Muich

    Stills:

    • Micro Chip Still Photography

      Phillip Harrington

    • Rock Painting Still Photography

      Karl Kernberger

    Special Effects:

    • Optical Effects

      Gamma Research

    • Optical Effects

      Title House

    Animation:

    • Still Photography Animation

      Wayne V. Mcgee

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Alton Walpole

    • Editor

      Ron Fricke

    • Associate Editor

      Anne Miller

    • Assistant Editor

      Robert Hill

    • Assistant Editor

      Tove Johnson

    • Assistant Editor

      Susan Marcinkus

    • Assistant Editor

      Tim Fennell

    • Assistant Editor

      Cheryl Bloch

    • Editorial Consultant

      Dennis Jakob

    Titles:

    • Titles/Opticals

      Pacific Title

    • Title Design

      Paul Pascarella

    Film processing:

    • Optical Enlargement

      Cinema Research Corporation

    • Optical Consultant

      Thomas Edmon

    • Optical Consultant

      Wayne V. Mcgee

    • Optical Consultant

      Jane Gudwin

    • Timer

      Bob Hagans

    • Timer

      Matvey Shatz

    Music:

    • Music

      Philip Glass

    • Music Director/Additional Music

      Michael Hoenig

    • Solo Organ

      Michael Riesman

    • Vocals (solo bass)

      Albert De Ruiter

    • Tibetan bells

      Nancy Hennings

    • Tibetan bells

      Henry Wolff

    • Vocals

      Western Wind Ensemble

    • Vocals (Solo Bass)

      Albert De Ruiter

    • Music Conductor (Philip Glass Music)

      Michael Riesman

    • Special Assistant to Mr Glass

      Paul Alexander

    • Philip Glass Music Produced/Recorded by

      Kurt Munkacsi

    • Musicians Contractor

      Jack Kripl

    • Music Editor

      David Rivas

    • Music Consultant

      Walter Bachauer

    • Music Consultant

      Marcia Mikulak

    Sound:

    • Organ location recording

      David B. Hancock

    • Sound effects recording

      Randy Thom

    • Sound effects recording

      Michael Stocker

    • Sound effects recording

      David Brownlow

    • Sound effects recording

      David Rivas

    • Recording Engineer (RCA Studio)

      Joe Lopes

    • Recording Engineer (RPM Studios)

      Dominick Maita

    • Dubbing machine recording

      Tom Meloeny

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Steve Maslow

    • Neg Cutter

      Gary Burritt

    • Dolby consultant

      David W. Gray

    • [Sound] Effects Editor

      David Rivas

    Consultant:

    • Explosive engineer

      Russ Deal

    • Sound consultant

      Tom Scott

    • Audio/electronic engineer

      Michael Stocker

    • Creative consultant

      Bradford Smith

    • Consultant to the Director

      Jeffrey Lew

    • Consultant to the Director

      T.A. Price

    • Consultant to the Director

      Belle Carpenter

    • Consultant to the Director

      Langdon Winner

    • Consultant to the Director

      Cybele Carpenter

    • Consultant to the Director

      Barbara Pecarich

    • Hopi prophecy consultant

      Thomas F. Tarbet

    • Hopi prophecy consultant

      Ekkehart Malotki

    • Hopi prophecy consultant

      Michael Lowatewama

    • Hopi prophecy consultant

      James Kootshongsie

    • Hopi prophecy consultant

      Dennis Kootshongsie

    • Hopi prophecy consultant

      John Kimmey

    Stunts:

    • Pilot for Aerial Photography

      Bruce Adams

    • Pilot for Aerial Photography

      Elizabeth Emerson

    • Pilot for Aerial Photography

      Dan Williams