City of Ember (2008)

Director:

Gil Kenan

Writers (WGA):

Caroline Thompson (screenplay)
Jeanne Duprau (book)

Release Date:

10 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Discover The Secret

Plot:

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing ... and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker.

Plot Keywords:

Message | Box | Escape | Steampunk | Graduation

Awards:

3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 27

7:15 AM

MAX

Cast

David Ryall	...	Chief Builder
Ian McElhinney	...	Builder
Harry Treadaway	...	Doon Harrow
Tim Robbins	...	Loris Harrow
Bill Murray	...	Mayor Cole
B.J. Hogg	...	Mayor's Guard
Toby Jones	...	Barton Snode
Lucinda Dryzek	...	Lizzie Bisco
Matt Jessup	...	Joss
Lara McIvor	...	Roner
Myles Thompson	...	Smat
Eoin McAndrew	...	Student #1
Rachel Morton	...	Student #2
Conor MacNeill	...	Student #3
Lorraine Hilton	...	Miss Thorn
Saoirse Ronan	...	Lina Mayfleet
Liam Burke	...	Mr. Boaz
Mary Kay Place	...	Mrs. Murdo
Liz Smith	...	Granny
Amy Quinn	...	Poppy
Catherine Quinn	...	Poppy
Simon Kunz	...	Captain Fleery
Martin Landau	...	Sul
Frankie McCafferty	...	Arbin Swinn
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Clary
Heathcote Williams	...	Sadge Merrall
Mackenzie Crook	...	Looper
Maureen Dow	...	Mrs. Sample
Becky Stark	...	Song Master
Brid Ni Chionaola	...	Seely Schnap
Mark Mulholland	...	Portrait Painter
Valerie O'Connor	...	Person in Line
Ann Queensberry	...	Doctor Tower
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chris Parson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Judy Donovan	...	Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)
Drew Thompson	...	Other Believer (uncredited)

Directed by
Gil Kenan

Writing credits (WGA)
Caroline Thompson		(screenplay)
Jeanne Duprau		(book "The City of Ember")

Produced by
Diana Choi	....	executive producer (as Diana Choi Sachs)
Gary Goetzman	....	producer
Tom Hanks	....	producer
John D. Schofield	....	executive producer
Steve Shareshian	....	producer (as Steven Shareshian)

Original Music by
Andrew Lockington

Cinematography by
Xavier Pérez Grobet		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Adam P. Scott
Zach Staenberg

Casting by
Richard Hicks
David Rubin
Gail Stevens

Production Design by
Martin Laing

Art Direction by
Jon Billington		(supervising art director)
Ross Bradshaw
James Foster
Ashleigh Jeffers

Set Decoration by
Celia Bobak

Costume Design by
Ruth Myers

Makeup Department
Liz Boston	....	makeup artist
Sallie Jaye	....	makeup designer
Vera Mitchell	....	hair and wig designer
Maria Moore	....	hair background supervisor
Niamh O'Loan	....	makeup artist
Tracey Wells	....	hair assistant
Elvia Felix Herrera	....	key makeup artist (uncredited)
Lisa Hill	....	makeup daily (uncredited)
Clare Ramsey	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Aisling Toner	....	hair department (uncredited)
Sian Wilson	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Terry Bamber	....	production manager
David Cain	....	unit manager
Douglas Jones	....	executive in charge of production
Lis Kern	....	additional post-production supervisor
Annabel Schofield	....	production supervisor
John D. Schofield	....	unit production manager
Michael Tinger	....	post-production supervisor
Iram Collantes	....	unit manager: Mexico re-shoot (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Butterworth	....	additional assistant director: breakaway unit
Aron Clayton	....	second assistant director
Patrick Clayton	....	first assistant director
Leon Coole	....	third assistant director
Samantha Ross	....	third assistant director
Michael Stevenson	....	key second assistant director
Stephanie Cheung	....	third assistant director (uncredited)
Catherine McNally	....	second unit trainee assistant director (uncredited)
Adam Philpott	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)
Ciara Tinney	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Stuart Allan	....	concept artist (as Stuart Allen)
Chris Appelhans	....	concept artist
Shane Bunting	....	production buyer
Alejandro Cardenas	....	concept artist
Eliza Chaikin	....	assistant art director
Ben Collins	....	assistant art director
Trevor Eve	....	hod painter
Martin George	....	stand-by painter
Heather Greenlees	....	set designer
Steve Hedinger	....	graphic artist (as Steven Hedinger)
Roger Holden	....	key greensman
Gavin Jones	....	propmaker
John Keenan	....	hod stagehand
John Kirsop	....	construction manager
Jonathan Klassen	....	concept artist
Richard Lee	....	graphic artist
Khang Le	....	concept artist
Eduardo Lima	....	graphics designer
Laura Ng	....	stand-by art director: breakaway unit
Raymond Perry	....	property master (as Ray Perry)
Dave Perschky	....	hod carpenter
Brendan Rankin	....	set designer
Terry Royce	....	stand-by propman
William Simpson	....	illustrator
Michael Standish	....	assistant set decorator (as Michael John Standish)
Graham Stickley	....	props storeman
Cathy Surgeoner	....	stand-by props: breakaway unit
Micky Swift	....	stand-by chargehand props
Dave Westcott	....	assistant construction manager (as David Westcott)
Arthur Wicks	....	property master
Simeon Wilkins	....	storyboard artist
Kenny Wilson	....	hod plasterer
Helen Xenopoulos	....	assistant art director
Ian Young	....	prop supervisor
Fatiha Aitbadi	....	chargehand greensman (uncredited)
Mauricio Carneiro	....	assistant graphic designer (uncredited)
Ramírez Gabriela	....	unit set decorator (uncredited)
Julie Gardner	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)
Alan Harvey	....	props (uncredited)
Glenn Marsh	....	senior prop modeler (uncredited)
Christopher Moore	....	stand-by props (uncredited)
Philip Murphy	....	props (uncredited)
Tony Perez	....	leadman (uncredited)
Tony Rimmington	....	draughtsman (uncredited)
John Simpson	....	greensman (uncredited)
Helen Sloan	....	portrait photographer (uncredited)
Gert Stevens	....	set designer (uncredited)
Keith Stevenson	....	props (uncredited)
Nic Stubbings	....	dressing propman (uncredited)
Carl Wilson	....	senior propmaker (uncredited)

Sound Department
Paul Aulicino	....	sound effects editor
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Mary Burns	....	foley assistant
Paul Timothy Carden	....	adr editor (as Paul Carden)
Julio Carmona	....	adr recordist
Peter Eliuk	....	foley editor
Jeremy Duayne Elzinga	....	foley technician
Will Files	....	additional sound designer
Amy Giammarco	....	foley coordinator
Dean Giammarco	....	foley editor
Hector C. Gika	....	sound effects editor (as Hector Gika)
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Rick Gould	....	adr recordist
Laura Graham	....	adr editor
Robert Hunter	....	adr mixer
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Daniel Leahy)
Peter Lindsay	....	production sound mixer
David Livingstone	....	foley assistant
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Luke Mathers	....	foley mixer
Kate Morath	....	sound maintenance
Maureen Murphy	....	foley artist
Stephen P. Robinson	....	sound designer (as Stephen Robinson)
Kim Secrist	....	sound effects editor
Gordon Sproule	....	foley technician
Bruce Stambler	....	sound designer
Bruce Stambler	....	sound supervisor
David Stanke	....	first assistant sound editor
Becky Sullivan	....	adr supervisor
Becky Sullivan	....	dialogue supervisor
Gary Summers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Hermann Thumann	....	sound effects editor (as Herman Thuman)
Brett Voss	....	sound effects editor
Cam Wagner	....	foley artist
Drew Webster	....	sound mix technician
David Williams	....	adr supervisor
David Williams	....	dialogue supervisor
Robert Winder	....	location adr
Scott Wolf	....	sound effects editor
James Wright	....	sound consultant: dolby
Christian Joyce	....	production sound mixer: second unit (uncredited)
Thayna McLaughlin	....	sound assistant (uncredited)
Elda Pinckney	....	post-audio assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John Baker	....	special effects senior technician
Steve Cullane	....	special effects senior technician
Terry Glass	....	special effects set supervisor
Frank Guiney	....	special effects senior technician
Ron Hone	....	special effects senior technician
Julian Marsh	....	special effects senior technician
Doug McCarthy	....	senior special effects technician
Dave Miller	....	special effects supervising engineer
Digby Milner	....	special effects senior technician
Kit West	....	senior special effects supervisor
Tim Willis	....	special effects floor supervisor: breakaway unit (as Timothy John Willis)
Vincent Kivlehan	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Matthew McCloskey	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Attila Zalanyi	....	effects animator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Tim Alexander	....	model/texture artist: Luma Pictures
Go Aoyama	....	additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
Oliver Arnold	....	cg supervisor: Luma Pictures
Julien Aullas	....	digital artist: BUF
James Baldanzi	....	visual effects production assistant
Frederic Barbe	....	digital artist: BUF
Jil-Sheree Bergin	....	visual effects senior coordinator
Andrew Bull	....	motion operator: 3d (as Andy Bull)
Ray Bushey III	....	visual effects editor
Sue Campbell	....	senior animator: Luma Pictures (as Susan Campbell)
Alexandre Cancado	....	lead compositor: Luma Pictures (as Alex Cancado)
John Cassella	....	senior fx artist: Luma Pictures
Olivier Cauwet	....	visual effects supervisor: BUF
Vincent Cirelli	....	visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Mike Clark	....	animator: Luma Pictures
Erik Courtney	....	additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX (as Eric Courtney)
Carole Cowley	....	visual effects coordinator
Daniel Craemer	....	roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures
Carla Diamond	....	visual effects producer: BUF
Lionel Discala	....	digital artist
Chad Dombrova	....	senior pipeline td: Luma Pictures
Linda Drake	....	visual effects editor
Eric Durst	....	visual effects supervisor
Laurens Ehrmann	....	digital artist: BUF
Jenn Epstein	....	junior compositor: Luma Pictures
Jenn Epstein	....	roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures
Nicolas Evrard	....	digital artist: BUF
Evan Feuerman	....	visual effects accountant
Patrick Flanagan	....	digital compositor
Derry Frost	....	additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Nicolas Gauthier	....	digital effect artist: BUF
Nicolas Gauthier	....	digital effects artist: BUF
Steve Griffith	....	visual effects producer: Luma Pictures
H Haden Hammond	....	sequence supervisor: Luma Pictures
John R. Hazzard	....	pipeline td: Luma Pictures (as John Hazzard)
Edward Heede	....	additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX (as Ed Heede)
Matthew Henderson	....	lighting td: Luma Pictures
Owen Holdren	....	additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
Josh Hooker	....	additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Cajun Hylton	....	lead model/texture artist: Luma Pictures
Justin Johnson	....	digital effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Kim Jorgensen	....	visual effects producer (as Kimberly Jorgensen Adams)
Ken Kaiser	....	animator
Bonnie Kanner	....	additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Yoshio Kohashi	....	additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX (as Ypshia Kohashi)
Neil Krepela	....	visual effects consultant
Erik LaPlant	....	visual effect coordinator: Luma Pictures
Andrew Lewitin	....	additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
Jason Locke	....	matchmove artist: Luma Pictures
Ken Locsmandi	....	additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX (as Kenny Locsmandi)
Nicholas Lund-Ulrich	....	digital effects artist
Samir Lyons	....	animator: Luma Pictures
Jessica Madsen	....	roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures
Geoffrey Mark	....	additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels (as Geoff Mark)
Juan Melendez	....	visual effects coordinator
Roger Mocenigo	....	additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Michael Morreale	....	additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels (as Michael J. Morreale)
Glenn Morris	....	visual effects producer: Luma Pictures
Cynthia Mourou	....	visual effects producer: BUF
Eddy Moussa	....	digital artist: BUF
Danny Murphy	....	motion base operator
Kenneth Nakada	....	additional visual effects: Zen Haven (as Ken Nakada)
Ben Neall	....	lead texture/model artist: Luma Pictures
Digna Nigoumi	....	motion control operator
Peter Nye	....	additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Jeremy Oddo	....	visual effects
Steve Oyola	....	additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
Kelvin J. Padfield	....	visual effects production assistant
Phillip Palousek	....	additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels (as Phil Palousek)
Reid Paul	....	additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Jason Porath	....	fx artist: Luma Pictures
Pavel Pranevsky	....	cg supervisor: Luma Pictures
Francisco Ramirez	....	visual effects coordinator
Pimentel A. Raphael	....	animation supervisor: Luma Pictures (as Raphael Pimentel)
John Riggs	....	senior character td: Luma Pictures
Marcos Romero	....	animator: Luma Pictures
Dick Ross	....	additional visual effects: Below the Radar
Christopher Sage	....	lead environment artist: Luma Pictures (as Chris Sage)
Tamar Shaham	....	additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
Payam Shohadai	....	executive visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Jeremy Shuback	....	additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
Joey Sila	....	compositor: Luma Pictures
Jared Simeth	....	lighter/compositor: Luma Pictures
Thanapoom Siripopungul	....	character td: Luma Pictures (as Thanapoom Siripopungal)
Ryan Sivley	....	animator: Luma Pictures
Helen Sloan	....	visual effects production assistant
Jesse Sugarman	....	senior animator: Luma Pictures
Richard Sutherland	....	fx artist: Luma Pictures
Tammy Sutton	....	additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels (as Tammy Sutton-Walker)
Steven Swanson	....	visual effects supervising producer: Luma Pictures
Audrey Tondre	....	visual effects producer: BUF
Ricardo Torres	....	additional visual effects: Below the Radar
Richard Wardlow	....	additional visual effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Mike Warren	....	additional visual effects: Filmworks/FX
James Waterson	....	compositor: Luma Pictures
Elaine Wu	....	animator: Luma Pictures
Attila Zalanyi	....	fx artist: Luma Pictures
Riccardo Zanettini	....	senior lighting td: Luma Pictures (as Ricardo Zanettini)
Chadi Abo	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Xavier Allard	....	digital effect artist: BUF (uncredited)
François-Xavier Aubague	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Xavier Bec	....	head of software: BUF (uncredited)
Christophe Bernard	....	visual effects photographer: BUF (uncredited)
Brian Burks	....	pre-visualization (uncredited)
Andy Burmeister	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Florent Cadel	....	digital effects artist: BUF (uncredited)
Christian Cardona	....	digital artist: Zen Haven (uncredited)
Leon Coole	....	first assistant director: VFX elements unit (uncredited)
Anne Coulet	....	digital artist: BUF (uncredited)
Robin Deledicque	....	digital effect artist: BUF (uncredited)
Shiv Dholakia	....	effects animator: Luma Pictures (uncredited)
A. Michael Dobbs	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures (uncredited)
Michael Forot	....	research & development: BUF (uncredited)
Mathieu Foucher	....	digital artist: BUF (uncredited)
Aurelien Fuentes	....	digital effect artist: BUF (uncredited)
Thibault Gauriau	....	digital artist: BUF (uncredited)
Sylvain Germain	....	research & development: BUF (uncredited)
Ivan Girard	....	matte painter: BUF (uncredited)
Mickael Girod	....	digital artist: BUF (uncredited)
Yoel Godo	....	digital effect artist: BUF (uncredited)
Anthony Grant	....	model/texture artist (uncredited)
Jennifer Gutierrez	....	compositor (uncredited)
Nicolas Jambois	....	digital effect artist: BUF (uncredited)
Meillard Julien	....	digital artist: BUF (uncredited)
Jeffrey Kember	....	fluid technical director (uncredited)
Thomas Kernan	....	digital modeler (uncredited)
Catherine Lee	....	digital effect artist: BUF (uncredited)
Duncan Lees	....	head of 3D services: Plowman Craven and Associates (uncredited)
Mike Makara	....	previs (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Morgan McDermott	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Scott Meadows	....	pre-visualization co-supervisor (uncredited)
Maxime Neko	....	digital effect artist: BUF (uncredited)
Rob Ostir	....	pre-visualization artist (uncredited)
Dawrath Phoue	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Danielle Plantec	....	CG supervisor: Scanline VFX (uncredited)
Brett Reyenger	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Nolwenn Rimbault	....	digital artist: BUF (uncredited)
Jeremy Robert	....	digital effect artist: BUF (uncredited)
Nicolas Schneider	....	digital effect artist: BUF (uncredited)
Andrew Schwartz	....	lighter & compositor (uncredited)
Tricoire Sebastien	....	digital artist: BUF (uncredited)
Gabe Shedd	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Safari Sosebee	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Rpin Suwannath	....	pre-visualization senior supervisor (uncredited)
Julien Thebault	....	digital effect artist: BUF (uncredited)
Marie Tollec	....	R&D engineer: BUF (uncredited)
Justin van der Lek	....	3D environments (uncredited)
Shane Christopher Wicklund	....	junior compositor: Luma Pictures (uncredited)
Jimmy Wu	....	matte painter: Luma Pictures (uncredited)
Pavade Yoane	....	digital effect artist: BUF (uncredited)
Dave Zeevalk	....	digital effects artist: Zen Haven Studios (uncredited)

Stunts
Phil Adams	....	stunt coordinator
Joe Condren	....	stunt player
Kevin Mathews	....	wire coordinator (as Kevin B. Mathews)
Bill Weston	....	stunt player
Joanna Whitney	....	stunt player
Jeff Chumas	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Anthony Condren	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Sean Roe Curran	....	stunts assistant (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby	....	key grip
Chas Bain	....	camera operator: breakaway unity
Leon Buckley	....	video assist
Luke Cairns	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Jim Crowther	....	grip
Birgit Dierken	....	focus puller
Nicole Dierken	....	camera loader
Simon Dutton	....	h.o.d. rigger (as Si Dutton)
Laurence Edwards	....	crane head technician
Peter Field	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Chuck Finch	....	gaffer
Stephen Finch	....	electrician
Tommy Finch	....	gaffer
John Gamble	....	focus puller
Andy Gardner	....	camera loader
Keith Hamshere	....	still photographer
Stuart Hurley	....	electrician
Brian Livingstone	....	rigging gaffer
Giancarlo McDonnell	....	rigging best boy
Billy Merrell	....	best boy (as W. Merrell)
Richard Merrell	....	best boy (as R. Merrell)
Richard Merrell	....	electrician (as R. Merrell)
Dean Morrish	....	camera loader
Andy Mountain	....	electrician (as Andrew Mountain)
Phil Murray	....	grip: "b" camera
Shaun O'Dell	....	director of photography: breakaway unit
Alastair Rae	....	Steadicam operator
Alastair Rae	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Reinhard Stöckl	....	electrician (as Reinhard Stockl)
Chris Bain	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Dave Brennan	....	electrician (uncredited)
Barry Conroy	....	electrician (uncredited)
Wayne King	....	electrician (uncredited)
Steven Livingstone	....	electrician (uncredited)
Seamus Lynch	....	electrician (uncredited)
Chaz Lyon	....	second assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
David Maund	....	key grip: second unit (uncredited)
Davie Mayes	....	practical electrician (uncredited)
Sean McKeown	....	rigger (uncredited)
Andy Mountain	....	lighting console operator (uncredited)
Mariana Sánchez de Antuñano	....	additional first assistant camera (uncredited)
Andrew Shields	....	video playback operator: second unit (uncredited)
David Taylor	....	electrician (uncredited)
Peter Wignall	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Animation Department
Pimentel A. Raphael	....	animation supervisor: Luma Pictures (as Raphael Pimentel)

Casting Department
Lesli Gelles	....	additional casting
Kelly Valentine Hendry	....	casting associate: UK
Christina Mullin	....	casting associate: US
Greg Orson	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Camille Benda	....	assistant costume designer
Laura Ergis	....	key costumer
Kate Frampton	....	workroom supervisor (as Kathryn Frampton)
Heather Long	....	wardrobe mistress
Lyndie MacIntyre	....	costume craft supervisor
William McPhail	....	costume supervisor (as William R. McPhail)
Stephen O'Rawe	....	daily costume assistant
Angela Egan	....	costume assistant (uncredited)
Kerry Gooding	....	costume assistant (uncredited)
Una Hickey	....	costume trainee (uncredited)
Catherine McNally	....	costume production assistant (uncredited)
Calandra Meredith	....	costumer: Mr Robbins (uncredited)
Kathryn Tart	....	costume assistant (uncredited)
Rachael Webb-Crozier	....	costume stand-by (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Ron San Agustin	....	apprentice editor (as Ronald San Agustin)
Will Allgood	....	avid support and services
Tanner Bean	....	post-production assistant
Catherine Chase	....	additional editor
George Chavez	....	color timer
Coral D'Alessandro	....	second assistant editor
Gary Jackemuk	....	digital intermediate supervisor (as Garrison Jackemuk)
Brandon Jones	....	digital intermediate coordinator
Greg Kimble	....	digital intermediate colorist
Blake Maniquis	....	additional editor
Lindsey Morrow	....	second assistant editor
Chris Raiskup	....	additional post-production coordinator
James Rota	....	post-production IT supervisor
Alexis Seymour	....	additional assistant editor
Lacy Wittman	....	post-production coordinator
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter (uncredited)
Helen Sheridan	....	editorial production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Deva Anderson	....	music consultant
The Bach Choir	....	musicians: choir
John Barrett	....	score recordist
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Nicholas Dodd	....	conductor
Nicholas Dodd	....	orchestrator
Andrew Dudman	....	score mixer
Andrew Dudman	....	score recordist
Lindsay Fellows	....	music supervisor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Zigmund Gron	....	music editor (as Zig Gron)
Andy Kitchen	....	assistant scoring engineer
Andrew Lockington	....	score producer
Hugh Marsh	....	music programmer: analog synthesizer
Neil Parfitt	....	assistant to composer
Patrick Phillips	....	assistant scoring engineer
Douglas Pipes	....	composer: additional music
Roxana Pope	....	assistant scoring engineer
Matt Robertson	....	music programmer: analog synthesizer
Jill Streeter	....	music librarian (as Jill Streater)
Michael White	....	music programmer: analog synthesizer
Kelsey Aloise	....	assistant music supervisor (uncredited)
Kenneth Karman	....	music editor (uncredited)
Jeremy Raub	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Johnny Crawford	....	transportation captain
Alan Crozier	....	transportation captain
Ryan Marshall	....	unit driver (uncredited)
Roy McManus	....	unit driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances Inc.
Michelle Burns	....	travel coordinator
Lisa Byrne	....	production coordinator
Paul Cadiou	....	financial controller (as Paul W. Cadiou)
Michelle Carew	....	assistant: Mr. Schofield
Cara Cheeseman	....	production consultant
Morgan Cline	....	assistant: Mr. Goetzman
Allison Diamond	....	assistant: Mr. Hanks
Sue Field	....	script supervisor
Linda Gamble	....	unit publicist
Brendan Gunn	....	dialogue coach
Tory Haljun	....	assistant: Mr. Goetzman
Nora Henderson	....	office production assistant
Susie Jones	....	script supervisor: breakaway unit (as Sue Jones)
Barry Keil	....	assistant locations & facilities manager
Carla Mercer	....	extras coordinator
Amanda Phillips	....	assistant: Mr. Kenan
Eric Quijano	....	assistant: Mr. Shareshian
Sooki Raphael	....	assistant: Mr. Hanks
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Val Sunderland	....	second assistant accountant
Brendan Whiston	....	first assistant accountant
Andrew Wilson	....	location & facilities manager
Joanne Woodward	....	post-production accountant
Alexa Alden	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
Ciara Barry	....	extras coordinator (uncredited)
Amy Chaffee	....	dialect coach: adr (uncredited)
Roman Diaz	....	production assistant: México (uncredited)
D.R. Farquharson	....	project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema (uncredited)
Ryan Gomez	....	post production assistant accountant (uncredited)
Joe Hendriks	....	assistant production accountant (uncredited)
Israel Limon	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Stephen McConnell	....	assistant extras coordinator (uncredited)
Emma McNeill	....	extras assistant (uncredited)
Adrian O'Brien	....	auditor (uncredited)
Chris Patterson	....	location scout (uncredited)
Sacha Patterson	....	accommodation liaison (uncredited)
Kimberly Rach	....	production executive (uncredited)
Efrat Ravid	....	auditor (uncredited)
Zeiddy Silva Ríos	....	assistant production office coordinator: reshoot (uncredited)
Jane Thurlow	....	tutor (uncredited)
Rob Whitaker	....	post -production assistant (uncredited)
Richard Wilson	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Playtone
• Walden Media

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Atlantic Film (2009) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Eagle Pictures (2008) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Fox-Walden (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2008) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• On Pictures (2008) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Studio 2.0 (2009) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Belga Home Vidéo (2009) (Belgium) (DVD)
• Capelight Pictures (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Culture Publishers (CP) (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
• Entertainment in Video (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• Entertainment in Video (2009) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Nordisk Film (2009) (Scandinavia) (all media)
• Paris Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• West Video (2008) (Russia) (all media)

Special Effects

• Amalgamated Pixels (additional visual effects)
• BUF (visual effects)
• Below The Radar (additional visual effects)
• Filmworks/FX (additional visual effects)
• Luma Pictures (visual effects)
• Plowman Craven & Associates (3D cyberscanning and digital modelling)
• Visual Effects Company, The (motion control)
• Zen Haven Studios (additional visual effects) (as Zen Haven)

Other Companies

• Mi Casa Multimedia  DVD 5.1 surround audio mastering
• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment
• ARRI Media  camera and grip equipment
• Abbey Road Studios  music recording and mixing facility
• Arion Facilities  dailies telecine transfers
• Bach Choir, The  choir
• Background, The  walla group
• Bulletproof Recording Company  soundtrack
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• DBC Sound  sound post-production (foley)
• DBC Sound  sound post-production (walla)
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• En Route Catering  catering
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Global Music Service  copyist
• Gould Music Service  music copyist
• Kinema Films de Mexico  production services: Mexico
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• Kona Cutting  negative cutting
• NT Audio Services  optical sound negative (as NT Audio)
• One8Six  video playback equipment
• Orbit  Avids provided by
• Pacific Title  end titles and opticals
• Shoot NI  cell phones and walkies
• Todd-AO Studios (West)  sound re-recording facility (as Todd-AO West)
• Walden Post Production Services  digital intermediate

Also Known As:

Cidade das Sombras (Brazil) (DVD title) (Portugal) [pt]
La cité de l'ombre (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Apodrasi apo ti hameni poli (Greece) [el]
City of Ember - En busca de la Luz (Spain) [es]
Ember - Il mistero della citta' di luce (Italy) [it]
Ember - La ciudad perdida (Argentina) (DVD title) [es]
Grad svjetla (Croatia) [hr]
Mesto Ember (Czech Republic) [cs]
Sihirli sehir (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Szikraváros (Hungary) [hu]

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild peril and some thematic elements.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #43559) | Ireland:PG | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Hong Kong:IIA | Australia:G | Czech Republic:U | South Africa:10M | Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | France:U | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Belfast Methodist College, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Company:

Playtone

Trivia:

The live action debut for director Gil Kenan. His actual film debut, Monster House (2006) was motion capture animated.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Doon is walking to look at the Generator room, a girl in full orange work gear and yellow boots walks across the control room and towards a hall. The shot changes to the door. Then when it goes back to Doon, the same girl(orange gear, yellow boots) gets up from the left and starts walking across the room again, before the shot changes back to the door.

Quotes:

Loris Harrow: [narrating] On the day the world ended, the fate of mankind was carried in a small metal box. In a secret location, architects, scientists and engineers met and concluded that there was only one hope for our future: to build an underground city designed to keep its citizens protected for generations to come...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Fred: Fred: A Star in His Own Mind (#2.5)" (2008)

Decent Film With Good Characters & Sets, But A Little Too-Little, Too-Late

Overall, this was an "okay" film; not bad, but nothing that memorable. I enjoyed the sets of the subterranean city and the teen kids were likable, but it took a little long before anything happened and when it did it was a little too far-fetched with poor special-effects. Nonetheless, the visuals and acting were fine and supporting performances by the always-goofy Bill Murray and Tim Robbins were somewhat entertaining.

The most intriguing actor, to me, was Saoirse Ronan, as "Lina Mayfleet." At first she minded me a bit of Peggy Ann Garner in "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn," but maybe two years older. Ronan has a plain but expressive and intelligent face, a la a very young Cate Blanchett. She looks like she's on her way to a good career.

Her counterpart, the male teen "Doon Harrow," was played nicely by Harry Treadaway.

Although it's a nice, safe family film, I think a lot of kids will be bored by the time anything happens, and adults will be so-so on it. I stuck around for the visuals, mainly, but was disappointed in how amateurish the action scenes in the last 20 minutes looked.