12 Years a Slave - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "12 Years a Slave"
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Timing: 2:14 (134 min)
12 Years a Slave - TMDB rating
7.933/10
11889
12 Years a Slave - Kinopoisk rating
7.95/10
560240
12 Years a Slave - IMDB rating
8.1/10
784000

Film crew

Director

Producer

Photo Anthony Katagas #73668
Anthony Katagas
Producer
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Jeremy Kleiner
Producer

Executive Producer

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Tessa Ross

Tessa Ross
Executive Producer
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John Ridley

John Ridley
Executive Producer

Casting

Meagan Lewis
Casting

Editor

Art Direction

David Stein
Art Direction

Costume Design

Patricia Norris
Costume Design

Production Design

Stunt Coordinator

Steven Ritzi
Stunt Coordinator
Lex D. Geddings
Stunt Coordinator

Set Decoration

Alice Baker
Set Decoration

Makeup Artist

Nikki I Brown
Makeup Artist
Denise Pugh-Ruiz
Makeup Artist
Brian Waltsak
Makeup Artist

Key Makeup Artist

Nick London
Key Makeup Artist

Original Music Composer

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Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer

Production Supervisor

Alissa M. Kantrow
Production Supervisor

Set Dresser

Director of Photography

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Sean Bobbitt

Sean Bobbitt
Director of Photography

Camera Operator

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Sean Bobbitt

Sean Bobbitt
Camera Operator

Steadicam Operator

Larry McConkey
Steadicam Operator
Andy Shuttleworth
Steadicam Operator

Costumer

Shonta T. McCray
Costumer
Megan Richardson
Costumer
Julie Ebel
Costumer

Costume Supervisor

Andree Fortier
Costume Supervisor

Makeup Department Head

Ma Kalaadevi Ananda
Makeup Department Head

Key Costumer

Aaron P. Mastin
Key Costumer

Property Master

Michael S. Martin
Property Master

Visual Effects Supervisor

Dottie Starling
Visual Effects Supervisor
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Tim LeDoux
Visual Effects Supervisor

Supervising Sound Editor

Robert Jackson
Supervising Sound Editor
Ryan Collins
Supervising Sound Editor

Script Supervisor

Eva Z. Cabrera
Script Supervisor

Hair Department Head

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Adruitha Lee

Adruitha Lee
Hair Department Head

Electrician

Chris Flowers
Electrician
Scott Morrison
Electrician
Byron Marigny
Electrician

Set Costumer

Dena Matranga
Set Costumer

Hairstylist

Yolanda Mercadel
Hairstylist
Betty Hamnac
Hairstylist

Special Effects Coordinator

David Nash
Special Effects Coordinator

Still Photographer

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François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Jaap Buitendijk
Still Photographer

Visual Effects Producer

Lauren Ritchie
Visual Effects Producer
Jason Sanford
Visual Effects Producer

Assistant Costume Designer

Patrick Wiley
Assistant Costume Designer

Boom Operator

Screenplay

Novel

Set Designer

Carl Sprague
Set Designer
Matthew Gatlin
Set Designer
Jim Wallis
Set Designer
Walter Schneider
Set Designer

Sound Designer

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Leslie Shatz

Leslie Shatz
Sound Designer

Construction Coordinator

David Rotondo
Construction Coordinator

Art Department Coordinator

Carl Counts
Art Department Coordinator

Dialogue Editor

Henry Auerbach
Dialogue Editor

Best Boy Grip

Lee McLemore
Best Boy Grip

Rigging Grip

Eric DePoorter
Rigging Grip

Transportation Coordinator

Poland Perkins
Transportation Coordinator

Key Grip

Nick Leon
Key Grip

Ager/Dyer

Scott T. Coppock
Ager/Dyer

Location Manager

M. Gerard Sellers
Location Manager

Dolly Grip

Joe Cassano
Dolly Grip

Key Hair Stylist

Amy Wood
Key Hair Stylist

Leadman

Michael A. Johnson
Leadman
Michael A. Johnson
Leadman

Key Rigging Grip

Franklin Jones II
Key Rigging Grip

Songs

Gaffer

Mike McLaughlin
Gaffer
Bob Bates
Gaffer

Assistant Director

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Doug Torres

Doug Torres
Assistant Director

Music Editor

Katrina Schiller
Music Editor
Catherine Wilson
Music Editor

Makeup & Hair

Nana Fischer
Makeup & Hair
Jean Ann Black
Makeup & Hair

Post Production Supervisor

Eric Bergman
Post Production Supervisor

Stand In

Unit Publicist

Spooky Stevens
Unit Publicist

Tailor

Jade Brandt
Tailor
Brandon P. Watson
Tailor

Visual Effects Coordinator

Elbert Irving IV
Visual Effects Coordinator

Scenic Artist

Jude Erny
Scenic Artist
Taylor Weeks
Scenic Artist

Rigging Gaffer

Vic Keatley
Rigging Gaffer

Best Boy Electric

Erskin Mitchell
Best Boy Electric

Generator Operator

Mike 'Chewie' Pappas
Generator Operator

Dialect Coach

Michael Buster
Dialect Coach

Dolby Consultant

Bryan Arenas
Dolby Consultant

Color Timer

Dave Pultz
Color Timer

Key Set Costumer

Dena Matranga
Key Set Costumer

Foley

Ellen Heuer
Foley

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film is based on the autobiography of Solomon Northup, 'Twelve Years a Slave' (1853).
  • Filming took 35 days. It took place on a plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, near the location where the real Northup was held. The Port of New Orleans and Saratoga were recreated using sets.
  • This same story, based on memoirs written in 1853, was also used in the television film 'Solomon Northup's Odyssey' (1984).
  • This film features actor Taran Killam, who often parodies Brad Pitt on "Saturday Night Live" (1975). And although Brad Pitt also appeared in this film, the actors never crossed paths on set. Pitt’s company – Plan B – was involved in producing the film, and the actor himself only played a small role in it.
  • Steve McQueen’s grandparents were descendants of slaves from the West Indies.
  • A year after returning home, Solomon Northup published his memoirs. The book was released nine years before the Civil War, became a bestseller, and sparked a huge discussion in American society. However, it was not republished in the 20th century and was forgotten until Sue Eakin wrote a work in 1968 that documented Northup’s story. Director Steve McQueen learned about the existence of Northup’s memoirs from his wife.
  • The director recalled that during the filming of the scene where Epps beats Patsey, Fassbender lost consciousness from emotional strain.
  • In one of the scenes, you can notice a water hyacinth (Eichhornia) in the swamp, an aquatic plant native to South America. These plants were only introduced to North America after 1884.
  • In the scene where Eliza is being taken away, at the moment Solomon raises the hammer, the board hangs crookedly, but after a change of angle, it’s already hanging straight.
  • A year after returning home, Solomon Northup published his memoirs. The book was published 9 years before the Civil War, became a bestseller, and sparked a huge discussion in American society. However, it was not republished in the 20th century and was forgotten until Sue Eakin wrote a work in 1968 that documented Northup's story. Director Steve McQueen learned about the existence of Northup's memoirs from his wife.
  • This film featured actor Taran Killam, who frequently parodies Brad Pitt on “Saturday Night Live” (1975). And although Brad Pitt also appeared in this film, the actors never crossed paths on set. Pitt’s company – Plan B – was involved in producing the film, and the actor himself only played a small role in it.
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