Sinister - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Sinister"
Sinister (2012)
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1:50 (110 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Producer
Executive Producer
Charles Layton
Executive Producer
Casting
Sheila Jaffe
Casting
Ruth Salen
Casting
Editor
Frédéric Thoraval
Editor
Art Direction
John El Manahi
Art Direction
Costume Design
Abby O'Sullivan
Costume Design
Stunts
Devin Sanchez
Stunts
Tanner Gill
Stunts
Scott Burik
Stunts
Shawnna Thibodeau
Stunts
Chris Colombo
Stunts
Heidi Burger
Stunts
Michael R. King
Stunts
Szilvia Gogh
Stunts
Chris J. King
Stunts
Production Design
David Brisbin
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Rob King
Stunt Coordinator
Key Makeup Artist
Lauzanne Nel
Key Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matthew Iadarola
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Hackner
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Set Dresser
Chris Leuzzi
Set Dresser
Mike Spence
Set Dresser
Roddy Cruz
Set Dresser
Doug Devine
Set Dresser
Justin Price
Set Dresser
Second Assistant Director
Nicholas R. Bell
Second Assistant Director
Stunt Double
Emily Brobst
Stunt Double
Katie Letien
Stunt Double
Director of Photography
Christopher Norr
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Scott Maguire
Camera Operator
Jack Donnelly
Camera Operator
Steadicam Operator
George Bianchini
Steadicam Operator
Costume Supervisor
Shawnique Hill
Costume Supervisor
Jessica Wenger
Costume Supervisor
Makeup Department Head
Arielle Toelke
Makeup Department Head
Karma Karel
Makeup Department Head
Sound Effects Editor
David A. Whittaker
Sound Effects Editor
Assistant Art Director
Carmen Cárdenas
Assistant Art Director
Property Master
Thomas Spence
Property Master
Omar Vaid
Property Master
Visual Effects Supervisor
David Altenau
Visual Effects Supervisor
Supervising Sound Editor
Dane A. Davis
Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Hackner
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Olenka Denysenko
Script Supervisor
Stacy Rowe
Script Supervisor
Hair Department Head
Terry Robbins
Hair Department Head
Satoko Ichinose
Hair Department Head
Electrician
Sean Feehan
Electrician
Craig Addonizio
Electrician
Carl Casano
Electrician
Hairstylist
Sarah Hindsgaul
Hairstylist
Sonia Castleberry
Hairstylist
Special Effects Coordinator
Ryan Senecal
Special Effects Coordinator
Phillip Beck
Special Effects Coordinator
Still Photographer
Phillip V. Caruso
Still Photographer
Daniel C. McFadden
Still Photographer
Sound Mixer
Jack Hutson
Sound Mixer
Visual Effects Producer
Tim Jacobsen
Visual Effects Producer
Jason Piccioni
Visual Effects Producer
First Assistant Director
Gerard DiNardi
First Assistant Director
Assistant Costume Designer
Gina Ruiz
Assistant Costume Designer
Thanks
Michael Roban
Thanks
Stuart Ford
Thanks
Dror Mohar
Thanks
Jonathan Deckter
Thanks
Angie Conners
Thanks
Diego Fernando Coronel
Thanks
Alex Demetriades
Thanks
W.B. Kirby Hill
Thanks
Sammy Janowitz
Thanks
Stephen Kempser
Thanks
Richard Kuhnla
Thanks
Julie Mandelbaum
Thanks
Frank Prugo
Thanks
Lauren Valenti
Thanks
Bonnie Voland
Thanks
Rebecca Weis
Thanks
Chief Lighting Technician
Nina Kuhn
Chief Lighting Technician
Jeremy Launais
Chief Lighting Technician
Driver
James Messersmith
Driver
Scott Lieberz
Driver
Austin Nisar
Driver
Gary O'Connell
Driver
Harry Ycaza
Driver
Boom Operator
Thomas W. Jordan
Boom Operator
Screenplay
C. Robert Cargill
Screenplay
First Assistant Editor
Sarah C. Reeves
First Assistant Editor
Foley Artist
Alex Ullrich
Foley Artist
Sound Designer
Dane A. Davis
Sound Designer
Marc Aramian
Sound Designer
Construction Coordinator
Richard Hebrank
Construction Coordinator
First Assistant "B" Camera
Daniel Feighery
First Assistant "B" Camera
Transportation Coordinator
Herb Lieberz
Transportation Coordinator
Key Grip
Alex Klabukov
Key Grip
Brent Poleski
Key Grip
Location Manager
Michael Nickodem
Location Manager
Dolly Grip
Randolph Carty
Dolly Grip
Scott DeAngelo
Dolly Grip
Assistant Property Master
Charles J. Coleman
Assistant Property Master
Key Hair Stylist
Liliana Meyrick
Key Hair Stylist
Liliana Macias-Maggio
Key Hair Stylist
Leadman
Phil Beck III
Leadman
Andrew Settle
Leadman
Set Production Assistant
Natalie Jones
Set Production Assistant
Blaine Chou
Set Production Assistant
Timothy LaFleur
Set Production Assistant
Matt Hill
Set Production Assistant
Second Second Assistant Director
Adam Bernard
Second Second Assistant Director
Assistant Set Decoration
Jacqueline Canto
Assistant Set Decoration
Casting Assistant
Alexandra Franklin
Casting Assistant
Foley Mixer
John Sanacore
Foley Mixer
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Jason Milani
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Björn Rehbein
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Stacy St. Onge
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Rich Krusell
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Songs
Casting Associate
Susan Paley Abramson
Casting Associate
Music Editor
Thomas Milano
Music Editor
ADR Mixer
Mark DeSimone
ADR Mixer
Beauxregard Neylon
ADR Mixer
ADR Recordist
Ric Schnupp
ADR Recordist
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Tyler Fagerstrom
Digital Intermediate Assistant
First Assistant Camera
Will Dearborn
First Assistant Camera
Additional Music
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Tony Dustin
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Steve Rodriguez
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Production Assistant
Natalie Jones
Production Assistant
Anthony Rigual
Production Assistant
Brian Wiggins
Production Assistant
Stephen Belmont
Production Assistant
Shatirah Rolle
Production Assistant
Mike Mitchell
Production Assistant
Parker Haynes
Production Assistant
Alyssa Fannick
Production Assistant
Visual Effects Coordinator
Diane Macke
Visual Effects Coordinator
Key Set Production Assistant
George Brassey
Key Set Production Assistant
Visual Effects Editor
Adrian Colbert
Visual Effects Editor
Ryan Felix
Visual Effects Editor
CG Supervisor
Matt von Brock
CG Supervisor
Extras Casting
Lee Genick
Extras Casting
Ronen Gevint
Extras Casting
Joseph Hicks
Extras Casting
Best Boy Electric
Daniel James McCabe
Best Boy Electric
Generator Operator
Blaise Miller
Generator Operator
Transportation Captain
J. Tom Jones
Transportation Captain
Title Designer
Epk Producer
Richard Green
Epk Producer
Set Medic
Deborah Blake
Set Medic
Mitchell Berkowitz
Set Medic
Cathy Heskin
Set Medic
Digital Intermediate Producer
Christine Dougherty
Digital Intermediate Producer
Reggie Diaz
Digital Intermediate Producer
Digital Intermediate Editor
David E. Schneider
Digital Intermediate Editor
Animal Wrangler
Steve Berens
Animal Wrangler
Camera Supervisor
Matthew Tibbenham
Camera Supervisor
Camera Intern
Jenna Bush
Camera Intern
Key Carpenter
Peter Bundrick
Key Carpenter
What's left behind the scenes
- As S. Robert Cargill later explained, the home footage shown in the film was shot on "8 Super" format cameras to convey the faded, low quality of old amateur filmmaking.
- According to one of the scriptwriters, S. Robert Cargill, Bagul was initially intended to resemble Willy Wonka from Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005) as portrayed by Johnny Depp. However, it was then decided that a deity resembling Willy Wonka would look "silly and not scary or mysterious enough." Finally, a suitable photograph was found on "Google," and Cargill purchased the rights to it. Bagul, as seen in the film, was created based on this image.
- The character of "deputy sheriff" remains nameless throughout the film and is simply credited as "deputy sheriff" in the credits.
- Ethan Hawke, who played the writer in the film, is the author of the novels "The Hottest State" (1996) and "Ash Wednesday" (2002).
- Prior to filming "Sinister," Ethan Hawke had not watched films (pornographic or simply promoting violence) ending with the real murder of one of the actors. When everything was ready to record the scene where his character watches such films, the sound was synchronized with the footage, and Hawke played his role. His reaction to what he saw was also filmed and used in "Sinister."
- The amateur film titled "Pool Party, 1966" was very difficult to shoot, S. Robert Cargill later recounted. The actors and actresses portraying the family doomed to die were tied to garden chairs and actually thrown into the water. The filmmakers constantly had to monitor the situation to ensure no one drowned during filming. New difficulties arose during underwater shooting. Nicholas King, who played Bagul, was forced to attach weights under his clothes to stay underwater while being filmed. The filming was done with a "Super 8" format camera, so it was necessary to ensure that the film reel was inserted correctly and that the light meter was set correctly, otherwise the entire episode had to be reshot.
- The film contains very little blood, almost no profanity, and absolutely no explicit love scenes, because its creators hoped to receive a PG-13 rating from the American Film Association (viewers under 13 are only allowed to watch with parental guidance). To their disappointment, the film received an R rating (viewers under 17 are only allowed with a parent or legal guardian) solely based on its genre (crime, horror, thriller).
- The role of the sheriff was played by Fred Dalton Thompson, a former Republican representative and Senator from Tennessee (1994-2003), as well as a former Republican primary candidate before the 2008 presidential election.
- The film features a kingsnake (a genus of snakes from the family Colubridae, comprising 14 species). This snake is non-venomous, as indicated by the children’s rhyme, "Yellow and red, quickly flee, dangerous! Black and red, it’s safe, you see!"
- The filmmakers spent weeks online searching for the most ominous music to use as a soundtrack. Christopher Young wrote several musical themes to be used as background to the events unfolding on screen, and S. Robert Cargill purchased the rights to compositions by Ulver, JudgeHydrogen, and Boards of Canada. He believed that the eerie and strange nature of their compositions would be perfect for films in the “Super 8” format. Christopher Young’s soundtrack is available on compact disc, although it does not include music by the other bands and artists. The soundtrack to “Sinister” has not yet been released on other media (vinyl or MP3).
- As one of the screenwriters, S. Robert Cargill, revealed, the name of the character played by Ethan Hawke is a combination of the names of science fiction writer Harlan Ellison and stand-up comedian Patton Oswalt.
- Fictional characters similar to Bagul include the Clown from Stephen King's novel "It", Mort from Rebecca McKnight's "City of Smoke", Slenderman (Thin Man) from the online "Creepypasta" sphere, and the mysterious killer from Franck Thilliez's "Syndrome E".
- The films' vibrant colors are due to "Kodachrome" film by "Eastman Kodak" (the so-called K-14 process during development perfectly conveys red, yellow, blue, and green colors and their shades). In the year the film was released (2012), "Kodachrome" film was discontinued, and the development process became a thing of the past due to the dominance of digital technology in the market and the financial state of "Kodak", which was on the verge of bankruptcy.
- The idea for the film originated from a nightmare that S. Robert Cargill had after watching Gore Verbinski's "The Ring (2002)", a remake of the Japanese horror film of the same name. Both the remake and the original were financed by producer Takashi Ito, whose first box office success was the 1988 film "Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis" about a demon who hypnotized and kidnapped innocent people.
- The composition "Gyroscope" by the Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada, used in some episodes of the film and in the credits, also appeared in the film "Sinister 2".
- The amateur films in the "Super 8" format shown in the film "Sinister" have much in common with similar footage, the fashion for which arose in the second half of the 20th century. The "Super 8" format, which appeared on the market in 1965, made amateur filming simple and accessible to the average person. Unfortunately, this led to the emergence of a huge number of amateur films, for the most part fakes, which were presented as urban legends and even included in prohibited films like "Faces of Death" (1979). Amateur films capturing real murders rarely became public knowledge, as police often seized them as evidence. An amateur filmed the assassination of President Kennedy on a "Super 8" camera. This footage came to light and served as the basis for many documentary investigations and "conspiracy theories". The films shown in "Sinister" were deliberately given the appearance of amateur footage from the 20th century for realism, leaving unanswered questions about who made the recordings.
- The English word "sinister" translates as "ominous," however, in the Russian release, the film's title was simply transliterated.
- The scorpion and snake shown in the attic represent Bagul, an ancient image of which Professor Jonas gives to Ellison.
- Bagul uses an "8 Super" format camera, the "Bealeau" model, created by "Pro8mm" in the early 21st century (in reality, it is a slightly modified version of one of their previous models). "Pro8mm" products are often featured in films and music videos, celebrating the bygone era of shooting on film. The film stock and projector were provided by "Eastman Kodak."
- The clothing and hairstyles of the "missing" children correspond to the period when their families perished. This applies to the yellow raincoat of the girl on the lawn, the t-shirt the boy is wearing, and so on.
- Bagul from the "Sinister" franchise is similar to Mert from Rebecca McNatt's novel "City of Smog" (International Standard Book Number 150246974X). Like Bagul, he shoots scary movies in "8 Super" format, is also able to move from reality onto film, and travel via radio signals (this is mentioned in the sequel to the novel, titled "8 Super"). Mert also enjoys driving people mad and making them commit terrible acts. The novel "City of Smog" was written in 2011, "Sinister" was released in 2012, and its sequel, "Sinister 2," in 2015.
- Each amateur film is divided into two parts. The first shows a family going about their everyday lives, and the second depicts the death of the same family at the hands of Bagul. The only amateur film that is an exception is "Time to Sleep, 1998," which shows only the murder without any preceding scenes of people going about their business. Incidentally, the film "Sinister" also does not indicate that the family of Oswalt himself will be engaged in everyday activities before their death is shown in “8 Super” format.
- As S. Robert Cargill later explained, the home footage shown in the film was shot on '8 Super' format cameras to convey the past, not-particularly-high-quality image of old amateur filmmaking.
- According to one of the scriptwriters, S. Robert Cargill, initially Bagul was intended to resemble Willy Wonka from Tim Burton's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' (2005) as played by Johnny Depp. However, it was then decided that a deity resembling Willy Wonka would look 'silly and not scary or mysterious enough.' Finally, a suitable photograph was found on 'Google,' and Cargill purchased the rights to it. Bagul, as seen in the film, was created based on this image.
- The 'deputy sheriff' character remains unnamed throughout the film and is simply credited as 'deputy sheriff' in the credits.
- Ethan Hawke, who played the writer in the film, is the author of the novels 'The Hottest State' (1996) and 'Ash Wednesday' (2002).
- Before filming 'Sinister,' Ethan Hawke had not watched any films (pornographic or simply promoting violence) that ended with the real murder of one of the actors. When everything was ready to record the scene where his character watches such films, the sound was synchronized with the footage, and Hawke played his role. His reaction to what he saw was also filmed and used in 'Sinister.'
- It was very difficult to film the amateur film titled “Pool Party, 1966,” S. Robert Cargill later recounted. The actors and actresses portraying the doomed family were tied to garden chairs and actually thrown into the water. The filmmakers constantly had to monitor the situation to ensure no one drowned during filming. New difficulties arose during the underwater shooting. Nicholas King, who played Bagul, was forced to attach weights under his clothes to stay submerged while being filmed. The filming was done using an 8 Super format camera, so it was necessary to ensure the film reel was inserted correctly and the light meter was set properly; otherwise, the entire scene had to be reshot.
- The film features a kingsnake (a genus of snakes from the family Colubridae, comprising 14 species). This snake is non-venomous, as indicated by the children’s rhyme, “Red and yellow, kill a fellow; black and red, safe in bed.”
- The filmmakers spent weeks online searching for the most ominous music to use as a soundtrack. Christopher Young wrote several musical themes to be used as background for the events unfolding on screen, and S. Robert Cargill purchased the rights to compositions by Ulver, JudgeHydrogen, and Boards of Canada. He believed that the unsettling and strange nature of their compositions was perfectly suited for use in 8 Super format films. Christopher Young’s soundtrack is available on a compact disc, although it does not include music by the other bands and artists. The soundtrack to “Sinister” has not yet been released on other media (vinyl or MP3).
- Fictional characters similar to Bagul include Pennywise the Clown from Stephen King’s “It,” Mort from Rebecca McNutt’s “City of Smog,” Slender Man from the “Creepypasta” internet phenomenon, and the mysterious killer from Franck Thilliez’s “Syndrome E.”
- The vibrant colors in the film inserts are due to “Kodachrome” film from Eastman Kodak (the K-14 developing process beautifully captures red, yellow, blue, and green colors and their shades). In the year the film was released (2012), “Kodachrome” film was discontinued, and the developing process became a thing of the past due to the dominance of digital technology in the market and the financial state of Kodak, which was on the verge of bankruptcy.
- The composition “Gyroscope” by the Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada, used in some episodes of the film and in the credits, also appeared in the film “Sinister 2”.
- Amateur films in the “Super 8” format shown in “Sinister” have much in common with similar footage, the fashion for which emerged in the second half of the 20th century. The “Super 8” format, which appeared on the market in 1965, made amateur filmmaking simple and accessible to the average person. Unfortunately, this led to a huge number of amateur films, mostly fakes, which were presented as urban legends and even included in forbidden films like “Faces of Death” (1979). Amateur films capturing real murders rarely became public knowledge, as police often confiscated them as evidence. An amateur filmed the assassination of President Kennedy on a Super 8 camera. This footage saw the light of day and served as the basis for many documentary investigations and “conspiracy theories.” The films shown in “Sinister” were deliberately given the appearance of amateur footage from the 20th century for realism, leaving unanswered questions about who made the recordings.
- The English word “sinister” translates as “ominous,” but in Russian distribution, the film’s title was simply transliterated.
- Bagul uses a “Bealeau” Super 8 camera model created by “Pro8mm” in the early 21st century (in fact, it is a slightly modified version of one of the previous models). Products from “Pro8mm” are often featured in films and music videos, celebrating the bygone era of film shooting with their appearance on screen. Eastman Kodak provided the film stock and projector.
- The clothing and hairstyles of the “missing” children correspond to the period when their families perished. This applies to the yellow raincoat of the girl on the lawn, the t-shirt the boy is wearing, and so on.
- Bagul from the "Sinister" franchise is similar to Mert from Rebecca McNutt's novel "City of Smog" (International Standard Book Number 150246974X). Like Bagul, he films terrifying movies in the "8 Super" format, is also capable of moving from reality onto film, and travels via radio signals (this is mentioned in the novel's sequel titled "8 Super"). Mert also enjoys driving people insane and forcing them to commit terrible acts. The novel "City of Smog" was written in 2011, "Sinister" was released in 2012, and its sequel "Sinister 2" in 2015.
- Each amateur film is divided into two parts. The first shows a family going about their everyday lives, and the second shows the demise of that same family at the hands of Bagul. The only amateur film that is an exception is "Sleep Time, 1998," which only shows the murder without any preceding scenes of people going about their business. Incidentally, the film "Sinister" also provides no indication that Oswalt's own family will be engaged in everyday activities before their demise is shown in "8 Super" format.
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