Cast & Crew
Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- screenplay by
- based on the story "Story of Your Life" written by
Cast
- Louise Banks
- Ian Donnelly
- Colonel Weber
- Agent Halpern
- Captain Marks
- General Shang
- 8-Year-Old-Hannah
- 12-Year-Old-Hannah
- 6-Year-Old-Hannah
- Dr. Kettler
- Private Lasky
- Private Combs
- CNAC Anchor
- Environmental Tech
- Environmental Tech
- Dr. J. Bydwell
- Richard Riley
- Press Secretary
- Australian Scientist
- British Scientist
- CIA Officer Dan Ryder
- Preacher
- Chinese Scientist
- Chinese Scientist
- Russian Officer
- Swedish Scientist
- Sudan Representative
- African Representative
- Sierra Leone Representative
- Japanese Minister
- Venezuelan Representative
- Chinese Man
- Grad Student with Smartphone
- Cryptographer
- Cryptographer
- Cryptographer
- Science Team Member
- Science Team Member
- Communications Op
- Communications Op
- Communications Op
- Communications Op
- Nurse
- Nurse
- Lieutenant
- Soldier
- TV Anchor
- TV Anchor
- TV Anchor
- TV Anchor
- TV Anchor
- TV Anchor
- TV Anchor
- TV Anchor
- TV Anchor
- TV Anchor
- TV Anchor
- TV Anchor
- Heptapod
- Heptapod
- Heptapod
- Middle Aged Woman
- Soldier
- Venezuelan Military
- Pakistani Scientist
- Soldier
- Hannah (4 yrs. old)
- Foreign Correspondent
- Halpern's Deputy Director
- Student
- Master Sergeant Douglas
- US Army Major
- Gala Guest
Produced By
- line producer: additional unit
- executive producer
- executive producer
- executive producer
- line producer: additional unit
- co-producer
- producer
- producer
- producer
- executive producer
- executive producer
- executive producer
- producer
- executive producer
Music
- composer
Cinematography
- director of photography
Sound
- sound special effects editor
- sound effects editor
- foley mixer
- sound effects editor
- foley artist: Special sound effects
- supervising sound editor
- re-recording mixer
- sound designer: aliens shell-vessel
- sound effects editor
- adr recordist: trailer
- adr mixer
- sound designer: Alien vocals
- re-recording mixer: special features
- re-recording mixer: German
- adr mixer
- dialogue editor
- adr
- re-recording mixer
- technical support
- sound assistant
- foley mixer
- assistant sound editor
- foley mixer: Special sound effects
- post adr
- adr mixer
- sound mixer
- re-recording assistant
- adr mixer
- assistant sound editor: trailer / re-recording mixer: radio trailers
- assistant to foley artist
- mix assistant: Dolby Atmos French dubbing / sound mix assistant
- adr recordist
- sound effects editor
- adr recordist
- sound recordist
- dialogue editor
- boom operator
- foley editor
- SFX recordist
- adr supervisor
- re-recording mix assistant
- technical support
- foley artist
- sound designer: Alien vocals
- sound recordist
Editing
Casting Director
Production Design
Art Direction
- supervising art director
Costumes
Makeup
- key hair stylist
- makeup artist
- assistant hairdresser: extras
- assistant hairdresser
- assistant makeup artist
- hair stylist: additional unit / key hairdresser: Ms. Adams & Mr. Renner
- assistant makeup artist: splinter unit
- assistant hairdresser
- assistant makeup artist
- additional photography
- makeup department head
- makeup artist: Ms. Adams & Mr. Renner
- hairdresser: Ms. Adams & Mr. Renner
- assistant hair stylist
- hair stylist
- assistant makeup artist
- makeup artist: dailies
Special Effects
- senior special effects supervisor
- special effects foreman
- special effects assistant
- special effects coordinator
- special effects assistant
- special effects technician
- special effects
- senior special effects technician
Visual Effects
- cg supervisor: Folks VFX
- production support: Rodeo FX
- digital compositor: Folks VFX
- layout & tracking: Hybride
- matchmove artist: Rodeo FX
- textures & lighting: Hybride
- animator: Rodeo FX
- modeler: Framestore
- animator: Hybride
- character rigging: Hybride / visual effects
- modeling artist: Rodeo FX
- rigging artist: Rodeo FX
- compositor
- animator: Rodeo FX
- fx artist: Rodeo FX
- modeling
- matte painting: Raynault VFX
- digital compositor
- lead digital compositor: Hybride
- digital compositor: Alchemy 24
- technology support: Framestore
- digital effects supervisor: Folks VFX
- textures & lighting: Hybride
- technical director: Hybride
- visual effects producer: Folks VFX
- cg artist: Raynault VFX
- compositing supervisor: Alchemy 24
- visual effect producer: Hybride
- modeler: Hybride
- compositor: Rodeo FX
- senior research & development engineer
- modeling artist: Rodeo FX
- technology support: Rodeo FX
- technology support: Rodeo FX
- technical support: Hybride
- digital compositor: MELS Studios
- technical support: Hybride
- visual effects producer: Framestore
- production support: Rodeo FX
- lighting artist: Rodeo FX
- lead textures & lighting: Hybride
- production support: Rodeo FX
- production assistant: Hybride
- lead services visual effects: MELS Studios
- animator: Rodeo FX
- visual effect coordinator: Rodeo FX
- lead digital compositor: Hybride
- visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
- visual effects producer: Oblique FX
- visual effects artist
- digital artist
- motion graphic: Hybride
- administration: Hybride
- visual effects producer
- lead animator: Hybride
- digital compositor: Hybride
- previs production manager
- textures & lighting: Hybride
- rotoscope artist: Rodeo FX
- production support: Rodeo FX
- motion designer: MELS Studios
- previs supervisor
- modeling artist: Rodeo FX
- rigger: Oblique FX / visual effects artist
- render wrangler: Rodeo FX
- roto artist: Alchemy 24
- digital compositor: Hybride
- technodolly technician
- digital compositor: Folks VFX
- production support: Rodeo FX
- roto: Oblique FX
- visual effects producer: Rodeo FX
- production assistant: Hybride
- production support: Rodeo FX
- communications: Rodeo FX
- texture artist: Rodeo FX
- technology support: Rodeo FX
- technical support: Hybride
- roto artist: Alchemy 24
- pipeline td: Rodeo FX
- digital compositor: Oblique FX
- effects technical director: Framestore
- rotoscope artist: Rodeo FX
- matte painter: Rodeo FX
- visual effects coordinator: Hybride
- visual effects coordinator: Raynault VFX
- texture artist: Rodeo FX
- technology support: Rodeo FX
- technology support: Rodeo FX
- textures & lighting: Hybride
- visual effects editor
- technology support: Rodeo FX
- digital compositor: Alchemy 24
- modeler: Hybride
- visual effect production assistant: Rodeo FX
- visual effect executive producer: Hybride
- roto: Oblique FX
- technology support: Rodeo FX
- roto artist: Alchemy 24
- technical support: Hybride
Assistant Director
- first assistant director: splinter unit
- second unit director: splinter unit
- additional third assistant director
- first assistant director: additional photography
- second assistant director
- third assistant director: splinter unit
- second second assistant director
- third assistant director
- second unit director
- additional third assistant director
- first assistant director
- second assistant director: splinter unit
- additional third assistant director
Production Management
- unit manager
- production manager: additional unit
- production manager
- unit production manager
- post-production manager
- post-production supervisor
Art Department
- head scenic painter
- assistant on-set property master
- scenic painter
- alien language design
- construction superviser
- set dresser
- assistant art department coordinator
- scenic painter
- set dresser
- set dresser
- art department coordinator: additional photography
- set designer
- set dresser
- art departement trainee
- set designer
- decorator
- key on-set property master
- concept artist
- set dresser
- creature concept design
- storyboard artist
- set dresser
- head sculptor
- concept artist
- art department coordinator
- set dresser
- art director: additional photography
- graphic designer
- assistant head scenic
- concept artist
- set dresser
- sculptor
- assistant art director
- concept artist
- lead carpenter
- sculptor
- special props & set dresser
- carpenter: A&R Brochu
Stunts
- stunt double: Amy Adams
- stunt coordinator
- stunt double: Jeremy Renner
- stunt double
- key stunt rigger
- stunts
Animation
- animator
- animator
- animator
Editorial
- dailies producer
- post-production coordinator
- post-production assistant
- visual promotions: India
- on-line editor
- first assistant editor
- assistant editor: EPK and BTS
- assistant editor
- vfx assistant editor
- dailies engineer
- post-production coordinator
Other
- thanks
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Music Department
- musical sound design
- soprano vocals
- synthesizer programming
- music editor
- vocals: tenor
- additional orchestration
- alto vocals
- orchestra
- mixing engineer
- recording engineer
- contractor
- musician: cello
- bass vocals
- chorus master
- programming
- scoring engineer
- composer's assistant
- bass vocals
- assistant orchestrator
- music arranger / music producer / musician: keyboards
- score engineer assistant
- score mixer
- trailer music
- composer trailer music
- vocals and modular synthesizer
- vocals: alto
- additional engineering / percussion
- soundtrack coordinator
- music arranger
- booklet editor
- performer: cello soloist
- musical sound design / sound design
- saxophone and lyricon
- concert master
- soprano vocals
- choir: chorus
- vocals: tenor
- conductor / orchestrator
- studio assistant
- guitar / musician
- vocals: alto
- composer additional music
- composer: additional music
- additional orchestration
Casting Department
- extras casting
- adr voice casting
- casting assistant
- adr voice casting
Costume Department
- dresser
- key specialized wardrobe technician
- key dresser: splinter unit
- dresser
- extras dresser
- costume supervisor
- key wardrobe mistress
- assistant costume designer
- assistant dresser
- assistant dresser
- assistant dresser
- key dresser
- assistant dresser
- seamstress
- assistant wardrobe mistress
- assistant wardrobe mistress
- hazmat suit specialist
Camera Department
- technocrane operator
- aerial director of photography
- second unit director of photography: splinter unit
- first assistant camera: 'b' camera
- steadicam operator
- best boy electric
- camera utility
- key rigging grip
- gaffer
- grip
- video assist
- director of photography: additional unit
- vfx video assist: second unit
- first assistant camera
- electrician
- second assistant camera
- key grip
- rigging grip
- grip
- additional rigging grip
- remotehead technician
- additional first assistant camera: VFX unit
- dolly grip
- rigging electrician
- additional electrician
- additional documentary cinematography
- rigging grip
- lighting technician
- first assistant camera: 'a' camera
- digital imaging technician
- electrician
- generator operator
- additional steadicam operator
- additional second assistant camera: VFX unit
- bestboy rigging grip
- still photographer
- additional second assistant camera: VFX unit
- second assistant camera: 'b' camera
- rigging grip
- lighting technician
- camera operator / steadicam operator
Location Management
- key assistant location manager
- assistant location manager
- assistant location manager
- location manager
Script Department
- script supervisor
