So You Want to Be a Pirate!：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jay Grace

Writing Credits

Gideon Defoe
(screenplay): Gideon Defoe
(book)

Cast

Hugh Grant
The Pirate Captain: Martin Freeman
The Pirate with a Scarf: David Tennant
Charles Darwin: Brian Blessed
The Pirate King: Russell Tovey
The Albino Pirate: Brendan Gleeson
The Pirate with Gout: Sophie Laughton
Matilda / Narrator (voice): Ben Whitehead
Announcer: Randolph Matthews
The Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens

Produced by

Richard Beek
associate producer: Peter Lord
executive producer: Steve Pegram
producer: Jacky Priddle
line producer: David Sproxton
executive producer

Music by

Mark Thomas
(music)

Cinematography by

Dave Alex Riddett
director of photography

Editing by

Nikk Fielden

Art Direction by

Matt Perry

Production Management

Tom Barnes
post-production supervisor: Hilary Thorn
production manager

Art Department

Andy Brown
set dresser: Kitty Clay
set dresser: Adam Cootes
storyboard artist: Rosa Dodd
set dresser: Richard Edmunds
set dresser: Jess Jackson
storyboard artist: Jane Kite
senior prop maker: Gavin Lines
graphic design supervisor: Bob Richards
storyboard artist (as Rob Richards): Andy Spradbery
foam supervisor: Zoe Starzak
head of art department: Cathryn Webber
carpenter and workshop manager

Sound Department

Paul Ackerman
foley artist: Riverside Studio: Marcus Burnett
foley artist: Riverside Studio: Gary McIntyre
sound effects editor: Will Norie
supervising sound editor: Kevin Penney
sound effects editor: Adrian Rhodes
re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by

Linda Hamblyn
motion control operator: Grant Hewlett
digital compositor: Max Horton
colourist: Howard Jones
fx supervisor: Timur Khodzhaev
digital compositor: Jason Marshall
motion control operator: Shane McEwan
senior systems engineer: Rodney J. McFall
technical director (as Rod McFall): John McLaren
digital compositor: Scott Metcalfe
visual effects production coordinator: Mike Shirra
digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department

Ellie Brown
camera assistant: James Fisher
camera assistant: Richard Hosken
gaffer: Laura Howie
cinematographer: lighting camera: Churton Season
camera assistant

Animation Department

Kate Anderson
puppet designer: Alan Barrett
animation rigger: Will Becher
animator: Andrew 'Bloxy' Bloxham
puppet designer (as Andrew Bloxham): Jason Comley
animator: Suzy Fagan Parr
animator (as Suzy Parr): Jon Frier
armature supervisor: Chris Gough
animation rigger: Richard Haynes
animator: Todor Iliev
animator: Anne King
puppet designer: Gareth Love
animator: Ruth Mitchell
paint supervisor: Simon Peeke
animation rigger: Christophe Peladan
animator: Pascual Perez
animator: Loyd Price
animator: Claire Rolls
animator: Rita Sampaio
assistant animator (as Rita Crespo Sampaio): Laurie Sitzia
animator (as Laurie Sitzia-Hammond): Lizzie Spivey
head of model making production: Chris Stock
lip sync animator: Andy Symanowski
animator: Darren Thomson
animator: Dean Watson
animator: James Young
senior model maker

Editorial Department

Eiko Emersleben
assistant editor: Max Horton
digital intermediate colourist: Gemma Lewis
assistant editor: Gavin Lines
end credit designer: BegoÃ±a Lopez
digital intermediate producer

Music Department

Paul Golding
music scoring engineer

Additional Crew

Howard Arnault-Ham
for: Aardman Animations: Richard Bowen
floor manager: Stuart Briggs
for: Aardman Animations: Mark Burton
additional story material: Sian Campbell
for: Aardman Animations: Toby Chilcott
systems support technician: Sean Clarke
for: Aardman Animations: Natalie Collier
for: Aardman Animations: Glenn Collins
for: Aardman Animations: Colin Coulter
for: Aardman Animations: Ronni G. Coulter
for: Sony Pictures Animation: Richard Crocombe
for: Aardman Animations: Robin Crowther-Smith
runner: Matt Davis
for: Sony Pictures Animation: Jeremy Donovan
for: Aardman Animations: Victoria Evans
production assistant: James Filbin
for: Aardman Animations: Pete Forde
for: Aardman Animations: Alistair Gue
for: Aardman Animations: Stef Ingram
production coordinator: Peter Jensen
for: Sony Pictures Animation: Mark Keightley
for: Aardman Animations: Adrienn Kun
for: Aardman Animations: Rebecca Kuska
for: Sony Pictures Animation: Kelly Lappin
production assistant (as Kelly Barker): Tammy Lee
for: Sony Pictures Animation: Don Levy
for: Sony Pictures Animation: Kerry Lock
for: Aardman Animations: Duke Logan
for: Sony Pictures Animation: Pam Marsden
for: Sony Pictures Animation: Heather Moore
runner: Olivier Mouroux
for: Sony Pictures Animation: Ibrahima Ndiaye
for: Aardman Animations: Paula Newport
for: Aardman Animations: Gareth Overton-Edwards
for: Aardman Animations: Luke Padfield
for: Aardman Animations: Yvonne Pfister
assistant production accountant: Tony Prescott
for: Aardman Animations: Dorothy C. Rayburn
for: Sony Pictures Animation: Bob Shortman
for: Aardman Animations: Jessica E. Smialek
for: Sony Pictures Animation: Melissa Sturm
for: Sony Pictures Animation: Charmaine Thomas
for: Sony Pictures Animation: Jeffrey Varanini
for: Sony Pictures Animation (as Jeff Varanini): Karen Walter
production accountant: David Waters
for: Aardman Animations: Anne Webb
for: Aardman Animations: Matt Willis
assistant production accountant

Thanks

Dani Abram
special thanks: Ben Barrowman
special thanks: Colin Bassett
special thanks: Joe Bourbon
special thanks: Robin Brown
special thanks: Mike Cooper
special thanks: Jordan Davies
special thanks: Simon Farrell
special thanks: Michael Green
special thanks: Caroline Hamann
special thanks: Ben Hooper
special thanks: Tara Knowles
special thanks: Julie Lockhart
special thanks: Bob Osher
special thanks: Michael Salter
special thanks: Jemma Stidston
special thanks: Jean-Philippe Vine
special thanks