The Meridian Line A visual essay on time in collaboration with "WYT" Magazine in the New York Times
Directed by Olaf Wipperfürth & Matt Larson
Starring César Domboy
Concept & Story - Olaf Wipperfürth
Screenplay - Matt Larson
Production Company - JR & Associée
Production Director - Corinne Tozy
Casting Director - Guillaume Terrasson
First Assistant Director - Gary Brocaud
Director of Photography - Matt Larson
Steadicam Operator - Julien Borne
Focus Puller - Erik Closseneuf
Photographer’s Assistant - Yulia Dryablova
DIT - Anthony Parisey
Gaffer - Serge Bastien
Stylist - Julie Chanut-Bombard
Stylist Assistant - Marius Chanut
Wardrobe provided by - Barrie / Fendi / Lemaire
Hair & Make Up Artist - Richard Blandel
Set Designer - Armand de Tayrac
Set Design Assistant - Hugo de Tayrac
Editor - Cate Cutswell
VFX Supervisor - Sven Hicks
3D Artist - Spencer Lindsay
Color Grade - Julien Borne
Sound Designer - Olivier Lasson
VO Recording Engineer - Manuel Armstrong
Recording Assistant - Benjamin Farley
Special Thanks to: Benoît Ponsaillé / BPM Agency
Veronique Rampazzo / Yohan Bos / ZZO
Additional Footage courtesy of:
Domboy archives
NASA,
selfox, Merlin74, Rebus_Productions,
Lotus_studio, fiveaces, maikthomas, spieldbergo, shanghaiface,
Braeson Holland, Kindel Media, Mart Production,
Michael Herren, Miguel à Padriñán, Mikhail Nilov, Rostislav Uzunov,
Sajjad Naqvi, SK Movies, Timo Volz, Tobias Bjørkli & Melody Sheep
Music
“Cracking the Code” and “The Ritual” Written and performed by Benjamin Corson
“Walkin’ the Tools” Composed by Olivier Lasson
Voice of Stephen Hawking originally created by Jonathan Duddington, and made for this film with the help of LingoJam.