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It Takes a Colony!
Bat City video series by: Bat City Films
Co-Directors: Skip Hobbie & Falcon Keller
Written and Produced by: Hillary Pierce, Falcon Keller, Skip Hobbie
Associate Producer: Ellie Adams
Field Producer: Katie Cleary
Editor: Falcon Keller
Cinematography: Skip Hobbie, Henry Davis, Joey Chapman
Additional Photography: Ellie Adams, Jordan Prokell
GFX / Title Animation: Falcon Keller
Bootsy the Bat (Narration): Carrie Rodriguez
Bootsy Animation by: Go-Valley
“Bootsy the Bat” Character Co-Creator & Director: Keith Maitland
“Bootsy the Bat” Puppet Creator: Sydney Trautwein
Stop-Motion Animator & Post-Production Producer: Veronica Maciel
Lighting Director: Sarah Wilson
VFX & Digital Design: Belton Gaar
Assistant Editor: Ellie Adams
Spanish Assistant Editor: Cassandra Quintela
Cultural Adaptation and Translation: Alex Marrero
Music Supervisor: Joseph Miller - Can You Clear Me Now?
Color: Chris Saenz
Sound Mix: William Lake Springstead
Costa Rica Field Team
Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation: Dr. Merlin Tuttle, Duncan Hicks, Melissa Donnelly, Maddelline Mathis, Daniel Hargreaves
Monteverde Bat Jungle: Vino De Backer & Mauricio Valverde Arce
Fixer: Julio Madriz
Tirimbina guide: Emmanuel Rojas
Sylvan Escape Lodging and Guide: Fiona Reid
Trinidad Field Team
Field Producer: Jason-Marc Mohamed
Trinibats: Shivam Mahadeo, Dr. Luke Rostant, Darshan Narang, Geoffrey Gomes, Daniel Hargreaves, Dr. Janine Seetahal
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Dr. Alexa Sadier, Dr, Camille Martin-Mari
UCLA: Kobie Boslough
Hamgel Field Station: Hammond Noriega
Special Thanks: Julia Campbell, Elena Hobbie, Emily Hobbie, Reeve Hobbie, Merlin Tuttle, Ben Masters, Laura Dean-Shapiro, Micky Lazari, Venus Optics LAOWA, Costa Rica Film Commission, Hanna Cofer
Episode 1 - Austin, Texas is Bat City
Featuring: Dr. Merlin Tuttle
"Gazin"
Written by Elliot Frazier
Performed by Ringo Deathstarr
Courtesy of The Reverberation Appreciation Society
Published by Ringo Deathstarr
"Drastic Measures"
Written by Roger Sellers
Performed by Bayonne
Courtesy of Sugaroo! LLC
Published by Good Arm Music, administered by Secretly Canadian Publishing
“Atmospheric Space Bells Soundscape” by Gregor Quendel is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
"You're Gonna Miss Me"
Written by Roky Erickson
Performed by The 13th Floor Elevators
Courtesy of International Artists
Published by Tapier Music
"Pink Pear"
Written by Kaitlin Claghorn
Performed by Redbud
Courtesy of Redbud
Published by Redbud
Additional Footage Courtesy Of:
Laura Brooks - Bat City USA
KVUE / TEGNA - Bats make Austin’s Congress Ave. Bridge their home
LOLA Clips / ITV Archive - The Secret World of Bats
NBC Universal - Late Night with David Letterman
John McCauley - Austin's Love Affair with Bats
Fin & Fur Films - Deep in the Heart
Photos and Zoom Interview © MerlinTuttle.org
iStock.com/zefart.
Video supplied by Imazins/Image Bank Film via Getty Images.
Bat City Project:
Director: Skip Hobbie
Project Coordinator: Ellie Adams
Fundraising Consultant: Rebecca Borchers - Seeds for Change
Fact Checking: Melissa Donnelly (MTBC)
Signage, Website, and Educational Content:
Installed and Maintained by: The Trail Conservancy
Project Management: Charlotte Tonsor, Mandi Thomas
Design: Bailey Armosky
Translation:
Sign Concepts: The Visitor Experience - Ky Harkey, Penelope Ray, ToddWeinzierl
UX / Design Consulting: Matthew Stephens
Learning Activities and Classroom Materials: Anne Marie Fayen
Content Strategy Manager: Teresa Nichta
Bat City video series by: Bat City Films
Co-Directors: Skip Hobbie & Falcon Keller
Written and Produced by: Hillary Pierce, Falcon Keller, Skip Hobbie
Associate Producer: Ellie Adams
Field Producer: Katie Cleary
Editor: Falcon Keller
Cinematography: Skip Hobbie, Henry Davis, Joey Chapman
Additional Photography: Ellie Adams, Jordan Prokell
GFX / Title Animation: Falcon Keller
Bootsy the Bat (Narration): Carrie Rodriguez
Bootsy Animation by: Go-Valley
“Bootsy the Bat” Character Co-Creator & Director: Keith Maitland
“Bootsy the Bat” Puppet Creator: Sydney Trautwein
Stop-Motion Animator & Post-Production Producer: Veronica Maciel
Lighting Director: Sarah Wilson
VFX & Digital Design: Belton Gaar
Assistant Editor: Ellie Adams
Spanish Assistant Editor: Cassandra Quintela
Cultural Adaptation and Translation: Alex Marrero
Music Supervisor: Joseph Miller - Can You Clear Me Now?
Color: Chris Saenz
Sound Mix: William Lake Springstead
Costa Rica Field Team
Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation: Dr. Merlin Tuttle, Duncan Hicks, Melissa Donnelly, Maddelline Mathis, Daniel Hargreaves
Monteverde Bat Jungle: Vino De Backer & Mauricio Valverde Arce
Fixer: Julio Madriz
Tirimbina guide: Emmanuel Rojas
Sylvan Escape Lodging and Guide: Fiona Reid
Trinidad Field Team
Field Producer: Jason-Marc Mohamed
Trinibats: Shivam Mahadeo, Dr. Luke Rostant, Darshan Narang, Geoffrey Gomes, Daniel Hargreaves, Dr. Janine Seetahal
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Dr. Alexa Sadier, Dr, Camille Martin-Mari
UCLA: Kobie Boslough
Hamgel Field Station: Hammond Noriega
Special Thanks: Julia Campbell, Elena Hobbie, Emily Hobbie, Reeve Hobbie, Merlin Tuttle, Ben Masters, Laura Dean-Shapiro, Micky Lazari, Venus Optics LAOWA, Costa Rica Film Commission, Hanna Cofer
Episode 2 - How Austin Learned to Love Bats
Featuring: Dr. Merlin Tuttle
Interview Studio: Storyhouse Studio
"Gazin"
Written by Elliot Frazier
Performed by Ringo Deathstarr
Courtesy of The Reverberation Appreciation Society
Published by Ringo Deathstarr
"Entrance Song"
Written by Alex Maas, Christian Bland, Stephanie Bailey, Kyle Hunt, Nate Ryan
Performed by The Black Angels
Courtesy of The Black Angels
Published by BMG
"You're Gonna Miss Me"
Written by Roky Erickson
Performed by The 13th Floor Elevators
Courtesy of International Artists
Published by Tapier Music
Additional Footage Courtesy Of:
Laura Brooks - Bat City USA
KITV 4 Island News - Austin, Texas Becomes Bat City
KVUE / TEGNA - Bats make Austin’s Congress Ave. Bridge their home
LOLA Clips / ITV Archive - The Secret World of Bats
TEDxUTAustin - How ‘the Bat Capital of the World’ Almost Exterminated Its Famous Bats
NBC Universal - Late Night with David Letterman
Fin & Fur Films - Deep in the Heart
John McCauley - Austin's Love Affair with Bats
Photos © MerlinTuttle.org / Teresa Nichta
Video supplied by Reflex Technologies/Archive Films: Creative via Getty Images.
Video supplied by Universal Studios/Universal Studios via Getty Images.
KONSTANTIN SHISHKIN/stock.adobe.com
Bat City video series by: Bat City Films
Co-Directors: Skip Hobbie & Falcon Keller
Written and Produced by: Hillary Pierce, Falcon Keller, Skip Hobbie
Associate Producer: Ellie Adams
Field Producer: Katie Cleary
Editor: Falcon Keller
Cinematography: Skip Hobbie, Henry Davis, Joey Chapman
Additional Photography: Ellie Adams, Jordan Prokell
GFX / Title Animation: Falcon Keller
Bootsy the Bat (Narration): Carrie Rodriguez
Bootsy Animation by: Go-Valley
“Bootsy the Bat” Character Co-Creator & Director: Keith Maitland
“Bootsy the Bat” Puppet Creator: Sydney Trautwein
Stop-Motion Animator & Post-Production Producer: Veronica Maciel
Lighting Director: Sarah Wilson
VFX & Digital Design: Belton Gaar
Assistant Editor: Ellie Adams
Spanish Assistant Editor: Cassandra Quintela
Cultural Adaptation and Translation: Alex Marrero
Music Supervisor: Joseph Miller - Can You Clear Me Now?
Color: Chris Saenz
Sound Mix: William Lake Springstead
Costa Rica Field Team
Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation: Dr. Merlin Tuttle, Duncan Hicks, Melissa Donnelly, Maddelline Mathis, Daniel Hargreaves
Monteverde Bat Jungle: Vino De Backer & Mauricio Valverde Arce
Fixer: Julio Madriz
Tirimbina guide: Emmanuel Rojas
Sylvan Escape Lodging and Guide: Fiona Reid
Trinidad Field Team
Field Producer: Jason-Marc Mohamed
Trinibats: Shivam Mahadeo, Dr. Luke Rostant, Darshan Narang, Geoffrey Gomes, Daniel Hargreaves, Dr. Janine Seetahal
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Dr. Alexa Sadier, Dr, Camille Martin-Mari
UCLA: Kobie Boslough
Hamgel Field Station: Hammond Noriega
Special Thanks: Julia Campbell, Elena Hobbie, Emily Hobbie, Reeve Hobbie, Merlin Tuttle, Ben Masters, Laura Dean-Shapiro, Micky Lazari, Venus Optics LAOWA, Costa Rica Film Commission, Hanna Cofer
Episode 3 - What to do if you find a bat
Featuring:
Austin Bat Refuge: Lee Mackenzie, Dianne Odegard, Hilary Pelham, Polly Korbel, Blair Kinsey, Fernando Flores, Carinne Maravilla
Bats: Monte & Nia
Bat Finders: Julia Campbell, Elena Hobbie, Auri
"Gazin"
Written by Elliot Frazier
Performed by Ringo Deathstarr
Courtesy of The Reverberation Appreciation Society
Published by Ringo Deathstarr
Bat City video series by: Bat City Films
Co-Directors: Skip Hobbie & Falcon Keller
Written and Produced by: Hillary Pierce, Falcon Keller, Skip Hobbie
Associate Producer: Ellie Adams
Field Producer: Katie Cleary
Editor: Falcon Keller
Cinematography: Skip Hobbie, Henry Davis, Joey Chapman
Additional Photography: Ellie Adams, Jordan Prokell
GFX / Title Animation: Falcon Keller
Bootsy the Bat (Narration): Carrie Rodriguez
Bootsy Animation by: Go-Valley
“Bootsy the Bat” Character Co-Creator & Director: Keith Maitland
“Bootsy the Bat” Puppet Creator: Sydney Trautwein
Stop-Motion Animator & Post-Production Producer: Veronica Maciel
Lighting Director: Sarah Wilson
VFX & Digital Design: Belton Gaar
Assistant Editor: Ellie Adams
Spanish Assistant Editor: Cassandra Quintela
Cultural Adaptation and Translation: Alex Marrero
Music Supervisor: Joseph Miller - Can You Clear Me Now?
Color: Chris Saenz
Sound Mix: William Lake Springstead
Costa Rica Field Team
Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation: Dr. Merlin Tuttle, Duncan Hicks, Melissa Donnelly, Maddelline Mathis, Daniel Hargreaves
Monteverde Bat Jungle: Vino De Backer & Mauricio Valverde Arce
Fixer: Julio Madriz
Tirimbina guide: Emmanuel Rojas
Sylvan Escape Lodging and Guide: Fiona Reid
Trinidad Field Team
Field Producer: Jason-Marc Mohamed
Trinibats: Shivam Mahadeo, Dr. Luke Rostant, Darshan Narang, Geoffrey Gomes, Daniel Hargreaves, Dr. Janine Seetahal
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Dr. Alexa Sadier, Dr, Camille Martin-Mari
UCLA: Kobie Boslough
Hamgel Field Station: Hammond Noriega
Special Thanks: Julia Campbell, Elena Hobbie, Emily Hobbie, Reeve Hobbie, Merlin Tuttle, Ben Masters, Laura Dean-Shapiro, Micky Lazari, Venus Optics LAOWA, Costa Rica Film Commission, Hanna Cofer
Episode 4 - Bats are Nature's Pest Control
"Gazin"
Written by Elliot Frazier
Performed by Ringo Deathstarr
Courtesy of The Reverberation Appreciation Society
Published by Ringo Deathstarr
Additional Footage Courtesy Of:
Fin & Fur Films - Deep in the Heart
iStock.com/zefart.
Video supplied by Imazins/Image Bank Film via Getty Images.
H-E-B - Rotoscope bat animation
Video supplied by James Ballard via Filmsupply
Video supplied by Workhorse via Filmsupply.
Bat City video series by: Bat City Films
Co-Directors: Skip Hobbie & Falcon Keller
Written and Produced by: Hillary Pierce, Falcon Keller, Skip Hobbie
Associate Producer: Ellie Adams
Field Producer: Katie Cleary
Editor: Falcon Keller
Cinematography: Skip Hobbie, Henry Davis, Joey Chapman
Additional Photography: Ellie Adams, Jordan Prokell
GFX / Title Animation: Falcon Keller
Bootsy the Bat (Narration): Carrie Rodriguez
Bootsy Animation by: Go-Valley
“Bootsy the Bat” Character Co-Creator & Director: Keith Maitland
“Bootsy the Bat” Puppet Creator: Sydney Trautwein
Stop-Motion Animator & Post-Production Producer: Veronica Maciel
Lighting Director: Sarah Wilson
VFX & Digital Design: Belton Gaar
Assistant Editor: Ellie Adams
Spanish Assistant Editor: Cassandra Quintela
Cultural Adaptation and Translation: Alex Marrero
Music Supervisor: Joseph Miller - Can You Clear Me Now?
Color: Chris Saenz
Sound Mix: William Lake Springstead
Costa Rica Field Team
Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation: Dr. Merlin Tuttle, Duncan Hicks, Melissa Donnelly, Maddelline Mathis, Daniel Hargreaves
Monteverde Bat Jungle: Vino De Backer & Mauricio Valverde Arce
Fixer: Julio Madriz
Tirimbina guide: Emmanuel Rojas
Sylvan Escape Lodging and Guide: Fiona Reid
Trinidad Field Team
Field Producer: Jason-Marc Mohamed
Trinibats: Shivam Mahadeo, Dr. Luke Rostant, Darshan Narang, Geoffrey Gomes, Daniel Hargreaves, Dr. Janine Seetahal
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Dr. Alexa Sadier, Dr, Camille Martin-Mari
UCLA: Kobie Boslough
Hamgel Field Station: Hammond Noriega
Special Thanks: Julia Campbell, Elena Hobbie, Emily Hobbie, Reeve Hobbie, Merlin Tuttle, Ben Masters, Laura Dean-Shapiro, Micky Lazari, Venus Optics LAOWA, Costa Rica Film Commission, Hanna Cofer
Episode 5 - Bats Are Pollinators
"Gazin"
Written by Alex Gehring, Daniel Coborn, Elliot Frazier
Performed by Ringo Deathstarr
Courtesy of The Reverberation Appreciation Society
Published by The Reverberation Appreciation Society
"Black Grease"
Written by Alex Maas, Christian Bland, Stephanie Bailey, Kyle Hunt, Nate Ryan
Performed by The Black Angels
Courtesy of of Light in the Attic Records & Distribution, LLC
Published by The Black Angels Publishing Co.
"Brain Freeze"
Written by Lindsey Mackin
Performed by Annabelle Chairlegs
Courtesy of Violetville Records
Published by Violetville Records
"Drastic Measures"
Written by Roger Sellers
Performed by Bayonne
Courtesy of Mom + Pop Music
Published by Good Arm Music, administered by Secretly Canadian Publishing
Additional Footage Courtesy Of:
Fin & Fur Films - Deep in the Heart
Bat City video series by: Bat City Films
Co-Directors: Skip Hobbie & Falcon Keller
Written and Produced by: Hillary Pierce, Falcon Keller, Skip Hobbie
Associate Producer: Ellie Adams
Field Producer: Katie Cleary
Editor: Falcon Keller
Cinematography: Skip Hobbie, Henry Davis, Joey Chapman
Additional Photography: Ellie Adams, Jordan Prokell
GFX / Title Animation: Falcon Keller
Bootsy the Bat (Narration): Carrie Rodriguez
Bootsy Animation by: Go-Valley
“Bootsy the Bat” Character Co-Creator & Director: Keith Maitland
“Bootsy the Bat” Puppet Creator: Sydney Trautwein
Stop-Motion Animator & Post-Production Producer: Veronica Maciel
Lighting Director: Sarah Wilson
VFX & Digital Design: Belton Gaar
Assistant Editor: Ellie Adams
Spanish Assistant Editor: Cassandra Quintela
Cultural Adaptation and Translation: Alex Marrero
Music Supervisor: Joseph Miller - Can You Clear Me Now?
Color: Chris Saenz
Sound Mix: William Lake Springstead
Costa Rica Field Team
Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation: Dr. Merlin Tuttle, Duncan Hicks, Melissa Donnelly, Maddelline Mathis, Daniel Hargreaves
Monteverde Bat Jungle: Vino De Backer & Mauricio Valverde Arce
Fixer: Julio Madriz
Tirimbina guide: Emmanuel Rojas
Sylvan Escape Lodging and Guide: Fiona Reid
Trinidad Field Team
Field Producer: Jason-Marc Mohamed
Trinibats: Shivam Mahadeo, Dr. Luke Rostant, Darshan Narang, Geoffrey Gomes, Daniel Hargreaves, Dr. Janine Seetahal
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Dr. Alexa Sadier, Dr, Camille Martin-Mari
UCLA: Kobie Boslough
Hamgel Field Station: Hammond Noriega
Special Thanks: Julia Campbell, Elena Hobbie, Emily Hobbie, Reeve Hobbie, Merlin Tuttle, Ben Masters, Laura Dean-Shapiro, Micky Lazari, Venus Optics LAOWA, Costa Rica Film Commission, Hanna Cofer
Episode 6 - Bats are Heroes of the Rainforest
Featuring:
Mango eater: Pearce Lewis
"Gazin"
Written by Elliot Frazier
Performed by Ringo Deathstarr
Courtesy of The Reverberation Appreciation Society
Published by Ringo Deathstarr
"Pink Pear"
Written by Kaitlin Claghorn
Performed by Redbud
Courtesy of Redbud
Published by Redbud
"Right Thing"
Written by Roger Sellers
Performed by Bayonne
Courtesy of Nettwerk
Published by Secretly Canadian Publishing
Additional Footage Courtesy Of:
Fin & Fur Films - Deep in the Heart / American Ocelot
Comfort Theory / Brian Moghari - Monkeys
Jason-Marc Mohamed - Rainforest Aerials
Joey Chapman - MTBC expeditions
Bretty Lewis - Straw Colored Fruit Bat
iStock.com/Miguel Angel Flores.
iStock.com/Logist Tehnik.
iStock.com/ltadul.
Atelopus/stock.adobe.com
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