Hubble Science: Black Holes, From Myth to Reality
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- James Leigh
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- James Leigh
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Visualizer
- Martin Kornmesser (ESA)
Editor
- James Leigh (Origin Films) [Lead]
Director
- James Leigh (Origin Films) [Lead]
Director of photography
- James Ball (Origin Films)
Producer
- James Leigh (Origin Films) [Lead]
Support
- Erin Kisliuk (TRAX International)
- James Jeletic (NASA/GSFC)
- Jeannine Kashif (ASRC Federal System Solutions)
- Lynn Bassford (Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company)
- Maureen Disharoon (ASRC Federal System Solutions)
- Paul Morris (KBRwyle)
Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET)
Additional photography, coloring & mix
- Matthew Duncan (Origin Films)
Production & edit assistant
- Lucy Lund (Origin Films)
Sound recordist
- Alex Jennings (Origin Films)
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