The Bit Player (2019)
1h 25m
Running Time
May 29, 2019Release Date
Plot.
The Bit Player tells the story of an overlooked genius, Claude Shannon (the "Father of Information Theory"), who revolutionized the world, but never lost his childlike curiosity.
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Currently The Bit Player is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Curiosity Stream, CuriosityStream Amazon Channel, CuriosityStream Apple TV Channel, Amazon Video
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
John Hutton
Claude Shannon
John Hutton
Claude Shannon
Judith Ivey
Betty Shannon
Kaliswa Brewster
Michelle
Andrew Pastides
Claude Shannon (young man)
Olivia Gilliatt
Norma Levor
V.J. Scarpaci
Claude Shannon (boy)
Toleeya Napolitano
Young girl neighbor
Adam Heller
Psychoanalyst
Mark Lyons
Bell Labs Engineer
Maura Grady
Norma's girlfriend
Randall McNeal
Bell Labs Engineer
Cleve Asbury
Bell Labs Engineer
Andrew Patrick Nelson
Bell Labs Engineer
Mark Levinson
Director
Michael Rose
Bell Labs Engineer
Remi Sandri
Bell Labs Engineer
Geoff Schuppert
Bell Labs Engineer
Robert Miller
Composer
Claudia Raschke
Cinematographer
Jack Sochet
Bell Labs Engineer
Kurt Ziskie
Bell Labs Engineer
Tim Sternberg
Editor
Tim Sternberg
Editor
Yuko Sobrin
ProductionDesigner
Gloria Mann
Bell Labs Secretary
Jeremy Woodward
ProductionDesigner
Sandy York
Bell Labs Secretary
James Rutledge
IAS Mathematician
Trish Seeney
Makeup Artist
David Forshee
Sound Effects Editor
Charles Herzfeld
Post Production Supervisor
Esther Regelson
Dialogue Editor
Diana Sikes
Hairstylist
Amanda Miller
Wigmaker
Jesse Goldberg
Gaffer
Woody Bell
Key Grip
Sarah Hill Richmond
Costume Design
Jenna Dayton
Script Supervisor
Mark Maloof
Sound Mixer
Michael Bowes
Line Producer
Jimmy Candelejo
Grip
Blake Ashman-Kipervaser
Line Producer
Christian J. Hollyer
First Assistant Camera
Steve Bores
Sound Mixer
David Ranghelli
Key Grip
Tristan Baylis
Mixing Engineer
Nathan Hasz
Foley Recording Engineer
Amenya Makuku
Production Manager
Jason Bowen
Swing
Jennifer Lynn Tremblay
Costume Design
Sarah Francavilla
Key Hair Stylist
Yuko Sorbin
Production Design
Sanghee Moon
Sound Effects
Chelsea Paige
Hair Department Head
Michelle Effros
Executive Producer
Christina Fragouli
Executive Producer
Quentin Little
Line Producer
Alon Orlitsky
Executive Producer
Ruediger Urbanke
Executive Producer
Sergio Verdú
Creative Producer
Brittney Ward
Additional Hairstylist
Vlad Minuty
First Assistant Director
Gerta Xhelo
Animation / Visual Effects
Kirill Yeretsky
Animation Director / Visual Effects Director
Woody Bell
Key Grip
Alan Hostetter
Gaffer
Wayne McElroy
Second Assistant Camera
Igeoma Simon
Swing
Kerry Hassler
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jason Cacioppo
Online Editor
Nick Green
Music Supervision Assistant
Omar Deleon
Production Assistant
Bradley Grenon
Production Assistant
Raul Martinez
Production Assistant
Rita Raider
Production Assistant
Rosemary Rotondi
Archival Footage Research
Sarah Rummel
Production Assistant
Lauren Vanderschuur
Production Assistant
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The Bit Player is a 2019 documentary film created to celebrate the 2016 centenary of the birth of Claude Shannon, the "father of information theory". The film was produced and directed by Mark Levinson, in cooperation with the IEEE Information Theory Society and the IEEE Foundation.The film premiered at the World Science Festival in New York City on May 29, and was screened for a large audience at the IEEE Information Theory Society's meeting in Vail, Colorado, on June 19.A review in Physics Today calls it "not quite a documentary" and "a delightful new film". The film was named "best in show" in Realscreen's MIPTV Picks 2019.
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