Bugs, Bones & Botany: The Science of Crime
In the dark recesses of a warehouse, a drunken game of cards explodes into a shocking murder. Now the night watchman lays dead. The only witnesses a housefly or perhaps a cockroach that might be skittering by.
That stylized tribute to our seemingly endless appetite for TV programs about forensic science sets the stage for an examination of how, in the real world of police investigations, nature is being enlisted in the war on crime.
With the help of Dr. Jennifer Gardy, of British Columbia’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC) we spend the next hour sifting through the mayhem, murder and science that make up the world of forensic investigation.
Produced, Directed & Written by
Daniel Zuckerbrot
Donna Zuckerbrot
Executive Producers
Daniel Zuckerbrot
Donna Zuckerbrot
For CBC The Nature of Things
Executive Producer
Michael Allder
Senior Producer
FM Morrison
Director of Photography
Christopher Romeike
Editor
Susan Cormack
Composer
Marvin Dolgay
Narrator
Jennifer Gardy
Associate Producer
Joshua Zuckerbrot
Art Direction
Terry O’Neill
Additional Camera
Richard Chisolm
Camera Assistant
Adam Makarenko
Peter Carty
Sound Recordists
Scott Chappel
Eric Harwood Davies
Dennis Towns
Special Effects
Scott Hamilton
Dramatic & Studio Elements
Cast
Jennifer Gardy
Brian Frank
Livingstone Beaumont
Camera Assistant
Kevin Stewart
Gaffer
Bob Lyte
Adam Landucci
Grip
Justin Beattie
Swing
Adam Crosby
Production Assistants
Josh Awerbuck
Rachel Zuckerbrot
Insect Wrangler
Jim Lovisek
Make-up
Linda March
Online Editor/Colourist
Dan Johnston, Imarion Inc.
Animation
Andrew Emslie, Imarion Inc.
Sound Editor
Alan Geldart
Sound Mixer
Stephen Traub, Kitchen Sync
Narration Recording
Ryan Aktari, Kitchen Sync
Legal Affairs
Richard Hanet, Lewis Birnberg Hanet, LLP
Accountant
Richard Warburton, Kay & Warburton
Insurance
Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc.
Stock Footage/Archival Visuals
VENUS Project/UVic
With Special Thanks To
ACTRA
ADL Process Inc
Adam Gottdenker
Joseph Gottdenker
Macfarlane Nameplate & Anodizing Inc
MaRS Centre
Laurentian University
Simon Fraser University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Produced in association with CBC with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credits and the Ontario film & Television Tax Credits.
Worldfest Houston (Platinum)
Columbus International Film and Video Festival (Honourable Mention)