Discovery and Beam Reach!
Beam Reach and the Gato Verde had an excellent opportunity this term during the Beam Reach program. A film crew and a producer of the Show “Orca: The Sea Wolf†came aboard the Gato Verde to do some filming of the program and mainly Orcas and communication. Alexis, a producer from Pangolin Pictures, came aboard on May 27, 2009 around nine at night. She gave us release forms to sign and then she went to bed after a long day. Then in the morning Jeff, the cameraman, and his wife Kim came aboard. They started to film us releasing the boat, heading out, and our normal routine with getting updates on the whales. I got to make a phone call to Mark Mallison, a contact in Victoria, and have the entire conversation filmed. Then once we were out, Erica and Matt did some hydrophone deployment, got many shots of the Gato Verde, and us searching for the whales. It was a pretty cool day, and we all can’t wait until we get updates on the show and when it is going to air! We are going to be in a small portion on the Discovery Channel! That is so cool and we are super excited! It was a great experience to have because we got experience the world of entertainment of a bit and got a peak into what our futures are going to be like we ever get filmed again. Plus it was excellent advertisement for Scott, Beam Reach, and the Gato Verde! That is always a good thing! A new learning experience was gained with this experience and along with the many more from this program.
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