2007 Seminars & Workshops
This year’s Festival content has been organized into the following program strands--Market & Programming, New Media, Conservation & Inspiration and Production & Technology.
Market & Programing
Changing Face of Distribution in a Multiplatform World
Tuesday, 9:00 - 10:00 AM , Seminar Room
D-Cinema, Broadcast, Cable, HD DVD, Special Venue and the Internet: We live in volatile times. For independent filmmakers, as well as major broadcast companies, new distribution and business models make sense in the face of changing technology and consumer patterns.
Ron Devillier, Devillier Donegan Enterprises (moderator)
Barry Clark, Mandalay Media
Jason Winkler, Arete
Ellen Windemuth, Off the Fence
Louis Schwartzberg, Blacklight Films
Behind Closed Doors: From the Judges
Friday, 11 :00 AM - 12:00 PM, Workshop 1
What were they thinking? Anyone who has entered a film in competition wonders how judges determine which programs rise to the top when others seem to fall through the cracks. This year’s judges comment on what they saw and what they wished they’d seen.
Bill Grant, Nature/WNET (Moderator)
Dyanna Taylor, Raven Rouge
Carol Fleisher, fleisherfilm
Michael Rosenberg, Peartree Films
Big Screen Dreams
Wednesday, 10:30 - 11 :30 AM, Seminar Room
From Arctic Tale and Earth to Ham: Astrochip #65, nature programming has migrated out of the living room and onto the big screen. The power of this move extends well beyond the marketplace with huge potential to influence public opinion and inspire action. How can you get in the game?
Michael Rosenfeld, National Geographic (moderator)
Dereck Joubert, Wildlife Films Botswana
Fred Fougea, Ham: Astrochimp #65
Sarah Robertson, Arctic Tale
Alix Tidmarsh, Earth
Crossing Boundaries: Crafting the Coproduction
Tuesday, 4:30 - 5:30 PM, Seminar Room
From the multi-year multi-million mega series to one-hour indy projects like Queen of Trees, coproductions have inherent challenges. International partnership is an economic necessity despite often divergent tastes of the partners. From content reversions to deliverable requirements, co-pro partners discuss details that make--or break--deals.
Neil Harraway, NHNZ (moderator)
Janet Vissering, NatGeo Channel
Mark Wild, Animal Planet International
Walter Koehler, Universum/ORF
Bill Murphy, WNET
The Education Connection
Wednesday, 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Workshop 2
Discovery Education’s “Unitedstreaming” goes directly to classrooms in over 70,000 schools. But, you don’t have to be a media giant to jump into the game. From the development of comprehensive lesson plans and internet teacher tools, learn how to position yourself for the education market.
Julie Elledge, Lunchbox Lessons (moderator)
Suzanne Harle, Green Planet Films
Rob Nelson, The Wild Classroom
New Landscape of Digital Marketing
Thursday, 4 - 5 PM, Seminar Room
New modes of pitching, promotion and program delivery have spawned unexpected strategies for getting projects in front of development execs. Hear the unexpected surprises and lessons learned.
Barry Clark, Mandalay Media (moderator)
Katie Carpenter, Bahati Productions
Brian Leith, BBC
Mathew Tombers, Intermat.tv
NextGen Programming
Wednesday, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Seminar Room
How do we engage young viewers? What is it we are trying to tell them, anyway? Can content converge with entertainment–or does it have to? If we aim to inspire a new generation of scientific exploration and committed activism, how do we connect with kids?
Lisa Grossman, Bahati (moderator)
Kevin Mohs, Animal Planet
Masahiro Hayakawa, NHK
Rob Nelson, Wild Classroom
Ashley Hoppin, National Geographic
Presenter-Led Programs
Thursday, 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Seminar Room
A genre of its own based largely on personal charisma and credibility, presenter-led programming has evolved dramatically from the early days of Wild Kingdom. What works, what doesn’t and how can we make this the best it can possibly be?
Mike De Gruy, The Film Crew (moderator)
Tim Martin, BBC
Dave Hamlin, National Geographic
Kevin Mohs, Animal Planet
RAVE
Monday, 4:30 - 5:30 PM, Forum Room
The International League of Conservation Photographers joined Conservation International to launch their first RAVE (Rapid Area Visual Assessment), to create compelling multi-disciplinary media to complement the scientific documentation of specific threatened wild areas. Their first project: El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve in Chiapas, Mexico.
Cristina Mittermeier, Conservation International (moderator)
Tom Mangelson, Images of Nature
Patricio Robles Gill
Florian Schulz
Show Me the Money
Tuesday 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Seminar Room
Finding funding can be a brutal and painstaking process. Creative financing strategies and different business models for project underwriting across the spectrum.
Barry Clark, Mandalay Media (moderator)
Katya Shirakov, Wild Logic, LLC
Sean Campbell, Arête
David Vassar, Backcountry Films
Special Venue Programming
Tuesday, 10:30 - 11 :30 AM , Workshop 2
Aquariums, museums and zoos have unique and extensive programming needs. Find out from what they are looking for and how you might break into the special venue market.
Laura Varnone, Feodor Pitcairn Productions (moderator)
David Vassar, Backcountry Films
Chuck Saltsman, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Joe Verrengia, Denver Museum of Natural History
Still Photography
Friday, 2:30 - 3:30 PM, Seminar Room
Former Editor-in-Chief of National Geographic, Bill Allen and Time Magazine photo editor, Mary Ann Golon join James Balog to examine the state of contemporary photography and its role in the digital media environment.
Bill Allen, Photographer
Mary Ann Golon, Time Magazine
James Balog, Photographer
Survival of the Fittest?
Monday, 11 :30 AM - 12:30 PM, Seminar Room
We stand at a crossroads in the evolution of natural history programming. Blue chip or hip, commercial or public service, local or international, information or entertainment. What do viewers really want? Key commissioners examine the issues broadcasters wrestle, audience stats, and what it means to the independent producer in project underwriting.
Fred Kaufman, WNET (moderator)
Charlie Foley, Animal Planet
Neil Nightingale, BBC
Michael Rosenfeld, National Geographic
Telling the Tale
Wednesday, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Seminar Room
Classic or contemporary, it always comes down to how well a story is told. Compelling discussion about the most effective examples of the craft of storytelling.
Janet Hess, Nature/WNET (moderator)
Mark Deeble, Deeble and Stone
Harry Marshall, Icon Films
Catherine McConnell, Artemis Productions
Bill Broyles, Writer
3D Cinema
Friday, 11 :30 AM -12:30 PM, Seminar Room
New technology and new programming have infused incredible life into this wonderful genre. 3D Digital cinema may save the declining traditional commercial theatre business model, and the need for new programming has never been greater.
Barry Clark, Mandalay Media (moderator)
Phil Streather, Principal Large Forma
Steve Schklair, 3ality Digital Media
Masaru Ikeo, MICO
Tim Liversedge, Tim Liversedge Productions
Young Turks Speak
Friday, 9:00 - 10:00 AM , Seminar Room
Emerging filmmakers and talented newcomers take the microphone. What they have in store for the future of nat-history filmmaking may surprise you.
Chris Palmer, American University, Center for Environmental Filmmaking (moderator)
Rick Smith (finalist, Fish & Cow)
Tristan Bayer, Earthnative Films
Melissa Salpietra (finalist, Longfin)
Lindsey Davidson (finalist, Longfin)
Oliver Goetzl (finalist, Wolverines)
New Media
Mainstreaming 101
Wednesday, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Workshop 1
From podcasting to web marketing and distribution, a how-to for independent filmmakers wanting to join the Web 2.0 world.
Russell Sparkman, FusionSpark
Greg Henderson, Multimedia Director, Associated Press
Reality Bytes: Internet Law
Thursday, 9:00 - 10:00 AM , Seminar Room
From rights management to legal risks and the price of doing business, you need to know where things stand now, and how it impacts you.
Shari Lewis, Rivkin Radker, LLC
Web 2.0--Social Networking and User Generated Content
Tuesday, 1:30 - 2:30 PM, Seminar Room
Amateur video documenting the 8 minute battle between a herd of buffalo, a pride of lions and two crocs garnered over 16 million YouTube views and a major production deal in just a few months. Users are active co-creators of media, commerce and entertainment, redistributing video streams on peer-topeer networks around the world. From rights management to application “mash ups” and market models, what are the implications and opportunities?
Russell Sparkman, FusionSpark Gallery (moderator)
Alexis Gerard, Future Image, Inc.
Eric Bendick, TERRA
Bridget Whalen, National Geographic
Web Documentary
Thursday, 2:30 - 3:30 PM, Seminar Room
The web offers more than a distribution method: a new genre has emerged. Adopting storytelling traditions to this global, always on, interactive network, has huge power to influence attitudes and behavior.
Russell Sparkman, FusionSpark Media (moderator)
Greg Henderson, Multimedia Director, Associated Press
Alexis Gerard, Future Image, Inc.
WEBTV
Tuesday, 10:30 - 11 :30 AM , Seminar Room
Live, from a watering hole near you! Case studies of some new streamed networks–an inside view from some of an exciting market for natural history filmmakers, with practical advice on business models that are working.
Fred Grossberg, Mill Reef (moderator)
George Potter, TERRA
Kim Wolhuter, Wild Africa
Michael Schoenfeld, Channel G
Conservation & Inspiration
BINGO
Wednesday, 1:30 - 2:30 PM, Seminar Room
Media alliances with conservation NGOs hold huge potential for all stakeholders. How can you tap in to this resource for content and potential underwriting support?
David Vassar, Backcountry Films (moderator)
Jennifer Witherspoon, Environmental Defense
Cristina Mittermeier, Conservation International
John Francis, National Geographic
Natalie Cash, Wildlife Conservation Society
Encyclopedia of Life
Monday, 8:00 - 9:00 PM, Forum Room
Technology has finally caught up to make E.O. Wilson’s long-held dream a reality. The Encyclopedia of Life is an system of websites that makes all key information about life on Earth accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world, with a constantly evolving encyclopedia that lives on the Internet, with contributions from scientists and amateurs alike. Find out how you can be part of this paradigm shift.
David Dugan will interview E.O. Wilson
Green is Good--Mission: Planet Earth
Friday, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, Seminar Room
Corporate responsibility or public relations opportunity? Insights from some who have taken global citizenship to heart, making a huge impact on a level that counts through public/private partnership.
John Francis, National Geographic Missions (moderator)
Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia/1% for the Planet
MarViva Foundation
Sylvia Earle, National Geographic
Making A Difference
Wednesday, 4:30 - 5:30 PM, Seminar Room
In the face of so many great challenges, we need to remind ourselves that there are some victories of note. Here are some success stories that give hope to filmmakers wanting to inspire change while the window of opportunity still exists.
Tom Veltre (moderator)
Tim Martin, BBC
Michael Schoenfeld, Channel G. TV
Sheila Bowman, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Now What?
Friday, 3:30 - 4:30 PM, Forum Room
New ideas. No boundaries. In final plenary session, Festival visionaries offer provocative observations on what emerged through the week. Where we stand, where we seem to be heading, where we want to be going, and what is standing in the way.
CR Caillouet, Vision Unlimited-LA (moderator)
Barry Clark, Mandalay Media
Alastair Fothergill, BBC
Mark Shelley, Sea Studios Foundation
On the Ground
Thursday, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, Seminar Room
Making an impact where it actually counts–on a personal level. Innovative use of media can transcend barriers and inspire change–from remote villages to corporate boardrooms.
Mark Shelley, Sea Studios Foundation
David Smith, CAVU
Michael Rothschild, MarViva Foundation
Tim Martin, BBC
Reports from the Trenches:
NATURE TALKS !
Saturday, 11 :30 AM - 4 PM, Center for the Arts Theatre
Story ideas from the ground: From bushmeat trade and habitat depletion to the impact of war and the saving of a species, scientists and conservationists get 12 minutes to present the stories that need immediate attention.
Kevin Zippel, Amphibian Ark
Rick Rosenthal, Super Fish!
Brot Coburn, The Snow Leopard
Peck Euwer, Saving the Elephant
James Balog, Glaciers through Time
Sprek Rosecrans, The New Water Wars
Celine Cousteau, Humpback Ballet
What’s Your Footprint?
Tuesday, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Seminar Room
A “cradle-to-grave” look at film production in terms of the impact on our ecosystems. What can we do to reduce our own impact in a world of convenient solutions and instant gratification? Best practices and practical advice on how you can “walk the talk” while you make the movie.
Andrew Buchanan, Parthenon Films (moderator)
Laura Marshall, Icon Films
Jennifer Shoemaker, Independent
Production & Technology
Acquisition Tools & Technology
Monday, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, Seminar Room
From tapeless cameras to the latest flavors of HD with new lenses, lens adaptors and film stocks, technology has become a critical component of the creative process. Users examine the latest tools available, with a mind toward what is looming on the horizon.
James Mathers, Digital Cinema Society (moderator)
Rob Wilcox, Sony
Stuart English, RED
Steve Mahrer, Panasonic
Toshihiro Muta, Chief Cameraperson, Broadcast Engineering, NHK
Big Films-Little Budgets
Monday, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Seminar Room
From 24p DVCam to portable nonlinear editing systems, and streamed distribution
through the internet, accessible tools make it possible to create high value programming on a budget. A user’s guide to content creation, including delivery formats commissioners will accept.
Jason Winkler, Arete Media
James Mathers, Digital Cinema Society
Compression and Conversion
Friday, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, Workshop 1
It is what you don’t see that bytes you. A look at compression and conversion issues through the eyes of someone who has seen--and fixed--most of the mistakes that can be made: how to maximize usabilty and minimize technical rejections.
C.R. Caillouet, Vision Unlimited-LA
Mapping your Production Pathway: Preproduction Decisions
Wednesday, 9:00 - 10:00 AM , Seminar Room
From format origination and post pathway to delivery format requirements and sound mix decisions, if you don’t do it up front, you will pay at the end. A producer’s guide to project-driven production and post production pathways.
C.R. Caillouet, Vision Unlimited-LA (moderator)
Rick Harding, Sony Electronics
Sasha Motivala, Arete
Saving your Assets
Thursday, 10:30 - 11 :30 AM , Seminar Room
Data and workflow management in a tapeless world. When to trust, and when to back it up–practical advice from filmmakers with practical field experience and tips to share.
Gain practical experience with cutting edge production and post production insight and equipment by attending hands-on workshops.
Apple: Asset Management Using Final Cut Server
Monday, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, Workshop 1
Tuesday, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Workshop 1
Wednesday, 10:30 - 11 :30 AM , Workshop 1
If you are shooting digitally, you need to have a plan to manage your data before you start production. Also, as the cost of acquiring digitally decreases, the amount of footage you can shoot grows beyond levels we’ve been able to manage before. Using the asset and workflow management tools in Final Cut Server this seminar will help you learn to manage all the digital media in your next production.
Jeffrey Morse and Estelle McGechie
Apple: Color Correction with Apple Color
Monday, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Workshop 1
Tuesday, 1:30 - 2:30 PM, Workshop 1
Wednesday, 9:00 - 10:00 AM , Workshop 1
Color correction used to be an expensive black art. With Apple’s Color, we’ve democratized powerful tools to allow you to take control of the color correction process. In this seminar, learn the Color workflow and get a hands-on demonstration of the color correction process.
Jeffrey Morse and Estelle McGechie
Apple: Final Cut Studio Overview
Monday, 10:00 - 11 :00 AM , Workshop 1
Tuesday, 9:00 - 10 AM , Workshop 1
Wednesday, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Workshop 1
In this one-hour hands-on overview, learn how to take a project from ingest to output using all the tools in Final Cut Studio 2. You will learn how all the applications in Final Cut Studio (Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3, Soundtrack Pro 2, Compressor 3 and DVD Studio Pro 4) integrate and interoperate to smooth your workflow when producing media.
Jeffrey Morse and Estelle McGechie
APPLE : HD Workflow and Final Cut Studio
Monday, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Workshop 1
Tuesday, 10:30 - 11 :30 AM , Workshop 1
Wednesday, 1:30 - 2:30 PM, Workshop 1
Working in HD is the next step to making your productions commercially attractive. Learn how Final Cut Studio makes it easy to make the jump from SD to HD. We’ll cover acquisition, workflow planning, storage considerations and delivery options to help make your next HD project a smooth production. We’ll cover how to incorporate cutting edge technology into the present-day workflow using Final Cut Studio.
Jeffrey Morse and Estelle McGechie
Cameras on the Hill
Thursday, 8 - 9 AM , Hillside North of the View Terrace
You’ve seen them on the exhibit floor, now watch them in action. Follow the trail to inspiration point, just north of Jackson Lake Lodge, and get a chance to use the cameras outside. Images will be reviewed in the exhibit room throughout the day.
Extreme HD
Friday, 9:00 - 10:30, Workshop 1
Filmmaking and survival under extreme conditions combines basic survival training with filmmaking tips to help attendees learn how to prepare for and survive harsh environmental filmmaking conditions. We will use small cameras from a variety of manufacturers including HD, HDV, and the new SDHD format, mixers, radio mics and flash hard drive audio recorders. Attendees who have their own equipment are encouraged to bring it. Clips from Engel’s thirty-plus years of field work and that of others will be shown and the behind-the-scenes action analyzed.
Larry Engel, Larry Engel Productions
Adam Ravetch, Arctic Tale
Bernie Mitchell, Silver Platter Productions
Insider Trading: Stock Options
Tuesday, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Workshop 2
The new HD stock footage market is exploding and increasingly lucrative for nature filmmakers! Get the information you need to competefrom format conversion and digital asset management to online showcase and delivery.
Jason Winkler, Arete (moderator)
Paula Lumbard, Footage Bank
Kristy Manning, BBC Motion Gallery
Dan Baron, Footage Search
JVC
Tuesday, 4:30 - 5:30 PM, Workshop 2
Join Mike Pellegatti, avid field producer and videographer for the past 17 years to hear about his recent experience with the JVC’s GY-HD250U ProHD flagship camcorder, on a shoot in Alaska. Pellegatti has been using the GY-HD100 camcorder since it’s introduction in 2005.
Macrophotography Technique
Monday, 11 :30 - 12:30 PM, Workshop 2
Thursday, 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Workshop 2
Close-up cinematography provides unique opportunities to produce creative and dramatic shots. This type of filmmaking, also referred to as macro or micro cinematography, directs the viewer to new types of subject matter and situations requiring special techniques and perspective. In storytelling, close-ups have great emotional impact.
Mark Centkowski
Music
Thursday, 9:00 - 10:00 AM , Workshop 2
With more film entries in the Original Musical Score category than ever before, there is much to discuss, from aesthetics to economics.
Ron Riddle, Riddle Music
Lenny Williams, Composer
Panasonic
Tuesday, 8 - 9:30 AM , Workshop 2
Get your hands on the latest gear and learn about P2 acquisition and workflow. Panasonic will have the full lineup of P2 products.
Pitching the Commissioners
Thursday, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, Workshops 1 & 2
Thursday, 2:30 - 3:30 PM, Workshops 1 & 2
Here is your chance to sell your ideas to some of the most sought after production executives from around the globe. They come looking for projects–you come looking for partners! The rules are simple–you have ten minutes to make your pitch with a one-pager in hand–then you must move on. Who knows, maybe you will strike gold!
Advance signup is required for these sessions. Email luis@jhfestival.org, for sign up. Please specify the session(s) and commissioner(s) of your choice.
Current line up of commissioners includes:
Nature/WNET, NatGeo TV, NatGeo Channel, NatGeo International, Animal Planet International, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, NHK, NHNZ, BBC, ORF, Conservation International, Environmental Defense, Off the Fence, Lunchbox Media, ZED
(Check back for Updated List)
Polish Your Pitch—Proposal Review
Monday, 10:00 - 11 :00 AM , Workshop 2
Seasoned pros will give candid advice in this early workshop about the projects you want to pitch. Bring a copy of the one page proposal you will deliver to commissioners later in the week and receive incisive critical input that could give you the edge you need to compete.
Carol Fleisher, fleisherfilm
Mary Jo Kinser, ESPN
Courtney Thompson, National Geographic International
Wednesday, 10:30 - 11 :30 AM , Workshop 2
Ashley Hoppin, National Geographic Channel US
David Royle, Smithsonian Networks
Carol Fleisher, fleisherfilm
Advance signup is required for these sessions. Email luis@jhfestival.org, for sign up.
Polish Your Pitch—Practice Rounds
Monday, 2:30 - 3:30 PM, Workshop 2
Seasoned pros will give candid advice about your pitching style. Don’t miss this opportunity for incisive critical input that could give you the edge you need to compete. Project in hand, here is your chance to try your pitch out on a pro.
Ron Devillier, Devillier Donegan Enteprises
Courtney Thompson, National Geographic Channels International
Ashley Hoppin, National Geographic US
Wednesday, 2:30 - 3:30 PM, Workshop 2
Chris Palmer, American University, Center for Environmental Filmmaking
MaryJo Kinser, ESPN
Courtney Thompson, National Geographic
Advance signup is required for these sessions. Email luis@jhfestival.org, for sign up.
Save Our Seas—Pitch Session
Tuesday, 12- 1 PM, Workshop 2
Have a project that focuses on marine environments or oceanic wildlife? Here is your chance to pitch your idea to the Save Our Seas Foundation - a non-profit very keen to fund worthy programming about the Oceans. You have ten minutes to pitch your project to the SOS members.
Tom Campbell, Save Our Seas Foundation
Schmooze or Lose
Monday, 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Workshop 2
Networking 101–get the most out of this year’s Festival with the master! Chris Palmer leads this early-on session designed solely to give you the tools and confidence to network effectively.
Chris Palmer, American University, Center for Environmental Filmmaking
Sony: Format Overview
Thursday, 10:30 - 11:30 AM , Workshop 2
Sony: F23 4:4:4 Camera Workshop
Wednesday, 8 - 9 AM , Workshop 2
SONY : XDCAM Workshop
Tuesday, 1:30 - 2:30 PM, Workshop 2
Writers Critique and Workshop
Wednesday, 9:00 - 10:00 AM , Workshop 2
Thursday, 9:00 - 10:00 AM , Workshop 1
Submit your project in advance, and be critiqued by some of the industry’s finest–a rare opportunity to get incisive input from veterans looking to share their experience.
Writer/mentors include:
Cathy McConnell, Mark Deeble,Mary Jo Kinser, Harry Marshall, Janet Hess, Alex Gregory
Advance signup for these sessions is required. Email luis@jhfestival.org, for sign up.
Anatomy of a Production
20 Years NHU
Monday, 1:00 - 2:30 PM, Forum Room
This September, ORF's Natural History Unit celebrates its 20th anniversary. Head of Unit Walter Koehler, who has commissioned productions and led Austria's continuously successful prime-time documentary strand UNIVERSUM for the past 13 years, will present highlights from the unit's history, with a special focus on one of its most recent series, Nature Tech.
Walter Koehler, ORF
Gabon, The Last Eden
Wednesday, 9:00 - 10:30 AM, Forum Room
Filming the natural treasures of Gabon presented many challenges in diverse environments, each with their own set of problems. National Geographic's "Anatomy of Gabon: The Last Eden" will dissect the techniques used to film in each of Gabon's habitats: deep rainforest and intricate canopy, hidden bais that harbor gorillas and elephant gatherings and the coast, where the forest and its wild inhabitants spill out to the sea. Panelists wil discuss the vital collaboration of NGT field teams with Wildlife Conservation Society scientists, staff and the people of Gabon responsible for the visionary decision to create thirteen national parks.
Keenan Smart, National Geographic (moderator)
Katie Bauer, National Geographic
Natalie Cash, Wildlife Conservation Society
Bob Poole, Bob Poole Films
Planet Earth and Beyond
Thursday, 9:00 - 10:30 AM, Forum Room
How was such a ground break project as Planet Earth achieved? And how has that successful brand been used to launch content that changed government thinking on climate change, raised millions of dollars for wildlife conservation and exploited almost every media platform, from mobile phone to cinema?
Neil Nightingale, BBC
Alastair Fothergrill, BBC
Hiromishi Iwasaki, NHK
Christmas in Yellowstone
Thursday, 11:00 - 12:30 PM, Forum Room
The session will explore thye difficulties of capturing Yellowstone at its harshest but most beautiful season. It's the story of otters, foxes, bears, and bison taking on the toughest time of the year. But, more than just a look at winter in Yellowstone, the film also takes on the thematic challenge of incorporating a spiritual and cultural tradition into a study of wilderness. Filmed in HD, this film was nominated this year for two Emmys--Cinematography and Music & Sound.
Janet Hess, Nature/WNET (moderator)
Shane Moore, Moore and Moore Films
Bob Poole, Bob Poole Films
Lenny Williams, Composer