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Wolverine – Chasing the Phantom premieres on PBS

admin — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:46:23 +0000

NATURE’s award winning “Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom” premieres Sunday, November 14 at 8pm on WNET/Thirteen.

Produced and written by Gianna Savoie. Original Sound Design and Sound Edit by Brian Beatrice at Bionic, mixed by Ed Campbell at Thirteen.

From the Thirteen website:

Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom
Introduction

Wolverines are among the most elusive creatures on the planet. They seek out the toughest terrain – the most rugged, remote and fiercely raw – and they’ve always been scarce to begin with. So they’re hard to find. They weigh only about 30 pounds, but they have a ton of attitude and a reputation to match. They eat everything, dead or alive, warm or frozen, and will climb anything, even mountains. It’s impossible for humans to keep up with them. They’re built to travel long distances with minimum effort across deep snow or up the sides of sheer cliffs. They roam an enormous territory of about 500 square miles – a home turf larger than an average grizzly bear’s. And they share it only with their immediate family. It’s “no trespassing” for everybody else.

Few researchers have observed wolverines in the wild, though some have tried, for years on end. Most must settle for capturing their images on remote cameras, tracking them from a distance, and getting to know them from their DNA. Those that study them become completely captivated by them, full of admiration and respect for these totally outrageous and independent creatures. Author and wolverine enthusiast, Doug Chadwick, puts it this way: “Like most of the guys on the project, what I really want to do is just be a wolverine. I want to go where I want to go, do what I want to do, bite who I want to bite, and climb what I want to climb.”

Yet there is one man whose experience with wolverines has been completely different. Wildlife filmmaker Steve Kroschel has spent 25 years with wolverines, and has even shared his home with them. Caring for injured and orphaned animals on a sixty-acre refuge in Alaska, he is one of the few men in the world to raise wolverines in captivity. The two orphans he has cared for since their birth have become his lifelong responsibility – and they are a handful! But he remains their committed and devoted advocate, a more than willing substitute parent to these remarkable animals he has come to love.

NATURE’s Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom premieres Sunday, November 14 at 8pm (check local listings).

Legend of Pale Male Premiere and Review

admin — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 01:10:59 +0000

The Legend of Pale Male premieres at select theaters on November 24th and selected as one of November’s best new movies by Daily Candy.

http://www.dailycandy.com/new-york/flipbook/90981/DailyCandy-Selects-Novembers-Best-Movies#6

A Belgian new to NYC meets a red-tailed hawk in Central Park and begins documenting his luxury perch atop a Fifth Avenue co-op. In one fell swoop, Pale Male’s nest gets dismantled by the building’s manager, igniting a protest among New Yorkers, birdwatchers, and the media alike. This doc’s love story is as impressive as its wildlife photography.
It’s like: Christian the Lion with wings.
Take your: Fellow animal lover. And something to dry your eyes.
Premieres: November 24

Hummingbirds, Magic in the Air Premieres on PBS/Thirteen

admin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:47:56 +0000

“Hummingbirds, Magic in the Air” premieres on PBS/Thirteen this coming Sunday, January 10th at 8pm. I created the original sound design, edit and sound effects build.

“Hummingbirds, Magic in the Air”

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:29:45 +0000

“Hummingbirds, Magic in the Air” Premieres to great reception at the Jackson Hole WIldlife Film Festival

Click the Image above to view a press reel for the upcoming season of Nature, including “Hummingbirds” and “Wolverine”.

ANATOMY OF A PRODUCTION: Hummingbirds, Magic in the Air
Nature/Thirteen (Premiere Screening)
Hummingbirds represent one of nature’s most interesting paradoxes: they are the tiniest of birds, yet they qualify as some of the toughest and most energetic creatures on the planet. New knowledge gained from scientists currently making great breakthroughs in hummingbird biology makes this a perfect time to focus on these shimmering, flashing jewels of the natural world. Stunningly beautiful high-definition, high speed footage of hummingbirds in the wild combined with high-tech presentations of their remarkable abilities help us to understand the world of hummingbirds as we never have before.

Original Sound Design and Sound Edit by Brian Beatrice, it will have its television premiere on WNET/Thirteen 0n January 10th, 2009.

Bionic East Sound Tank Experiment

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:18:51 +0000

I finally got around to posting my interactive sound experiment from last month’s Bionic party. I think this yielded some remarkable, if sometimes haunting, results. Thanks to all for participating and I’m sorry you can’t enjoy it in its surround sound glory as it was originally presented. I guess you’ll just have to come by Bionic for another go at it for that. I cut it down to CD length because I know you’ll all want to download it and burn it for your discman. Anyone needing 45 minute cutdowns for the cassette walkman, let me know, but just remember; Metal Type II, Dolby NR – OFF!.

Enjoy (…or not. You know I never make it easy for you)! Click the link below.

Bionic East Sound Tank

Pale Male – Best of Festival Screening

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:28:13 +0000

May 16th – Best of Festival screening at the Wilma Theatre – “The Legend of Pale Male”

32nd International Wildlife Film Festival
Global Vision: Wild in Focus
May 9-16, 2009

Nature – The Loneliest Animals

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:14:59 +0000

A pretty great Nature show I sound designed and sound edited, mixed by Ed Campbell at Thirteen, airs on PBS, this Sunday April 19th at 8pm.

Nature - Loneliest Animals

“The Legend of Pale Male” Screening

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:08:59 +0000

Next Saturday, April 25th, there will be the premiere screening of the documentary, the Legend of Pale Male, at the Greenwich Audubon Society. I’ve been working my butt off on the film since January and it will receive the 2009 Best of Festival award at the International Wildlife Film Festival in Missoula, Montana in May. The film chronicles a Belgian filmmaker’s near obsession with a red-tailed hawk that “moves” to NYC, its established residence on Mary Tyler Moore’s esteemed building and the lives it affects in Central Park, NYC and the birding community.

There are 2 screenings; 4pm and 6pm. It is free but a $10 donation is suggested. If all goes well this week, I expect to NOT be there!

http://www.guidezilla.com/event.asp?id=11897

http://www.ctenvironmentalheadlines.com/2009/04/event-film-screening-legend-of-pale.html

FILM SCREENING: “The Legend of Pale Male” With film director and producer, Frederic Lilien – Guidezilla New Haven, CT Events Calendar: “Join Frederic Lilien for this special screening of The Legend of Pale Male – a new film that will receive the 2009 Best of Festival award at the International Wildlife Film Festival in Missoula, Montana this May. Saturday, April 25, 2009, from 4 PM to 6 PM, at Audubon Connecticut, 613 Riversville Road, Greenwich, CT 06831. RSVP to Jeff Cordulac 203-869-5272 x 239.”

Bionic Fall Bash

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:15:29 +0000

There will be another blowout party at Bionic on Thursday. September 18th. It unfortunately clashes with the upcoming High on Fire/Opeth gig at the Nokia Theater on the same evening but you can join me for some pre and/or post show celebrations. Feel free to come to the gig and make it an evening.

Bionic website redesign is launched.

admin — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:15:30 +0000

The bionic.tv redisign is finally launched. Check it out for all things Bionic, including work and staff updates.