Recent Broadcast Productions

 

Islands in the Wind

2011, 22 minutes, PBS

Members of an island community in Maine dream and work to bring wind power to their homes.  Along the way, they meet some unexpected obstacles, find themselves and their community bonds tested, and discover some unexpected opportunities. This is an insider story of passion and commitment to community life that the news reportage almost completely missed, and a case study of the pitfalls, and promises, of the post-fossil fuel economy.

Creating Synthetic Life

2003-10, 1 hour special - The Science Channel

Behind the stories of opening Pandora's Box, Prometheus Unbound, The Genie and the Bottle, and Frankenstein, there actually is a significant science story that needs to be told about the work of one group of synthetic biologists. This program is the result of exclusive 7 year access to the scientific team of J. Craig Venter.

Behold The Earth (in production)

2008-10, 90 minutes, Independent Feature

Director David Conover’s lyrical inquiry into America’s divorce from nature, featuring EO Wilson, Cal DeWitt, Theo Colborne, Richard Louv, and others. Musicians include Dirk Powell, Tim Eriksen, and a growing cast of neo-traditional musical talent.

Morning Drive

2008, 2 x 1 hour pilots, Discovery HD Theater

Experiential television goes mobile. Long sweeping shots stabilized by near ground placement of cineflex camera stablization system.

Coastal Dawn

2008, 2 x 1 hour – BlueMarvel

Sunrises recorded in Maine’s Penobscot Bay and Maui, Hawaii. For BluRay release. Available at www.bluemarvel.com

Big Animals

2008, 2 x 1 hour – BlueMarvel

Experiential television of Brown Bears and Elephant Seals. Nature’s events at nature’s pace.

Sunrise Earth: Viewers' Choice

2008, 5 x 1 hour, Discovery HD Theater

Arches National Park in Utah, Venice, Italy, Northern Norway, British Columbia, and a garden in Japan.

Sunrise Earth: Viewers' Choice

2007, 5 x 1 hour, Discovery HD Theater

From Ireland to New Zealand to French Polynesia, from an underwater sunrise on the Great Barrier Reef to the summit of Haleakala on Maui.

Secrets of the Sun

2006, 1 hour special, Discovery HD Theater

A look at the cultural myths and science of the sun, with perspective from the solar scientists and anthropologists Anthony Aveni, Mike Carlowicz, Roger Valencia Espinoza, Barbara Thompson, Nicola Fox, Steele Hill, and Daniel Müeller.

Sunrise Earth

2006, 50 x 1 hour, Discovery HD Theater

Early use of EXPERIENTIAL TV format. Real-time observations of one sunrise habitat per episode draws on wonder of HD to make you a naturalist in your own living space. North America, Asia, Europe, Central and South America.

Cracking the Ocean Code

2005, 1 hour special, The Science Channel, Discovery HD Theater, The Discovery Channel

Genome pioneer J. Craig Venter sails around-the-world collecting microbial genes, visiting the waters of North Atlantic, Panama, Cocos Island, Galapagos, and Australia.

Toad Warriors

2005, 1 x 2 hours, Animal Planet

Craig and Jackie Adams-Maher risk life and limb to save the King Brown snake of Australia from a deadly invasive army: the Cane Toad. (post-produced for David Wright and Lunasea, Inc.)

Live from the ISS

2002-03, 1 x 1 hour, Discovery Channel, Discovery HD Theater

In production when the Columbia shuttle crashed…was to be the next mission and awaits shuttle return to space. This production will be the first HD downlink from space.

Mid-Water Mysteries

2002, The Science Channel, episode in series Science of the Deep

Gelatinous predators filmed in situ with Johnson Sea Link (Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute). (Segment produced for David Clark Inc.) Winner of the National Academies Communication Award, 2004.

Quest for Captain Kidd

2001, 50 minutes, Discovery Channel

Explorer Barry Clifford and his team find the remains of Captain Kidd’s ship, the Adventure Galley, in a newly discovered pirate graveyard off Madagascar. Narrated by Mel Gibson.

Fishing for the Future

2001, 55 minutes, PBS

The story of the North Atlantic fisheries as told by all the stakeholders: harvesters, managers, and scientists.

The Vikings

2001, 2 hrs, PBS NOVA

The Vikings examines a new, less barbaric image of the Norsemen based on recent archaeological investigations. (Segment produced for Galafilm, Inc.)

Uncovering a Pirate’s Graveyard

2000, 23 minutes, NBC for Discovery News

A special on the breaking news of locating Captain Kidd's ship. (Field Production for NBC program)

Search for the Giant Lobster

2000, 26 minutes, National Geographic Sea Stories

While most of the world’s fishery stocks fall into decline when fishing efforts increase, the lobster fishery in Maine appears to defy this equation. (Produced with Cobalt, Big Rock Productions)

Coral Heaven

1999, 26 minutes, National Geographic Sea Stories

Marine Biologist Dr. Sylvia Earle ventures to an area known as the Flower Gardens to observe a mating ritual of astonishing precision and beauty. (Produced with Cobalt, Big Rock Productions)

The Viking Saga: L’Anse aux Meadows

1998, 2 x 60 minutes, Sveriges Television (Sweden), Channel 4 (UK)

 

Non-Broadcast Productions

 

Ocean Subscription Series

2010-2011, 3 x 12 minutes, produced in collaboration with the World Ocean Observatory

Time-sensitive coverage of international ocean issues, people, and events, focusing on the theme of oceans and climate with the original production "Ocean Day" and ocean biodiversity in "Exploring Bloody Bay Wall." www.thew2o.net/subscription

Block Island Trilogy

2002-2004, 3 x 10 minutes

Three films with the Ocean View Foundation including "Block Island Blankie," which follows a lost treasure through the Block Island's waste/recycling system, "A Block Island Rescue" for the ferries, which tells the story of rescue and islander spirit, and "A Block Island Conversation," which highlights the year-round community on the island.

Leave No Trace in Maine

2001, 17 minutes

A demonstration of low-impact land use so that future generations may also enjoy unspoiled wilderness areas.