EDITING SPONSORED BY PANASONIC Awarded to forthe theproject editingthat thatbest most enhancesthe theinteractive natural history program of which it is part. Awarded integrates potential of digital media toaadvance understanding of science and scientific principles (including apps, games, video podcasts and websites).
Jago: A Life Underwater Jago is the life story of of an 80 year old Bajau hunter who lives in a stilted bamboo hut in Sulawesi. The events of his life are voiced entirely by the yodalike Rohani and recreated with existing Bajau people from local communities. Although Rohanis story is a very personal one, it explores every facet of our relationship with the ocean and each other.
Underdog Films Production in association with James Morgan Films, Fantomline Pictures and Vistaar Productions Editor: Sam Rogers
NATURE - Touching the Wild
NATURE—Touching the Wild Passion Planet & THIRTEEN Productions LLC for PBS Nature series Editor: Charles Davies
Hutto’s remarkable ability to interact with wild creatures was previously portrayed in the award-winning NATURE documentary, My Life as a Turkey. His new wild family is made up of mule deer living high in the mountains near his home in Wyoming, and the extraordinary story of how he became one of them pushes once again at the boundaries of how wild animals are perceived. The program develops a connection with the deer, learning individual and group dynamics as well. But what overwhelmingly emerges from is the enormous respect Hutto has for all wild things and the recognition that there is so much to learn from them about their world, ourselves, and the fragile planet we share. The editing seamlessly combines two simultaneous timelines, interweaving present day images with a past narrative. The editing style also reflects a combination of storytelling styles to provide a coherent understanding of how Joe Hutto built a unique relationship with a herd of wild mule deer over the course of seven years combined with the tricky task of getting inside the heads of the deer themselves.
WILD Yellowstone - Frozen Frontier
Brain Farm Digital Cinema for Nat Geo WILD and Terra Mater Studios Editor: James Taggart
There is nowhere on Earth quite like Yellowstone. The park is a frozen world of savage temperatures and scalding heat. Wild Yellowstone: Frozen Frontier, takes the audience into the depths of the incredible winter inside Yellowstone National Park. Filmed in the often extremely harsh conditions of negative 40 degrees, Brain Farm set out to capture America’s oldest national park in ways never seen before. Utilizing camera techniques developed in action sports filmmaking, this was an entirely new take on natural history that aims to immerse the viewer in character lead stories set in the most spectacular of landscapes. High-end cameras added weight and complexity but allowed cinematographers to capture stunning images in the most challenging of conditions. The result takes you on a journey through this infamous land through new eyes. “My challenge was transforming the cinematic Brain Farm ‘action sports’ style into the Natural History genre,” said Editor James Taggart. “I knew we were onto something when I would hear a whoop from behind me and turn around to find people looking through the window of the edit room door, jaw dropped and in awe, followed by ‘DUDE, THAT’S SICK!’”
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