First compleate nature TV program at DVinfo.net

Arnt Mollan · September 12th, 2009, 06:08 AM

Thanks to everyone who was helpful when I was stuck with problems.
And for the advises and solutions I could find on this forum.
I have finished my first whole TV program, that will be sendt on the prime channel NRK1 (Ut i naturen) in Norway tuesday 15. september 2009. With the help from you and others, I have written, filmed, edited and colourcorrected the program ready to send.
Some of the clips will be sendt on Animal Planet too.
I have been under water, over water, in freezing water. Made my own macro equipment and remote underwater camera to get what I needed to make this video.
Thanks to you all!

A short view
YouTube - The brown trout and the mayfly..... two miracles

Steve Benjamin · September 12th, 2009, 12:52 PM

Some very very nice footage, well executed.

Dave Tyrer · September 12th, 2009, 01:18 PM

Excellent programme !!! Can you share some of your skills/methods for us newbies ?

Dave

Roger Van Duyn · September 12th, 2009, 04:57 PM

Excellent footage. Skillfully done!

Bo Skelmose · September 12th, 2009, 05:34 PM

Abolutely beautiful pictures. Great macro work - with a lot of patience - and the remote underwater camera seems to do its job. I have been thinking for this in years but not found a solution. Hope someone will build a underwater house for the new Panasonic AG-HCK10.

Ofer Levy · September 12th, 2009, 07:14 PM

Fantastic job Arnt! So well done!!!
I am amazed you managed to do all this yourself - congratulations and I wish you many more wonderful projects like this one - you inspire many of us!
Regards,
Ofer Levy Photography

Mick Jenner · September 13th, 2009, 12:27 AM

I must echo all the other comments, congratulations a job very well done

Kind regards

Mick

Per Johan Naesje · September 13th, 2009, 03:07 AM

Hi Arnt!
Wow, that look fantastic, the macro footage was awesome to watch! I will definitive watch the program at Tuesday.

Vidar Vedaa · September 13th, 2009, 03:29 AM

Hallo Arnt

You have make here a really really!!! nice film.I will say this is a film that is
on the level to Gunnar Nilsen in Trondheim . Look forword to see this
one.

VJV.

Arnt Mollan · September 13th, 2009, 05:40 AM

Thanks to you all, but in fact you have all contributed to this film. This forum is a world of knowledge.

I managed to find an area where few have done some filming. Talked to scientists on several levels, made a plan, and with a lot of stubborness and patience I managed to finish this project.
As a newcomer I needed something new to get seen. I did not want to do something others have done well before me.
I had to travel long distances to find the best possible locations for the scenes. And had to wait a lot for things to happen.
The spawn of the wild brown troat alone, took 6 weeks over two years. The problem was to find a couple that could start spawning while there still was light. They usually spawn at the darkest part of the night. It was not possible to use lights on the camera. It drifted away in the current.

Bo:
I build my own underwater housing for this project from carbon and epoxy. Then I could drill holes for screws an cables as I wanted.

I will paste the link to the netTV on NRK as soon as program is sent.

Thanks

Lauri Kettunen · September 13th, 2009, 12:40 PM

Hi Arnt, looks very very interesting and you have unique shots. Hopefully the document will be shown in Finland as well.

Jonathan Shaw · September 13th, 2009, 04:12 PM

Looks awesome, what camera did you shoot it on? Love the macro shots, were you using achromatic diopters?

Well done, you should be very proud!

Pat Reddy · September 13th, 2009, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bo Skelmose

Abolutely beautiful pictures. Great macro work - with a lot of patience - and the remote underwater camera seems to do its job. I have been thinking for this in years but not found a solution. Hope someone will build a underwater house for the new Panasonic AG-HCK10.

Hi Bo, I have been thinking the same thing. Seatool is coming out with a housing for both the controller/recorder and camera of the new Sony POV camera. Maybe they will do the same for the Panasonic. If not, you might check this company out. They will machine a custom underwater housing for you, and it should not take much to protect just the camera:

Custom underwater housings for photographic, radio telemetry and other equipment The Sexton Company

They have some sample work orders and quotes to give you a feel for what it might cost.

Pat

Tony Davies-Patrick · September 14th, 2009, 10:02 AM

Really nice work Arnt, and congratulations on the NRK1 début, as well as with Animal Planet.

The really nice thing is that you did it all on your own (often the best way!).

I liked the atmosphere of the clip shown on Youtube. The only thing missing I think is some background narrative. Will the Norwegian TV program contain much narrative?

I've just got back from filming in south France but had to stop work when I accidentally flooded a camera body plus XL 6X HD lens while swimming back to shore (because I'd not closed the housing correctly. It was a very expensive mistake!).

Buying equipment in a remote location in France is expensive and so it was cheaper for me to actually drive all the way back to UK and buy replacements. Hopefully I can get back to complete the project in October.

It looks like you were using the Sony Z1?

Regarding your "Two Miracles" movie - is it being broadcast in SD or HD? And also marketed later in SD-DVD or HD-Blue Ray or both?

Pat Reddy · September 14th, 2009, 07:23 PM

Just got a chance to see the teaser/promo now that I am back in the land of high speed internet. Beautiful shots! How many weeks or months did it take to get the footage?

Pat

September 12th, 2009, 06:08 AM	#1
Arnt Mollan Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 87	First compleate nature TV program Thanks to everyone who was helpful when I was stuck with problems. And for the advises and solutions I could find on this forum. I have finished my first whole TV program, that will be sendt on the prime channel NRK1 (Ut i naturen) in Norway tuesday 15. september 2009. With the help from you and others, I have written, filmed, edited and colourcorrected the program ready to send. Some of the clips will be sendt on Animal Planet too. I have been under water, over water, in freezing water. Made my own macro equipment and remote underwater camera to get what I needed to make this video. Thanks to you all! A short view YouTube - The brown trout and the mayfly..... two miracles __________________ Arnt Mollan www.mollanmedia.com

September 12th, 2009, 04:57 PM	#4
Roger Van Duyn Major Player Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lakeland Florida Posts: 693	Excellent footage. Skillfully done! __________________ Roger My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAp...2AHr_pHFID5LDA

September 13th, 2009, 03:07 AM	#8
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	Hi Arnt! Wow, that look fantastic, the macro footage was awesome to watch! I will definitive watch the program at Tuesday. __________________ - Per Johan

September 13th, 2009, 03:29 AM	#9
Vidar Vedaa Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: bergen norway Posts: 235	Hallo Arnt You have make here a really really!!! nice film.I will say this is a film that is on the level to Gunnar Nilsen in Trondheim . Look forword to see this one. VJV. __________________ WestCoast-film. www.vidarvedaa.com

September 13th, 2009, 05:40 AM	#10
Arnt Mollan Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 87	Thanks to you all, but in fact you have all contributed to this film. This forum is a world of knowledge. I managed to find an area where few have done some filming. Talked to scientists on several levels, made a plan, and with a lot of stubborness and patience I managed to finish this project. As a newcomer I needed something new to get seen. I did not want to do something others have done well before me. I had to travel long distances to find the best possible locations for the scenes. And had to wait a lot for things to happen. The spawn of the wild brown troat alone, took 6 weeks over two years. The problem was to find a couple that could start spawning while there still was light. They usually spawn at the darkest part of the night. It was not possible to use lights on the camera. It drifted away in the current. Bo: I build my own underwater housing for this project from carbon and epoxy. Then I could drill holes for screws an cables as I wanted. I will paste the link to the netTV on NRK as soon as program is sent. Thanks __________________ Arnt Mollan www.mollanmedia.com

September 12th, 2009, 12:52 PM	#2
Steve Benjamin Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: morbihan/france and enfield/uk Posts: 42	Some very very nice footage, well executed.

September 12th, 2009, 01:18 PM	#3
Dave Tyrer Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK Posts: 174	Excellent programme !!! Can you share some of your skills/methods for us newbies ? Dave

September 12th, 2009, 05:34 PM	#5
Bo Skelmose Major Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 495	Abolutely beautiful pictures. Great macro work - with a lot of patience - and the remote underwater camera seems to do its job. I have been thinking for this in years but not found a solution. Hope someone will build a underwater house for the new Panasonic AG-HCK10.

September 12th, 2009, 07:14 PM	#6
Ofer Levy Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sydney-Australia Posts: 443	Fantastic job Arnt! So well done!!! I am amazed you managed to do all this yourself - congratulations and I wish you many more wonderful projects like this one - you inspire many of us! Regards, Ofer Levy Photography

September 13th, 2009, 12:27 AM	#7
Mick Jenner Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: West Sussex England Posts: 843	I must echo all the other comments, congratulations a job very well done Kind regards Mick

September 13th, 2009, 12:40 PM	#11
Lauri Kettunen Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Kangasala, Finland Posts: 445	Hi Arnt, looks very very interesting and you have unique shots. Hopefully the document will be shown in Finland as well.

September 13th, 2009, 04:12 PM	#12
Jonathan Shaw Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 552	Looks awesome, what camera did you shoot it on? Love the macro shots, were you using achromatic diopters? Well done, you should be very proud! __________________ www.ginclearfilm.com www.facebook.com/ginclearfilm

September 14th, 2009, 10:02 AM	#14
Tony Davies-Patrick Trustee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Worldwide Posts: 1,589	Really nice work Arnt, and congratulations on the NRK1 début, as well as with Animal Planet. The really nice thing is that you did it all on your own (often the best way!). I liked the atmosphere of the clip shown on Youtube. The only thing missing I think is some background narrative. Will the Norwegian TV program contain much narrative? I've just got back from filming in south France but had to stop work when I accidentally flooded a camera body plus XL 6X HD lens while swimming back to shore (because I'd not closed the housing correctly. It was a very expensive mistake!). Buying equipment in a remote location in France is expensive and so it was cheaper for me to actually drive all the way back to UK and buy replacements. Hopefully I can get back to complete the project in October. It looks like you were using the Sony Z1? Regarding your "Two Miracles" movie - is it being broadcast in SD or HD? And also marketed later in SD-DVD or HD-Blue Ray or both? __________________ www.WILDCARP.com www.NIKON.me.uk Last edited by Tony Davies-Patrick; September 14th, 2009 at 11:03 AM.

September 14th, 2009, 07:23 PM	#15
Pat Reddy Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 288	Just got a chance to see the teaser/promo now that I am back in the land of high speed internet. Beautiful shots! How many weeks or months did it take to get the footage? Pat