I’m Mandy Baker from National Geographic Channel and we are here in Ellenville
Channel and we are here in Ellenville
Channel and we are here in Ellenville New York we’re shooting a short film
New York we’re shooting a short film
New York we’re shooting a short film called before Mars which is essentially
called before Mars which is essentially
called before Mars which is essentially the prequel story to the global event
the prequel story to the global event
the prequel story to the global event series coming called Mars on a nasty
series coming called Mars on a nasty
series coming called Mars on a nasty graphic channel in November we’re
graphic channel in November we’re
graphic channel in November we’re telling the story of two of our main
telling the story of two of our main
telling the story of two of our main characters from the show Mars when they
characters from the show Mars when they
characters from the show Mars when they were teenagers and first began to be
were teenagers and first began to be
were teenagers and first began to be inspired to want to someday take a great
inspired to want to someday take a great
inspired to want to someday take a great journey to the red planet this is really
journey to the red planet this is really
journey to the red planet this is really exciting for us for the channel because
exciting for us for the channel because
exciting for us for the channel because it is such a different way to tell the
it is such a different way to tell the
it is such a different way to tell the story to take these characters that have
story to take these characters that have
story to take these characters that have been established in the show Mars and
been established in the show Mars and
been established in the show Mars and tell their backstory so in this story
tell their backstory so in this story
tell their backstory so in this story the basic ideas they move into a new
the basic ideas they move into a new
the basic ideas they move into a new home and in that home they find this old
home and in that home they find this old
home and in that home they find this old ham radio hello their process of
ham radio hello their process of
ham radio hello their process of discoveries and adventures they realize
discoveries and adventures they realize
discoveries and adventures they realize this ham radio can actually contact the
this ham radio can actually contact the
this ham radio can actually contact the international space station so yesterday
international space station so yesterday
international space station so yesterday we filmed the most important scene
we filmed the most important scene
we filmed the most important scene probably the entire film which is the
probably the entire film which is the
probably the entire film which is the final scene where Hannah goes on this
final scene where Hannah goes on this
final scene where Hannah goes on this adventure this quest to get a better
adventure this quest to get a better
adventure this quest to get a better signal so that she can talk to an
signal so that she can talk to an
signal so that she can talk to an astronaut in the National Space Station
astronaut in the National Space Station
astronaut in the National Space Station and it was real challenging because the
and it was real challenging because the
and it was real challenging because the script we have written this big
script we have written this big
script we have written this big rainstorm that stops Han on she has to
rainstorm that stops Han on she has to
rainstorm that stops Han on she has to go into a cave and then her radio breaks
go into a cave and then her radio breaks
go into a cave and then her radio breaks down and she still climbs the top and
down and she still climbs the top and
down and she still climbs the top and then she finally reaches and makes a
then she finally reaches and makes a
then she finally reaches and makes a connection with his astronaut but of
connection with his astronaut but of
connection with his astronaut but of course we had a perfectly beautiful blue
course we had a perfectly beautiful blue
course we had a perfectly beautiful blue sky day so we had to figure out how can
sky day so we had to figure out how can
sky day so we had to figure out how can we still tell this story so we had some
we still tell this story so we had some
we still tell this story so we had some rain machines we had some big trucks
rain machines we had some big trucks
rain machines we had some big trucks with lots of water on them to create
with lots of water on them to create
with lots of water on them to create this big rainstorm and you know then she
this big rainstorm and you know then she
this big rainstorm and you know then she hikes up to the day and it’s very
hikes up to the day and it’s very
hikes up to the day and it’s very challenging because our crew were hiking
challenging because our crew were hiking
challenging because our crew were hiking up and down these mountains or moving to
up and down these mountains or moving to
up and down these mountains or moving to this really remote location but in the
this really remote location but in the
this really remote location but in the end as she’s in the mountaintop and the
end as she’s in the mountaintop and the
end as she’s in the mountaintop and the storm has cleared well you got this
storm has cleared well you got this
storm has cleared well you got this perfect evening
perfect evening
perfect evening perfect skies nice little wind coming
perfect skies nice little wind coming
perfect skies nice little wind coming through
through
through as we were filming it I was getting
as we were filming it I was getting
as we were filming it I was getting goose bumps as she was talking to the
goose bumps as she was talking to the
goose bumps as she was talking to the International Space Station and it was a
International Space Station and it was a
International Space Station and it was a really powerful moment and it was
really powerful moment and it was
really powerful moment and it was exciting to see how all these different
exciting to see how all these different
exciting to see how all these different variables and so many different things
variables and so many different things
variables and so many different things that come together to make us seem like
that come together to make us seem like
that come together to make us seem like that happened when it all clicks it’s a
that happened when it all clicks it’s a
that happened when it all clicks it’s a it’s a pretty magical thing
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