Behind the Scenes: Untamed | Untamed Americas

hi I’m Karen bass I’m the series

hi I’m Karen bass I’m the series producer of the Americas series for

producer of the Americas series for

producer of the Americas series for National Geographic

when we started out on the project the

when we started out on the project the task was to come up with the most

task was to come up with the most

task was to come up with the most amazing wildlife stories and spectacles

amazing wildlife stories and spectacles

amazing wildlife stories and spectacles from North South in Central America and

from North South in Central America and

from North South in Central America and we knew that it would take us to some

we knew that it would take us to some

we knew that it would take us to some pretty incredible places and this is one

pretty incredible places and this is one

pretty incredible places and this is one of them I’m here at winter Sun one

normally the problems you face the

normally the problems you face the wildlife filmmaker is trying to find

wildlife filmmaker is trying to find

wildlife filmmaker is trying to find your animals sometimes you know days or

your animals sometimes you know days or

your animals sometimes you know days or weeks without even seeing what you’re

weeks without even seeing what you’re

weeks without even seeing what you’re trying to build but here you’ll see

trying to build but here you’ll see

trying to build but here you’ll see finding the animals is not the problem

finding the animals is not the problem

finding the animals is not the problem at all the problem here is that just

at all the problem here is that just

at all the problem here is that just beyond that hill is a cliff with a whole

beyond that hill is a cliff with a whole

beyond that hill is a cliff with a whole Beach of sea lions below but to approach

Beach of sea lions below but to approach

Beach of sea lions below but to approach it we’ve got to go through something

it we’ve got to go through something

it we’ve got to go through something like half a million nesting seabirds

like half a million nesting seabirds

like half a million nesting seabirds here and we don’t want to disturb the

here and we don’t want to disturb the

here and we don’t want to disturb the birds or risk them leaving their chicks

birds or risk them leaving their chicks

birds or risk them leaving their chicks or breaking the eggs on their nests we

or breaking the eggs on their nests we

or breaking the eggs on their nests we had to find some sort of concealment and

had to find some sort of concealment and

had to find some sort of concealment and it seems that the birds have never been

it seems that the birds have never been

it seems that the birds have never been attacked by a eight-legged box before

what we’ve got to do is climb in this

what we’ve got to do is climb in this box carrying all our equipment and you

box carrying all our equipment and you

box carrying all our equipment and you basically have to shuffle along like a

basically have to shuffle along like a

basically have to shuffle along like a kindness

that’s not

that’s not to actually move inch by inch by inch I

to actually move inch by inch by inch I

to actually move inch by inch by inch I mean that commute is made like 40

mean that commute is made like 40

mean that commute is made like 40 minutes just forget to in here we want

minutes just forget to in here we want

minutes just forget to in here we want to get quite close to them but it’s on

to get quite close to them but it’s on

to get quite close to them but it’s on their nest feeding their chicks in that

their nest feeding their chicks in that

their nest feeding their chicks in that sort of thing having this little mobile

sort of thing having this little mobile

sort of thing having this little mobile landing on next is not comfortable and

landing on next is not comfortable and

landing on next is not comfortable and very easy but it’s getting the job done

it’s performed very very well anything I

it’s performed very very well anything I must say is that do look faintly

must say is that do look faintly

must say is that do look faintly ridiculous