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Filming Extreme Weather (Behind the Scenes) | National Geographic


number one just went off she wants to go

number one just went off she wants to go something doesn’t she

I’m Sean Casey a documentary filmmaker

I’m Sean Casey a documentary filmmaker we are currently in Skagway Alaska and

we are currently in Skagway Alaska and

we are currently in Skagway Alaska and we’re about to motor 200 miles to the

we’re about to motor 200 miles to the

we’re about to motor 200 miles to the middle of the Laskin wilderness to get

middle of the Laskin wilderness to get

middle of the Laskin wilderness to get the opening shot to my new large format

the opening shot to my new large format

the opening shot to my new large format film extreme weather now you can’t plan

film extreme weather now you can’t plan

film extreme weather now you can’t plan for that’s the bottom line you can’t

for that’s the bottom line you can’t

for that’s the bottom line you can’t plan for how wet it’s going to be where

plan for how wet it’s going to be where

plan for how wet it’s going to be where your campsite is going to be what the

your campsite is going to be what the

your campsite is going to be what the situation is going to be you bring

situation is going to be you bring

situation is going to be you bring everything you think you’re going to

everything you think you’re going to

everything you think you’re going to need but there’s always going to be

need but there’s always going to be

need but there’s always going to be stuff that happens that you can’t

stuff that happens that you can’t

stuff that happens that you can’t control and it’s about how you deal

control and it’s about how you deal

control and it’s about how you deal about how you deal with situations like

about how you deal with situations like

about how you deal with situations like that how you rebuild and how you forge

that how you rebuild and how you forge

that how you rebuild and how you forge on it’s all about adaptation when you’re

on it’s all about adaptation when you’re

on it’s all about adaptation when you’re doing this kind of filmmaking and this

doing this kind of filmmaking and this

doing this kind of filmmaking and this isn’t filmmaking where you’ve got you

isn’t filmmaking where you’ve got you

isn’t filmmaking where you’ve got you know food truck we’ve got support where

know food truck we’ve got support where

know food truck we’ve got support where you can call for anything you need this

you can call for anything you need this

you can call for anything you need this is kind of remote adventure filmmaking

is kind of remote adventure filmmaking

is kind of remote adventure filmmaking and whatever you bring is what you have

and whatever you bring is what you have

and whatever you bring is what you have this is how it’s always been up here

this is how it’s always been up here

this is how it’s always been up here just raw beautiful but in that rawness

just raw beautiful but in that rawness

just raw beautiful but in that rawness things can happen quickly weather

things can happen quickly weather

things can happen quickly weather conditions are constantly changing

conditions are constantly changing

conditions are constantly changing there’s a multitude of things that can

there’s a multitude of things that can

there’s a multitude of things that can go wrong

go wrong

go wrong but you have to push through these

but you have to push through these

but you have to push through these things because this project is important

things because this project is important

things because this project is important about our weather and how it’s changing

about our weather and how it’s changing

about our weather and how it’s changing becoming more extreme we filmed massive

becoming more extreme we filmed massive

becoming more extreme we filmed massive dust storms and the droughts in the

dust storms and the droughts in the

dust storms and the droughts in the western United States tornadoes in the

western United States tornadoes in the

western United States tornadoes in the Midwest wildfires of California and the

Midwest wildfires of California and the

Midwest wildfires of California and the heroics of firefighters trying to

heroics of firefighters trying to

heroics of firefighters trying to control them it’s all about powerful

control them it’s all about powerful

control them it’s all about powerful images for this format so if we could

images for this format so if we could

images for this format so if we could get a glacier calving directly at us and

get a glacier calving directly at us and

get a glacier calving directly at us and that would be incredible

that would be incredible

that would be incredible it’s going to go only issue is it’s that

it’s going to go only issue is it’s that

it’s going to go only issue is it’s that area that’s going to count there’s

area that’s going to count there’s

area that’s going to count there’s another down that’s going it’s going to

another down that’s going it’s going to

another down that’s going it’s going to go before we get there it’s going there

go before we get there it’s going there

go before we get there it’s going there goes I want to be as close as we can but

goes I want to be as close as we can but

goes I want to be as close as we can but there is a very real danger of being hit

there is a very real danger of being hit

there is a very real danger of being hit it could be car sized chunks of ice

it could be car sized chunks of ice

it could be car sized chunks of ice flying hundreds of feet from the glacier

flying hundreds of feet from the glacier

flying hundreds of feet from the glacier it’s thrilling it is nervous

it’s one to ten on the glacier so we can

it’s one to ten on the glacier so we can reference or someone see something

reference or someone see something

reference or someone see something happening right now seven right there

happening right now seven right there

happening right now seven right there chunks of ice are falling off on each

chunks of ice are falling off on each

chunks of ice are falling off on each side

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