Is Eating Venomous Sea Snakes a Bad Thing?The growing consumption of venomous sea snakes in Southeast Asia has resulted in the massive harvesting of these marine animals in the Gulf of Thailand. Fishermen and traders face a high risk of snakebites and even death as 80 tons of sea snakes are captured annually. Herpetologist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Zoltan Takacs documents this phenomenon while questioning the ecological and medical impact of this escalating wildlife trade.
Read more about the potential effects of this sea snake harvest:
http://goo.gl/gKlTXE
RESEARCH/VIDEOGRAPHER: Zoltan Takacs
SENIOR PRODUCER: Jeff Hertrick
EDITOR: Jennifer Murphy
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH: Kenny Broad
EXPEDITION FUNDING: National Geographic Expeditions Council, National Geographic Explorer Programs, and University of Miami
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT: Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
Unexpected Shark Gives Explorer Shock of His LifeA National Geographic researcher is startled to see a Greenland shark where none has ever been seen before: off Russia's Franz Josef Land. An underwater camera captured images of the shark, a species scientists know very little about.
Read more about the deep-sea shark sighting:
http://goo.gl/Dlnk9S
Learn more about the Pristine Seas initiative at http://pristineseas.org.
PRODUCER AND EDITOR: Neil Gelinas
MUSIC: Ian Milliken
CAMERA: Michael Pagenkopf, Manu San Felix, and Neil Gelinas
A Year of Images in 30 Seconds: Photo of the DayPhoto of the Day is where National Geographic features the most striking images. We scour the photos that are used in the magazine, uploaded to our Your Shot community, and submitted to our photography contests in order to find the photos that speak volumes and stand on their own. We wanted to re-cap the beauty and power of the photos we featured in 2014 in this short video.
Jaguar Attacks Crocodile (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)When a jaguar pounces, sometimes one bite is all it takes to get a meal. National Geographic has exclusive video of a jaguar taking down a caiman in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands, photos of which went viral earlier this month. Luke Dollar, a conservation scientist who helps manage National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative, explains the hunt and explosive moment of predation.
Read the article from National Geographic News:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/09/130925-caiman-jaguar-animals-science-video-brazil-attack/
VIDEOGRAPHERS: Kedar Hippalgaonkar and Parul Jain
NARRATOR: Luke Dollar
EDITOR: Will Halicks
SPECIAL THANKS: Jason Kurtis
RESEARCH: Joe Lemeris
This Man Helps Nat Geo Photographers Get the ShotCheetah-proof flashbulbs, custom wide-angle lenses, and cameras that take two photos at once: It's all in a day's work for Kenji Yamaguchi, a master photographic engineer at National Geographic. For 32 years, his custom contraptions have helped photographers capture iconic images on assignments all over the world.
Read more about Kenji, and see a photo he helped make possible:
http://goo.gl/NxWnYM
PRODUCER: David Ehrenberg
World's Most Dangerous Road?It's called the world's most dangerous road. The Yungas Road in Bolivia has claimed many lives. Meet a man who helps direct traffic on this perilous, one-lane dirt road, and the mountain bikers who know it as home.
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DIRECTOR: Rob Holmes
PRODUCERS: Elivia Shaw and Laura Knudson
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Chris Low
SOUND: Chris Cella
EDITOR: Matt Weatherly
Dazzling Time-Lapse Reveals America's Great SpacesOctober 23, 2013—After quitting a comfortable day job, photographer Shane Black spent two months on the road shooting time-lapses of some of America's most beautiful spots. His "Adventure Is Calling" video is the mesmerizing result, made from about 10,000 of the photos he took.
Read the story behind the video on National Geographic's StarStruck blog:
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/10/23/gorgeous-time-lapse-video-highlights-americas-great-spaces/
LOCATIONS
00:00 - Badlands National Park, South Dakota
00:16 - Yosemite National Park, California
00:26 - Zion National Park, Utah
00:37 - Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
00:44 - Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
01:06 - Monument Valley National Park, Arizona
01:20 - Marysville, Ohio
01:31 - Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
01:58 - Central Florida
02:03 - Flagstaff, Arizona
02:09 - Bruneau Dunes State Park, Idaho
02:13 - Holbrook, Arizona
02:21 - Marysville, Ohio
02:25 - Monument Valley, Arizona
02:29 - Texas
02:32 - Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
02:36 - Bandon Beach, Oregon
02:39 - White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
02:43 - Big Sur, California
02:46 - Santa Barbara, California
02:53 - Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
03:26 - Bruneau Dunes State Park, Oregon
03:51 - Zion National Park, Utah
04:03 - Yosemite National Park, California
04:19 - Zion National Park, Utah
04:34 - Monument Valley National Park, Arizona
04:46 - Yosemite National Park, California
PHOTOGRAPHER AND EDITOR: Shane Black (http://www.facebook.com/shaneblackphotography)
MUSIC: "Signaling Through the Flames," by The American Dollar
The photographer would like to thank Flickr and Coca-Cola for supporting the trip.
This Hotel Is Made Entirely of SaltLocated in Bolivia, Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat. Within the salt flat and its thousands of square miles of salt, the Luna Salada hotel was built using the abundant natural resource. Almost everything in the hotel is made of salt, including the tables, the chairs, the floors, and even the walls.
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DIRECTOR: Rob Holmes
PRODUCERS: Elivia Shaw and Laura Knudson
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Chris Low
VIDEOGRAPHER: Matt Weatherly
SOUND: Chris Cella
EDITOR: Dan Fipphen
Millions of Salmon Return HomeEvery four years, millions of sockeye salmon journey thousands of miles from the ocean back to their native spawning grounds in Canada's Fraser River. There, after eggs are laid, the parents die. Then the cycle begins anew as the next generation of salmon makes its way down the river and into the ocean.
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PRODUCER & VIDEOGRAPHER: Paul Colangelo
SENIOR PRODUCER: Jeff Hertrick
EDITOR: Nick Lunn
Two Blind Sisters See for the First TimeSonia and Anita, two sisters living in India, have been blind since birth, but a simple eye operation makes it possible for them to see their mom for the first time. The nonprofit organization 20/20/20 provides free operations to these sisters--as well as thousands of other people in developing countries. These procedures empower people in impoverished communities to create better futures. In this short film, Blue Chalk Media shares the sisters’ poignant story and captures their initial experiences after the bandages come off.
See more from Blue Chalk Media
http://bluechalk.com/
Learn about surgeries for children in developing countries
http://wonderwork.org/
Find out about the charity 20/20/20
http://20x20x20.org/
The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers from around the web and selected by National Geographic’s editors. We look for pieces that emphasize National Geographic's mission of inspiring people to care about the planet. The filmmakers themselves created the content presented here. The opinions expressed are those of the filmmakers, and not those of the National Geographic Society.
To submit films for consideration, please email SFS@ngs.org.
Inside Afghanistan's First Boarding School for GirlsEducator and 2014 National Geographic Emerging Explorer Shabana Basij-Rasikh runs Afghanistan's first boarding school for girls. She believes that educating and empowering young women is the first step in healing Afghanistan's ethnic strife and boosting its struggling economy.
Read more about Shabana Basij-Rasikh and her work:
http://goo.gl/VozxE8
The Explorers Project chronicles the work of National Geographic's Emerging Explorers—tomorrow's visionaries who are making discoveries, making a difference, and inspiring people to care about the planet. Learn more at http://nationalgeographic.com/emerging.
FIELD PRODUCER: David Gill
PRODUCER/EDITOR: Julia Wall
COMPOSER: Matt Brandau
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Anastasia Cronin and Jennifer Shoemaker
SENIOR PRODUCER: Kristin Wilcox
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Alexandra Verville
Time-Lapse: Watch Flowers Bloom Before Your EyesWitness dozens of different types of flowers unfurling in this stunning time-lapse video from filmmaker David de los Santos Gil. He used 5,000 out of 50,000 shots of his floral subjects for the final video, which was filmed over a period of nine months.
See more of the filmmaker’s work.
http://www.daviddelossan.com/
https://vimeo.com/daviddelossan
Follow him on Twitter @DaviddelosSan.
https://twitter.com/DaviddelosSan
The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers from around the web and selected by National Geographic’s editors. We look for pieces that emphasize National Geographic's mission of inspiring people to care about the planet. The filmmakers themselves created the content presented here. The opinions expressed are those of the filmmakers, and not those of the National Geographic Society.
To submit films for consideration, please email SFS at ngs dot org.
Musical HighwayRoad contractors engineered an ingenious and melodic way to encourage drivers to obey the speed limit. CROWD CONTROL AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
Mountain Lions Caught on Camera in San Francisco Bay AreaMore mountain lions are turning up in urban areas around the San Francisco Bay, and researchers are trying to catch and track the animals. With camera traps and tracking collars, they are getting a better understanding of what is now the top predator in the East Bay.
Read more about tracking mountain lions in California's urban jungle:
http://goo.gl/C0gBvK
SENIOR PRODUCER: Jeff Hertrick
VIDEOGRAPHER AND EDITOR: Jason Jaacks
ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE: Felidae Conservation Fund
Cobra vs. MongooseHow does a mongoose stand up to a cobra? You might be surprised at the outcome.
Titanic 100 - New CGI of How Titanic SankTitanic: The Final Word With James Cameron : SUN APR 8 at 8P et/pt : http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/
James Cameron and his team pull together a new CGI of how they believe the TItanic sank and reached the ocean floor.
The Secret World of DragonfliesThe colorful, acrobatic dragonfly may seem familiar, but this stunning macro film reveals the mysteries behind its metamorphic life cycle—and some surprising adaptations.
See more from filmmaker Andy Holt.
http://www.wildlifelens.co.uk/
Learn about the making of this film.
http://www.wildlifelens.co.uk/2014/09/making-dragonfly/
The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers from around the Web and selected by National Geographic editors. We look for work that affirms National Geographic's mission of inspiring people to care about the planet. The filmmakers created the content presented, and the opinions expressed are their own, not those of the National Geographic Society.
Know of a great short film that should be part of our Showcase? Email SFS at ngs dot org to submit a video for consideration.
Why I Love Africa's Largest CityBursting with electric energy, Lagos, Nigeria's capital, is on the rise as a growing economy, bringing promise despite long-standing violence and poverty. Experience the city through the eyes of the people who call it home.
Read more about Lagos online in National Geographic magazine's "Firsts" issue:
http://goo.gl/f7qZ5e
PRODUCER: Shannon Sanders
VIDEOGRAPHER: Robin Hammond
I Didn't Know That - Can You Survive Quicksand?Is it possible to survive being stuck in quicksand? Jonny Phillips risks life and limb to experience firsthand what it is like to slowly sink into quicksand—just a few feet away from an incoming tide.
Travel Around Turkey in 5.5 MinutesOn their travels in Turkey, filmmakers Vincent Urban, Clemens Krüger, and Stefane Templer captured soaring time-lapses and glimpses of quiet countryside moments. From the iconic, glistening skyline of Istanbul to the rocky hillside villages of Cappadocia, explore some of the country’s most beautiful treasures.
See more from the filmmakers.
https://vimeo.com/vincenturban
The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers from around the Web and selected by National Geographic editors. We look for work that affirms National Geographic's mission of inspiring people to care about the planet. The filmmakers created the content presented, and the opinions expressed are their own, not those of the National Geographic Society.
To submit films for consideration, please email SFS at ngs dot org.
Natural Springs Offer a Unique Encounter With ManateesManatees glide through warm waters in and around Three Sisters Springs in Crystal River, Florida, a winter shelter from colder ocean temperatures. In the heart of Florida's Gulf Coast lies one of the only places in the world where humans are encouraged to interact with these curious creatures. The practice has been controversial, but permission to swim with the animals predates the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Hundreds of manatees, at great risk of being hit by boats elsewhere, congregate in this protected, shallow, jade green lagoon. In this short film from Dive Documentaries, tour operator Captain Broderick highlights the correct way to observe the creatures in their natural habitat.
Read about protecting manatees in Three Sisters Springs.
http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2014/08/23/the-last-spring-protecting-floridas-manatees/
See more from filmmaker Jason Boone.
http://www.divedocumentaries.com/
http://www.boonedocumentaries.com/
The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers from around the Web and selected by National Geographic editors. We look for work that affirms National Geographic's mission of inspiring people to care about the planet. The filmmakers created the content presented, and the opinions expressed are their own, not those of the National Geographic Society.
Know of a great short film that should be part of our Showcase? Email SFS at ngs dot org to submit a video for consideration.
Life and Death in a Bird E.R.In New York City, tall buildings pose great danger to birds. The Wild Bird Fund is the only center in the city to nurse birds and treat their injuries. The goal is to release the birds back into the wild.
PRODUCER: Eileen Mignoni
VIDEOGRAPHERS/EDITORS: Nacho Corbella and Eileen MIgnoni
Creating a Ring of GoldJeweler Anton Kata helps his apprentice, Jen, with the challenges of creating a gold wedding band. THE QUEST FOR GOLD AIRS SUNDAY DECEMBER 21 at 9P.
