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Episode #28: Behind The Lens With “Cameraman Tim”
Like anything humans try to do beneath the surface, underwater filmmaking poses a slew of challenges beyond those of terrestrial videography. Few people understand that as well as Tim Geers, who has decades of experience filming aquatic productions bound for the largest of screens and the smallest.
In addition to more than 20 years contributing to the Emmy Award-nominated web series, Jonathan Bird’s Blue World, Geers also served as second unit director on the giant-screen film, Call of the Dolphins 3D.
In this episode, Geers joins host Casey Phillips in the studio dive cage to discuss why dolphin behavior endears them to humans, his philosophy about teaching the next generation of filmmakers and how his life goals align with those of a famous figure in the sci-fi epic Blade Runner.
Episode Cast
- Casey Phillips, host and fan of Jonathan Bird’s Blue World
- Tim Geers, underwater cinematographer
Upcoming Episodes
- Enrichment 101
- Otters and Lemurs and Penguins… oh my!
- How to get a Job at a Zoo or Aquarium
