On Set
Here’s a peek behind the curtain where all the magic is made.
Cool Locations
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The USS Lexington in Corpus Christie Bay.
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“Riverplay” exhibit at Creative Discovery Museum.
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Chickamauga Dam on the Tennessee River.
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Locks of Chickamauga Dam.
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Tennessee Aquarium’s Riverboat Explorer navigates the lock.
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Dave Lang from Atomic Films sets up a shot.
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Topside at Secret Reef tank.
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Directing Tennessee Aquarium’s Riverboat Explorer into position.
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The glass “peaks” of Tennessee Aquarium.
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Chattanooga Bluffs’ sculpture garden.
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Prepping set at Rainforest exhibit.
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Prepping to scout sea lions off coast of Cabo San Lucas.
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Sea of Cortez dive with sea lions.
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Shark Ray Bay Theater at Newport Aquarium.
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Dive deck at Newport Aquarium.
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Dolphin Bay at Texas State Aquarium.
Quiet On The Set
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Frog Bog
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Creative Discovery Museum’s “Riverplay.”
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Atomic Films’ Dave Lang preps camera.
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“Engineer” Lane in Chickamagua Dam’s control room.
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Anna and Zach find their marks.
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Makeshift fence for “Ranger Rick’s Backyard Safari” spot.
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Crew preps backyard scene.
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Setting up the blue screen.
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Dennis Rutherford and Mark Alexander reviewing shots.
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RED Epic camera locked and loaded in underwater housing.
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Shark Tunnel shoot.
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This is our Aquarium.
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Lighting Penguins Rock exhibit.
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Chasing sundown in downtown Chattanooga.
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Mark Alexander and Dennis Rutherford.
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Shirt #9 during “The Artist” shoot.
Shark Infested
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Dave Theis and Rosie the Sand Tiger Shark.
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Dave Theis chasing sharks with the RED camera in underwater housing.
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Towing and shooting a fake shark fin in the Ohio River.
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Shark fin was flown in from Hollywood.
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Prepping for a dive with sharks.
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Dave Theis filming shark rays.
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Strength in numbers.
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Dave Theis getting eye-to-eye with a shark ray.
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Filming shark petting from underwater.
Fun With Critters
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The Aracari Director of Photography.
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Chattanooga Chuck’s Ground Hog Day predictions out-score Punxsutawney Phil’s.
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Butt-petting a hedgehog.
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Directing corn snakes.
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“Okay, now stretch out so we can get a profile.”
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Tarantula struts in straight line on cue.
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Box turtle hits his mark.
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Denver the sea turtle. Newport Aquarium’s king-of-the-tank.
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Newport Aquarium’s Ric Urban and “mini-mike” the gator.
Penguins-R-Us
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Mark Alexander directs an African penguin
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Ciara Bravo from Nickelodeon’s “Big Time Rush” with Paula the Penguin.
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Chinstrap penguin poses on green screen.
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Filming a king penguin.
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Jeff Barklage gets action shot of gentoo penguin.
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Stand in” penguins for CGI composition.
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Art Director Dennis Rutherford holds “scaled-to-size” penguins.
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Penguins will get place on the roof with CGI.
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Marketing Director Lynn Margason and her penguin crew.
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You are not allowed.
Dolphinmania
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Hugs.
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Studying dolphin behavior and patterns.
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Rehearsal.
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Directing dolphins.
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Jeff Barklage shares “shot list” with the talent. Jeff Barklage shares “shot list” with the talent.
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Ready for my close up.
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Come on in, the water’s fine.
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Director of Photography, Jeff Barklage, sets up shot.
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Dolphin trainer ready to roll.
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Scouting dolphins.
Favorite People
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Ciara Bravo from Nickelodeon’s “Big Time Rush” with Paula the Penguin.
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Lynn Margason, Marketing Director at Newport Aquarium
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Katie from Atomic Films and Thom Benson from Tennessee Aquarium
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Mermaid Melissa at AZA conference in Phoenix, AZ.
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Tennessee Aquarium’s Cindy Todd doubling as a diner.
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Bobby Stone from Atomic Films.
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National Geographic “Monster Fish” host Dr. Zeb Hogan with two Nat Geo associates.
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Dave Theis gears up for dive in the holding tank at Newport Aquarium.
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Jen Meeks, Mark Dvornak, Dave Theis and Steve Korb pre-dive safety prep.
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Jen Meeks, Mark Dvornak and Dave Theis warm up between dive 2 & 3.
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“Big Red” Jeff Barklage, Director of Photography.
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Texas State Aquarium’s dolphin trainer.
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Lowell Newberry’s 90th birthday with Andi.
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Dennis Rutherford with Photographer Mark Alexander.
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Curator and critter wrangler Ric Urban with “Mini Mike.”
Post-Set Production
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Nathan Neorr voices radio spot for Fota Wildlife Park in Cork, Ireland.
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Mark Cretcher at CommandX.
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Nathan Neorr voices radio spot for Fota Wildlife Park in Cork, Ireland.