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Frogs: The Thin Green Line
Video: Behind the Scenes

Allison Argo, the filmmaker behind Frogs: The Thin Green Line, discusses the making of the film in this Web-exlusive video. From the construction of an artificial pond set, to seeing the effects of the chytrid fungus first-hand, Allison describes the challenges she encountered in this project. With one-third of amphibian species threatened with extinction, Allison thinks the story of frogs “is probably the most important environmental story of our time.”

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Sandra -- April 1st, 2009 at 4:04 pm

Great job Allison and crew–can’t wait to watch it Sunday night!

Lori Holland -- April 1st, 2009 at 4:36 pm

Way to go Allison. Looking forward to Sunday night’s show!

Tina Gorski-Strong -- April 2nd, 2009 at 8:49 am

Allison- all of us at Wheeler are proud of the work you do. This looks like another amazing project!

Siria Gamez -- April 2nd, 2009 at 5:21 pm

Fantastic work, can’t wait to see it air!

Rupert Hitzig -- April 2nd, 2009 at 7:34 pm

What a remarkable film this must be. Just the few shots of the frogs in slo-mo were so impressive. I also believe that this film will be a terrific argument to people on the radio that discount carbon, the environment, and conservation. Thanks for the teaser. I’ll watch.

Today at Mono Lake -- April 5th, 2009 at 7:56 pm

[...] Knapp’s research site, and be sure not to miss his very-cool Frog Blog. There’s also a behind-the-scenes online video that has some beautiful footage if you can’t catch it this time around. Dr. [...]

David Winkel -- April 5th, 2009 at 8:29 pm

The frog program is only a snapshot in time. How many generations of frogs were there before this that we don’t know about? It is like one photo in the history of the world.

A.Griffin -- April 5th, 2009 at 8:33 pm

Why no words? All I got was the sound of the frogs jumping.

Ruth Snapper -- April 5th, 2009 at 9:28 pm

Thank you for producing this important program. It was beautiful and informative, and I hope it brings the attention it deserves.

Renee Badertscher -- April 5th, 2009 at 9:45 pm

The behind-the-scene details of the program as well as hearing the commitment of the film makers makes the situation that much more real and urgent.

MARTIN BRECHER -- April 5th, 2009 at 10:20 pm

Thank you Allison Argo and crew for another ENVIRONMENTAL WAKE UP, that OUR PLANET is flashing
DANGER , REVERSE YOUR DIRECTION or ————–

April McLauchlin -- April 5th, 2009 at 11:01 pm

Wow, Allison you did a tremendous job!! The photography was beautifully done! Before this show I had no idea what was really going on with the frog population. I saw the show earlier tonight and I am going to watch it again with my son.

Paul Jauregui -- April 8th, 2009 at 7:19 am

Allison ., very powerful and inspiring., my self i am an artista looking into helping the frog awareness through a travelling exhibit ., refer to youtube ranasanar
Hope to be in touch with you guys
Paul

laura duffy -- April 15th, 2009 at 11:20 am

Great program, I was sad to see that the beautiful golden frog population in my country(Panama) are suffering from this devastating fungus. I remember as a child going to “El Valle” walking along the waterfalls and looking for golden frogs. I just hope that one day soon science can find a way to stop this fungus, so that future generations can also enjoy the beauty of frogs.

Sher Kong -- April 30th, 2009 at 7:17 pm

Cool video, lol i thought some of those shots were real, they should make another video.

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