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Kilauea: Mountain of Fire
Video: Behind the Scenes

Kevin Bachar, producer and director of Kilauea: Mountain of Fire, gives you a behind-the-scenes look into the making of the film. Together with Emmy Award-winning cinematographer Paul Atkins, Bachar reveals the challenges of getting the perfect shot on this treacherous and stunningly beautiful landscape.

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briantravelman -- March 17th, 2009 at 8:47 pm

Are there gonna be any animals?

Kim Walker -- March 18th, 2009 at 9:09 am

From watching the clip, I decided to have my Adult Education students watch the show. Is it possible that you have any lesson plans to go along with the program?

DG -- March 20th, 2009 at 12:42 am

WOW!!!!!

NATURE Online -- March 24th, 2009 at 5:07 pm

Yes, there will be a lesson plan forthcoming for “Kilauea: Mountain of Fire.” It will be published to the
Web site by the summer (check back in June). You can see our existing material for educators here: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/category/for-educators/

Lissa Roy -- March 25th, 2009 at 9:49 am

Another stunning achievement by Mother Nature… It will fascinate adults and youngsters alike, I’m certain.

Maureen Duffy -- March 27th, 2009 at 9:05 pm

Fascinating, to say the least. I am looking forward to watching this, and special thanks to the crew for their dedication in providing such a spectacular view of this natural wonder!

Chad Thurman -- March 27th, 2009 at 9:37 pm

Great underwater work, that looks like Mike May shooting!

David P -- March 29th, 2009 at 11:21 pm

Hey, I saw Matt (0:49, 1:11, 1:20, 1:40). Good job.
David

ilai -- March 30th, 2009 at 1:07 am

The show was great only that it didn’t meet some of my expectations and one of them is being informed of what kilauea will bring to its neighboring islands

Kiwala'o Taylor -- March 30th, 2009 at 2:35 am

fabulous footage and great educational information.
Would have preferred the backround sounds of ancient Pele chants and Hawaiian music. Also wondering how Kilauea affects global weather….mahalo

joooooooooooort -- March 31st, 2009 at 9:10 am

awesome!

Nancy Skilling -- March 31st, 2009 at 9:01 pm

Thanks so much for your work on this project. Kilauea has always fascinated me and I have visited there several times. I keep in touch with Pele’s activities by frequent visits to the usgs website which is updated daily. Will you be making a dvd available for purchase? I hope so. I’ll be watching the HD television broadcast this coming weekend.

jarrad cavin -- April 1st, 2009 at 11:32 am

i love your movie so much i will buy it on blue ray ha ha ha

marge jones -- April 17th, 2009 at 8:26 pm

the scenes are just super, keep up the excellent work

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