The Birders on Avian Island by film student Kyra Willans
Adelie Penguin My segment follows Cameron and Jen, two ornithologists or “birders” who spend five days on Avian Island studying the Adelie penguin colony that inhabits the island.…
Science and the Big Picture: film student Gabby Gatdula on Beyond the Ice
For the Beyond the Ice project, I've been working on putting together a story about Oscar Schofield, a biological oceanographer hailing from the Rutgers Marine and Coastal Sciences department who…
Zooplankton in Antarctica, by film student Ted Selden
The segment I will be editing is about Deddie Steinberg, zooplankton expert. In her interviews she talks about two primary subjects: personal stories, and the professional work she conducts on…
New Technologies Changing Research Practice in Antarctica, by film student Darrel Gordon
The scene that I am shaping for the Beyond the Ice documentary project centers around Oscar Schofield, one of the LTER’s head scientists. Oscar’s research focuses on observing microscopic organisms called phytoplankton. …
Ocean Science is Difficult to Measure by film student Stephanie Wong
According to Hugh Ducklow, obtaining every bit of information is expensive but it is necessary research. “The ship costs $50,000 a day before you even start paying for the…
Photography as Research: Reflections on Beyond the Ice by film student Olympia Christofinis
My scene is about whale biologist, Dave Johnston. What really caught my attention with his work is his integration of art and science. He uses photography as a means of…
Beyond the Ice with Pete: A profile by film student Amber Nelson
23 year old Pete (pictured above) is about two years into his Antarctic sailing experience. As first-mate on the Laurence M. Gould, he challenges himself…
Using Robots to Study Climate Change
When Oscar Schofield joined the Long Term Ecological Research project in 2008, he integrated glider robot operations into the project's ocean sampling procedure. Oscar realized that glider robots could collect…
Antarctic Photographer Chris Linder
Chris Linder specializes in photographing ice and science in the Arctic and Antarctic. Chris is a talented, hard working artist who uniquely bridges art and science. In addition to being…
Filmmaker’s Survival Guide: 101
Creating Antarctica: Beyond the Ice* proposed unique challenges for our Rutgers filmmaker. The challenge was straightforward: how do you both repel the harsh elements, while also capturing it visually on…