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Check Out Our Exclusive Clip From NBC's The Making of "The Americas"
With the behind-the-scenes special set to hit this Sunday, here's a Bleeding Cool-exclusive clip from NBC's The Making of "The Americas."
Article Summary
- Check out a Bleeding Cool-exclusive clip from NBC's The Making of "The Americas."
- Tom Hanks narrates the series highlighting nature's wonders across the supercontinent.
- Explore cinematic innovations with behind-the-scenes challenges and triumphs.
- Join NBC's crew to see what it took to film in extreme environments and wildlife.
Narrated by Tom Hanks and featuring music by Oscar—and Grammy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer, NBC's nature series The Americas highlighted the world's great supercontinent over ten episodes – and this Sunday, April 20th (8 pm ET/PT), the folks who helped make it happen are getting the spotlight. During NBC's The Making of "The Americas," Hanks and the crew will reveal perils and breakthroughs behind the lens of this milestone nature series — trekking through corrosive waters 14,000 feet up in the Andes to film flamingos, weathering Amazonian lightning storms, forging bonds between a wild puma and its longtime cameraman, and pioneering cinematography from cameras mounted on the back of a whale. The special will explore the dedication, fieldcraft, humor, heart, and innovation that came together to create one of the most ambitious wildlife series ever produced.
NBC's The Making of "The Americas": A Preview
Now, here's a look at a Bleeding Cool-exclusive clip showing what went into capturing some amazing looks at a puma, followed by the official image gallery that was released for the behind-the-scenes special:
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Cinematographer on a filming platform in the Amazon rainforest, filming a Harpy Eagle mother and her chick in the nest — (Photo by: Nikki Waldron / BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Cinematographer filming a wolf in Manitoba, Canada — (Photo by: Jimmy McDonald / BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Filming pumas in the mountains of Patagonia, southern Chile — (Photo by: Ceci Vargas / BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Cinematographer filming flamingos in the Andes mountains, Bolivia, South America — (Photo by: Irene Mendez Cruz / BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: The Americas crew wading through lagoons to film flamingos in the Andes mountains, Bolivia, South America — (Photo by: Irene Mendez Cruz / BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: The Americas crew with flamingo decoys – trying to get close enough to film flamingos in the Andes mountains, Bolivia, South America — (Photo by: Irene Mendez Cruz / BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Cinematographer filming pumas in the mountains of Patagonia, southern Chile — (Photo by: Ceci Vargas / BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: The Americas crew getting up close to the wildlife during filming of the migration of Cuban land crabs in Cuba. — (Photo by: Irene Mendez Cruz / BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Americas crew setting up to film the wandering salamander in the giant redwood forests of Northern California, USA. — (Photo by: Chris Kidd / BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: The Americas crew getting shots of the tiny Wandering Salamander in the giant redwood forest of Northern California, USA. — (Photo by: Chris Kidd / BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Wildlife film maker setting up camera traps, hoping to see the elusive ocelot in Texas, USA. — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Sperm whale shoot, Dominica, eastern Caribbean. — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Boat captain gives his blessing to the camera tag before it's placed on a sperm whale. Dominica, eastern Caribbean. — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Biologist recovers the camera tag from a sperm whale, in Dominica, eastern Caribbean. — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Wildlife film makers on the trail of the elusive ocelot in Texas, USA. — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: The Americas crew find themselves surrounded by bison during one shoot in South Dakota, USA. — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Millions of Cuban land crabs emerge during their annual migration: they can be found everywhere – including the bathroom! — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Buses driving on the coastal highway in Cuba, during the mass migration of the Cuban land crabs. — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Filming crew attempts to remove Cuban land crabs from underneath the crew's car during filming in Cuba. — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Cinematographer filming pumas in the mountains of Patagonia, southern Chile — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: A spectacled bear cub takes the Americas crew by surprise during filming in Ecuador, South America. — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Cinematographer on a filming platform in the Amazon rainforest, filming a Harpy Eagle mother and her chick in the nest. — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: Grouse getting friendly with crew on a shoot in Alberta, Canada. — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: The Americas crew using their 'flamingo raft' to wade through lagoons in search of flamingos; Bolivia, South America — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- Episode 111 — Pictured: The Americas crew wading through lagoons of the Andes mountains, in search of flamingos; Bolivia, South America — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- "The Making of Americas" Episode 111 — Pictured: Filming flamingos in the caustic waters of the lagoons in the Andes mountains, Bolivia, South America. — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- "The Making of Americas" Episode 111 — Pictured: Filming pumas in the mountains of Patagonia, southern Chile — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- "The Making of Americas" Episode 111 — Pictured: Cinematographer filming wolves in Manitoba, Canada — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- "The Making of Americas" Episode 111 — Pictured: Underwater cave filming in the mysterious Cenotes of Mexico. — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- "The Making of Americas" Episode 111 — Pictured: Underwater cinematogropher filming baskig sharks around the underwater wrecks of Southern Carolina, USA. — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- "The Making of Americas" Episode 111 — Pictured: 'Plan A' – building a hide to get close enough to film flamingos in Bolivia, South America. — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- "The Making of Americas" Episode 111 — Pictured: The Americas crew filming blue- footed boobies on the remote island of San Pedro Martir, Mexico — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- "The Making of Americas" Episode 111 — Pictured: Blue whale and calf, north Pacific Ocean — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- "The Making of Americas" Episode 111 — Pictured: Crew Camping on Arctic Fox shoot, Nunavut, Canada — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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- "The Making of Americas" Episode 111 — Pictured: Cinematographer filming rockhopper penguins in Los Estados, Argentina — (Photo by: BBC Studios)
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