technology and accompanied by local experts. she s definitely a female, probably hunted this morning. they battled through extreme elements with one goal. to capture the most compelling stories of the animals and the people that live in one of the wildest places on earth. as summer arrives in the southern hemisphere, the crews are making the most of the longer days and warmer weather. it is also the best time for filming marine life. orca along argentina s coastal cliffs. leopard seals on chile s ice
canopies, raft down rivers, hike glaciers. because he wants to immerse himself in the bugs environment. he s dedicated. this time esai s leading the crew into the heart of chile s valdivian forest. the mission is to find a primitive crane fly. it s going to be one of the prettiest insects you ve ever seen. that means rigging a light trap high up in the canopy. and where esai goes, elijah must follow. so the ropes team is rigging up my camera with some security lines, taking expensive equipment up into the canopy is never something you can not worry about. operating from anything moving is obviously difficult. there s a lot of variables.
summer in patagonia, and filming is in full swing. one crew is heading to bahia mansa, a quiet fishing village on the west coast of chile. they ve been told it s home to the marine otter, known in patagonia as the chungungo. this enclosed bay may look like an easy place for filming, but it s a tough assignment. anybody see them? no, not yet. the crew only has five days to learn the otters movements and capture them on camera. you heard them? they just cried out. having filmed chungungo before, cinematographer mauricio handler knows it won t be easy. they re sneaky. they re very sneaky. and they re very fast. for such a small animal, one minute they re there, the next minute they re gone.
oh! where? this location also brings its own challenges. yep. yeah. i got him. i got him. [ speaking non-english ] see, that happens all the time. you get a great shot, and then you have a boat that comes in the way. let s get some high ground. oh, yeah. yep, yep. it s a tough angle. i lost him. so, this goes on all day long. you have to be here from sunrise to sunset, and you can t miss a beat. despite the difficulties, this is a dream shoot for mauricio. he has a special connection not only with this creature but also the country itself. i was born in chile, but i left very young, 6 years old, and i returned only about seven years ago as a cinematographer.
summer in patagonia, and filming is in full swing. one crow is heading to a quiet fishing village on the west coast of chile. they have been told it s home to the marine otter known in patagonia as the chungungu. this enclosed bay may look like an easy place for filming, but it s a tough assignment. anybody seen them. no, not yet. the crew only has five days to learn the otter s movements and capture them on camera. you heard them. they just cried out. having filmed them before,