In working for Explore.org and compiling 100’s of hours of web cam footage I was able to log many notes and make markers in the material to then pull selects for lots of content to accompany the already short format documentary that I assisted on.
Here are the video shorts I edited for Explore.org Web Cam Pearls
Here is an example of the notes that I compiled to be able to pull the selects to accompany commentary by the Katmai National Park Rangers
Bear Dominance Live Chat 2 Ranger Mike and Roy 72215
Live Chat 2 same as Live chat 4 Ranger Mike_RangerRoy 72215 0:00-6:22
same as Live Chat 5 Ranger Mike_Ranger Roy 72215 0:00-14:26
0:00 looking ready to go into hibernation
0:20 He’s a giant bear
0:22 Individual bears and how they fit in hierarchy
0:30-0:40 How long can a bear be dominant 10 years #24
0:42 Risk with being the dominant bear some large aggressive bears really suffer
1:05 How much of Lurch’s head is missing?
1:15 If you aim for the peak you can’t be there for too long
1:17-1:29 Diver with over 30 years he didn’t get into fights he just moved on
1:33 Bears live risky lives
1:42-1:45 If your willing to challenge other males you have to back it up Walk the Walk
2:15 Bears you don’t see any more Bebe and Norman
2:37 After bear fight with Dominant bear we never saw him again (Bebe)
3:07 Otis took on Bebe and is now the Dominant Bear
3:37 Otis number 1 camp favorite was he ever a very dominant bear? Past his prime he is pushed around is he really dominant?
4:15 #856 is the dominant bear and 747
5:05 Otis was bigger then 747 and fished jacuzzi
5:15 Now 747 will push Otis out of jacuzzi
5:34 What about bears fighting in the hierarchy
6:32 Cub learning to be dominant stay with mom Mom was throwing punches along side of cub at other female sow.
7:10 Two bears would not cooperate enough to take on one bear because then they would have to share in the spoils.
7:17-7:20 Not in the Nature of bears to work together as a team
7:37 Subadults running together to drive fish (cooperation)
8:05 32 Chunk 89 Backpack how they play with one another
8:17 As bears get bigger they won’t be as friendly in hierarchy
9:00 32 temperament ability to be dominant bear
9:40-9:50 747 never would have thought he would be dominant bear He was a goofy subadult bear Goofy young males
10:10-10:30 try and hold off naming bears because they change so much silly names goofy subadults
11:05 My moneys on 503 cub-adult thats a bear that is tough persistent
11:28-11:54 smart bear ability to survive and get adopted by Holly
12:00 -12:27 If he returns net year may or may not happen if he comes back behavior may shift
13:31 Close proximity of bears cause more encounters concentration of food, salmon berries, digging for clams, dead whale carcass doggedness feeding
14:30 Bears will give up animosity if they want food source
14:35 If they are out on their own they are more protective of their food
16:05 animal carcass attracts many bears
16:13 Social adaptations which allows them to avoid each other
16:20 they know whose who they can remember one another on a daily basis season to season
16:40 Body posture if it is worth it to pursue escalating Adult female Beat Nose 409 same as 410 Being female 409 gets pushed around
17:56 Big adult females hold position
This is a link the short format documentary I assisted on. Pulling selects, setting up the time line in primer roughing out sound design, importing and exporting material setting up the bins and organizing 100’s of hours of footage.
https://www.linktv.org/shows/explore/episodes/pearls-of-the-planet-brown-bears
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