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- Production: The development of scripts by writing drafts, check final written materials for accuracy, prepare production materials and produce the video.
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Milk Drop Coronet: Dr. Harold Edgerton, the father of Photo & High-Speed Photography | PicBusters
A milk drop coronet? Our PicBuster is about microseconds. We see details that are normally invisible to us. The high-speed video & photography makes it possible. A technique that had to be invented first. It all began in the 1930s in the USA. The electrical engineer Harold Edgerton conducts a research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He invented a special flash that lights up several times within a second. By this new exposure method, 6000 images per second are visible instead of the usual 250 back then. Suddenly, we see things that the human eye could not perceive before. Until Edgerton is satisfied with his recordings, he often needs countless attempts and sometimes even years. His pictures are so astonishing. Like his most famous photo. Edgerton wants to photograph a milk drop and capture the moment when it hits the surface and forms a crown. In 1957 Harold Edgerton captured the perfect round milk crown. He worked six or seven years perfecting that splash of the milk drop picture. And he wrote history. He amazed the world shooting a splash of a drop of milk on a red surface. He is considered the father of modern and high-speed photography. Milk drop coronet became one of the most iconic photos of the 20th century. Our PicBuster.
Train Rescue Station: Passengers Push Train Off Trapped Man at Stirling Station – Perth | PicBusters
It is the 6th of August 2014 and we are at the Stirling station in the Australian Perth. A 29-year-old commuter, known only as Andy, wants to enter the train to Perth and he gets stumble. Andy’s leg jammed between the platform and the door. On his own he cannot get out of the 10-centimeter gap. One of the passengers immediately alerts the staff. The train stops. But the employees cannot get Andy’s leg out of the gap. The situation seems hopeless. Until suddenly the other passengers want to help. Together, they try to increase the gap by switching to the opposite side of the train. One of the passengers has a flash lightning. An idea that only works if all the passengers help. And they do…Our PicBuster shows a moment of overwhelming helpfulness. With combined effort, the railway travelers try to tilt the 120-ton train to the side. This is the only way to rescue Andy from his hopeless situation. 10 Nerve-racking minutes pass away….and Andy’s leg got freed from the gap. The 29 year old comes without injuries. But with a poignant lesson in matters of civil courage. This wonderful train rescue action shows once more… Together we can do great things! Even moving 120 tons.
Hotel 22 San Jose to Palo Alto: The 24-Hour Bus Sheltering of Silicon Valley’s Homeless | PicBusters
Line 22 is a bus route that runs right through Silicon Valley, shuttling between San Jose and Palo Alto. It is the only bus that drives in this area for 24 hours. This bus represents the dark unknown side of Silicon Valley. Incredible wealth and exploding property prices confronts bitter poverty and homelessness. In Hotel 22, filmmaker Elizabeth Lo documented the story of the bus that operates as an unofficial homeless shelter. For many people this is the only place where they can spend the night in the warm. The bus line is used at night mainly by the homeless as a sleeping place. They go back and forth all night from San Jose to Palo Alto for a distance about 40 kilometers. The practice has gone on for years and the bus is known colloquially as “Hotel 22”.
Giraffe Manor: Hotel in Nairobi – Kenya allows visitors to have breakfast with Giraffes | PicBusters
The Giraffe Manor is a true animal hotel where the majestic giraffes come closer than anywhere else. It is hard to believe but the giraffes actually belong to the hotel; a truly unique concept. Giraffe Manor is located just outside the city of Nairobi in the Lang’ata suburb and became a hotel in 1984.
Shortly after buying the hotel, the animal rights activist Betty Leslie-Melville and her husband heard that the red-headed giraffe was threatened with extinction, so they went about setting up a rescue centre on the land.
The peaceful animals don’t only visit the breakfast room; thanks to their huge body size the giraffes also knock on the upper floors for a small snack and with their tongues measuring up to 50 centimetres they even make it to the roof!
Diamond Hunt: Searching at the Crater of Diamonds State Park – Arkansas State Parks | PicBusters
In the middle of Arkansas State Parks there is the only public diamond mine in the world; by paying a ticket of 10 dollars you can search for diamonds on your own. It’s strange but true; whatever you find, you can actually keep! It is a public treasure hunting paradise because an industrial mining of the diamonds isn’t worth the investment. For more than a century this volcanic crater has been producing diamonds; More than 100,000 diamonds have been found in the Crater of Diamonds State Park. This land was owned by the Arkansas Diamond Mining Company until 1972, when it was purchased by the State and was developed into a State Park. So far the hardworking treasure hunters have found 30 thousand stones in all different sizes and colours. The largest diamond ever found in the volcano crater was 40.3 carats, back in 1924. The diamond was named “Uncle Sam” after its finder’s own nickname, a worker at the Arkansas Diamond Corporation called Wesley Oley Basham. It is said to be the largest diamond ever discovered in the United States.
Kangaroo Boxing Fight: Why do Kangaroos fight? An incredible Story! | PicBusters
Why do Kangaroos fight? Like some men these male kangaroos are doing whatever it takes in order to win a mate! Whoever leaves the boxing ring is the loser and has to postpone his gene release for an indefinite amount of time.These are true heavyweights and their boxing fists and kicks find their target! Their most dangerous weapon are the kicks they can deliver with their powerful hind legs while their extremely muscular tail serves them as a fifth leg. For the opportunity to breed the favourite kangaroo males give their all. Find out why the Kangaroos are fighting for in our PicBuster!
Crocodile vs Elephant: Crocodile Attacks Elephant Baby | PicBusters
On the 5th of October 2015 the animal photographer Francois Borman was as always looking for the perfect photo; he did not know yet what he would capture on this day. Borman’s first motif is a small elephant, who, together with his family, was refreshing himself at a small water hole; a typical day in the life of an elephant, nothing unusual. The elephant baby was still too young to know how to use his trunk however, so he fell completely into the water and tried instead to drink with his mouth. Suddenly a 4 metre long crocodile shot out of the water and snapped at the little elephant’s trunk. Borman captured this unique moment with his camera as the crocodile bit into the trunk of the baby elephant. The elephant baby managed a shouting cry and the elephant cows came running from all sides; the mother put her trunk around the baby so it could get hold under the feet and better fight against the crocodile. In the end the fighting spirit of the baby elephant was bigger and its trunk stronger than the teeth of the crocodile; with a courageous jerk, he eventually succeeded in freeing himself from the jaws of the crocodile.
Tokyo Summerland: The World’s Most Crowded Wave Pool in Tokyo – Japan | PicBusters
What about Tokyo’s swimming pools? Tokyo Summerland is an absolute hit on hot days, but whoever wants to actually swim there is out of luck! It doesn’t matter though because the people from Tokyo visit them for a very different reason. Now only one question remains; why on God’s green earth do they have a floating tire around their waists? Except for the obvious life-saving function, these floating tires also have another useful advantage; they ensure minimum body contact. Our PicBuster shows a “normal” swimming pool in Tokyo.
Bombardier Beetle: This Beetle Fires Chemicals Out of its Butt like a Crazy Cannon | PicBusters
Our PicBuster takes us deep into the forests of Asia where the so-called Bombardier beetle resides; he certainly honours his name, because even if the tiny insect appears harmless at first, it carries a highly explosive charge. Our Picbuster shows a unique snapshot and leaves no room for doubt, the tiny creature is dynamite on 6 legs. But what exactly does he do?
If the insect feels threatened it fires a boiling and corrosive mixture of gases from his rear-end into the face of his opponent; a sophisticated and effective defense technique, the Bombardier beetle is an expert in personal security because its tail is designed to aim in all directions.
Angel of Nanjing: Chen Si has saved more than 300 people from suicide in 13 years | PicBusters
Our PicBuster is about an extraordinary hero! Chen Si saved over 300 people lives; the father from the Chinese town of Nanjing works as a courier driver during the week, but what the 48 year old does in his free time is rather overwhelming…
Every Saturday at 6am Chen Si climbs onto his scooter; The road through the dense traffic takes him to Nanjing’s Yangtze River Bridge. The bridge is 150 meters high and is not only known for its steel construction; no other bridge will bring more people to death than this one in China.
Chen Si has set himself the task of preserving these people from death. One of his innumerable rescue activities is captured on our PicBuster. When it comes to the lives of others, Chen Si knows no boundaries. He has been patrolling his bridge for 14 years. In China the suicide rate is extremely high resulting in a Chinese life loss every 2 minutes. In the last 13 years Chen Si has managed to save more than 300 people and for this reason people call him the Angel of Nanjing.
Bill Morgan: Man wins $250,000 on a lottery scratch ticket Live on TV | PicBusters
Imagine the following…First you have a car accident, followed by a heart attack. Then your heart stops and finally you are clinically dead for 14 minutes. This is exactly what happened to Bill Morgan but he still claims he is the luckiest person alive! But why?
When Bill Morgan left the hospital after this series of hardships, he bought a lottery scratch ticket. And yes, a moment later he was the owner of a brand new car!
His bad luck was over, but the story is far from over! A local TV station found Bill’s story so touching that they had him play the lottery again this time in front of the camera.
What happened during the live broadcast could be described as a miracle!
Starling Murmuration: Over 4.000.000 birds in Rome create a beautiful phenomenon | PicBusters
Within seconds, the sky of Rome turns black. A huge dark cloud passes over the city.
But what kind of spookiness is that on our PicBuster?
They are starlings, countless starlings, which create a fascinating air show! An absolute miracle of our nature. And this natural wonder can be observed every year between October and February in Italy’s capital. During this period, Rome accommodates around 4 million new guests.
Rome is the winter quarter of starlings, the place is perfect for these creatures; during the day the birds eat at the olive groves, toward the evening hours they fall back over the warmer parts of the city and look for a suitable place to sleep. During the search they form themselves into huge swarms, but these strange formations have a reason. The peregrine falcon searches for food and chases the starlings. But due to the hectic movements the falcon gets irritated and put off his task, he cannot concentrate on a single bird.
The phenomenon is somewhat sweet for tourists, because after all they will soon leave to travel back home; the Romans themselves though find their world-famous nature play a tad less fragrant.
When the birds have finally found a sleeping place, they produce about 3 tons of bodily waste each night! No one is safe from the unpleasant excrement; and who wants to expose his or her car to a centimeter thick fecal layer?
The resident need to be ingenious; the so-called Birdbusters want to free the Romans from this bird plague. With megaphones which send the warning call of the starlings, they manage to scare their visitors, then the flight artists form their beautiful air show once again in search of a new sleeping place. And if the Romans are lucky, it’s one outside of their city!
Peacock Spider: The male spiders work hard to win the ladies PicBusters
An attractive male, one that can dance and has an extreme level of endurance during sex; where is such a male?! Well we have discovered him in Australia; our PicBuster shows the splendid specimen. Just five millimeters tall, he impresses with unique flap-like extensions of the abdomen; we are of course talking about the Peacock Spider. With his bold colours the male tries to impress his chosen one and there she is. Each male possessed an unusual pattern that he proudly presents when the time is appropriate. At the same time he performs a sensational courtship dance, yes, you heard correctly, these spiders have not only a cute, colorful coat, but also neat rhythm in their blood. The seduction takes up to an hour, during which the male risks his life, because with his eye-catching colour, the creature is easy prey for his predators. His beloved also poses a risk; if the female does not appreciate the advance she attacks spontaneously. That’s why the male slowly approaches his chosen one… step by step. If the female is impressed by the dance, the desired moment arrives and can last more than two hours. The colourful genes are also passed on to the offspring and so the male Peacock Spider becomes ever more magnificent through the course of evolution. Maratus volans is the species within the jumping spider family, belonging to the genus Maratus the Peacock Spiders – our PicBuster.
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