Our subjects are often really, really small, so we’re often faced with some daunting cinematography challenges during video shoots. In our episode, "How Mosquitoes Use Six Needles to Suck Your Blood," we zoomed in to show why they’re so good at biting us. Here’s Josh Cassidy, our Lead Producer and Cinematographer for Deep Look, on why it was so tough to wrangle these tenacious blood-suckers for our video.
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2018-07-13 22:39:20 +0000 UTC
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African elephants may have magnificent ears, but on the savannah, they communicate over vast distances by picking up underground signals with their sensitive, fatty feet.
Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell has been a regular at the same watering hole for more than 25 years. Most of the other patrons are elephants.
This summer marks the Stanford researcher’s 26th visit to Mushara, a natural freshwater spring in Namibia’s Etosha National Park that gets heavy elephant t...
2018-07-13 15:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Earwigs are equipped with some pretty imposing pincers on their rear, and they're not afraid to use them. But when it comes to these appendages, size isn't everything.
Many animals seem to show a preference for symmetry in a potential mate. It can be a clue that the mate has the genes necessary to develop properly and thrive in an environment full of stresses and dangers.
But in some critters buck the trend. Like the earwig, a diminutive insect found on every continent except...
2018-06-22 20:06:03 +0000 UTC
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Calling all locals! Join Deep Look, Science Friday, and Atlas Obscura on Wednesday, June 20 at Public Works in San Francisco for an evening of talk, tentacles, and merriment! Watch episodes from Science Friday and Deep Look with one of our producers Gabriela Quiros, and enjoy a talk on "Octopuses: Not Aliens, Still Awesome" from cephalopod expert Danna Staaf. Doors open at 6:30pm, show at 7:30pm. 21+ only.
We have a limited number of complimentary ti...
2018-06-19 00:39:49 +0000 UTC
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Knock knock. Who's there? A new Deep Look episode! Read on to get some details on the research behind the episode, as well as an update on how our Patreon campaign is going. Cheers!
More About Acorn Woodpeckers
Have you ever wondered why woodpeckers pound so incessantly?
In the case of acorn woodpeckers -- gregarious black-and-red birds in California’s oak forests -- they’re building an intricate pantry, a massive, well-organized stockpile of thousands of acorn...
2018-06-13 04:28:22 +0000 UTC
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We’re thrilled to announce that our awesome Deep Look team won an Emmy® Award this weekend! Thank you to The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (San Francisco / Northern California Chapter) for bestowing us with this prestigious honor.
Special congratulations to Producer / Cinematographer Josh Cassidy for “Praying Mantis Love...
2018-06-04 19:52:06 +0000 UTC
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We've got a new episode today for you. Also read on to get some details on the research behind the episode, as well as a campaign update. Cheers!
More About Cone Snails
Cone Snails have an arsenal of tools and weapons under their pretty shells. These reef-dwelling hunters nab their prey in microseconds, then slowly eat them alive.
2018-05-29 19:46:49 +0000 UTC
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Hi Everyone:
My name is Elliott Kennerson, and I am one of the producers on Deep Look.
I produced next week's episode, all about the deadly and beautiful cone snail! Cone snails have a pretty sweet arsenal of tools under their shells. They can nab their prey in microseconds, then slowly eat them alive.
Since we shoot for two days and the an episode only lasts 4 minutes, a lot doesn't...
2018-05-26 05:36:32 +0000 UTC
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Here on Deep Look, we always have several episodes in production at the same time. Even though Josh has just published his episode on crow funerals, he's well along on his next production. On earwigs!
Now many of you are familiar with their most prominent feature - weird fearsome looking pincers tacked on to their rear end. And you may know of them for their (unfair) reputation for craw...
2018-05-18 05:36:21 +0000 UTC
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Hi. I'm Josh Cassidy, producer for our episode on Crow Funerals and also the cinematographer for Deep Look.
Filming American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a park would seem like, well... a day in the park compared to getting in the water with newts, or enduring the stench of the giant corpse flower. But for a shooter like me who specializes in macro-photography (filming subjects up c...
2018-05-17 04:52:34 +0000 UTC
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Craig Rosa here. I'm the Series producer for Deep Look. Nice to meet you. On behalf of the whole Deep Look team we're so excited to start this Patreon with all of you. We've wanted to do this forever. And we can do some great things together, we think.
But first things first - here's our new episode on Crow Funerals. Hope you enjoy it! Crows may be dressed in black, but crow funerals aren't the solemn events that we hold for our dead. These ...
2018-05-15 02:51:46 +0000 UTC
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