One of the most exciting projects currently running on Kickstarter ( away fromNeal Stephenson ’s awesome blade - struggle game ) is Antarctica : A Year on Ice , a documentary that look at the frosty continent from the linear perspective of the people who live and work there , and will give us a view of Antarctica rarely seen before .
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Anthony Powell , a photographer and film producer who has shot footage for the New York Museum of Natural History , the National Geographic Channel , the Discovery Channel , and the BBC ’s Frozen Planet , has spent the last 10 year take his Antarctic docudrama . The nature segments that we usually see depicting Antarctica are shoot during the summer , giving us only a partial view of the continent . Powell ’s motion picture document what living is like for the workers who keep the stations up and running – even through the dark and unbelievably windy winters – so that scientist and documentarians can study the coldest continent on Earth .
Powell is looking to raise $ 40,000 to fund the full soundtrack , include hiring engineers and , potentially , a full orchestra . He hopes to have the entire film completed in time for the Antarctic Festival in Christchurch , New Zealand in September . The trailer is up top , and if you ’d wish to help out , you canpledge over at Kickstarter . For a $ 20 pledge , you ’ll receive the motion picture on videodisk when it becomes useable . For a $ 30 pledge , you ’ll receive it on Blu - ray .
“ Antarctica : A class on Ice ” Documentary Feature Film[Kickstarter ]
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