The Internet and mass proliferation of capable devices has allowed almost anyone to broadcast live video. Many have taken advantage of it in the form of things like Periscope and Facebook Live, using it to broadcast behind the scenes footage and discuss trending topics, but Explore has used it for a rather neat purpose.
I'm a fan of live video. The immediacy of it feels more intimate, the real-time interactions feel more meaningful, and the fact that it can't be edited lends it a certain je ne sais quoi. Explore is "a multimedia organization that documents leaders around the world who have devoted their lives to extraordinary causes" and features a huge network of live nature cameras. They're currently broadcasting from Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, where over 100 brown bears come to catch and eat sockeye salmon. It's a great alternative to seeing photos and videos after the fact, and in my opinion, it lends an excitement and immediacy to the affair that draws the viewer in.
Do you use live video in your work? How do you integrate it? Let me know in the comments! And be sure to check out Explore's site for more cool videos.
[via Gizmodo]
As someone from the land down under...this is super-cool. No native bears here, unless you mistakenly call a Koala a bear. To be able to watch live footage of this, awesome. Thanks for the link Alex.
My pleasure!
Oh I've never heard of this site. Not only is the bear/salmon cam cool, but they have many other live video. Thanks for the link. Something tells me I'll be visiting it often.
That's where we spent our family vacation last summer - at Brooks Lodge. Nothing quite like taking the kids camping with bears. While the live feed is cool, being up on the shooting platform at the falls, or even better, having a bear cross your path on the way back to the campsite, is something that has to be experienced in person.
This was shot at less than 50 feet.