The Ocean Cleanup - Behind the Scenes
During my first trip on assignment for @theoceancleanup, I was fortunate to be joined by Dan van der Kooy. Dan has worked with The Ocean Cleanup for 6+ years, first as Senior Video Producer and now as Executive Producer. Dan brings a ton of experience but most importantly is a great human to be around.
We were based on separate vessels, and Dan often joined us on the Maersk Tender during plastic extractions so we could work together to capture all the angles. I focused on aerial shots while he focused on deck footage. For the most part, though, we worked apart, which added to the already challenging workflow of combining our footage to create mission report videos shared on YouTube. As you can imagine, internet is slow at sea, and getting footage to the editing team onshore added another obstacle.
We felt like we lived in two different worlds when we were only a mile away. Sometimes the swells were too high and we couldn’t make transfers with our FRC, which is a Fast Response Craft. The most memorable moment was when we really needed to get his video on an SD card over to me, but we were in that wrong weather window. Knowing we had a drone with a broken gimbal already, we decided to turn that baby into a mail carrier and Dan flew it over. If you’ve ever tried hand-catching a drone, it’s not too difficult, but now imagine being on a moving vessel and the pilot being a mile away on a different vessel. We chose the hard landing option and it worked out. I received his footage and sent it off to shore, so the world got to see the final piece the next day!
Pictured here are a few of my favorites of Dan in action.
#TheOceanCleanup #GreatPacificGarbagePatch
@MaerskSupply
The Ocean Cleanup - Behind the Scenes
During my first trip on assignment for @theoceancleanup, I was fortunate to be joined by Dan van der Kooy. Dan has worked with The Ocean Cleanup for 6+ years, first as Senior Video Producer and now as Executive Producer. Dan brings a ton of experience but most importantly is a great human to be around.
We were based on separate vessels, and Dan often joined us on the Maersk Tender during plastic extractions so we could work together to capture all the angles. I focused on aerial shots while he focused on deck footage. For the most part, though, we worked apart, which added to the already challenging workflow of combining our footage to create mission report videos shared on YouTube. As you can imagine, internet is slow at sea, and getting footage to the editing team onshore added another obstacle.
We felt like we lived in two different worlds when we were only a mile away. Sometimes the swells were too high and we couldn’t make transfers with our FRC, which is a Fast Response Craft. The most memorable moment was when we really needed to get his video on an SD card over to me, but we were in that wrong weather window. Knowing we had a drone with a broken gimbal already, we decided to turn that baby into a mail carrier and Dan flew it over. If you’ve ever tried hand-catching a drone, it’s not too difficult, but now imagine being on a moving vessel and the pilot being a mile away on a different vessel. We chose the hard landing option and it worked out. I received his footage and sent it off to shore, so the world got to see the final piece the next day!
Pictured here are a few of my favorites of Dan in action.
#TheOceanCleanup #GreatPacificGarbagePatch
@MaerskSupply