Deadliest Catch: Behind the Scenes!

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If anyone was able to catch the behind de scenes episode (episodeS?) then maybe we might want to talk about it a little.

-20'sF, 20ft waves, sleep depravation, ice, mad fisherman: INTENSE
 
I missed the behind the scenes but caught the marathon's and best of's this weekend. You couldnt pay me enough to be out there. Wonder what the camera men are making. Now I would like to spend a day up in the captains helm where its nice and dry (most of the time). Just a day though. Cant even imagine being out there for weeks at a time. Any cool stuff on the BTS?
 
Easily my favorite episode. Those guys are taking risks that the fisherman don't want to take.

Did you see how many cams they go through? I'm surprised they don't put 'em in lexan housings. That one guy wanged up some goofy contraption, but it seems like all the cams should be in something... but I guess they consider it the cost of doing business.
 
Are the behind the scenes episodes available on DVD?
I've only seen 1 episode of this show before and was blown away by it.
But seeing as I don't have cable... makes it tough to catch these.
 
Yes Mattin! I was laughing but I think that is the cheaper Sony, did u get a good look at it? I guess they just said F-it cause they got like 4+ shows worth out of that trip and apparently it i a hughe hit. They started with well over 40 (did they say 80 cameras or 80 cases of equipment?) The good ol' "just throw more prosumer cameras at it" solution... HEHEH I wanted to punch the producer :)

They shoot on Sonys and MAN did they destroy 90% of them or only 80%?! hehe...
most of the failures are from the constant splashing of salt water but they still showed several that got nailed and were being used till they completely failed by glueing them together! haha!

they rigged 8 boats with two hanheled and three stationary cameras feeding to decks below deck. and they used rubber hoses to protect the cables

the sickest part is that not only do they go out there and risk going to the bottom of the sea to be eaten by the dang crab but some of them also did some crazy stuff like going out on the crane to get a wide from over like 30ft straight off the side AND IT WAS ROUGH SEAS ATM!!! crazy but MAN! that wasn't so much for the show but for the BTS!
 
How about the one camera guy who slipped in the crab hole and broke a couple ribs within the first few days, and the boat stay'd out at sea for another 2-3 weeks. Crazy.
 
yea... there was a ship that sank too... if a ship sinks it doesn't only take the talent with it, no cameramen on that one though
 
I have a history of taking these topics "there"... but I'm going to keep doing it anyway... the moral of the story is that cameramen can be bad-ass mf-ers. There are so many programs that show off this amazing stuff that people are doing... and then you gotta' realize that the cam op did all of it also... WHILE carrying gear and ALSO staying steady (enough)... those are some of the real unsung heroes.
 
exactly... I am glad they did that episode (s?) I mean if you are shooting with a built in lcd in the m'f'cing BERING SEA... then they are right up there with the fishermen...

One point/question to ask is: Do they sleep more than the fishermen?
THAT is a BIG deal if they do... sleep deprivation can easily be considered the last straw for their job being the deadliest
 
I have to imagine they get little more sleep cause they can work in shifts if they need to, but the bigger issue is where they sleep. The boats aren't built with a couple extra camera guys in mind, and I saw that they just sleep where ever they can, on the floor, in a closet, or even at the kitchen table.
 
yes, they either sleep at a different time or sleep uncomfortable as heck
I bet they sleep tons more than the crew, but I don't know if they shoot in shifts, I think it might be more of a event covering type situation... they must have the stationaries shooting non-stop though
 
There is a big warm Yacht next to the ship for them to sleep and take showers.
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ROFLMAO! Seriously, my other job takes me out to the Bering fairly frequently where I sometimes get to chat with these guys. No luck this last trip - wx so bad flt cancelled 3 days in a row, finally got there and the ice pack was very close. One boat managed to make it up an opening and grossed 300k on one haul over 2 days, then the pack came in solid. 2 boats went down SE of St George, don't think they had camera crew aboard but one may have.

Those camera guys do an amazing job but there's just no way to capture what freezing spray feels like hitting you at 50+ mph - or those rollers coming over the rail - refreshing just doesn't convey the essence of the experience. Maybe if you did one of those "polar plunge" events, then did it again... and again ... and again . . .

Every day I'm there I look out the window and say with feeling "It's a great day not to be a fisherman". But they honestly love it.
 
Beat Takeshi said:
There is a big warm Yacht next to the ship for them to sleep and take showers.
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They do have a chance boat to get wides of the fishing boats, but I doubt it is a network exec's 180 footer, doubt they'd be cool with the risk. Or a rented one given the enormity of the insurance on a big expensive boat. But even it it were a old big boat with accommodations I don't think they can transfer that easily even using the cranes when, impossible on storms but also quite risky when it is very choppy as I bet the captains don't like getting too close to each oder.
 
I can't imagine what it feels like to get hit with the wind and icy mist. I was on the Maid of the River( I think thats the name) at Niagara Falls in the fall and THAT was cold but exhilarating. I think it was like 60 degrees then.
 
It gets to like -22 with the wind chill. Then you add being wet on top of that!
Well, they don't really get soaked all the time though, I suppose. They do have some nice jackets. But I guess sometimes they get hit right on the face and some also gets in through the clothes.
 
BBF said:
How about the one camera guy who slipped in the crab hole and broke a couple ribs within the first few days, and the boat stay'd out at sea for another 2-3 weeks. Crazy.
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its not like u can really do anything for broken ribs anyways but yea that would suck.
 
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