After hearing about the "Whale Fall" story in our just-released Loops episode, former Radiolab intern Sharon Shattuck rallied the folks at Sweet Fern Productions and made this beautiful video. They created an intricate world of paper cutouts to illustrate the different stages a whale carcass goes through after dropping to the bottom of the ocean. The music is courtesy of Kentucky-based band Rachel's.
Also really interested in the name of the beautiful theme at the end of this segment! Thanks!
This reminded me of the Sage Francis song Little Houdini. I never knew the rest of the story until now. ...
+1 for music credits, definitely want to know the gamelan-esque piece at the end of this great story! this story ...
Can you guys just start posting music credits on your site or podcast descriptions? I've noticed that music requests make ...
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This is great! My novel, Swell, is just about to be published by Dark Coast Press. It's got a chapter about visiting a whale fall. It has lampreys too, but no hagfish, since I couldn't bear to think about them.
Hi - I'd like to make a collection on the (new) Encyclopedia of Life featuring the species included in this short video. If you have any other information on the specific species featured in this video beyond what you've provided, please let me know. I'll check back in when I've got something for you to see.
Best,
bob
product manager, eol.org
How utterly gorgeous! Thank you for introducing me to the amazing band that did the background music, just bought an MP3 album from them.
Funnily enough, I was using "whalefall" as a metaphor in a conversation the other day. Odd synchronicity to see it here.
The tone and images of this piece seem very reminiscent of Pennsylvania filmmaker and animator Brent Green.
Really beautiful in its own right though. Would like to see more from these folks.
"The collapse" is not the end.
It is the moment when stored energy finds its release.
Beautifully illustrated.
It's content like this that makes me love Radiolab. Your team has a fantastic way of transcending the traditional limitations of radio with additional material like this. Please keep it coming!
Incredible! Loved It! This should be a feature length movie!
Delicate, beautiful, and interesting. Thanks for sharing this!
How wonderful, beautiful, creative! Thanks!
Very cool! Loved the hagfish.
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