Mighty Ships Returns with New Episodes!
Submitted by cameradepartment on Tue, 2010-08-31 14:48
Mighty Ships is back with new episodes. Ships featured this season include G.O. SARS, Africa Mercy, Cristobal Colon, USS Kentucky, Oasis of the Seas, and the Solitaire.
SolitaireSolitaire is the only ship in the world capable of laying huge 30 inch diameter pipes on the ocean floor. Her crew of 420 work 24/7 and can lay down 9km of pipeline a day. Led by a vessel management team, the crew is made up of mariners and welders from all over the world. There's nothing else like her.
Her next job is the most challenging she's ever faced. The Ormen Lange gas field development off Norway's west coast is one of the largest in the world. The seabed is strewn with giant boulders and steep 40 degree drops. A major gas pipeline needs to be laid down to complete the project. Solitaire has been called in to finish the job.
Below deck, kilometer after kilometer of pipeline is welded together, ultrasonically tested and then deployed off Solitaire's 65m "stinger" on her stern. It's computer-controlled, calculating speed and angle to help lower the pipeline to the ocean floor. Forget anchors, Solitaire uses 21st century dynamic positioning to maintain her position in the rough, tough Norwegian Sea. Sophisticated ROV's will guide the pipeline down to the seafloor 850m's below. It has to be dropped in the right spot or the pipeline could break. From beginning to end, from the bridge to the factory floor, to the bottom of the ocean, the Mighty Ships doc unit cover all the action to tell the story of one of the most challenging, dangerous jobs a working ship will ever face.
Oasis of the Seas
Welcome to the future. It took $1.4 billion to build the largest, most revolutionary cruise ship in the world... but will she live up to the hype?
The stakes are huge. When Royal Caribbean's much-anticipated Oasis of the Seas embarks are her maiden voyage in December 2009, she will be packed with 5000+passengers who want to be the 1st to sail on the largest, most revolutionary cruise ship on Earth! Mighty Ships will be there too, living the hype, and checking out the coolest ship technologies yet invented.
Oasis is so big, her homeport of Port Everglades Florida has been re-developed at a cost of millions to accommodate her groundbreaking size! At 360m (1,181 feet) long, she's five times the size of the Titanic and 90 feet longer than the super carrier USS Ronald Reagan. But size comes with a price and demands space-age technologies to help operate and navigate her through the shallow waters of the Caribbean. Even better (or worse), how does a cruise ship load and unload 5000+passengers at ports-of-call and stay on a schedule. Mighty Ships will be onboard to tell the inside story of the maiden voyage of the world's greatest cruise ship... it could be the most important voyage she will ever take.
For more on Mighty Ships and video, visit: www.discoverychannel.ca and www.exploration.ca
Cash Cab Quick Facts - New Season Starts This September
Submitted by cameradepartment on Tue, 2010-08-31 14:44
Canada's favourite Taxi-based Game Show returns with a new season on Saturday September 11, 2010. But do you want to know what goes into creating and filming a game show that's set to become a Canadian favourite?
Has anyone ever declined to play? If so, do you still take them to their destination?
Yes, a few times people hailed the cab and really just wanted to continue on their journey and not play the game. Depending on our schedule, we sometimes will drive them to their destination and other times we'll hail a cab for them. Once, during the Toronto Fringe Festival, on a very rainy afternoon, a woman hailed the cab in a flurry of tears and anger. She had forgotten her entire costume for a play she was in. When she found out she was on tape in a 'quiz show cab', her frustration grew and she broke into a very high pitched wail. We quickly jumped out and grabbed her a cab and sent her to her destination. We think that's what she would have wanted, but we're not sure.
What's the most money anyone has ever won on the show so far?
In season one - $1350
How do you get to be a contestant on Cash Cab?
For the upcoming season, try hailing a cab in downtown Toronto.
Does Adam ever get distracted by his hosting duties while he's driving?
Adam is a very conscientious driver. He is more often distracted from hosting by his driving than vice versa. However, he is known to linger at a red light a little too long during a Red Light Challenge.
Are there plans to take the show to cities other than Toronto?
We would like to eventually take the show to other cities.
Check out some numbers behind the original Canadian production of Cash Cab.
3850 = Total distance in kilometres driven by the Cash Cab
920 = Rough number of questions asked this whole season
527 = Approximate litres of gasoline used
155 = Total hours of actual filming for one season.
99 = Number of official games played this season
17 = Days of training in the mandatory taxicab driver training program
10 = Hours it takes to film one 30-minute episode
8 = Number of cameras used to film Cash Cab. Five cameras inside the cab, two mounted on the roof, and one mobile camera
2 = Wardrobe changes for Adam
For more on Cash Cab, visit: www.discoverychannel.ca
Rich Groom Poor Groom
Submitted by cameradepartment on Tue, 2010-08-31 14:43
The team that brought you the international hit series Rich Bride Poor Bride introduces Rich Groom Poor Groom, the new series featuring dynamic grooms who want to take charge of planning their big day and the adventurous brides who’ll let them.
The series is currently in production, and is looking for couples getting married from JUNE to DECEMBER 2010.
For more information and to audition, email: groomcasting@buckproductions.com.
Home to Flip
Submitted by cameradepartment on Tue, 2010-08-31 14:43
Big profits! Quick turnovers! Everyone’s getting into the act! Live the dream of working for yourself, making all the big decisions and in the end raking in the cash. How hard can it be to successfully flip a house?
Peter Fallico host of HGTV’s Home to Go and Home to Stay is putting his money where his mouth is with his new show Home to Flip. Home to Flip is a new, half-hour, 13-episode real estate-meets-design reality series that gives viewers the inside scoop on how to find, buy, renovate and flip a house for profit. Putting his own money on the line, host Peter Fallico takes us with him as he finds and renovates a house that he will try to flip.
In each episode he'll share his tips and tricks for success: how to find the right property; which renovations make the most sense; how to source materials off-the-beaten-track; and how to best present the house in order to make a profit. Each episode will also feature one of Peter's signature design projects, a carpentry/contracting project, a beautiful reveal of one room and, of course, tons of money-saving tips and design and decorating advice. Facing real-life obstacles and making real-time decisions, Peter takes us along for the adventure that is creating and selling a successful Home to Flip.
For more on Home to Flip, visit: www.hgtv.ca/hometoflip/
