I can finally make a MAJOR announcement!!! Back in May this year I was contacted by Trevor Manning, a producer for Icon Films in Bristol, the UK. They do film work for National Geographic and have an amazing repertoire of programming to their credit. I had never heard of them at the time, but boyo do I know of them now! Trevor mentioned in the email that they would be producing a documentary, part of a 6 part series about ultimate survival stories and they had chosen the story of Miller and his time on Arundel Island after the sinking of STRONG as one of the subjects. He asked if I would consider working with them on this, and could we talk on the phone soon. Hm.
It took me about a millisecond to respond to his email and about 2 hours later I received a phone call from his office in England. We had our first chat and it was just wonderful. He was charming, engaging and really interested in my input. I was able to hook him up with Stephen Harding and Fitz Miller, and things progressed nicely from there. What really thrilled me is that they came to me first. He'd found my website and contacted me through my email portal. Icon came to me first, and that was a rush.
Over the months that followed we emailed frequently and spoke a few more times. I knew when they headed to Arundel (now Kohinngo) Island for the shoot. When he returned, he sent me loads of beautiful photos from the island. We last spoke a little over a week ago and he asked me to send him a STRONG ball cap. Below is a photo of Trevor proudly wearing the cap. And finally, we have some idea when the series will be broadcast. They will start in the UK, then move on to the US and Australia. Once I have these dates I will post them as an update here on the blog page. And even cooler, myself and the website will be listed at the end in the credits! That's a first that I really appreciate! I just hope it results in more people finding the site and contacting me.
Now that I can talk about it, I need to get permission to share some photos (hope to post some soon). The crew shooting the program goes through some crazy stuff to get this done. What they put up with, the heat, the hardships, chasing the host Hazen Audel, dodging bugs, animals and who knows what else - It's an amazing, dangerous job. I really hope to meet these guys some day!
Thanks again so much Icon Films, Trevor Manning, Hazen Audel and everyone at Icon!
Tammi
*Update: the US broadcast of this series should start on October 28th! Get ready to enjoy these 6 amazing programs, especially the one featuring Lt. Miller!
It took me about a millisecond to respond to his email and about 2 hours later I received a phone call from his office in England. We had our first chat and it was just wonderful. He was charming, engaging and really interested in my input. I was able to hook him up with Stephen Harding and Fitz Miller, and things progressed nicely from there. What really thrilled me is that they came to me first. He'd found my website and contacted me through my email portal. Icon came to me first, and that was a rush.
Over the months that followed we emailed frequently and spoke a few more times. I knew when they headed to Arundel (now Kohinngo) Island for the shoot. When he returned, he sent me loads of beautiful photos from the island. We last spoke a little over a week ago and he asked me to send him a STRONG ball cap. Below is a photo of Trevor proudly wearing the cap. And finally, we have some idea when the series will be broadcast. They will start in the UK, then move on to the US and Australia. Once I have these dates I will post them as an update here on the blog page. And even cooler, myself and the website will be listed at the end in the credits! That's a first that I really appreciate! I just hope it results in more people finding the site and contacting me.
Now that I can talk about it, I need to get permission to share some photos (hope to post some soon). The crew shooting the program goes through some crazy stuff to get this done. What they put up with, the heat, the hardships, chasing the host Hazen Audel, dodging bugs, animals and who knows what else - It's an amazing, dangerous job. I really hope to meet these guys some day!
Thanks again so much Icon Films, Trevor Manning, Hazen Audel and everyone at Icon!
Tammi
*Update: the US broadcast of this series should start on October 28th! Get ready to enjoy these 6 amazing programs, especially the one featuring Lt. Miller!
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