The Japanese I-400 Class Submarine was an underwater aircraft carrier — a top-secret weapon so potent that it very nearly changed the course of the war. JAPANESE SUPER SUB answers many questions that still surround this unusual weapon: How did the Japanese create this technological marvel? How dangerous was it? Could it really have changed [...]
Entries Tagged as 'History'
Secrets of the Dead: Japanese Super Sub Tomorrow Night on Mountain Lake PBS
May 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Documentary, Filmmaking, History, PBS
Tags:Documentary·Education·Educational Programming·Filmmaking·Mountain Lake PBS·PBS·PBS History
A little late, but a nice glimpse at how we made last year’s documentary
April 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Documentary, Educational Programming, Filmmaking, History, Illustration - Animation
This nice article described a little about our production of Forgotten War. The photographer was an intern how worked with us for several months.
Tags:American Public Television·Forgotten War·Fort Ticonderoga·French & Indian War·Mountain Lake PBS·PBS History·reenactment·reenactor·Robert Rogers
Spike TV explores Lake Champlain and it’s legends…
March 31st, 2010 · No Comments · History, Multi-media
See Paul Larson’s interview with Gordie Little to explore a few other legends of the North Country.
Nature in the North Country Photo Contest
March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Educational Programming, History, Multi-media, PBS
March 18, 2010 is nature night on Mountain Lake PBS with the broadcast of Secrets of the Northern Forest and Rattlers, Peepers and Snappers starting at 9:00 p.m. We are celebrating the beauty of the North Country with a photo and video contest!
Post your nature photos and short videos to the Nature in [...]
Tags:contest·Facebook·Flickr·nature·North Country·PBS·photographs·Video
Mountain Lake Awarded for Education Innovation
March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Documentary, Educational Programming, History, Multi-media, PBS
Mountain Lake PBS was recently recognized for education innovation by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and we are feeling very honored and excited. The MySource Education Innovation Award is given to public media stations like Mountain Lake that are developing ” new approaches for delivering educational content and services that advance learning – on-air, online, [...]
Tags:17th century history·award·CPB·Documentary·Education·French·innovation·MySource·PBS·Quebec·Samuel de Champlain
Small Town, Big Dreams gets another national airing!
February 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Documentary, History, PBS
After a great couple weeks of broadcast around the US on dozens of PBS affiliates, Small Town, Big Dreams: The Lake Placid Olympic Story is getting a national run on PBS World, the sub-channel of more than 50 PBS affiliates. It will air this Saturday night, March 27 at 7 PM eastern for anyone with [...]
Tags:Big Dreams·Hockey·lake placid·Mountain Lake PBS·PBS History·PBS World·Small Town·US Hockey team
Bragging rights…
December 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Filmmaking, History, Illustration - Animation, Multi-media
Sort of a blatant “toot” of our own horn, but I couldn’t resist…
We just posted to the Mountain Lake PBS YouTube page two clips showing off our beautiful graphics and effects work on Forgotten War.
The short one is embedded here, the five minute one is here.
Also, we have some new history minutes produced with Lakes [...]
Tags:Animation·Documentary·French & Indian War·GFX·Illustration·Lakes to Locks Passage·Mountain Lake PBS·Plattsburgh·Robert Rogers·special effects·You Tube
Great simple concept… executed brilliantly
December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Documentary, Filmmaking, History
Check out these beautiful vignettes produced by David Lynch and his son. Plenty of real heart and soul with lots of time to really listen to what people are saying. Hat’s off!
Tags:Documentary·Educational Programming·North Country·Online video
A weekend of great programming – Don’t miss it!
December 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Documentary, Educational Programming, Filmmaking, History, Illustration - Animation
A new Collector’s Edition DVD of Castle in Every Heart: The Arto Monaco Story is offered tomorrow night (Dec 4th) at 8:00 PM on a special broadcast featuring Producer Derek Muirden and regional guests recalling the Land of Makebelieve. The Program re-airs Saturday (Dec 5th) at 9:00 PM, Sunday (Dec 6th) at 4:00 PM and [...]
Tags:Animation·Arto Monaco·Castle in Every Heart·Chorus·christmas music·dance·Dead Reckoning·Documentary·Educational Programming·French & Indian War·North Country Holiday Spectacular·PBS·PBS History·Robert Rogers·Samuel de Champlain