Time Warp Discovery Chan 7 2008
Ever wonder about the life of a Professional Soap Bubbler? As in, "I wonder what he does all day?"
The answer is simple. Three things;
RESEARCH. The science of how bubbles work.
EXPLORE (play!): Creatively investigate what surprising feats sudsy films are capable of, blending artistic imagination with scientific research.
DELIVER: Enthusiastically share what I've discovered in engaging & meaningful ways. Whether it is for a traditional audience, consulting client, other bubble pros, hobbyists via YouTube or families nationally and very-quickly internationally on a hugely popular TV network ~ like Discovery!

Taping this segment for Time Warp was a chance to do all three things at once. Research, Explore & Deliver. I jumped at the chance to be part of the team, if only for a day. The result is surely better than any single one of us could have produced.

July ’08. TV. Thirteen hours of extreme bubble making in treacherous conditions left me wrung out. Worth it? You bet! As a bubbler this opportunity was as exciting as anything I could imagine. Groundbreaking. TIME WARP is a new series produced for the Discovery Channel by PromaTwo Productions, ON.

“The show is all about using visual technologies [specifically high speed videography, time lapse, etc] to learn things about the world around us that we normally wouldn't be able to appreciate.” We shot in 10k+fps... that is ten thousand+ crystal clear pictures a second! We recorded and dissected (the host is a young, hip expert from MIT) the most extraordinary and bizarre bubble behaviors.

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High speed shooting requires intensely bright lighting, which is blazing hot. My props were at times steaming. The HVAC system was going full-bore which meant a lot of moving air... difficult conditions. The results were beyond my imagining. It was a gift to be selected as the bubble wrangler for this project. Once it gets boiled down to five minutes or so and the show airs, I’ll try to have the footage for you.


Added 10/23/08...




And now I can finally share some of my footage from this day. Just in case you were wondering...

Thanks to the Time Warp production team for promoting the interesting science of Bubbleology!