The Making of Tornado Chasers The Making of Tornado Chasers

The Making of Tornado Chasers

Behind The Scenes Of The Groundbreaking Documentary Series

    • 4.4 • 136 Ratings

Publisher Description

In The Making of Tornado Chasers, filmmaker Ken Cole gives you a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the treacherous production of the documentary series Tornado Chasers, which follows Reed Timmer's chase team during the historic 2013 tornado season. Including behind-the-scenes anecdotes and first-hand accounts of the tragic events in Moore and El Reno, Oklahoma, Cole tells his personal story through a series of logs covering pre-production through the series premiere.


Ken Cole (author) is an award-winning filmmaker and seasoned storm chaser. Throughout his career Ken has documented over fifty tornadoes, often from close range. His projects have featured renowned weather personalities including Reed Timmer, Jim Cantore, and Ginger Zee. Ken studied meteorology at the University of Oklahoma, and later pursued documentary filmmaking as part of his graduate work. In 2006 he directed the PBS documentary Tornado Glory, his first work featuring Reed Timmer and Joel Taylor. Ken then contributed to the Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers series, and went on to direct the award-winning short film Heaven’s Rage. Most recently, Ken served as executive producer for Tornado Chasers - a groundbreaking documentary series and two-time Webby Award Honoree.


Reed Timmer (foreword) is well-known as the most successful and extreme storm chaser in the world, having intercepted over 500 tornadoes and a dozen powerful hurricanes during the last decade. Reed starred on Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers, and is now featured in the documentary series Tornado Chasers. Reed has constructed three armored vehicles, called "The Dominator" fleet, to withstand the powerful forces of a tornado. He also the author of Into The Storm, covering his early career in storm chasing.

GENRE
Science & Nature
RELEASED
2014
August 25
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
43
Pages
PUBLISHER
TVN Weather
SELLER
TVN LLC
SIZE
538.9
KB

Customer Reviews

Cavin Aigner ,

Very Interesting!

I love this book, and how detailed it is. I also like that they offer photos, and links to the experiences of the tornadoes. I want to be a storm chaser when I grow up also.

AndGuz ,

Quick and Captivating

This was one-sitting deal that kept me turning pages. I recommend this to anyone interested in the subject of phenomena weather chasing or documentary filmmaking.

Jeffrey Ryan51 ,

Amazing book!!!

So this book is a must read if you are into storm chasing! A very well put behind the scenes of filming and storm chasing it self!!! Just wish it was longer! If you haven't watched tornado chasers yet you are missing out, on amazing footage!!!

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