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For Immediate Release
July 14, 2005

Questions and Answers On Shooting Shark Week 2005

Stuart Cove and Claudia Pellarini Let You In Behind The Scenes

Nassau, Bahamas -- During the filming of the "Mythbusters" JAWS episode, Stuart Cove served as the official "shark wrangler" and marine coordinator. Fin Photo Manager Claudia Pellarini was underwater with still and video cameras capturing the action. We sat down with both Stuart and Claudia to talk about the shoot

Why is Nassau such a popular place for SHARK WEEK producers?

Stuart: It's simple - we have sharks, and plenty of them. There is no shortage of sharks if you'd doing a shark production in Nassau . We're been fortunate that producers have discovered how easy it is to come here and complete the productions without any hassles, like "disappearing sharks." It's almost like the sharks arrive on cue!

What was the most humorous part of the "Myths" shoot?

Claudia: Probably when Stuart and Jamie were in the cage yelling ‘punch’ and there was a split second time delay because by the time Adam re-acted to that command and yanked the lever on the boat, he had missed the shark…so there was a lot of giggling going on in the water…..

Did anything about the SHARK WEEK shoot surprise you?

Claudia: In one of the experiments, the sharks definitely identified the same highly reflective nature of the silver color on the buoys and on my fins, and kept going for them. I have noticed subsequent to this every shark dive I do with those fins I always have sharks eyeballing my fins….it has to do with silver looking like the shiny scales of a fish.

What did you learn from this most-recent production?

Stuart: One thing we've learned from many years of interacting with the sharks in their natural environment is that you never learn everything. There's always something new to discover. We tried several experiments with the Mythbusters team and it's true - there's always something new to see.

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