National Geographic documentary

I know some of my readers are aware of the National Geographic documentary. For those who aren't......

In December, Polar was videoed for a National Geographic documentary about cats. Something about the science of cats and how they evolved from domestics to the breeds we know today. They had some of the more unusual breeds in attendance at the shoot. Polar was the only American Bobtail. Our little man wowed the producer from the start, even before they placed him in front of the camera. Once we got in front of the camera......he was all charm.

We went into the room and there was a black velvet backdrop surrounded by lights and camera equipment. I put Polar on the table and he promptly walked off. The next go around, he walked to the center of the table, laid down and looked at the camera man as if to say, "here I am". They got all sorts of shots of Polar. They did extreme close ups of his eyes, nose, ears, feet. The producer was sitting behind me watching the monitor giggling and clapping her hands the whole time and making notes.

Polar's session ended when an intern came in with the coffee, closed the door a little too loudly and scared Polar. Polar backed up off of the table and took their backdrop down. Session over. I found out that Monday after that the producers were still talking about Polar. I'm hoping that means he won't end up on the cutting room floor.

I did contact Leslie Lyons at UC Davis this week to ask about the documentary and any new updates. The newest update is that they are still in editing as of today. Documentary is to be submitted to the National Geographic Channel by the beginning of May. And then it's a waiting game as to when they put it into the schedule.

Once we find out, everyone, and I mean everyone will find out. Especially if Polar is in it. :-)

meow for now,
melissa