Digital Video - October 2007 - (Page 38) CALL OF THE WILD CALL OF THE WILD LES STROUD GEARS UP FOR A SECOND SEASON OF SURVIVORMAN. BY DANIEL FRANKEL a business overrun by so-called multi-hyphenates, Les Stroud touts perhaps the most unique blend of skill sets. Six years ago, Discovery Channel Canada was perhaps the first to grasp the potential of this unusual resume when the former rock-video-maker-turned-wilderness-adventure-guide delivered his pitch for a new breed of nature series. “I made a complete cold call,” recalls Stroud, who, like everyone else at the time, was mystified by the success of the CBS reality hit Survivor. “I told them, ‘You’ve got a filmmaker and a survival instructor, and you won’t find that anywhere else. I’ll survive alone in the wilderness, and I’ll film the whole thing myself with a bunch of cameras.” Stroud’s pitch made an impression, and the Ontario native soon produced two specials for the Canadian cable outlet—in which he positioned himself alone, smack-dab in the middle of Mother Nature’s wrath for seven days, equipped only with his trademark multi-tool and harmonica, along with about 50 lbs. of camera equipment. Those two specials would develop into the regular one-hour series Survivorman, which has propelled Stroud, who turns 45 in October, onto the cusp of global media stardom. DV caught up with Stroud in late July, as he was making publicity rounds to trumpet what was about to be a notable couple of weeks. Starting July 29, he was set to host the 20th anniversary installment of the Discovery Channel’s iconic Shark Week franchise—about as big a gig as one can enjoy in the global cable net- I 38 dv october 2007 www.dv.com http://www.dv.com
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