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Joseph McMaster, Martin Williams, Lara Acaster,
Alex Williams
NOVA-WGBH
"Wave that Shook the World" 29 March 2005
The judges noted the thoroughness and timely production
of the hour-long NOVA program that aired within three
months of the 26 December 2004 earthquake and devastating
Indian Ocean tsunami that struck Indonesia, Thailand,
Sri Lanka and elsewhere. "A great combination of
science and human drama," said Warren Leary of
The New York Times. "A fine documentary done in
a very timely manner."
"Beyond the specifics of the scientific explanations,
the production makes clear why the public needs to know
'scientific stuff,'" said Kathy Sawyer, a freelancer
formerly with The Washington Post. She called it a "powerful
combination" of reporting on science and the public
interest.
"Putting this film together was truly a team effort,"
said Joseph McMaster, who produced the program for NOVA.
"Production began almost immediately after the
tsunami and continued around the clock to bring this
minute-by-minute account to television as quickly as
possible." Given the magnitude of the event, he
said, "I think everyone who worked on this film
hoped that a piece of science journalism like this would,
at the very least, help viewers make some sense of this
disaster." The program was written by Martin Williams
and directed by Lara Acaster and Alex Williams.
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