Alaska Film Production

Captain Tomingas has provided stable ocean platforms with accommodations and services for decades in Alaska. Due to his experience and exceptional problem solving skills, the film industry like the US Coast Guard, University of Alaska and others came to rely upon his expertise and problem solving for any situation or solution needed on the water.

Location services, safety first expedition logistics, helicopter / float plane support, support crew, film savvy, vessels with high stability, comfortable accommodations and welcoming atmospheres create an outdoor shooting stage that can go anywhere on the ocean to the most exotic and remote locations desired.

Tomingas provided ships, crews & logistics on; Harbor Seals, Sea Lions, seabirds, Peregrine falcons, River Otters for the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADFG), the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Alaska Department of Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), and United States Fish & Wildlife (USFW), and the United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

A few of the diverse projects by Captain Tomingas;

Corona Beer Commercial
“50 First Dates” Movie Production
Saks Fifth Avenue Calendar Shoot
“Anyplace Wild” Television Alaska Production
Aleutian Islands Nuclear Cleanup
Coastal Bird Count
Harbor Seal Research
Zoo Plankton Research
Tidal Studies
Core Samples
Sunken Vessel & Aircraft Projects
Cargo to remote coastal villages
Undersea Warfare Navy Acoustical Research

Corona Beer Commercial at Blackstone Glacier, film crew on bow ramp, helicopter pad & support

50 First Dates movie production

The popular comedy movie 50 First Dates was originally called 50 First Kisses. For the Alaska segment at the end of the movie, the sail boat was filmed in Alaska utilizing the vessels and serviced of Capt. Henry Tomingas. The actors later green screened in. He selected his 123' Landing Craft. It was stable and had a heliport plus accomodations for the crew. All the sound trucks and support vehicles, Mexican Party Boats and gear was easily loaded on the deck by simply driving up it's bow ramp. Watch the segment from 50 First Dates:

https://youtu.be/piwEWjChwcI

Anyplace Wild TV Series

Anyplace Wild television series "Searching for the Ancient Chugage" was hosted on one of Henry Tomingas' vessels, the Pacific Star (large vessel on left). John Johnson does an inspiring job of tracing his ancestors sites. Watch the whole episode at: https://vimeo.com/95685454