In the Central Hall Content Theater, Animal Planet’s Dave Salmoni and I are watching him fight off angry delinquent lions with a wooden cane. He’s “backing off” from a crabby looking female—brandishing that old man’s cane, an F900 in his hand where the taser should be.

He’s making sure his picture and audio look good on the 24-foot screen in the Content Theater; I’m waiting to screen my own footage for the Reel Impressions showcase (in which there was little for anything but exhaustion). He will be bringing a live lion to his presentation (tomorrow at 3:30). I will not be.

Johannesburg-based Salmoni will be talking about his work on Walk the Lion and wildlife shooting in general. His crew shot with F900s on a South African preseve for “problem” lions; the show also includes self-shot footage form Salmoni’s six-month solo stay in a tent deep in the preserve.

The Reel Impressions showcases are compilations of work made by millimeter’s Reel-Exchange members and students with products and technology specified or purchases at NAB. They’ll screen between sessions at the Content Theater all week and continuously on Thurs.