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Selected Project Credits & Awards 2009 - 2010 KING CROC National Geographic Doco Producer: Jeff Morales Principal cinematographer What does it take to become a King Croc, the ruler of the billabong? From hatching egg to a old man croc is a journey of in the art of survival. Of finding food to grow, a safe waters to live in and avoiding your enemies you might just grow big enough to make it as a King Croc. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/nature-untamed/4435/Overview   2008 - 2009 GREAT MIGRATIONS NEED TO BREED National Geographic Doco Producer: John Benam Cinematographer Little Red Flying Foxes Sequences of Little Red Flying Foxes, mating behavoir, mothers feeding and flying with young, massed fly outs, feeding on blossom and being predated by freshwater crocodiles. High Definition Video/ Phantom http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/great-migrations-animals-flying-fox 2008 BBC LIFE BBC Natural History Unit Doco Producer: Neil Lucas PC: Vicky Ribeck Sequence Cinematographer Sequences of Red Crabs. High Definition Video 2008 IN THE WOMB EXTREME ANIMALS Pioneer Productions Doco Producer: Hannah James Sequence Cinematographer Red Kangaroos in the outback, lab ultrasound sequence and specialist inside pouch joey development sequences High Definition Video 2007 - 2008 GREAT MIGRATIONS BORN TO MOVE National Geographic Doco Producer: David Hamlin A Producer: Jeff Morales Cinematographer Red Crabs Sequences of Red Crabs migrating to the Sea including hatching macro and return of the Megolops (young crabs). High Definition http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/great-migrations-animals-red-crab http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/great-migrations-behind-the-scenes-animals#vidRefId=8723 2007 ULTIMATE VIPER National Geographic Doco Producer: Jonathan Gruber A Producer: Jenny Ewig Sequence Cinematographer Sequences of Puff Adders warming up, moving and feeding. High Definition 2007 ULTIMATE CROCODILE National Geographic Doco Producer: Gareth Harvey A Producer: Todd Wendel Principal Cinematographer: The saltwater crocodile, the "saltie," is perhaps the most successful predator the world has ever seen. It has survived for 100 million years. Ultimate Crocodile uncovers the secrets of this predator, which has the most powerful jaws since T-rex, the most complex heart in the animal kingdom and a brain with unexpected intelligence. High Definition Video http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/explorer/3095/Overview 2005 - 2007 BBC LIFE IN COLD BLOOD BBC NHU Doco Series Series Producer: Miles Barton Producers: Adam White, Hilary Jeffkins Sequence Cinematographer Sequences include: Saltwater crocodiles feeding on fish (InfraRed and high speed), Pig Nosed Turtles and Marsupial Frog, tadpole hatch and migration to pouch and emergence of froglets. Birth of baby Shingle Back Lizards Infra Red Video and S16mm film http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/lifeincoldblood/video.shtml?licbtt08 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/lifeincoldblood/video.shtml?licbtt05 Golden Panda Award Wildscreen 2008 BAFTA 2008 Specialist Factual Television  2006 ROGUE Emu Creek Pictures Feature Director: Greg McLean Specialist Wildlife Footage. A selection of shots of various sequences of wildlife action. 35mm film 2005 - 2006 THUNDERHEADS ABC TV Doco Producer: Klaus Toft Principal Cinematographer Part detective tale, part science adventure—a story documenting a vast experiment in Darwin over Christmas 2005 that will not only fly into the heart of a thunderstorm, but may finally enable scientists to accurately predict where the Earth's climate is heading. Filmed in High Definition. AFI Award Nomination 2007  Best Cinematography in a documentry  2004 - 2005 BIG BLUE ABC NHU Doco Producer: Jeni Clevers Sequence Cinematographer Australasian Gannet colony activity including nesting, chicks and fledging. Shearwaters and chicks in burrows Infra red video Penguin nesting. 2004 ANIMAL CRIME SCENE: OUTBACK ASSASIN BBC NHU Doco Producer: Holly Spearing Principal Cinematographer A forensic investigation into the circumstances of the death of an Eastern Grey Kangaroo to eliminate suspects and finally track down the killer. And the guilty party is? 2003 FUTURE REPTILES BBC NHU Doco Producer: Holly Spearing Sequence Cinematographer Re-enactment of saltwater crocodile attack Jumping crocodiles sequence. Territorial males fighting and general croc behavior in and around Darwin, Australia. 2003 PLATYPUS: The Worlds Strangest Animal: ABC NHU Doco Producer: David Parer ACS Sequence Cinematographer Baby platypus in nest burrow. Macro/micro shots of invertebrates (Platypus food) in flow tanks and "still water" tanks. 2000 - 2002 LIFE OF MAMMALS Prog 1, Prog 4 BBC Natural History Unit Doco Series Producer: Mike Salisbury Sequence Cinematographer Platypus, feeding in burrows with babies. Baby platypus, Sync sequences for Platypus, Koala, Riversleigh. Reconstruction of ancient Riversleigh scene, multiple effects layers and backgrounds. Stripped possum sequence. Flying Fox in-flight footage, blue screen 2001 WILD LIFE ON ONE: DINGOES OUTLAWS OF THE OUTBACK BBC Natural History Unit Doco Producer: Holly Spearing Principal cinematographer Filming of interactions of Wild dingo packs on Fraser island. Dingoes raiding campsites., Dingo mother and pups at den. , Re enactment of the dingo arriving in Australia. Highly commended Vicorian ACS Awards 2001 1999 RED CRABS CRAZY ANTS Piper Films & Natural History New Zealand Doco Producer: Mike Piper Sequence Cinematographer Specialist Macro / Micro video/cinematography of Yellow Crazy Ants and Red Crabs. Synopsis: The story of the Red Crab and its battle for survival with the Yellow Crazy Ant on Christmas Island, Australia. 1997 -1999 AUSTRALIA, EYE OF THE STORM: MONSOON ABC TV NHU, Channel 4 UK, WDR Germany & Granada Media Int Doco Producer: Mark Lamble Producer / Principal Cinematographer The animals and landscapes of Northern Australia, Indonesia and Nepal, link and  illustrate the forces of sun, ocean and atmosphere that drive the complex global weather system that is the Monsoon. http://www.abc.net.au/storm/monsoon/default.htm 1996 WITH WINGS ON THEIR FINGERS ABC TV NHU, Channel 4 UK & WDR Germany Doco Producer: Mark Lamble Producer / Principal Cinematographer Synopsis: A year in the life of a colony of five million Little Red Flying Foxes on Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland, Australia Gold Award 1997 Wildlife and Nature Australian Cinematograpgers Society Victorian Awards 1996 BOBBY AND THE BANDED STILTS ABC TV NHU, Channel 4 UK & WDR Germany Doco Producer: Jeremy Hogarth / David Luffman Principal Cinematographer Synopsis:The story of Cyclone Bobby and the incredible breeding event of Banded Stilts that followed in outback Western Australia. 1995 RHYTHMS OF LIFE ABC TV NHU, BBC NHU Co-production in association with the National Geographic Society Doco Producers: Dione Gilmour, Paul Reddish Principal Cinematographer This is the story of life from the perspective of the solar system. The rhythmic behaviour of both plants and animals is fundamental. All life moves, grows, wakes and sleeps to some beat, regulated by the changing influences of the Sun and the Moon upon our Earth. Featuring extensive timelapse cinematography to show time frames not normally seen by man. Australian Film Institute AFI Award , Open craft award for in-camera effects  1994 -1995 RIVER RED ABC TV NHU Doco Producer: Klaus Toft Principal Cinematographer Synopsis: A mighty River Red Gum, Australia's most recognized and wide spread tree, stands waiting on the dry edge of a flood plain in south-east Australia. While it waits, it must battle the hungry hordes - the insects, the marsupials. The tree's task is to survive until it has a chance to reproduce. The floods are coming, the great floods that come only once every hundred years. Golden Tripod Australian Cinematographers Society National Awards 1995   1994 EMUS: CURIOUS COMPANIONS ABC TV NHU & National Geographic Society. Doco Producer: Richard Campbell Sequence Cinematographer Synopsis: Most Australians know emus as the huge bird that steal their picnic food.  However, few realize that they have one of the most bizarre sexual and social systems in the animal world. This is the story of a group of emus and the woman studying their strange habits. 1993 THE BIG WET ABC TV NHU & Discovery Channel USA. Doco Producer: Jeremy Hogarth Principal Cinematographer Synopsis: A natural history documentary about the wet season and its effect on the animals and environment of tropical northern Australia. Gold Medal Documentry Cinematography New York Festival Silver Hugo Chicago International Film Festival   1992 BIRD MAN OF PARADISE ABC TV NHU & National Geographic Society. Doco Producer: Richard Campbell Principal Cinematographer Synopsis:  Australia has four species of Birds of Paradise and only one man who can find them all: John Young. To track them down he must climb the highest of the Cape York rainforest trees. But the rewards are high. These birds perform their mating rituals and displays high in the canopy, a spectacular sight for John and the cameras that follow him. 1992 RIVERS OF FIRE ABC TV NHU & National Geographic Society. Doco Producer: Richard Campbell Principal Cinematographer Synopsis: A film about the Undara lava tubes and the unique environment and the wildlife that surrounds the lava tube caves that make up the Undara complex. 1992 LIZARDS OF OZ ABC TV NHU, BBC TV NHU & TV New Zealand NHU Doco Producer: Klaus Toft Principal Cinematographer Synopsis: A natural history documentary on the secret lives of lizards in Australia and their strange and often unique behaviour.   1991 PORTRAIT PAINTER TO THE BIRDS ABC TV NHU, BBC TV NHU & TV New Zealand NHU Doco Producer: Paul Reddish Behavioural Cinematographer ( Victoria's Rifle Bird ) Synopsis: A natural history documentary about wildlife artist Bill Cooper presented by David Attenborough based around the Victoria's Rifle Bird. 1991 BUGS IN THE SYSTEM ABC TV & TV New Zealand NHU Doco Producer: Klaus Toft Principal Cinematographer Synopsis: A quirky natural history documentary dealing with animal pests in Australia and their control by non destructive means.. 1990 KIMBERLEY LAND OF THE WANDJINA ABC TV NHU Doco Producer: Jeremy Hogarth Sequence Cinematographer, behavioural sequences and set work. Synopsis: The Kimberley, Australia's last great wilderness, is a unique landscape. Ringed by a nearly impenetrable barrier of ranges and a rugged coast or massive tides, the secrets of the Kimberley plateau are revealed.

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