Natural history 

film work


Consulting in the field:


BBC Natural History (upcoming series), La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica, March/April 2023 

Crew members: Mark Payne-Gill, Louis Rummer-Downing, Ester De Roij, Jack Delf, Sam Oakes


Disney Films/Plimsoll series (upcoming series), Austin, Texas, USA, February, July and October 2022

Crew members: Fernanda Prudencia, David Hamilton, Sean Doyle, Fern Corrigan, Matt Langbehn, Alex Jones


BBC Natural History (upcoming series), Tiputini Station- Yasuni region, Ecuador, August/September 2022 

Crew members: Nikki Waldron, Romilly Spiers, Jack Mortimer, James Lees, Jose Macanilla


"Our Planet II: Episode 4 Freedom to Roam", Netflix/Silverback Films series, Tiputini Station- Yasuni region, Ecuador, January/February 2022 

Crew members: Froilan Macanilla, Alex Wickens, John Brown


"Woodpeckers: The Hole Story" PBS Nature, Coneflower Studios, New Haven, CT, USA, August 2021

Crew members: Ann Prum, Mark Carroll


"Perfect Planet: Weather episode", BBC/Silverback Films series, Discovery Plus, Tapiche Lodge, Peru, April 2019  Video trailer 

Crew members: Toby Nowlan, John Brown, Alex Vail  

 

"The Hunt: Jungles episode", BBC/Silverback Films series, Tiputini Station- Yasuni region, Ecuador, September 2014  Video: Army ant video from BBC series "The Hunt"

Crew members: Ilaira Mallaleiu, Luke Barnett, Johnny Hughes, Alastair MacEwen


"Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan: Army ants/Ecuador episode" (on camera), BBC America series, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador, November- December 2011 Video: Wild Things Ecuador- army ants

Crew members: Dominic Monaghan, Jose Macanilla, Frank Veloca, Dave Brady, Paul Kilback, Alice Robinson, Steve Bowden, Mike Reid, Barry Clark


"Patrick Stewart's Animal Superpowers: Extreme Killers episode" (on camera), Windfall Films/National Geographic television special: Yasuni, Ecuador, July 2011 Video: Animal Superpowers army ants

Winner Silver Medal Best ‘Nature & Wildlife’ at New York Festivals TV & Film Awards 2013 

Crew members: Alex Rankin, Roeland Doust


"City of Ants/Antzilla" (on camera), National Geographic Television, La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica, spring 2010 Video: NatGeo (my section starts at about 9:10)

Crew members: Alastair MacEwen, Stephen Dunleavy, Howard Bourne


"Great Migrations: the need to breed episode", National Geographic series, Monteverde and Sta. Rosa, Costa Rica, March and November 2008  Video link

Crew members: Martin Dohrn, Alicia Decina, Howard Bourne, Stephanie Atlas, Andy Casagrande


Home-based consulting:

BBC/National Geographic production on Africa, June 2022-

BBC production on ant behavior, October 2020- January 2021

BBC/Silverback Films special on predators (The Hunt), January 2013-August 2014

Atlantic Productions Ltd., IMAX film on the biology of powered flight, August 2013

BBC channel 1 special Swarm Chasers, hosted by George McGavin, 2012

Cream Productions (Toronto), September-November 2011

Windfall Films, London, England, June 2011 

Discovery Channel, February 2010

National Geographic television, fall 2007