Natural history
film work
Consulting in the field:
Shoots 14 & 15: BBC Natural History (upcoming series), La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica, March/April and December 2023 Crew members: Julio Madriz, Danilo Brenes, Bex Bangay, Mark Payne-Gill, Louis Rummer-Downing, Ester De Roij, Jack Delf, Sam Oakes
Shoots 11, 12 & 13: Disney Films/Plimsoll ("A Real Bug's Life: Episode 4 Braving the Back yard"), Austin, Texas, USA, February, July and October 2022 Crew members: Fernanda Prudencia, David Hamilton, Sean Doyle, Fern Corrigan, Matt Langbehn, Alex Jones
Shoot 10: 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
Shoot 9: "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
Shoot 8: "Woodpeckers: The Hole Story" PBS Nature, Coneflower Studios, New Haven, CT, USA, August 2021 Crew members: Ann Prum, Mark Carroll
Shoot 7: "Perfect Planet: Weather", BBC/Silverback Films series, Discovery Plus, Tapiche Lodge, Peru, April 2019
Crew members: Toby Nowlan, John Brown, Alex Vail
Shoot 6: "The Hunt: Jungles", BBC/Silverback Films series, Tiputini Station- Yasuni region, Ecuador, September 2014
Video: Army ants from BBC series "The Hunt"
Crew members: Ilaira Mallaleiu, Luke Barnett, Johnny Hughes, Alastair MacEwen
Shoot 5: "Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan: Army ants/Ecuador" (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
Shoot 4: "Patrick Stewart's Animal Superpowers: Extreme Killers" (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
Shoot 3: "City of Ants/Antzilla", National Geographic Television (on camera) 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
Shoots 1 & 2: "Great Migrations: the need to breed", National Geographic series, Monteverde and Sta. Rosa, Costa Rica, March and November 2008
Crew members: Martin Dohrn, Alicia Decina, Howard Bourne, Stephanie Atlas, Andy Casagrande
Home-based consulting:
Wildstar films planned production, January 2024-
Silverback films planned production, December 2023-
BBC/National Geographic production on Africa, June 2022-September 2023
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