Category involving Natural History as a primary production.
While the world weathers out the horrendous invisible enemy, thoughts turn inwardly especially during times of isolation while we contemplate life a little deeper. The uncertainty that will inevitably effect everyone mustn’t be taken lightly, and in particular we need to pay attention to our own mental health as it will be a very challenging…
Why have you been filming at Château de la Motte-Husson?I was commissioned by the production company to conduct regular trips to capture a flavour of the wildlife around the grounds of the Chateau. The footage is then used to bridge various scenes for the television show, for example a transition from inside to outside or…
Simon Vacher, a young, keen, talented cinematographer and widelife/documentary cameraman, spent 25 weeks over three years on five separate trips filming on Ascension Island and St. Helena, the UK Caribbean Territories, Pitcairn & Henderson Island, Falklands, Antarctica, South Georgia and the Chagos Archipelago for a television documentary about the UK Overseas Territories, ‘Britain’s Treasure Islands’…
Our production partners at Redfern Natural History are running a private expedition to Greenland in 2015, please read on for more details and contact sales@redfernnaturalhistory.com for dates and prices. We are advertising this on behalf of Redfern. There is a saying, “when you have seen the world, then there is always Greenland.” Join our private…
Simon Vacher Film has just pre-ordered one in the first batch of the long awaited Sony PXW-FS7, a Super35 large-single-sensor camera capable of recording up to 4K video with slow-motion capabilities up to 150fps in Full-HD, for shoulder-mounted applications like documentary shooting, news, wildlife and direct cinema. It will be a revolutionary asset to the…
This is posted on behalf of Stewart McPherson from Redfern Natural History, who is organising a trip to Antarctica in 2015. Anyone seriously interested in these expeditions should contact Stewart directly at stewart@mcpherson.net Further details can be found here; Icebird – Feb 28th – March 18th 2015 – fly in, sail out.pdf (right click and…
Simon talks about the Compass15 Solo 3-Stage Miller tripod and the challenges faced filming in Antarctica & the sweltering volcanic beaches of Ascension Island for InBroadcast Digital Magazine [pageview url=”http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201309/index.php?startid=46#!” height=”800px” scrolling=”yes”]
Now on the horizon in late May is the third major trip of this huge documentary filming adventure for the UK Overseas Territories! We have been flung over the roaring white foaming seas of Antarctica, 60 degrees South, the roughest oceans on Earth, and to the parched and arid landscapes of Ascension Island, to the…