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JAMES ALDRED

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I began camera assisting in the early 1990s and was then trained in house by the BBC Natural History Unit before becoming a fully-fledged cameraman in my own right. It’s been my privilege to work with some of the very best over the past thirty years and the great thing is there’s always more to learn and discover.

My speciality and lifelong passion is filming at height, particularly within the rainforest canopy. The high tropical canopy remains largely unexplored and filmed - a treasure trove of exciting discoveries and natural beauty. But whether filming at height or with feet on the ground, I consider prolonged hide-work, long lens, cable-cam rigs and presenter-led filming to be my core camera skills.

I’ve been fortunate to win an Emmy, two RTS awards and to be BAFTA nominated several times.

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CHARLES DARWIN QUOTE CABLE CAM CLIP
SECRET SAFARI - CH4 - 2021
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DANCING WITH THE BIRDS - NETFLIX - 2020
HOSTILE PLANET - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - 2019
OUR PLANET - NETFLIX - 2019
JUDI DENCH: MY PASSION FOR TREES - BBC1 - 2017
H IS FOR HAWK - BBC2 - 2017
EARTH'S NATURAL WONDERS - BBC1 - 2014
ISLANDS IN TIME - TERRA MATER - 2016
BATMAN OF MEXICO - BBC2 - 2014
A YEAR IN THE NEW FOREST - CH4 - 2018
AFRICA: CONGO - BBC1 - 2013
GREAT APE ESCAPE - BBC2 - 2013
HOW TO WIN THE GRAND NATIONAL - CH4 - 2013
SECRETS OF THE LOST GARDEN - BBC2 - 2011
AFRICA: THE CONGO - BBC1 - 2013
ISLANDS IN TIME - Terra Mater / National Geographic - 2016
BEAUTY IN THE BEAST - Natural World BBC2 - 2014
NEW FOREST: A YEAR IN THE WILD - BBC2 - 2012
ISLANDS IN TIME - National Geographic TV - 2016
NEW FOREST: A YEAR IN THE WILD - BBC2 - 2012
ISLANDS IN TIME - National Geographic TV - 2016
ISLANDS IN TIME - National Geographic TV - 2016
ISLANDS IN TIME - National Geographic TV - 2016
ISLANDS IN TIME - National Geographic TV - 2016
ISLANDS IN TIME - National Geographic TV - 2016
ISLANDS IN TIME - National Geographic TV - 2016
ISLANDS IN TIME - National Geographic TV - 2016
ISLANDS IN TIME - National Geographic TV - 2016
HELIGAN: THE LOST GARDENS - Natural World BBC2 - 2011