Award
for Best Use of Footage in a Wildlife / Natural History Production
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Nomination details
Cited Work |
Natural World
Eps.
Andes - The Dragon's Back |
Production Company |
BBC Natural History Unit |
Producer / Director / Writer |
Mark Fletcher |
| Film/VT Editor |
Mark Fletcher |
Archive Researcher (s) |
Mark Fletcher |
| Top Sources of Footage |
BBC Motion Gallery |
Duration |
49 minutes |
First Shown |
BBC2, 16/12/2004 |
Country of Origin |
UK |
Synopsis |
A spectacular three thousand mile journey along the Andes, a landscape of staggering beauty and harsh contrasts, from giant glaciers to the Atacama Desert, the driest place on earth. Wildlife is equally varied - flamingos dancing in a crimson lake, adorable blue-eyed puma cubs, penguins nesting in the desert, and the real Paddington Bear. Featuring breath-taking aerial photography from the late Bob Fulton. |
Reasons for Submission |
A wonderful use of some fantastic footage hidden in the archives. |
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| JURY COMMENTS |
Visually stupendous, interesting in every way, magic. The mountain aerials are superb and are an excellent example of library footage at work. Beautiful material but conventional usage. |
Cited Work |
Massive Nature
Eps. The Crossing |
Production Company |
BBC Natural History Unit |
Exec Producer |
Lizzie Green |
Producers |
Simon Bell, Richard Chambers |
| Film/VT Editor |
Chris Godden |
Archive Researcher (s) |
Lucy Rogers |
| Top Sources of Footage |
BBC Motion Gallery |
Duration |
29 minutes x 6 episodes |
First Shown |
BBC1, 29/07/2004 |
Country of Origin |
UK |
Synopsis |
Continuing this spectacular series, which unravels the mystery behind the World's most dramatic wildlife events - 1.5 million wildebeest cross a short stretch of the Mara River - home to the largest crocodiles in Africa and a host of big cats. This is Nature's equivalent of D-Day. So who will live and who will die, and why? Massive Nature reveals the wildebeests strategy to survive. |
Reasons for Submission |
Reflects the quality of footage available in the BBC archives and how it can be used to make completely new programmes. |
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| JURY COMMENTS |
Good material and video tricks. Great footage - an interesting epic. |
Cited Work |
Animal Games |
Production Company |
John Downer Productions |
Producer |
John Downer |
| Film/VT Editor |
Steve Barnes |
Archive Researcher (s) |
Rob Pilley & Matthew Gordon |
| Top Sources of Footage |
John Downer Productions |
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BBC Natural History Unit |
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ITN Archive, Granada Wild Collection |
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Getty Images |
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Discovery Channel, Animal Planet Archive |
Duration |
59 minutes |
First Shown |
11/08/2004 |
Country of Origin |
UK |
Synopsis |
Competitors from the animal world gather to stage their greatest athletic contest. Animal athletes from the Mammals, Birds, Insects, Herptiles and the Fish nations are scaled to human size so everyone is on a level pegging as they compete in the 100m, high jump, long jump, shooting, weight lifting and swimming. State of the art digital graphic effects blend specially shot and archive material seamlessly. All the tricks of multi-camera shooting, action replays and photo finishes are used to analyse each event. On screen graphics impart facts and figures while commentators John Motson and Jonathan Pearce add to the excitement. |
Reasons for Submission |
Animal Games brought together archive material and digital effects in a totally innovative way, transforming traditional natural history library shots beyond recognition. By coupling archive with the latest in digital special effects, the programme has revolutionised the way that we can reuse natural history footage. |
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| JURY COMMENTS |
Great to look at and good production values. Entertaining and innovative use of wildlife library footage. |
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