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Meryem Ersoz · January 23rd, 2008, 01:39 PM

I was watching Luc Besson's "Atlantis" last night (UW sea creature video) and had the idea that we should start a list here and collate it into a resource article for must-see UWOL videos. From all around the world!

Once we have a good list, we can ask players to write up some quick reviews.

I'll start:

Documentary:
GRASS

Experimental:
BARAKA

Wildlife:
MICROCOSMOS

Mat Thompson · January 23rd, 2008, 07:05 PM

Interesting....ok then!

All very highly recommended !

Life in the undergrowth (Series)

Faces in the mob (Film)

Congo (Series)

My Halcyon River (Film)

Geir Inge · January 23rd, 2008, 09:44 PM

Well I have to start with a Norwegian :)

1) Lars Monsen across Canada alone with his dogs (Canada pa tvers).
Almost lost his life over there.
Took him 3 years, here's a link to the Norwegian TV series: http://www1.nrk.no/nett-tv/klipp/66505

2) Sir David Attenborough's "Planet Earth".

3) Animal Planets "Meerkat Manor", it's just so very funny :)

Geir Inge

Markus Nord · January 24th, 2008, 02:48 AM

You probably already know of this one, but if you are interested in going UW this is “The One” to get inspired of… When I lose my inspiration I put this one on and I become a kid sitting in my sofa with big eyes and a big smile and thinking “One day I’m going to do that”.

The Blue Planet – Sir David Attenborough
(I think that this is The Best film/series that have ever been produced)

I'll come back with some more later...

Dave Robinson · January 24th, 2008, 03:53 AM

Sorry to be repetitive but for me it has to be "Planet Earth" and "Blue Planet" also "Shark Island" was pretty cool.

Rob Evans · January 24th, 2008, 04:25 AM

OK, bit of a curve ball here

"Ring of Bright Water" - it's a 60's film about a guy living in london who sees an otter in a pet shop, buys him and relocates to a shack next to the sea in the far NW of scotland. Inspired my love of otters,the beauty of the west coast scotland and to a certain extent filmmaking......

Ron Chant · January 24th, 2008, 05:54 AM

There are So Many, here are some that I have enjoyed.

Silent Roar: Searching for the Snow Leopard
Hugh Miles/Mitchell Kelley.

Puma: “Lion of the Andes”
Hugh Miles

Wildlife Specials: “Tiger” - BBC - Natural History Unit Producers: Hugh Miles/Mike Birkhead

“Kingdoom of the ice Bears”
Book, Huge Miles and Mike Salisbury

“My Halcyon River” Charlie Hamilton James…… Lovely Film a short sequence can be found on a BBC DVD “Great Wildlife Moments”.

Peter McMurdie · January 24th, 2008, 11:47 AM

Hi All,

That's such a difficult one, there are so so many cool wildlife films.

My favourite wildlife films are probably, 'On The Trail Of Tarka' (Charlie Hamilton James), 'Eagle Island' (Gordon Buchanan) & 'The Trials Of Life' - all for very different reasons.

Experimental & Concept - 'Koyaanisqatsi' just has to be mentioned as I'm sure it has inspired many wildlife filmmakers to look at the world differently.

Cheers
Pete

Benjamin Durin · January 25th, 2008, 03:28 AM

Le Peuple Migrateur is awesome

also known as
Winged Migration (Canada: English title) (festival title) (USA)
Nómadas del viento (Spain)
Nomaden der Lüfte (Germany)
Nomaden der Lüfte - Das Geheimnis der Zugvögel (Germany)
Popolo migratore, Il (Italy)
The Travelling Birds (International: English title)

More info at imdb

Vegard Paulsen · January 31st, 2008, 07:53 AM

Its a bit boring to repeat earlier posts, but these are worth it

My top favourites are
Planet Earth (on blu-ray it looks damn incredible)
Blue Planet
March of the penguins (and the making of)

The filming of the great white shark in the planet earth series when it jumps up to eat seals in 400frames pr sek looks totally crazy!
we love it

Victor Wilcox · January 31st, 2008, 12:06 PM

Another vote for Planet Earth (HD DVD). I can't get enough.

Jessica Blackwell · February 9th, 2008, 03:49 AM

The series that got me into wildlife filmmaking was absolutely Blue Planet. Phenomenal work. I'm waiting to see Planet Earth until I can see it in HD as it was meant to be seen, but I'm sure it will blow me away. Dolphins IMAX makes me cry, and it's silly at times, but seeing as though dolphins are my passion, it's certainly in my top 10 list. March of the Penguins obviously is excellent, and definitely responsible for bringing wildlife film back into the mainstream. I'm trying to track down a bunch more, so thanks for this list! It'll be a great place to start.

Bob Safay · February 9th, 2008, 04:28 PM

I have to go with an oldie from the 70's. The Helstrom Chronicals and also Winged Migration. Bob

Michael Wisniewski · February 19th, 2008, 08:21 AM

Here's a great one from the TED Conference that you can watch online.

David Gallo: Underwater astonishments

Per Johan Naesje · February 19th, 2008, 10:37 AM

As Meryem mention in her first thread, I will definitive vote for Microcosmos by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou. I have this DVD in my library and it is a inspiration and source for ideas for me to watch it.
Even if I think as much as 90% of this film is shoot in a studio in a controlled area, it's amazing how they managed to get all those details in the film.

I'm going to do some more macrowork this year and when I study this film I got lots of ideas.
Maybe some of the themes in this year challenge will suit to make a microcosmos contribution!

January 23rd, 2008, 01:39 PM	#1
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	Greatest Hits of Nature and Outdoors Video... I was watching Luc Besson's "Atlantis" last night (UW sea creature video) and had the idea that we should start a list here and collate it into a resource article for must-see UWOL videos. From all around the world! Once we have a good list, we can ask players to write up some quick reviews. I'll start: Documentary: GRASS Experimental: BARAKA Wildlife: MICROCOSMOS

January 23rd, 2008, 09:44 PM	#3
Geir Inge Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Larsnes, Norway Posts: 1,342	Well I have to start with a Norwegian :) 1) Lars Monsen across Canada alone with his dogs (Canada pa tvers). Almost lost his life over there. Took him 3 years, here's a link to the Norwegian TV series: http://www1.nrk.no/nett-tv/klipp/66505 2) Sir David Attenborough's "Planet Earth". 3) Animal Planets "Meerkat Manor", it's just so very funny :) Geir Inge __________________ Geir Inge B. Brekke Visit me at: https://vimeo.com/gibbfilm Last edited by Geir Inge; January 24th, 2008 at 06:19 AM.

January 24th, 2008, 02:48 AM	#4
Markus Nord Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vastervik ,Sweden Posts: 639	You probably already know of this one, but if you are interested in going UW this is “The One” to get inspired of… When I lose my inspiration I put this one on and I become a kid sitting in my sofa with big eyes and a big smile and thinking “One day I’m going to do that”. The Blue Planet – Sir David Attenborough (I think that this is The Best film/series that have ever been produced) I'll come back with some more later... __________________ www.nordproduktion.se https://vimeo.com/nordproduktion

January 24th, 2008, 05:54 AM	#7
Ron Chant Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West-London - England Posts: 125	There are So Many, here are some that I have enjoyed. Silent Roar: Searching for the Snow Leopard Hugh Miles/Mitchell Kelley. Puma: “Lion of the Andes” Hugh Miles Wildlife Specials: “Tiger” - BBC - Natural History Unit Producers: Hugh Miles/Mike Birkhead “Kingdoom of the ice Bears” Book, Huge Miles and Mike Salisbury “My Halcyon River” Charlie Hamilton James…… Lovely Film a short sequence can be found on a BBC DVD “Great Wildlife Moments”. __________________ <')))>{

January 31st, 2008, 12:06 PM	#11
Victor Wilcox Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Iron Horse Guest Ranch, Waller County, TX Posts: 340	Another vote for Planet Earth (HD DVD). I can't get enough. __________________ Vic Wilcox, http://wilcoxvideoproductions.com/Default.aspx Sony FDR-AX100, DJI Phantom 4 Pro, GoPro Hero 8 Blk, Vegas Pro 15, DaVinci Resolve 18

January 23rd, 2008, 07:05 PM	#2
Mat Thompson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 1,397	Interesting....ok then! All very highly recommended ! Life in the undergrowth (Series) Faces in the mob (Film) Congo (Series) My Halcyon River (Film)

January 24th, 2008, 03:53 AM	#5
Dave Robinson Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Conwy, Wales Posts: 208	Sorry to be repetitive but for me it has to be "Planet Earth" and "Blue Planet" also "Shark Island" was pretty cool.

January 24th, 2008, 04:25 AM	#6
Rob Evans Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 390	OK, bit of a curve ball here "Ring of Bright Water" - it's a 60's film about a guy living in london who sees an otter in a pet shop, buys him and relocates to a shack next to the sea in the far NW of scotland. Inspired my love of otters,the beauty of the west coast scotland and to a certain extent filmmaking......

January 24th, 2008, 11:47 AM	#8
Peter McMurdie Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cornwall UK Posts: 30	Hi All, That's such a difficult one, there are so so many cool wildlife films. My favourite wildlife films are probably, 'On The Trail Of Tarka' (Charlie Hamilton James), 'Eagle Island' (Gordon Buchanan) & 'The Trials Of Life' - all for very different reasons. Experimental & Concept - 'Koyaanisqatsi' just has to be mentioned as I'm sure it has inspired many wildlife filmmakers to look at the world differently. Cheers Pete

January 25th, 2008, 03:28 AM	#9
Benjamin Durin Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 212	Le Peuple Migrateur is awesome also known as Winged Migration (Canada: English title) (festival title) (USA) Nómadas del viento (Spain) Nomaden der Lüfte (Germany) Nomaden der Lüfte - Das Geheimnis der Zugvögel (Germany) Popolo migratore, Il (Italy) The Travelling Birds (International: English title) More info at imdb

January 31st, 2008, 07:53 AM	#10
Vegard Paulsen Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 175	Its a bit boring to repeat earlier posts, but these are worth it My top favourites are Planet Earth (on blu-ray it looks damn incredible) Blue Planet March of the penguins (and the making of) The filming of the great white shark in the planet earth series when it jumps up to eat seals in 400frames pr sek looks totally crazy! we love it

February 9th, 2008, 03:49 AM	#12
Jessica Blackwell Tourist Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4	The series that got me into wildlife filmmaking was absolutely Blue Planet. Phenomenal work. I'm waiting to see Planet Earth until I can see it in HD as it was meant to be seen, but I'm sure it will blow me away. Dolphins IMAX makes me cry, and it's silly at times, but seeing as though dolphins are my passion, it's certainly in my top 10 list. March of the Penguins obviously is excellent, and definitely responsible for bringing wildlife film back into the mainstream. I'm trying to track down a bunch more, so thanks for this list! It'll be a great place to start. Last edited by Jessica Blackwell; February 9th, 2008 at 03:50 AM. Reason: Random remembrance

February 9th, 2008, 04:28 PM	#13
Bob Safay Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,557	I have to go with an oldie from the 70's. The Helstrom Chronicals and also Winged Migration. Bob

February 19th, 2008, 08:21 AM	#14
Michael Wisniewski Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Makati, Metro Manila Posts: 2,706 Images: 32	Here's a great one from the TED Conference that you can watch online. David Gallo: Underwater astonishments __________________ "Ultimately, the most extraordinary thing, in a frame, is a human being." - Martin Scorsese

February 19th, 2008, 10:37 AM	#15
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	As Meryem mention in her first thread, I will definitive vote for Microcosmos by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou. I have this DVD in my library and it is a inspiration and source for ideas for me to watch it. Even if I think as much as 90% of this film is shoot in a studio in a controlled area, it's amazing how they managed to get all those details in the film. I'm going to do some more macrowork this year and when I study this film I got lots of ideas. Maybe some of the themes in this year challenge will suit to make a microcosmos contribution! __________________ - Per Johan