Erin Ranney 'I just completely fell in love with cameras'
In this episode we go for a Bristol wander with camerawoman Erin Ranney. We chat about growing up in bear country, her route into natural history filmmaking and separating work from worth.
Follow us on Instagram: @Plodcast
Erin on Instagram: @e.ranney
Erin's website https://www.erinranney.com
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Ellie Williams '‘Sounds really connect us to a place and make us feel a certain way.’
In this episode we go for a dawn chorus wander with sound recordist Ellie Williams. In a forest near Bristol, we chat about capturing soundscapes, pushing boundaries and exploring sensory bubbles.
Follow us on Instagram: @Plodcast
Ellie on Instagram: @soundellie
https://woundedbuffalo.co.uk/people/ellie-williams/
Hear some of Ellie’s work that we chatted about here:
Howler Monkey, Earth Sounds- Rainforest
https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/the-rainforests/umc.cmc.7f45yx1idcihdlh78s8ltnm3o?showId=umc.cmc.2blf5y8e9e818bpdp3xuar408
Olive Ridley Turtles, Secret Lives Of Animals - Making Friends
https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/making-friends/umc.cmc.61goajmw8v7ba2ccfyvqwb6rd?showId=umc.cmc.2o8al5w2z01dnm4f9aw11d2w7
Elephant Seal, Earth Sounds - Atlantic Coasts
https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/atlantic-coasts/umc.cmc.7ju85tlvkhixcqypxp4xpo3f?showId=umc.cmc.2blf5y8e9e818bpdp3xuar408
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Jack Bootle ‘I think it’s the best job in TV, truly’
In this episode of the Plodcast we go for a wander with the Head of Specialist Factual Commissioning at the BBC, Jack Bootle. In the heart of London we chat about being a TV addict, his career path to commissioning and predicting the future.
Series we chat about:
Big Cats 24/7
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002262z
Wild Isles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f0t5dp
Planet Earth 3
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f0t5dp
Other series Jack has commissioned that we love:
AIDS: The Unheard Tapes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0018t1c/aids-the-unheard-tapes
Surgeons: At The Edge of Life
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b09m60sk/surgeons-at-the-edge-of-life
Follow us on Instagram @Plodcast.com
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Charlie Hamilton-James ‘I want you to look at a picture that’s so disturbing that you can’t help thinking, holy s**t, that’s so beautiful.’
In the first episode of Season 4 we go for a walk in the Wiltshire countryside with wildlife filmmaker and photographer Charlie Hamilton-James. We chat about filming two of the UK’s most loved species, his emotional journey behind this camera and scrolling to indifference.
Follow us on Instagram @Plodcast.com
Find out more about Charlie and his End Times project on charliehamiltonjames.com
Instagram: @chamiltonjames
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Jamie McPherson ‘What I find most exciting is just different ways of telling stories’
In this final episode of season 3 we go for a West Country wander with wildlife cinematographer Jamie McPherson. We chat about starting in TV, immersive gimbal filming and seeing dinosaurs everywhere.
Website
https://www.jamiemcpherson.com
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/byjamiemcpherson/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/jamiemcphers0n?lang=en
TV
Life on Our Planet - trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37ApeELdzg0
The Hunt
https://www.bbcearth.com/shows/the-hunt
Frozen Planet II
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001gq73/frozen-planet-ii-worlds-of-wonder
Our Planet
https://www.ourplanet.com/en/
Natural Wanders is a 'Plodcast' that gets you outside to connect with people and nature. In each episode, Mandi Stark is joined for a chat by a guest wanderer from the worlds of TV, film, wildlife or conservation as they take an exploratory plod around a wild place they love.