A 30 minute giant screen film for fulldome (planetarium) theaters about NASA astronaut training.
Summary
Emmy Award-winning underwater Director of Photography with 25 years experience from the tropics to the antarctic. www.jonathanbird.net
Credits
5/14 – 12/14
Director of Photography (DP) (Red Dragon 6K) – Space School
Film (Feature-length) — Jonathan Bird Productions Details
5/14 – 12/14
9/14 – 10/14
Director of Photography (DP) (Sony Z100 4K) – Filthy Riches (Season 2)
National Geographic — TV — Half Yard Productions Details
9/14 – 10/14
Director of Underwater Photography
9/14 – 9/14
Director of Photography (DP) (Sony Z100 4K) – Wicked Tuna (Season 4)
National Geographic — TV — Pilgrim Studios Details
9/14 – 9/14
Director of Underwater Photography
8/13 – 8/13
Cinematographer (undewater) – The Crazy Ones (Season 1)
CBS — TV — Fox Television Studios Details
8/13 – 8/13
Underwater cinematography of remoras for the "Everyone is someone's remora" concept. My footage was used to create a fake YouTube video that the characters watched to learn what a remora is. Aired in episode 3 but that episode was originally going to be the pilot. They swapped the episode order.
5/09 – 9/09
Director of Photography (DP) (& Line Producer) – Nat Geo's Most Amazing Photos: Artificial Reefs
Nat Geo Wild — TV — National Geographic Studios Details
5/09 – 9/09
As a one man production team, I followed world-renown underwater photographer David Doubilet for several months, filming his National Geographic Magazine story about artificial reefs. I filmed everything for the 30 minute film both above and below water, did sound by myself, and produced the story.
5/08 – 5/09
Producer (Director of Photography) – Jonathan Bird's Blue World
PBS — TV — Jonathan Bird Productions Details
5/08 – 5/09
Producer, Writer, Host and Director of Photography. The Series has won 9 New England Emmy Awards and has been nominated for 2 National Daytime Emmys. Four seasons produced since 2008 and season 5 in pre-production. www.blueworldTV.com
1/06 – 12/06
Producer (& DP) – Sharks: Masters of Survival
Syndication — TV — Oceanic Research Group Details
1/06 – 12/06
Wrote, produced, directed and shot this 1 hour documentary about shark science and research.
1/04 – 5/05
Producer (& Director of Photography) – Sharks: Deep Trouble
National Geographic — TV — Jonathan Bird Productions Details
1/04 – 5/05
I pitched, developed, wrote, shot and produced this one hour special on pelagic sharks (originally titled Sharks of the Ocean Desert) for Nat Geo Channel International.
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Education
University of New Hampshire
MS Ocean Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
BS Electrical Engineering
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