"It's hard to describe your first experience of being surrounded by hundreds of marine giants that have never seen a human being. I had filmed whales before, but this was on a scale I could never have imagined. The water was beautifully clear, and each time I spun around, I could see seven or eight massive animals."
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We’ve hand-tagged every video from a set of more than 100 keywords: from essential info like species & genus to shot-types.
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Roger has worked as a DP on three feature films, most notably My Octopus Teacher, which won an Oscar for best Documentary in 2021
Over the last fifteen years, Roger has contributed a number of behavioural sequences to natural history documentary series, including Our Planet and Blue Planet 2
Roger has worked on a number of commercials where specialist underwater cinematography is required, in conjunction with various production houses.
In 2019, Roger was one of two underwater DP's contracted to film underwater screensavers for Apple TV. Shooting took place in South Africa, Alaska and Costa Rica.
Roger's core focus and passion is creating evocative and emotive underwater footage for documentaries, features and editorial. Clients include Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV, BBC and National Geographic. Reach out via WhatsApp to explore further.
RHCine offers an end-to-end drone filming solution for marine & terrestrial natural history film shoots in South Africa. All aircraft are compliant with the South African Civil Aviation Authority, & include an Alta X Heavy Lift drone, for use with Arri and RED Camera Platforms, and two DJI Inspire 2' drone systems with Zenmuse X7 cemaras.
RHCine offers a comprehensive shoot production service, from pre-shoot planning to permitting and shooting. Drawing on a global network of fixers and operators around the world, this creates the opportunity for exploring a range of content acqusition deals.
RHCine owns and maintains a wide collection of filming equipment, including three RED DSMC cameras in underwater housings, Inspire 2 Drones with Zenmuse X7 cameras. In addition RHCine operates an 8m RIB outfitted for marine filming.
Working on an under-ice sequence for the Netflix Our Oceans series, for the Arctic program.
On assignment for Netflix, filming for the Netflix Oceans series which is currently in production and should be released in 2024.
Deep in a smack of jellyfish while filming for the Apple TV Underwater Screensaver Project, which was produced by Jonathan Smith and the BBC Natural History Unit.
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BAFTA Awards, with Ted Giffords, Best Cinematography for a Documentary Series for Blue Planet 2.
Filming Spinner Dolphins off the coast of Costa Rica for the High Seas episode of Our Planet, Netflix with producer Hugh Pearson for Silverback Films.
In the Great African Kelp Forests, filming for the Green Forest Episode of Blue Planet 2, for producers Joe Stevens and Katherine Jeffs, with Craig Foster, John Chambers and Dan Beecham.
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