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<p> A guided tour of the world through the eyes of birds. <p>For his award-winning In-Flight Movie, filmmaker John Downer devised a 61/2-ounce camera that could be carried by a trained buzzard. Eagle followed, for which Downer used a smaller video camera with an onboard transmitter to film a raptor's flight over the Alps. Supernatural continued the pioneering work, using a flock of greylag geese. Flock leader Buff was trained to carry a harness holding an even tinier camera, the Goosecam, which captured amazing views from inside the flock.<p> EarthFlight, Downer's latest film project, is a six-part series. It uses spycams, microlights, hang-gliders, miniature helicopters and wirecams to give viewers a privileged perspective of birds in flight. Whether soaring 10,000 feet high over the Sahara or skimming yards over the Great Wall of China, EarthFlight the film allows viewers to take part in the miracle of flight.<p>Every page shows us what the birds see--winding shorelines, bustling cities, sunsets and storms, mountains, canyons and roiling seas--and the animals they encounter: pelicans diving for fish, a tiger drinking from a stream, migrating reindeer, dolphins playing, and in the desolation of the desert, a nomadic family. The book closes with a Making of chapter.<p> EarthFlight truly is a bird's eye view, a pioneering work of genius and a memorable journey around the world like no other.
By: John Downer
Imprint: Firefly Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 24mm, Width: 239mm, Spine: 297mm
Weight: 1.583kg
ISBN:
9781770850392
ISBN 10: 1770850392
Pages: 240
Publication Date: December 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available
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<p> John Downer is an independent wildlife film producer who started his career with the BBC Natural History Unit. He won a Grammy for the innovative time-layering techniques in the Peter Gabriel video Digging in the Dirt and has made many groundbreaking commercials. <p>John Downer is an independent wildlife film producer who started his career with the BBC Natural History Unit. He won a Grammy for the innovative time-layering techniques in the Peter Gabriel video Digging in the Dirt and has made many groundbreaking commercials.
Breathtaking photographs.--Eric Boodman Montreal Gazette (06/16/2012)
(starred review) Using a variety of techniques including hang-gliders, bird-shaped model gliders, and bird-mounted cameras to capture footage of birds in flight, veteran BBC wildlife photographer Downer and his crew spent three-and-a-half years collecting footage for what would become the BBC series EarthFlight. Here, he shares truly stunning images from the program, accompanied by commentary. The photos-of cranes gracefully soaring over the Chateau de Chenonceau in France's Loire Valley, an African eagle beneath a rainbow, migrating geese, tens of thousands of flamingos nesting in South Africa and Kenya, pelicans gobbling up grunion in Mexico's Sea of Cortez, bats seething from Texan caves, gannets in search of food plunging into the Scottish seas, and the brilliantly colored Australian budgies ( nomadic parakeets ) offer extraordinary glimpses of wildlife on every continent (but Antarctica) from a perspective rarely-if ever-seen before. Though the photos are spectacular, the final chapter might be the most remarkable aspect of the book, as Downer details how he and his team captured these amazing shots, as well as discussing the many obstacles they faced. A genuine treasure, Downer's work must be seen to be truly appreciated. Photos and map.
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