I have celebrated the natural world through quality film and television production for over 40 years.

As a producer and director, I have enjoyed bringing challenging natural history, science, conservation and adventure projects from story development through screening to audiences worldwide.

As a Director of Photography credited on well over 100 films, I like to work closely with production teams to develop unique and often award-winning visual styles that best suit the particular project.

As a cameraman working across multiple genres I have a wealth of experience with contemporary camera systems and their associated technologies.

While comfortable in any environment, I especially enjoy marine work and maintain comprehensive dive certification for underwater cinematography. I also have commercial drone pilot certification with Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

Throughout my career I've had the privilege of visiting many remote areas - I'm especially interested in projects concerned with the conservation and protection of our wonderful wild places and their extraordinary inhabitants.

rory@rorymcguinness.com

 

In 2024, several projects that include my work for the BBC, Apple TV+, Disney+ and National Geographic are still in production. 

I've just completed working for Sealight Pictures on Secrets Of The Octopus for Disney+ and National Geographic. Executive produced by James Cameron and Maria Wilhelm for Earthship and Emmy Award nominees Colette Beaudry and Adam Geiger for Sealight, Secrets Of The Octopus is expected to screen April 22nd - Earth Day 2024. Trailer: https://youtu.be/SxOHYy1w92c

Other productions that I've contributed to and that have aired recently include:

Dynamic Planet - 2023 - Produced by Judith Curran for Sky NZ this 4 part series filmed over 3 years and on seven continents features the extraordinary people and animals living and working on the front line of climate change. They reveal how science and traditional knowledge can prepare us for the future. I was the DOP for ep 2 "Water" - Living Coral Biobank sequence with Dr Dean Miller and Dr Charlie Veron, on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.  Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcyeCr1pf_8

Incredible Animal Journeys - 2023 - 4 eps for Disney + and Nat Geo by Plimsoll Productions. This is a planet on the move - animals embarking on epic migrations in search of food, shelter, and love. I was the DOP on the turtles and sharks sequence in Episode 1 - Oceans. Trailer: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4146641945/playlistId=tt29520434&ref_=vp_rv_ap_0

Earth Sounds - 2023 - a 12 part landmark series by Offspring Films for Apple TV+ using cutting-edge audio technology and filming techniques to reveal our planet in a stunning new way through breathtaking, never-before-heard sounds from the natural world. Mine was a small contribution on Rainforest birds. 

Prehistoric Planet 2 - 2023 - 5 eps for Apple TV+ by Jon Favreau and the producers of Planet Earth with David Attenborough. This epic series takes the audience back 66 million years to when Dinosaurs roamed the lands, seas and skies. DOP back-plates for Austroraptor sequence in Episode 3 - Swamps. 

Super/Natural - 2022 - 6 eps for Disney+ executive produced by James Cameron and narrated by Benedict
Cumberbatch for Plimsoll productions, this series gets inside the minds of extraordinary animals to reveal how
they use super senses to navigate life, revealing a magical new perspective on a world you thought you knew.
DOP Dolphins.

Baby Sharks - 2022 - 1 hour for National Geographic and Disney+ by Sealight Productions. Sharks - found in
every ocean across the planet, have evolved in extraordinarily different ways to carry their young, give birth
and for baby sharks to thrive. DOP Black tip reef and epaulette shark sequences on the Great Barrier Reef,
Australia.

Shark with Steve Backshall - 2021 - 3 x 60min for NBC Universal, Sky Nature and Sky Studios. This
revelatory series celebrates the wonder of sharks and dispels the myth of sharks as cold blooded killers. DOP
epaulette shark sequence with Professor Gillian Renshaw at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef Australia.

Animal - 2021/22 -2 seasons for Netflix by Plimsoll Productions, this immersive series follows the worlds' most magnificent creatures, capturing never-before-seen moments from the heartwarming to the outrageous. DOP Crocs and marsupials in Australia.

Earth at Night - 2021 - 12 episodes for Apple TV+ by Offspring Films. Narrated by Tom Hiddleston and
filmed across 6 continents this documentary series uses cutting-edge camera technology to capture animals'
nocturnal lives, revealing new behaviours filmed in full colour like never before. Kangaroos in south eastern Australia.

Life in Colour with David Attenborough - 2021 - 3x 50min eps for the BBC and Netflix by Sealight Pictures
and Humblebee Films. Using innovative technology, this series explores nature from a fresh perspective as
animals use colour to survive and thrive in the wild. Underwater camera, Australia.

Please contact me for a full CV and links to examples of my work.

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rory@rorymcguinness.com

Australia +61 (0) 417 554 226

Location Sat Phone +8707 7673 0428
 

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