Tuesday
03Nov2009

Antarctica 2009

In October/November 2009, the old bull is back in business... while the young bull is having good time in tropical seas... Life is unfair!

Didier Noirot has left Europe to reach McMurdo, one of the American polar base in Antarctica. This is for a shoot, for the new forthcoming series "Frozen Planet" A team of 5 will be deployed in a remote area near Cape Washington, a few hundred miles north of McMurdo Polar Base.

The subject will be to film a colony of Penguins in this northern part of the Ross Sea.

The Happy Campers

Before going to the deep field, in a remote place like Cape Washington, you have to go on a survival course for two days on the ice... just to know what will be the conditions during the next month. Let's see how the happy campers got along...


The outside kitchen

Tea's ready (almost)

But while some are busy at the kitchen, others dig their sleeping lair...

Cameraman John Aitchison is digging his bedroom
Five stars hôtel in Antarctica

 But day time is not without danger. Cameraman Justin Maguire has often fallen into crevasses, but always survived. Some youngsters now face the danger...

Film Director Chadden Hunter has fallen into a crevasse (but will survive too!)

After a successful training, the team is ready to go. On November 2nd, the equipment is loaded and the team is waiting for good weather conditions to fly to Cape Washington...

DateNovember 3, 2009 AuthorDidier Noirot | Comment1 Comment
Monday
02Nov2009

SUBImagery team Exploring the Okavango Delta underwater

In July the SUBImagery team joined forces with the Foster Brothers to explore the underwater world of the Okavango Delta. Despite record flood levels, the filming expedition was extremely fruitful, laying the foundation for another trip back next year to continue the work.

The team outside their houseboat, the Kubu Queen.

A small Nile crocodile prepares to head to the surface to breathe.

DateNovember 2, 2009 AuthorRoger Horrocks | CommentPost a Comment
Friday
13Feb2009

Didier and ze Sharks - YouTube Nature's Great Events Promo for BBC1

DateFebruary 13, 2009 AuthorRoger Horrocks | CommentPost a Comment
Friday
13Feb2009

BBC Nature's Great Events promo's featured on YouTube

As part of the promotional campaign for the BBC's Earth's Great Events, a number of short promotional video clips have been posted to YouTube. Check this one out which punts the making of or diary sections, and which includes footage of the Didier getting buzzed by a large dusky shark...

DateFebruary 13, 2009 AuthorRoger Horrocks | CommentPost a Comment
Friday
19Sep2008

Filming Humpback Whales in French Polynesia

Strong wind and big swell hit the coast of the Australes Islands in Polynesia. These islands are not the Polynesia seen on the nice postcards. The swell can reach 5 meters in height or more. But never mind the difficulties to approach them, this is one of the places the humpback whales will choose in the Southern Pacific, to rest in winter, to give birth or (and) to mate. Diving with whales, beside being the most wonderful experience for a diver, is a gift from Nature, a unique invitation to be close to the giants of the sea.

 

DateSeptember 19, 2008 AuthorRoger Horrocks | CommentPost a Comment
Monday
18Aug2008

Didier Noirot shoots BMW commercial for Greg Gray.

Image: Rob Malpage

Less fuel, more performance. The message captured by Director Greg Gray with his latest breath taking spot.

"Diver" was shot on location, underwater in Dahab, Egypt in the depths of the Red Sea and is a recreation of the World free diving record holder, Guillaume Nery’s most recent dive to the World record depth of 113 metres. The expertise of Rob Malpage as DOP, a certified deep diver himself and the assistance of French cameraman Didier Noirot proved to be invaluable to the crew.

Image: Rob Malpage

Noirot’s extensive experience filming documentaries for oceanographer Jacques Cousteau as well as providing the technical know how and the cameras to film at great depths proved to be the catalyst for a great production.

Image: Greg Gray

 

DateAugust 18, 2008 AuthorRoger Horrocks | CommentPost a Comment
Thursday
31Jul2008

Filming Nile Crocodiles underwater in the Okavango Delta


Didier filming a large Nile crocodile underwater in the Okavango Delta.

 

A large Nile crocodile approaches us on the surface for a closer inspection. The surface is not a good place to be with crocodiles in the water. To view still images from the shoot, click here...

 

DateJuly 31, 2008 AuthorRoger Horrocks | CommentPost a Comment
Friday
20Jun2008

Up the pole off Port St Johns...

Roger%20Horrocks%20Sardine%20Run.jpg After the savage rain that lashed the Natal coast over the last few days, we knew that the massive rivers in this area would be disgorging brown river water and debris into the ocean, making underwater filming unlikely. Ten kilometeres out to sea we dived to test the water conditions and discovered the clean water at 13 meters. Its going to take some time for this to overcome the river water, so we must sit tight and be patient. A further hazard after such flooding is debris such as this tree - hit that in your boat and there will be trouble. 

 

DateJune 20, 2008 AuthorRoger Horrocks | CommentPost a Comment
Wednesday
18Jun2008

Tempête sur le Transkei


Tempte%20sur%20le%20Transkei.jpgNous avons quitté le Natal le 17 Juin pour rejoindre Port Saint Johns au Transkei. Nous savions par la météo sud-africaine que des vents violents toucheraient les côtes mais ne pensions pas qu'ils auraient une telle force. Plus de 40 noeuds avec des fortes précipitations. Sur la route, l'eau de pluie dévalait les pentes rocheuses en véritables cascades, et la rivière Mzimvubu a quadruplé son débit en quelques heures. L'eau boueuse qui se déverse à présent en mer brunit l'océan. Nous savons que nous ne pourrons pas retourner filmer d'ici quelques jours.



DateJune 18, 2008 AuthorRoger Horrocks | Comment1 Comment
Sunday
15Jun2008

Sur la plage d'Umkomaas

Roger%20Horrocks%20and%20Didier%20NoirotNous avons quitté Rocky Bay au lever du jour. Le semi-rigide que nous utilisons, nous permet un accès à n'importe quel endroit sur la côte. Plusieurs SMS de Russel Sadler, pêcheur dans l'équipe de KB, nous ont indiqué la présence des sardines sur la côte. C'est à Umkomaas qu'aura lieu l'action de pêche ce matin. Steve, notre skipper, longe la côte à vive allure. Lorsque nous arrivons, la quinzaine d'hommes de main de KB a déjà mis le bateau des pêcheurs à l'eau et, déjà, la senne se déroule autour du banc de sardines, prisonnié dans les vagues. Il nous faut faire vite. Steve engage notre bateau , les gaz à fond, vers la plage. Roger et moi nous jetons à l'eau et commençons un palmage forcé pour suivre le filet. Camera en main, je filme aujourd'hui l'action des pêcheurs qui luttent dans les vagues. J'utilise ma bonne vieille Arri pour des plans au ralenti.

 

DateJune 15, 2008 AuthorDidier Noirot | CommentPost a Comment
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