About
About
ABOUT
Eleanor is a topside wildlife camerawoman and assistant, based in Mid Wales, UK.
She has a particular focus on long lens camerawork and has extensive knowledge of British natural history. She is experienced in researching and filming a variety of animal behaviour and conservation-based stories for both broadcast and NGOs.
Comfortable shooting across a range of camera technology. Competent editor with experience data wrangling and logging. Accomplished stills photographer, featured in numerous publications. Experience working with wildlife in remote locations.
Her past work has included several blue-chip shoots with Silverback Films for the BBC and filming long lens behavioural sequences for the BBC’s long-running ‘Springwatch’ series.
Alongside her freelance work, Eleanor spends her time documenting the wildlife of the British Isles, particularly that of the remote Outer Hebrides.
This began whilst studying an MA in Wildlife Documentary Production where she took the opportunity to bring awareness to the rare and threatened machair habitat found only on these islands. She produced her first documentary, the multi-award-winning ‘Life on the Machair’, which led to her working on a variety of documentaries in the Hebrides for BBC Scotland and BBC Alba.
Eleanor has also produced still and video material for numerous clients including BBC Earth, BBC Wildlife Magazine, RSPB, WWF, NatureScot, ZSL, The Wildlife Trusts, BirdLife International, Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service and the Society for the Protection of Turtles.
CAMERA SKILLS
Topside camerawoman and assistant with experience shooting on a range of cinema cameras including:
RED - Helium 8K & Gemini 5K
Sony - FX6, FS7, FX3, A7Siii
Arri - Amira & Alexa
Canon - CN20, C300, C500
Panasonic - Varicam
Particular focus on filming long-lens behavioural sequences.
Also experienced in motion-controlled slider, macro, high speed & timelapse techniques.
CAA certified drone pilot with A2CofC and experience using DJI Mavic drones.
FURTHER SKILLS
Data wrangling & logging
Lighting for macro and interviews
Sound recording in the field
Editing - Adobe Create Suite
Accustomed to working in remote locations
Full, clean UK driving licence
EDUCATION
MA Wildlife Documentary Production
University of Salford
BSc (Hons) Zoology
University of Exeter
