As a multi-award winning freelance wildlife cinematographer I have worked for NatGeo Wild, Off the Fence Productions, Blue Planet Film, NDR Doclights, Flying Pangolin Film, Arte and WWF among others. With unique wildlife stories and perspectives, I try to strengthen the connection between people and nature.
A few things about me: I love the adventure of shooting in remote places (as part of a team or on my own), have a great passion for wolves, own a small dinghy in the Great Bear Rainforest and explored it on my own for over three months, love working with others and also the challenge of trying new filming techniques. When I work as a wildlife cameraman, I not only try to capture the story as cinematically as possible from different angles, but I also try to think ahead to the editing and all the shots that are needed to make it as easy as possible for the editor. I've also trained myself to find and capture all the little stories around the main story and always keep an eye out for good stories that no one has thought of before. Besides, my work is not done with the filming itself. I always try to help the production team, be it with research, with organisation, with equipment, with experience, etc., in order to achieve the maximum success.
I am specialised in filming with
- long lens, with and without camouflage suit or hide. Mostly I´m using the Sony FX6 with the Sony 200-600mm with and without the 2x Teleconverter.
- Drones, certified for EU and Australia. I´m enjoying filming landscapes but also animal behaviour (with appropriate safety precautions so that the animals are not disturbed). I am also an experienced FPV drone pilot (see showreel). I myself own a DJI Avata (FPV Cinewhoop) with a 10-bit colour depth.
- Gimbal. I myself own the DJI RS2 and use it mainly with my Sony FX6 and Atomos Shogun 7 recorder. I also have experience with the Zhiyun Crane 3S.
I am also comfortable shooting
- Underwater, using the Sony A7iii in a Nauticam housing (Padi Advanced Open Water Diver certified)
- Infrared and 4K HDR video camera traps
- Multi axis motion controlled timelapse
Languages
- German native language
- English very good in speech and writing
Comuter Programmes
- Adobe Premiere Pro 2023
- Adobe Media Encoder 2023
- DaVinci Resolve
- Adobe Lightroom Classic
- Adobe Photoshop 2023
- LR Timelapse 5
- Catalyst Browse
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
Licenses
- Padi Advanced Open Water Diver
- Boat license Canada
- Car driving license
- Drone license EU and Australia
Camera equipment
Cameras
- Sony FX6 (Cinema Line - Full frame, 4K up to 120p in 10-bit 422) with the Atomos Shogun 7 Monitor / Recorder
- Sony A7M3
- Sony A9
- Sony A5000 converted to Full Spectrum GoPro 5 & 6
Lenses
- Zeiss Batis 18mm F/2.8
- Sony 50mm F/1.8
- Sony 28-70mm
- Sony 70-200mm F/2.8
- Sony 200-600mm
- Sony 2x Teleconverter
Camera drones
- DJI Avata (FPV Cinewhoop with 10-Bit Colour depth)
- DJI Mavic Pro
Gimbal
-DJI RS2
Housings
- Nauticam Housing for the Sony A7M3 with the Zeiss 18mm lens and two Scubalamp V6K.
- Video and still camera trap with Sony A7M3 and the Sony 28-70mm lens, PIR Motion Sensor V3 from Camtraption and three remote-controlled Nikon SB-28 flashes or LED panel.
- Camera Bear Box - produced by Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG, designed by myself. For the Sony Alpha 7M3 with the Zeiss Batis 18mm F/2.8 or the Sony 28-70mm lens.
Accessories
- Atomos Shogun 7 Monitor / Recorder
- Feelworld LUT5 Monitor with 3000nit
- Sennheiser MKE 600
- Sachtler Flowtech with the aktiv8 head
-Rollei Rock Solid Alpha with Manfrotto video tripod head
- Rollei Rock Solid Beta 180 with Rollei tripod ball head
- MacBook Pro 15 inches 2017
- Many trail cameras for research
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