Natural Wanders - The Plodcast

Jamie McPherson ‘What I find most exciting is just different ways of telling stories’

Natural Wanders - The Plodcast

Show Notes

In this final episode of season 3 we go for a West Country wander with wildlife cinematographer Jamie McPherson. We chat about starting in TV, immersive gimbal filming and seeing dinosaurs everywhere.

Website

https://www.jamiemcpherson.com

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/byjamiemcpherson/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/jamiemcphers0n?lang=en

TV

Life on Our Planet - trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37ApeELdzg0

The Hunt

https://www.bbcearth.com/shows/the-hunt

Frozen Planet II

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001gq73/frozen-planet-ii-worlds-of-wonder

Our Planet

https://www.ourplanet.com/en/

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