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Jonathan Bird is an accomplished documentary film producer and underwater cinematographer/videographer whose work has aired in over 20 countries. He specializes in natural history subjects. He completed production on Sharks: Deep Trouble, a film about pelagic sharks for National Geographic Television in 2005. This film aired all over the world in 2005-2007. Jonathan completed production on another shark film for international release in 2006 called Sharks: Masters of Survival. It is in international distribution with his television distributor. Jonathan recently completed post-production on a feature-length high definition film about coral reefs called Secrets of the Reef that was shot in 2006/2007 in the Pacific. It is in the festival circuit and will be theatrically released in 2008 or 2009. In 1996, Jonathan completed his first full-length documentary. Sharks...The Real Story was co-produced by Art Cohen and aired on PBS in the U.S. throughout 1997-98. It also aired on Discovery Channel UK and in over a dozen more countries. A 48 minute cable version called Sharks: Search for a Feeding Frenzy aired on the USA Network throughout 2000-2001. Jonathan's film Beneath the North Atlantic, completed in late 1998, aired all over the world, including Discovery Channel UK, Discovery Channel Canada, Discovery Channel Germany, La Cinquieme (France) and in a dozen more countries. Not only does Jonathan consider this film some of his finest work, but it has been a very successful film as well and is still airing in many countries. Jonathan completed Endangered Mermaids in 2000, a film about West Indian Manatees for the international market. It is airing in several countries internationally including France, China and Japan. (Watch the "Making of" featurette here.) In 2004, Jonathan and long-time collaborator Art Cohen completed post-production on The Silent Wrecks of Kwajalein Atoll, a film about the WWII battle of Kwajalein Atoll. In 2002, Jonathan produced a pilot for a family underwater educational adventure series called Jonathan Bird's Blue World. The pilot won the Cine Golden Eagle, and 15 segments were shot for use in education. They are being shown on the internet to a strong following and will be broadcast on PBS starting in the summer of 2008. Jonathan has written, shot and produced twelve educational films for the non-profit organization Oceanic Research Group. These films, designed for use in the classroom, have won numerous awards such as the CINE Golden Eagle, CINDY Gold and Bronze, CINDY Special Achievement in Cinematography, Bronze Apple, and the KID'S FIRST award. He has produced or co-produced four episodes of the news magazine program "Chronicle" on WCVB-TV, the ABC affiliate in Boston. Two of these programs have won Emmy Awards. Jonathan received the coveted 1997 New England Emmy Award for Individual Achievement in Cinematography. Jonathan is also an accomplished Final Cut Pro, Avid and Media 100 editor. His CV is on-line here. You can download a pdf brochure for reference (1.1 Mb). Jonathan Bird Productions is a supplier of underwater stock footage for television and non-broadcast applications all around the world. Jonathan's work has been used extensively by just about every broadcaster you can think of. Although some of his footage is represented by Oceanfootage, the majority of Jonathan's footage is only available directly through him. Need something? Drop us a line and we'll let you know what we have. High Definition is now available. |
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Jonathan on location in Florida
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Mermaids."
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