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Michael Pitts(I)

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Life (2009)
Michael Pitts is known for The Private Life of Plants (1995), The Blue Planet (2001) and A Plastic Ocean (2016).
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins total

    Known for

    The Private Life of Plants (1995)
    The Private Life of Plants
    9.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    The Blue Planet (2001)
    The Blue Planet
    9.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    A Plastic Ocean (2016)
    A Plastic Ocean
    7.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2016
    Italy's Invisible Cities (2017)
    Italy's Invisible Cities
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Secrets from a Forest
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Hostile Planet (2019)
      Hostile Planet
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • A Plastic Ocean (2016)
      A Plastic Ocean
      7.9
      • director of photography
      • 2016
    • Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth (2015)
      Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Wild Hawaii (2012)
      Wild Hawaii
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • photography
      • 2012
    • Springwatch (2005)
      Springwatch
      8.2
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2011
    • Desert Seas (2011)
      Desert Seas
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Seas of Change
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Amazon Abyss (2005)
      Amazon Abyss
      7.5
      TV Series
      • photography
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005–2009
    • Oceans (2008)
      Oceans
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2008
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • photography
      • 1997–2008
    • Penguin Safari
      8.8
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007
    • Coast (2005)
      Coast
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as Mike Pitts)
      • 2006
    • Great Whites, Great Britain?
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • Time Machine (2004)
      Time Machine
      7.7
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2004

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Perpetual Planet: Heroes of the Oceans (2021)
      Perpetual Planet: Heroes of the Oceans
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • under water director of photography
      • 2021
    • Earth at Night in Color (2020)
      Earth at Night in Color
      8.2
      TV Series
      • principal photography
      • 2021
    • Ocean's Breath (2019)
      Ocean's Breath
      7.9
      • underwater cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Drain the Oceans (2018)
      Drain the Oceans
      7.5
      TV Series
      • underwater photography
      • 2018–2019
    • Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy (2019)
      Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
      7.3
      • additional cinematography (as Mike Pitts)
      • 2019
    • Galapagos (2017)
      Galapagos
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • underwater director of photography
      • 2017
    • Italy's Invisible Cities (2017)
      Italy's Invisible Cities
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • underwater camera
      • 2017
    • Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise (2015)
      Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2015
    • Shark (2015)
      Shark
      8.3
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2015
    • Chris Packham in The Burrowers (2013)
      The Burrowers
      6.8
      TV Series
      • wildlife photography
      • 2013
    • Brian Cox in Wonders of Life (2013)
      Wonders of Life
      8.5
      TV Mini Series
      • underwater camera
      • 2013
    • To Boldly Go
      7.8
      TV Series
      • underwater camera (as Mike Pitts)
      • 2012
    • David Tennant in Doctor Who Confidential (2005)
      Doctor Who Confidential
      8.0
      TV Series
      • underwater camera operator
      • 2011
    • Britain's Secret Seas (2011)
      Britain's Secret Seas
      8.4
      TV Series
      • camera
      • 2011
    • Neil Oliver in A History of Ancient Britain (2011)
      A History of Ancient Britain
      7.7
      TV Series
      • underwater camera operator
      • 2011

    Additional Crew

    • Drain the Oceans (2018)
      Drain the Oceans
      7.5
      TV Series
      • stock footage
      • 2021
    • How the Earth Works (2013)
      How the Earth Works
      7.7
      TV Series
      • underwater photography
      • 2013

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    Life: The Complete Series
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    Life: The Complete Series

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