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Ian McCarthy(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Ian McCarthy is known for Nature (1982), The Blue Planet (2001) and Human Planet (2011).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
    Nature
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    The Blue Planet (2001)
    The Blue Planet
    9.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    Human Planet (2011)
    Human Planet
    9.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    The Living Edens (1997)
    The Living Edens
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Springwatch (2005)
      Springwatch
      8.2
      TV Series
      • photography
      • photography: wildlife
      • 2009–2018
    • Terra Mater (2011)
      Terra Mater
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014–2016
    • Amur: Asia's Amazon (2015)
      Amur: Asia's Amazon
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Universum (1987)
      Universum
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1999–2013
    • Autumnwatch (2006)
      Autumnwatch
      7.7
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2009–2011
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • photography
      • photographed by
      • 1991–2011
    • Human Planet (2011)
      Human Planet
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • photography
      • Cinematographer
      • 1995–2010
    • The Nature of Britain (2007)
      The Nature of Britain
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2007
    • Predators' Prey
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • Europe: A Natural History (2005)
      Europe: A Natural History
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • British Isles: A Natural History (2004)
      British Isles: A Natural History
      7.7
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2004
    • The Future Is Wild (2003)
      The Future Is Wild
      7.6
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2003
    • The Blue Planet (2001)
      The Blue Planet
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001
    • Animal Minds (1999)
      Animal Minds
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer (1999)
      • 1999

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Terra Mater (2011)
      Terra Mater
      8.0
      TV Series
      • camera
      • additional camera
      • 2015–2019
    • Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy (2019)
      Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
      7.3
      • additional cinematography
      • 2019
    • Africa (2013)
      Africa
      8.9
      TV Mini Series
      • photographer
      • 2013
    • Frozen Planet (2011)
      Frozen Planet
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • photographer
      • 2011
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2009
    • The Future Is Wild and the Making of Spore
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 2008
    • Planet Earth (2006)
      Planet Earth
      9.4
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator
      • photographer
      • 2006
    • Planet Earth: The Future (2006)
      Planet Earth: The Future
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • natural history photographer
      • 2006
    • British Isles: A Natural History (2004)
      British Isles: A Natural History
      7.7
      TV Series
      • additional photographer
      • 2004
    • Massive Nature (2004)
      Massive Nature
      8.1
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2004
    • Wild Africa (2001)
      Wild Africa
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography
      • 2001
    • The Blue Planet (2001)
      The Blue Planet
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography
      • photography
      • camera operator
      • 2001
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2000
    • The Life of Birds (1998)
      The Life of Birds
      8.9
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photographer
      • 1998
    • The Private Life of Plants (1995)
      The Private Life of Plants
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography: additional photography
      • 1995

    Director

    • Terra Mater (2011)
      Terra Mater
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2004
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997

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