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James Aldred(I)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Additional Crew
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James Aldred is known for Invasion Planet Earth (2019), One Life (2011) and Primates (2020).
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Invasion Planet Earth (2019)
    Invasion Planet Earth
    3.0
    • Producer
    • 2019
    One Life (2011)
    One Life
    7.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2011
    Primates (2020)
    Primates
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    The Great British Year (2013)
    The Great British Year
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough (2024)
      Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator
      • 2024
    • 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
      • additional photography
      • 2011–2020
    • Primates (2020)
      Primates
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography
      • 2020
    • Night on Earth (2020)
      Night on Earth
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2020
    • Night on Earth: Shot in the Dark (2020)
      Night on Earth: Shot in the Dark
      7.6
      • camera operator
      • 2020
    • Terra Mater (2011)
      Terra Mater
      8.0
      TV Series
      • camera
      • 2018–2019
    • Will Smith and Darren Aronofsky in One Strange Rock (2018)
      One Strange Rock
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • assistant camera
      • 2018
    • Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees (2017)
      Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • additional camera
      • 2017
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • camera operator
      • 2010–2017
    • The Great British Year (2013)
      The Great British Year
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • additional photography
      • 2013
    • Africa (2013)
      Africa
      8.9
      TV Mini Series
      • photographer
      • 2013
    • One Life (2011)
      One Life
      7.9
      • photography
      • 2011
    • Life (2009)
      Life
      9.1
      TV Mini Series
      • photographer
      • 2009
    • Amazon (2008)
      Amazon
      8.4
      TV Series
      • canopy photography
      • 2008
    • Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie
      5.4
      TV Series
      • remote camera specialist
      • 2004

    Cinematographer

    • Wilde Bewegungskünstler - Mobilität im Tierreich
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Our Great National Parks (2022)
      Our Great National Parks
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2022
    • The Green Planet (2022)
      The Green Planet
      9.1
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2022
    • Secret Safari: Into the Wild (2021)
      Secret Safari: Into the Wild
      7.7
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2021
    • 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
      • 2016–2020
    • Primates (2020)
      Primates
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2020
    • Dancing with the Birds (2019)
      Dancing with the Birds
      8.2
      • photography
      • 2019
    • Hostile Planet (2019)
      Hostile Planet
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • David Attenborough in Our Planet (2019)
      Our Planet
      9.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Munduruku: The Fight to Defend the Heart of the Amazon - Multisensory VR Film (2017)
      Munduruku: The Fight to Defend the Heart of the Amazon - Multisensory VR Film
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Terra Mater (2011)
      Terra Mater
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Secrets of Our Living Planet (2012)
      Secrets of Our Living Planet
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2012
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2011

    Additional Crew

    • 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
      • rope access
      • rope specialist
      • specialist
      • 2005–2011
    • Chimpanzee (2011)
      Chimpanzee
      7.1
      • canopy access
      • 2011
    • Planet Earth (2006)
      Planet Earth
      9.4
      TV Mini Series
      • field assistant
      • 2006
    • The Life of Mammals (2002)
      The Life of Mammals
      9.1
      TV Mini Series
      • field assistant
      • 2003
    • Wild Africa (2001)
      Wild Africa
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • field assistant
      • 2001
    • Sahara
      TV Movie
      • wildlife assistant
      • 2000
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • field assistant
      • 2000

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • jamesaldred.com

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