| After studying for an ecological doctorate, Dr Manuel Hinge has been a professional freelance wildlife cameraman for over 20 years, working on many of the major BBC Natural History Programmes. Born and still based in the New Forest, southern England, Manuel spent his younger years as an amateur wildlife photographer and film-maker, honing his field craft to give more than 40 years experience as an amateur and professional wildlife cameraman/film-maker. |
| There are many Director/cameraman credits to his name and over the previous decade Manuel has been filming as a freelance Producer/cameraman for the BBC and other independent companies. As Director/cameraman, he was a Wildscreen finalist twice and winner of the Trento Mountain Film Festival with the BBC 'Natural World' film 'Hightops of Scotland'. |
| Manuel specialises in long lens camerawork and macro to a lesser extent, but with changes over the years in programme style, techniques and technology, he has captured animal behaviour using much of the current technology. |
| He started his professional career using film and was one of the first Director/cameramen to shoot a BBC Natural History Unit film on Super 16 in 1992 'Natural World - YTENE- England's Ancient Forest'. Since then, programmes have been shot on Digibeta and HD with a whole variety of other formats to gather those tricky sequences. Much of the equipment needed for production Manuel owns, from lighting, grip equipment, sound and video with a whole lot more. Studio equipment is also available and he has designed and built many natural looking film sets for filming animal behaviour that logistically was not possible to film in the wild. |
| Although getting up, close and personal to wildlife with a camera is his first love, recent changes in programme style with the need for more 'Talking Heads' has led to many more commissions as a Sync Cameraman. Dealing with sync sound came naturally due to his great experience gathering wildlife sounds for his own sound library. |
| Manuel is as busy as ever as a freelance. The many years experience he has gained in a wide variety of locations have been invaluable and an asset to any natural history production. For further information please contact him directly. |
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Manuel Hinge
Natural History Camerawork C.V. All BBC Network (unless indicated otherwise) |
● A Life On Show (Independent) **
● Alien Empire (BBC Series)
● Autumnwatch
● Brave New Wilderness (LWT)
● Barn Owl (RSPB)
● Battle Of The Sexes (BBC Series)
● Britain'S Wild Places (X4)
● Countryfile
● Defenders Of The Wild (Ytv/C4 Series)
● Goshawk - Phantom Of The Forest (Survival Special)
● Great Animal Journies (BBC Series)
● Hands On Nature
● Inside Out - BBC South (X7) **
● Inside Out - BBC South West
● Inside Out - BBC South East
● Inside Out - BBC Midlands East
● Inspiring Life Europe - Great Bustards (NHK Japan)
● Lifesense (BBC Series)
● Life Of Birds (BBC Series)
● Life Of Mammals (BBC Series)
● Living Britain (BBC Series)
● Man, Machine & The Majestic Oak (Independent) **
● Natural Neighbours - Swan Addiction
● Natural Neighbours - Pigs Might Fly
● Natural World - For Queen And Colony
● Natural World - Sanctuaries Of Defence
● Natural World - In The Eye Of The Wind
● Natural World - Ytene - England's Ancient Forest
● Natural World - Survival Of The Fittest
● Natural World - Hightops Of Scotland **
● Natural World - Tough Ducks |
● Nature Of Britain
● Nature's Calendar
● Nature's Top 40
● New Forest Keepers (Independent) **
● Race Of The Rough Riders **
● Saving Planet Earth - BBC South **
● Seasons (Tiger Aspect)
● Seven Man-Made Wonders - BBC South **
● Seven Natural Wonders - BBC South **
● Seven Wildbird Wonders (RSPB)
● Snowwatch
● Springwatch
● Oxford's Devil Birds ** ++
● Tales Of The Riverbank (BBC Series)
● The Last Otters (Meridian)
● Trials Of Life (BBC Series)
● Tyto - Barn Owl (BBC)
● Under The Hammer (Independent)
● Uplands In Crisis (RSPB)
● Velvet Claw (BBC Series)
● Walk On The Wildside (BBC Series)
● Wasp Hunters of Gaul (Independent) ** ++
● Wildlife On One - Iguanas
● Wildlife On One - Life On The Edge - Watervole **
● Wildlife On One - Mink
● Wildlife On One - Shadow Of The Hare
● Wildlife On One - Skyraider
● Wildlife On One - Kingfisher
● Wildlife On One - King Of The Wildwood - Wild Boar **
● Wildlife On One - Spirit Of The Woods - Pine Marten ** |
| ** - Produced & Filmed By ++ - In Production |