Planning permission has been granted for a micro-hydro power scheme in Sheffield, England. Thousands of similar sites are earmarked for hydro development across the UK. Developers and politicians are overlooking the serious damage the schemes can cause to fragile river habitats and are supporting schemes that generate only tiny amounts of energy in a misguided rush to all things renewable. This film looks at the Kelham Island site on the river Don in Sheffield and highlights the broader ecological concerns that are being thrown aside.

Filmed in the Galapagos Islands

I had to produce a 30 minute video for my final project at the University of Nottingham (MSc in Biological Photography and Imaging). As I was starting out into the conservation and natural history film making sector, I decided to do a piece on what is currently being done to protect wildlife in the Yorkshire Dales (I'm a Yorkshireman!).

I worked with the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority so the video could be put to good use spreading the conservation word and now features on their website (yorkshiredales.org.uk/) in the wildlife projects section. I also worked with a number of other organisations; the Environment Agency, PBA Applied Ecology, RSPB and the University of Leeds.

There were many challenges, not only organising a multitude of interviews, but filming subjects at night, underwater and finding particularly elusive creatures! Being eaten alive by insects waiting for squirrels to wake up and spending many an hour up on Malham Cove trying to get shots of Peregrines, no easy feat!

With the help of some great people I was able to get the project done in time and I am now a Master of Science! A big thank you to all involved, I couldn't have done it without you.

Now I have set up my own business doing factual videos for smaller companies. I hope to get involved in large-scale factual productions, ideally in natural history, so I can spread the conservation word!

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Footage shot in England, Portugal and Peru during the MA Wildlife Documentary Production from the University of Salford 2011. All animals filmed in the wild.

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A film by Kadavre Exquis

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contact:fgsohn@gmail.com

Here are some pictures I have been taking as well:
cargocollective.com/Kadavrexquis#2445926/Antarctica-Moments

Music : François de Roubaix
-L'adieu à l'antarctique 1974 (should have been used for cousteau's documentary on Antarctique in 1974 but was unfortunately refused)
-La Frite équatoriale

My head is full of penguins and I just wanted to share this.
I shot these videos in Antarctica. I used a NIKON D3100 and a few lenses, but most of the shot was made with the wide angle lens. I hope you will enjoy the video.

Here are some of the locations where I shot:

-Paulet Island -Brown Bluff
-Cuverville Island -Melchior Islands
-Paradise Bay -Neko Harbour
-Port Lockroy -Deception Island