The Resource The shark and the albatross : adventures of a wildlife film-maker, John Aitchison
The shark and the albatross : adventures of a wildlife film-maker, John Aitchison
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The item The shark and the albatross : adventures of a wildlife film-maker, John Aitchison represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- For twenty years John Aitchison has been travelling the world to film wildlife for the BBC and other broadcasters, taking him to far-away places on every continent. The Shark and the Albatross is the story of these journeys of discovery, of his encounters with animals and occasional enterprising individuals in remote and sometimes dangerous places. His destinations include the far north and the far south, expeditions to film for Frozen Planet and other natural history series, in Svalbard, Alaska, the remote Atlantic island of South Georgia, and the Antarctic. They also encompass wild places in India, China and the United States. In all he finds and describes key moments in the lives of animals, among them polar bears and penguins, seals and whales, sharks and birds, and wolves and lynxes. He reveals what happens behind the scenes and beyond the camera. He explains the practicalities and challenges of the filming process, and the problems of survival in perilous places. He records touching moments and dramatic incidents, some ending in success, others desperately sad. There are times when a hunted animal triumphs against the odds, and others when, in spite of preparation for every outcome, disaster strikes. And, as the author shows in several incidents that combine nail-biting tension with hair-raising hilarity, disaster can strike for film-makers too. This is natural history writing at its absolute best, evocative, informative and gripping from first to last
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Paperback edition.
- Extent
- 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
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- Includes index
- First published: 2015
- Isbn
- 9781781253496
- Label
- The shark and the albatross : adventures of a wildlife film-maker
- Title
- The shark and the albatross
- Title remainder
- adventures of a wildlife film-maker
- Statement of responsibility
- John Aitchison
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- For twenty years John Aitchison has been travelling the world to film wildlife for the BBC and other broadcasters, taking him to far-away places on every continent. The Shark and the Albatross is the story of these journeys of discovery, of his encounters with animals and occasional enterprising individuals in remote and sometimes dangerous places. His destinations include the far north and the far south, expeditions to film for Frozen Planet and other natural history series, in Svalbard, Alaska, the remote Atlantic island of South Georgia, and the Antarctic. They also encompass wild places in India, China and the United States. In all he finds and describes key moments in the lives of animals, among them polar bears and penguins, seals and whales, sharks and birds, and wolves and lynxes. He reveals what happens behind the scenes and beyond the camera. He explains the practicalities and challenges of the filming process, and the problems of survival in perilous places. He records touching moments and dramatic incidents, some ending in success, others desperately sad. There are times when a hunted animal triumphs against the odds, and others when, in spite of preparation for every outcome, disaster strikes. And, as the author shows in several incidents that combine nail-biting tension with hair-raising hilarity, disaster can strike for film-makers too. This is natural history writing at its absolute best, evocative, informative and gripping from first to last
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Aitchison, John
- Dewey number
- 910.4
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Aitchison, John
- Cinematographers
- Animals
- Travel writing
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The shark and the albatross : adventures of a wildlife film-maker, John Aitchison
- Note
-
- Includes index
- First published: 2015
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000057932164
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Edition
- Paperback edition.
- Extent
- 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781781253496
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly colour), maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)953924928
- Label
- The shark and the albatross : adventures of a wildlife film-maker, John Aitchison
- Note
-
- Includes index
- First published: 2015
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000057932164
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Edition
- Paperback edition.
- Extent
- 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781781253496
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly colour), maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)953924928
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