JOHN SHIER IS A BAFTA & EMMY AWARD WINNING NATURAL HISTORY CINEMATOGRAPHER WHO SPECIALIZES IN LONG-LENS BEHAVIORAL SEQUENCES, MOTION-CONTROLLED DAYTIME AND NIGHT TIME TIMELAPSE TECHNIQUES, AERIAL DRONE CINEMATOGRAPHY, DYNAMIC LANDSCAPE CINEMATOGRAPHY AND LAND-BASED GIMBAL CINEMATOGRAPHY. JOHN HAS TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WORKING FOR A VARIETY OF CLIENTS, INCLUDING THE BBC, SILVERBACK FILMS, WILDSTAR FILMS, OFFSPRING FILMS, PLIMSOLL PRODUCTIONS AND STRONGHOLD STUDIOS. HIS WORK HAS APPEARED ON THE BBC, DISNEY NATURE, DISNEY +, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, APPLE TV+ AND NETFLIX.

AN ADVENTURER AND NATURALIST AS WELL AS A CAMERAMAN, JOHN’S PASSION IS FILMING WILD ANIMALS IN EPIC WILDERNESS LANDSCAPES AND HE RELISHES WORKING IN REMOTE AND CHALLENGING LOCATIONS. HE HAS BUILT HIS REPUTATION OVER THE PAST DECADE WORKING ON A SERIES OF LANDMARK PROGRAMS AND SEQUENCES THAT HAVE INTIMATELY FOLLOWED PUMAS, WOLVES, BROWN BEARS AND SNOW LEOPARDS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE BROKEN NEW GROUND ON CHARACTER-DRIVEN CARNIVORE STORIES.

JOHN IS EXPERIENCED WORKING WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF CAMERA AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS INCLUDING RED, SONY, ARRI AND PHANTOM MOTION CAMERAS. HE HAS FILMED EXTENSIVELY WITH DJI DRONES AND IS A FULLY LICENSED SUAV OPERATOR. HE IS ALSO A FULLY TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED TECHNICIAN AND OPERATOR FOR GSS AND SHOTOVER GIMBAL PLATFORMS. OVER THE PAST DECADE JOHN HAS HELPED PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF MOTION-CONTROLLED TIMELAPSE, BRINGING NEW AND CUSTOM KITS TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH AND HELPED DESIGN NOVEL NEW TOOLS FOR CREATING PREVIOUSLY IMPOSSIBLE IMAGES.

JOHN IS AN EXPERIENCED CLIMBER AND SKIER AND HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WORKING FOR EXTENDED DURATIONS IN ARCTIC, ALPINE, COASTAL AND DESERT WILDERNESSES. HE ALSO HAS EXPERIENCE SETTING UP AND MAINTAINING REMOTE CAMPS.