45 North Films

is an award-winning

natural history film

& television production company

based in Livingston, Montana.

IMPOSSIBLE IMAGES

Long-lens wildlife behavioral sequence | Motion-controlled timelapse | Dynamic landscape cinematography

Sara and John Shier founded 45 North Films in 2009. Clients include Disney Nature, the BBC Natural History Unit, Silverback Films, National Geographic, PBS, The Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and National Geographic WILD.

Selected Credits

Seven Worlds

IN PRODUCTION
SEVEN-PART SERIES BY BBC
Cinematographer

Dian Fossey – Secrets In The Mist

IN PRODUCTION
MINISERIES BY TIGRESS FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Cinematographer

The Perfect Planet

IN PRODUCTION
SEVEN-PART SERIES BY SILVERBACK FILMS FOR BBC
Cinematographer

Hostile Planet

IN PRODUCTION
SEVEN PART SERIES BY PLIMSOLL FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Cinematographer

Planet Earth 2

SEVEN-PART SERIES BY BBC
Cinematographer
Mountains, Deserts, Islands and Grasslands Programs

Oceans

SEVEN-PART SERIES BY BBC NHU for BBC1
Cinematographer
Forests Episode

Mountains

THREE-PART SERIES BY BBC NHU for BBC 2 / PBS
Cinematographer
Rocky Mountains & Andes Episodes

Our Planet

IN PRODUCTION
SEVEN-PART SERIES BY SILVERBACK FILMS FOR NETFLIX
Cinematographer

Grizzly Empire

SPECIAL, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FILM & TV
Cinematographer & Field Producer

Wild Yellowstone

TWO-PART SERIES BY BRAINFARM FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WILD
Cinematographer

Bears

FEATURE FILM, PRODUCED BY ALASTAIR FOTHERGILL AND KEITH SCHOLEY FOR DISNEY NATURE
Cinematographer

Enchanted Kingdom 3D

3D FEATURE FILM BBC WORLDWIDE
Cinematographer

Life Story

SEVEN-PART SERIES, BBC/DISCOVERY CHANNEL CO-PRODUCTION
Cinematographer

Wild Planet – North America

SEVEN-PART SERIES PRODUCED BY WILD HORIZONS LTD FOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL
Series Producer Huw Cordey
Cinematographer
Mountains, Deserts, Freshwater, Plains and Opening Episodes

Untamed Americas

FOUR-PART SERIES BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FILM & TELEVISION FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL
Series Producer Karen Bass
Cinematographer
Mountains, Deserts, Forests and Coasts Episodes

Yellowstone

THREE-PART SERIES BY BBC & ANIMAL PLANET
Produced by Andrew Murray, Paul Stewart & Nathan Budd – BBC Natural History Unit
Cinematographer

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John Shier Cinematography.

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