John Downer (filmmaker)

John Downer was born in 1952 in London.[1] He studied zoology at Swansea University.[2] He started his professional life in 1981 at the BBC Natural History Unit,[2] later creating his own production company John Downer Productions headquartered in Bristol.[3] Downer pioneered a number of techniques for wildlife filmmaking, in particular by putting cameras on birds, and by filming birds from the air using various airborne filming platforms.[3]

• 1988: Supersense, six-part series
• 1991: Lifesense, six-part series
• 1992: Digging in the Dirt, music video for Peter Gabriel, awarded a Grammy
• 1999: Supernatural: The Unseen Powers of Animals, six-part series
• 2000: Lions - Spy in the Den, part of BBC Wildlife Specials
• 2002: Weird Nature, six-part series
• 2003: Elephants - Spy in the Herd, part of BBC Wildlife Specials
• 2004: Bears - Spy in the Woods, part of BBC Wildlife Specials
• 2004: Pride, feature-length documentary
• 2007: Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest, part of BBC Wildlife Specials
• 2008: Tiger - Spy in the Jungle, three-part series, part of BBC Wildlife Specials
• 2009: Swarm, two-part series
• 2010: Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice, part of BBC Wildlife Specials
• 2010: Psyche, music video for Massive Attack[2]
• 2011: Earthflight, six-part series
• 2013: Penguins - Spy in the Huddle, three-part series, part of BBC Wildlife Specials
• 2014: Dolphins - Spy in the Pod, part of BBC Wildlife Specials
• 2017: Spy in the Wild
• 2019: Serengeti, six-part series

• John Downer at IMDb
• John Downer Productions