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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811031703321

Autore

Hartley Jean

Titolo

Africa's big five and other wildlife filmmakers : a centenary of wildlife filming in Kenya / / Jean Hartley ; foreword by Richard Leakey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Nairobi, Kenya, : Twaweza Communications, 2010

ISBN

9966-1510-2-8

9966-1510-3-6

9966-151-04-4

9966-1510-4-4

1-283-06373-5

9786613063731

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LeakeyRichard E

Disciplina

791.4366096762

Soggetti

Wildlife cinematographers - Africa

Wildlife cinematography - Africa - History

Animal films - Africa - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; My Early Years; The Beginning of Viewfinders, 1988; What exactly does a wildlife fixer do?; Our Ancient Past; The Start of Wildlife Filming, 1909; Cherry Kearton, Carl Akeley, Pop Binks, William Boyce, George Lawrence; Paul Rainey (1877-1923), J.C. Hemment, Buffalo Jones; Charles Cottar (1874-1940); Paul J. Hoefler; Martin and Osa Johnson; Trader Horn; The Queeny Expedition (1949-50); Armand and Michaela Denis; Al and Elma Milotte; Born Free (film and television series), Joy and George Adamson

Thomas Carr Hartley Africa's Big Five; Des Bartlett: the father of them all; Bob Campbell; Hugo van Lawick; Simon Trevor; Alan Root; Other Special People; Joan Root; The Television Era; Lions; Bibliography; Appendix; Chronology of Wildlife Filmmaking in East Africa; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Jean Hartley, born in Kenya, is acknowledged as being the first to



legitimize ìfixingî for wildlife film crews. Over the last 25 years, she has worked on over a thousand films, the vast majority being about wildlife and nature. She features five of the great film makers who all started their careers in Kenya in the 1950's, legends whom she is proud to call personal friends. Watching all of their films, and many more, she became fascinated by the history of film making in Kenya and determined to find out when it all started. In this insightful book, she traces the roots of wildlife film back a hu