Nature documentary

As pet film is referred to documentary films about animals. In most cases here the natural behavior of one or more species is presented. Because of the escape behavior of many wild animals must be often worked with camouflaged hiding camera or with people accustomed to wildlife. Because of the wide film opportunities and the need to zoological and technical knowledge, the wildlife filmmaker usually specialize in certain areas within the wildlife film division, such as the underwater film or individual geographical areas.

The animal film is a sub- genre of documentary and thus to distinguish from animals feature film staged the experiences of certain animals and participate in the actor, such as the bear, homesickness, The Yearling, Homeward Bound - The Incredible Journey, Hogi 's Family ( 2009), the fox and the Child, Amy and the wild geese or Free Willy.

Classification

Some animal films were produced for the cinema, such as The Living Desert (1953), The Vanishing Prairie (1954 ), No Room for Wild Animals ( 1956), Serengeti Shall Not Die (1959 ), ruler of the jungle (1959 ), Galapagos - Landing in Eden (1962), the last paradise (1967 ), Europe's paradise (1973 ) microcosm - the people of the grasses (1996 ), Winged Migration - the Secret of migratory birds (2001), March of the Penguins (2005), the white Planet (2006), Our earth (2008 ), oceans (2010), Serengeti (2011 ), Russia - In the realm of tigers, bears and volcanoes ( 2011).

Many wildlife documentaries have been produced as a series for television, the most elaborate include The Blue Planet and Planet Earth, in Germany the ranks expeditions into the animal kingdom and animals from the camera are known in particular. Largest producer of animal films is the BBC.

A special form of animal film is the zoological science film. With scientific animal films are made detectable by special techniques such as the Crittercam (one attached to the animal camera ), documented slow-and fast -motion shots behaviors or about very fast or very slow biological processes. Thus, observations and research results can be obtained, which are not accessible by other means. The " IWF Knowledge and Media " in Göttingen was a long time producer of zoological research films and is now an archive and media publishing for universities and institutes, which archives such films and keeps accessible.

Pet Film Festival

The two most important wildlife film festivals worldwide, the " Wildscreen Festival" in Bristol, England, and the " Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival " in Grand Teton National Park, USA. Among well-known European animal film festivals include the " Grasduinen Natuurfilm Festival" in The Hague, Netherlands, and the " Trento Film Festival" in Trento, Italy.

The largest international wildlife and nature film festivals in Germany are natural vision (since 2001) in Neuschönau, Bavarian Forest National Park, Green Screen in Eckenförde on the Baltic Sea (since 2007 ) and the Darsser Nature Film Festival ( since 2005) on the Baltic peninsula fish - darss.

Known animal and nature films

  • The Animals Are Beautiful People
  • Nature
  • Our Planet
  • Diary of a mother goose
  • Planet Earth
  • The Blue Planet
  • Expeditions into the Animal Kingdom
  • Animals front of the camera
  • The Living Desert (1953 )
  • The Vanishing Prairie (1954 )
  • No Room for Wild Animals ( 1956)
  • Serengeti Shall Not Die (1959 )
  • The last paradise (1967 )
  • Microcosm - The people of the grasses (1996 )
  • Winged Migration - The Secret of migratory birds (2001)
  • March of the Penguins (2005)
  • The White Planet (2006)
  • Our Earth (2008 )
  • Guardians of the Desert (2008)
  • Oceans (2010)
  • Wild Japan (2010)
  • Russia - In the realm of tigers, bears and volcanoes (2011)
  • Serengeti (2011)
  • The Secret of the Trees ( 2013)

Well-known wildlife filmmaker and film producer animal

  • Heinz Sielmann
  • Dirk Steffens
  • Horst Stern
  • Jens Westphalen
  • Robin Jahne
Lassie Come Home The Yearling (film) The Last Paradises: On the Track of Rare Animals Earth (2007 film) Oceans (film) Planet Earth (TV series) Time-lapse photography Malcolm Douglas (documentary maker) Mountain film Integrated Authority File
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