These are a list of productions/series that Graeme Duane has DP'd or shot part of. The specifics are listed in the descriptions.
Jurassic Shark is a commercial hour doci on the deep ocean Six Gill Shark. Graeme shot the Hawaii sequences with Dean Grubbs longlining for the animals off the island of Oahu.
Superpride was one of National Geographic's flagship productions for 2008, and rated well on the Channel. Graeme was DP for this film, shot in and around the Seronera basin in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park.
Planet Carnivore is a three part series produced by National Geographic Television. Graeme Duane was DP for the Savanah episode that aired on the National Geogrpahic and associated channels.
Dangerous Encounters 2 is a follow on from the first successful series. This is still in production and follows a similar structure to the first series. Bite force now seeks to get verified readings from wild, unrestrained animals, Size Matters looks at why and how animals use their bulk to their advantage.
Ultimate Hippo is recently completed doci that looks that the phenomenal physical traits of the Hippopotumus. This looks at speed, bite force, skin thickness and other mechanisms that make the hippo the master of its domain.
Hunter & Hunted: Kidnapped is an episode in the popular series that deals with a case from a crime scene where a Chacma Baboon stole a human baby. Graeme worked under Los Angeles DP Paul Desatoff, utilizing the edgey hadheld style of CSI, this show is intercut with big, dynamic wides shot from a 9 meter Jimmy Jib.
Graeme shot transitional shots and specific sequences for Amazing Oceans, a program in the Amazing Planet series. This involved underwater shooting of seascapes to aid in transitions throughout the program as well as land based timelapses and big coastal wides.
The Search for the Arc of the Covenant is an episode in the Biblical Mysteries series for National Geographic Television. This was shot predominantly in Israel but Graeme did the shooting in Ethiopia in the rock hewn temples of Lalibela.
Dangerous Encounters is a 4 part series of films that follow National Geographic's Dr Brady Barr through various field science exploits with big predators. Graeme Duane was the primary shooter on three of these: Supersnake deals with the hunt for giant Pythons in the Congo, Bite Force seeks to establish the jaw strength of major predators and Dens of Danger looks into the sub terranian world of animals that frequent underground burrows and caves.

"THE PERFECT SWARM "
is a 56 minute documentary about the locust plagues of North Africa. The crew spent three weeks in Mauritania chasing vast swarms of Desert Locust. The film is a fascinating story about man vs locust in the context of the US's history of Rocky Mountain Locust palgues and how these were controlled. The film is a National Geographic Television & Film production and was shot by Graeme Duane.

"UGANDA CROCS"
National Geographic's Ultimate Explorer featured a story in Uganda recently where local UWA wardens were trained to catch and relocate live man-eating Nile Crocodiles from Lake Victoria to the protected environments of the country's game parks. Graeme Duane was the shooter on this production. The job entailed shooting many action sequences, both day and night croc captures, some using infra-red camera equipment.
Apart from amazing scenery, we had the added pleasure of having a 12 foot croc jump in the boat with us one night!
A recent Chrocodile Chronicles on the National Geographic Channel was produced and shot by Graeme Duane in South Africa. The program features Dr Brady Barr who investigates the feasibility of using mobile phone technology to track big Nile Crocodiles.

Captured crocodiles were fitted with cellphone collars that sms'd gps co-ordinates to the researchers's mobile phone!
"Mamba" is a documentary produced by Tigress Productions for sale in the USA. It reveals the horror and lightning speed of a Black Mamba attack, and looks at some of the folklore surrounding one of the worlds most venemous snakes. The film contains footage of a batch of Mamba eggs hatching and features case studies of Mamba victims and the physiological effects that the venom has in their bodies.
"Shark Attack" is a 56 minute documentary that was co-produced with Panthera Productions USA and distributed by Southern Star to various channels including National Geographic Television. The film disproves the numerous myths surrounding Great White and other large predatory sharks. The film features freedivers interacting with huge Great Whites outside the cage, and is a must for all ocean enthusiats.
"Crocodile Attack" is another title in the "Attack" series and is a 56 minute program that explores the influence of the Nile Crocodile in African legend and witchcraft. The crew spent time diving in Botswana's Okavango Delta to aquire underwater footage of the crocs and their environment!

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