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Chapter 3:Filming for the Trials of life and the famous gorilla sequence with David Attenborough

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Interview details

Location:  Bristol, UK
Date:  10 October 2006
 
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Credits

Interviewee: Martin Saunders
Interviewer: Peter Bassett
Cameraman: Alan Griffiths
Copyright Holder: Wildscreen

Chapters

1. The early years
2. Pioneering the one-man camera team
3. Filming for the Trials of Life and the famous gorilla sequence with David Attenborough
4. Martin's longest filming trip
5. The most satisfying and rewarding filming trips
6. Dangerous and disappointing filming trips
7. The people Martin has most enjoyed working with and those that inspired him

Related links

Animal Magic (1962-1984): Programme 407 (1979)
Animal Magic (1962-1984): Programme 56 (1964)
Animal Magic (1962-1984): Programme 77 (1965)
The Trials of Life: Arriving (1990)
The Trials of Life: Hunting and Escaping (1990)
Christopher Parsons
David Attenborough
Lyndon Bird
John Sparks
Johnny Morris
Maurice Fisher
Clips
The early years
1: The early years
Pioneering the one-man camera team
2: Pioneering the one-man camera team
Filming for the Trials of Life and the famous gorilla sequence with David Attenborough
3: Filming for the Trials of Life and the f...
Martin's longest filming trip
4: Martin's longest filming trip
The most satisfying and rewarding filming trips
5: The most satisfying and rewarding filmin...
Dangerous and disappointing filming trips
6: Dangerous and disappointing filming trip...
The people Martin has most enjoyed working with and those that inspired him
7: The people Martin has most enjoyed worki...