Darren West

Product Engineer

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada18 yrs 5 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Extensive experience with major networks like BBC and National Geographic.
  • Specialized in wildlife cinematography with a focus on natural history.
  • Proficient in advanced filming techniques including drone operation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Wildlife Cinematographer specializing in documentary filmmaking for major media networks.

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About

Freelance Natural History Cinematographer for the BBC, Netflix, National Geographic, CBC, Disney and IMAX.

Experience

18 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
18 yrs 5 mos
Current Experience

National geographic

Cinematographer 'Incredible Animal Journeys'

Nov 2022 – Dec 2022 · 1 mo · Canada · Remote

Netflix

Cinematographer - 'Secret World of Sound'

Oct 2022 – Nov 2022 · 1 mo · Canada · Remote

Sky

2 roles

Cinematographer - 'Islands: Nature's Wild Laboratories'

May 2022 – Jun 2022 · 1 mo · Canada · Remote

Cinematographer - 'Predators' Polar Bears Episode

Nov 2021 – Mar 2022 · 4 mos · Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

National geographic

Cinematographer - 'America's National Parks'

Oct 2021 – Nov 2021 · 1 mo

Netflix

4 roles

Cinematographer - 'Wild Babies'

Jun 2021 – Jul 2021 · 1 mo

Cinematographer - 'Island of the Sea Wolves'

Jan 2021 – Dec 2021 · 11 mos

Cinematographer "Animal"

Nov 2020 – Nov 2020 · 0 mo

Cinematographer - 'Our Living World'

Oct 2020 – Nov 2020 · 1 mo

National geographic

Cinematographer - 'Super Natural'

Nov 2020 – Nov 2020 · 0 mo

Bbc

Cinematographer - "Green Planet"

Jul 2020 – Aug 2020 · 1 mo · Canada

National geographic

Camera Assistant - "Welcome to Earth"

Jun 2020 – Jul 2020 · 1 mo · Canada

Netflix

Cinematographer "Animal" (Birds of Prey/Bear/Octopus)

Mar 2020 – Mar 2020 · 0 mo · Canada

Cbc

Cinematographer - “Wild Canadian Weather” - Nature of Things series airing 2021

Apr 2019 – Dec 2019 · 8 mos · Canada wide

  • Cinematographer

Love nature international

2 roles

Cinematographer - "Wild Seasons"

Feb 2019 – Mar 2019 · 1 mo

Cinematographer - America’s Wild Border - Northern Exposure

Sep 2018 – Mar 2019 · 6 mos

Cbc

2 roles

Cinematographer and Drone Pilot - “Seals of Sable”

Dec 2018 – Jan 2019 · 1 mo

  • Worked as a Cinematographer and Drone Pilot for a documentary about Sable Island called “Seals of Sable”. Due for release 2019

Cinematographer - “Grasslands - North America's Hidden wilderness”

Mar 2018 – Sep 2018 · 6 mos

  • Cinematographer working on “Grasslands - North America's Hidden Wilderness" film due for release fall 2019 CBC, and May 2019 for Terra Mater

National geographic

Cinematographer - “Hostile Planet”

Feb 2018 – Mar 2018 · 1 mo

  • “Mountains” episode for National Geographic in collaboration with Plimsoll Productions. Airing 2019

Imax

Cinematographer - “Great Bear Rainforest - Land of the Spirit Bear”

Mar 2017 – Mar 2018 · 1 yr · British Columbia, Canada

  • Working as an Cinematographer and assistant camera on "Great Bear Rainforest" for IMAX. Released February 2019

Cbc

Wild Canadian Year - Camera Assistant/Additional Cinematography

Mar 2015 – Sep 2017 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Canada Wide

  • Worked on the new series for CBC, "Wild Canadian Year", airing 24th September 2017
  • Roles - Camera Assistant, Drone operator, Additional Photography, Behind the scenes filming, Time-lapse, stills, VR360

Bbc

2 roles

Planet Earth 2 - Camera Assistant

Dec 2014 – Jan 2015 · 1 mo · Yellowstone, Wyoming, USA

  • Camera assistant on the production of the BBC 'Planet Earth II' - Grasslands Episode airing 4th December 2016 (UK)

Planet Earth 2 - Camera Assistant

Jun 2014 – Sep 2014 · 3 mos · Canmore, Alberta, Canada

  • Camera assistant on the production of the BBC 'Planet Earth II' - Mountains Episode airing 13th November 2016

Cbc

Spirit Bear Family - Camera Assistant

Jul 2014 – Oct 2014 · 3 mos · Great Bear Rainforest

  • Camera Assistant on the production of the BBC/CBC program "Spirit Bear Family" - airing 26th March, 2015 CBC

Cbc

Wild Canada - Camera Assistant

Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 · 0 mo · "Wild Canada"

  • CBC Television series "Wild Canada" airing on the Nature of Things with David Suzuki. Episode 2 "Wild West" 20th March, 2014
  • BBC with Sir David Attenborough airing on Eden Channel - 9th July, 2014

Disney publishing worldwide

Bears - Camera Assistant

Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 · 0 mo · Alaska, Lake Clarke National Park

  • Field assistant on the production of "Bears" for SilverBack Productions (Disney). Released April 2014

Self-employed

Natural History Cinematographer

Jan 2008 – Present · 18 yrs 5 mos

The university of british columbia

Sessional Instructor

Sep 2005 – Apr 2011 · 5 yrs 7 mos · Vancouver, Canada

  • Lecturing in Curriculum and Instruction in Physical Education to Elementary school trainee teachers (PETE 320)
  • Lecturing in Teaching Adventure Activities in the Outdoors (PETE 380)
  • Human Kinetics Instructor - Outdoor Education

Education

The University of British Columbia

Master of Arts (MA) — Curriculum Studies - Outdoor Education

Jan 2006 – Jan 2008

University of Wales

Postgraduate Certificate in Education — Teacher Training

Jan 2001 – Jan 2003

Sheffield Hallam University

Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Jan 1998 – Jan 1999

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