{"id":7439,"date":"2020-06-01T10:21:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T10:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=7439"},"modified":"2020-07-02T13:41:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T13:41:29","slug":"footage-focus-fred-olivier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/01\/footage-focus-fred-olivier\/","title":{"rendered":"Footage Focus &#8211; Fred Olivier"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Footage focus &#8211; Fred Olivier<\/h2>\n<p>This month our footage spotlight falls on the work of Fred Olivier.<\/p>\n<p><span>Frederique Olivier, known as Fred, has worked in varied environments worldwide and has contributed work to many iconic natural history television series. Her background is in environmental management and marine ecology. Ever versatile, Fred has been a science diver, photographer, expedition guide, commercial skipper, cameraperson and media producer. Combining her science background with media experience, Fred&#8217;s goal is to contribute imagery to support nature and wildlife conservation. Here are some of our favourite clips from her recent material.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Penguins show their speed in the water<\/h3>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.21% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/352243362?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) swimming beneath sea ice, Antarctica. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-video\/adelie-penguins-(pygoscelis-adeliae)-swimming-underneath-sea-ice-antarctica\/gallery-10377-10319-10211-0\/detail-0_01579535.html\">Click here<\/a> to see full details of clip).<\/p>\n<p>This shot shows the amazing speed and agility of penguins underwater, where they are truly in their element!<\/p>\n<h3><span>My first encounter with hummingbirds<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/422807741?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span>Black chinned hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) feeding, Castle Valley, Utah, USA. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-video\/black-chinned-hummingbird-(archilochus-alexandri)-feeding-castle-valley\/search\/detail-0_01634398.html\">Click here<\/a> to see full details of clip)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fred shared the story behind the clip. <em>&#8220;This was my first encounter with hummingbirds. I learned that they are very attracted to sugary water in a red bowl. People in the community tend to put these feeders out to help the birds during the hot months. I took this shot by strapping a GoPro to the bowl. The bird was shy at first but progressively got used to the camera being there. Eventually I was able to witness the courting flights when the male makes a huge U-shaped crazy fast dive-flight around the female. I was lucky to be only a few metres away having my breakfast, observing this bird from the deck every morning!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span>Shaky devil of the Australian desert<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/422806536?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span>Thorny devil (Moloch horridus)walking around flowering parakeelya (Calandrinia polyandra), Shark Bay, Western Australia. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-video\/thorny-devil-(moloch-horridus)walking-around-flowering-parakeelya-(calandrinia\/search\/detail-0_01634152.html\">Click here<\/a> to see full details of clip).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;My favourite reptile! The thorny devil adopts this particular way of walking in order to camouflage itself in the desert. The regular walking pace is visible to predators, but this back-and-forth robotic movement acts as a distraction. Maybe it looks like a branch in the wind?&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span>Walking on thin ice<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/423644262?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span>Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking on melting pack ice, Svalbard, Norway. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-video\/polar-bear-(ursus-maritimus)-walking-on-melting-pack-ice-svalbard-norway\/search\/detail-0_01634012.html\">Click here<\/a> to see full details of clip).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>We encountered this polar bear a few degrees north of Svalbard, on the ice edge. Not long ago, the Arctic pack ice was still surrounding Svalbard leaving the bears free to come and go. But nowadays the ice retreats much further north, leaving part of the polar bear population on the islands of Svalbard. Nowadays a polar bear may have to swim for upto 9 days in open water before reaching ice. Their habitat is shrinking rapidly.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span>A different kind of Christmas crab<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/423645778?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span>Tawny hermit crab (Coenobita rugosus) emerging from its shell, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australian Territory. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-video\/tawny-hermit-crab-(coenobita-rugosus)-emerging-from-its-shell-christmas\/search\/detail-0_01633606.html\">Click here<\/a> to see full details of clip).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The red crabs are the stars on Christmas island. However, when I took a closer look on the forest ground behind the beaches, I found many other species of crustacean &#8211; such as this hermit crab. Whilst out on a shoot filming red crabs, it was a nice little break to find something else to film!&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Find out more about Fred&#8217;s work<\/h3>\n<p>Fred has filmed many land and marine creatures and captured some intriguing behaviour. She has particularly strong coverage on Antarctica and the sub-antarctic region, where she has spent much time over the last 20 years. To play any of the video links in the gallery below, just click on &#8220;image info&#8221; when you enlarge the image.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-7439 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1634210-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Pustulose wart slug (Phyllidia pustulosa) moving on coral at night, showing bioluminescence, Uepi Island, Solomon Islands\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1634210-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1634210-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1634210-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1634210-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1634210-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Pustulose wart slug (Phyllidia pustulosa) moving on coral at night, showing bioluminescence, Uepi Island, Solomon Islands\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1633649-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Northern sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) grooming, anchored in kelp, Kachemak Bay, Alaska, USA.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1633649-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1633649-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1633649-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1633649-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1633649-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Northern sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) grooming, anchored in kelp, Kachemak Bay, Alaska, USA.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1633633-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Yellow billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) removing parasites from a Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), giraffe shakes and oxpecker takes off, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1633633-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1633633-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1633633-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1633633-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1633633-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Yellow billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) removing parasites from a Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), giraffe shakes and oxpecker takes off, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1577304-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Close-up of a group of Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks huddled together in a blizzard, covered in snow, Adelie Land, Antarctica, January.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1577304-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1577304-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1577304-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1577304-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1577304-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Close-up of a group of Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks huddled together in a blizzard, covered in snow, Adelie Land, Antarctica, January.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Check out Fred&#8217;s footage highlights gallery<\/h3>\n<p>Finally, do check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-video\/video-contributors\/frederique-olivier.html\">Fred&#8217;s footage highlights gallery<\/a>, containing more of her clips and more details of her interesting and varied career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Footage focus &#8211; Fred Olivier This month our footage spotlight falls on the work of Fred Olivier. Frederique Olivier, known as Fred, has worked in varied environments worldwide and has contributed work to many iconic natural history television series. Her background is in environmental management and marine ecology. Ever versatile, Fred has been a science&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/01\/footage-focus-fred-olivier\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"button\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[8,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video","category-photographers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7439"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7439"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8040,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7439\/revisions\/8040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}