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Fred Olivier Productions This page features imagery by Hobart-based freelance cinematographer Fred Olivier.
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This page features imagery by Hobart-based freelance photographer and videographer Fred Olivier. An accomplished field guide, photographer and documentary filmmaker, Frederique Olivier spent 20 seasons in Antarctica and the SubAntarctic in a variety of roles, from scientist (with a PhD in Antarctic ecology) to voyage manager, skipper, guide and videographer. Her Antarctic career included two very

challenging overwintering expeditions to film the Emperor Penguin, both for award winning BBC series “Planet Earth” (2005) and BBC “Penguins: Spy in the Huddle” (2012). Fred works in documentary production for a variety of broadcasters, such as Nat Geo TV, Discovery, Australian ABC, SBS, Netflix, Disney+, as well as for independent filmmakers. Beyond being a polar specialist, Fred’s fascination for the marine world took her to remote Australian Great Barrier and Ningaloo reefs, and further to the remote Solomons Islands where she lived with the local communities for 2 years on her yacht after supporting shoots for another BBC Series “South Pacific”. Whether on ships or small yachts, Fred enjoys life at sea, adventure and exploration, expeditions in remote and inaccessible places and most of all sharing the wonders of the natural world in pictures, creating imagery that supports conservation and raises awareness of our fragile planet

Now on ABC Iview You tube Channel
16/08/2024

Now on ABC Iview You tube Channel

400,000 animals are killed on Tasmanian roads every year. That's 45 every hour. Meet the women who have decided that enough is enough and are tackling this i...

For those who may have missed the Hobart showing of Ice and Fire , it’s in again next Thursday in Franklin!
13/08/2024

For those who may have missed the Hobart showing of Ice and Fire , it’s in again next Thursday in Franklin!

Join us for a journey through the icy landscapes of Heard and McDonald Islands, and learn about why they need protecting

A doco Lara van Raay and myself filmed red crabs for a few years back got an Emmy nomination!
28/07/2024

A doco Lara van Raay and myself filmed red crabs for a few years back got an Emmy nomination!

A great night at the Triabunna Spring Bay Mill tonight, sharing memorables times of Emperor shoots for BBC programs.. ...
19/06/2024

A great night at the Triabunna Spring Bay Mill tonight, sharing memorables times of Emperor shoots for BBC programs.. NB: I will probably will give this talk again in Hobart in July or August, watch this space!

28/05/2024

Please note change of venue for our film presentation and conversation in Taroona this Wednesday May 29th. Hope to see you there!

26/05/2024

Excited and humbled to be part of this awesome adventure film festival as a speaker alongside a bunch of inspiring legends. Check out the trailer below!

Just an amazing night!!
12/05/2024

Just an amazing night!!

12/05/2024

A great opportunity to push the SonyA7s3 to the limits of its low light video capability to shoot aurora near real time. f4, 1/3 sec, 3 fps, 40000 iso. Still some work to be done in post with noise reduction. I'll use a faster lens tonight (mine was busy with the stills TL camera)

This morning , Small World Documentaries and Friends of Tasmanian Wildlife visited Stanley Primary School in the North o...
06/05/2024

This morning , Small World Documentaries and Friends of Tasmanian Wildlife visited Stanley Primary School in the North of the state for an educational screening of the film “Roadkill warriors” , great kids showing lots of interest with lots of questions.

Another lovely screening I was lucky to attend, great to be able to exchange with community on the subject of reducing w...
05/05/2024

Another lovely screening I was lucky to attend, great to be able to exchange with community on the subject of reducing wildlife casualties on the roads

A lovely afternoon in Wynyard, great community engagement to move forward to stop losing our wildlife on the road
04/05/2024

A lovely afternoon in Wynyard, great community engagement to move forward to stop losing our wildlife on the road

04/05/2024

Supporting our Wildlife Carers 💛

2pm tomorrow, at Stanley Town Hall, we will be hosting the highly acclaimed documentaries, Living with Devils, by Simon Plowright and Road Kill Warriors, by Lara von Raay from Small World Documentaries.

A Q&A session will also be held with wildlife hero, Ruth Waterhouse, who is featured in this photograph, and film maker, Lara von Raay.

To grab your tickets and for more details about the screening, please visit: https://bit.ly/3w67P08

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Nothofagus gunnii
24/04/2024

Nothofagus gunnii

Off the cuff tsken through the double glazed window of Ottawa airport with no appropriate gear, when else can one use 1/...
08/04/2024

Off the cuff tsken through the double glazed window of Ottawa airport with no appropriate gear, when else can one use 1/8000 at f40 😂

Thankful for having had the opportunity to provide some lovely students in Kangiqtugaapik with drone training. They were...
08/04/2024

Thankful for having had the opportunity to provide some lovely students in Kangiqtugaapik with drone training. They were curious and attentive and picked up the skills awesomely, hopefully it opens new horizons for them. Thanks Jessy Dietz for the photos.

More lovely humpback whales from the air.
24/02/2024

More lovely humpback whales from the air.

An interesting show tonight at as part of showing some of my Antarctic imagery collected over the years onboard the...
24/02/2024

An interesting show tonight at as part of showing some of my Antarctic imagery collected over the years onboard the . The aim of this installation show is to sonify seaice scientific data (translating them in sounds) making them more accessible to the public and educate about climate change.

Trawling through aerial video from last winter, I found this shot. Large group of Humpback whales, Exmouth Gulf
21/02/2024

Trawling through aerial video from last winter, I found this shot.
Large group of Humpback whales, Exmouth Gulf

Rummaging through some video of the Baffin expedition May 2023, a took a few screen grabs along the way..
06/02/2024

Rummaging through some video of the Baffin expedition May 2023, a took a few screen grabs along the way..

Just ferns..
02/02/2024

Just ferns..

21/01/2024

Emperor penguins coming back on BBC Earth a different story narrated by Kate Winslet with the footage I shot..

For those who had never seen sea ice before, it is hard to comprehend how it disappearing so rapidly at both p...
09/01/2024


For those who had never seen sea ice before, it is hard to comprehend how it disappearing so rapidly at both poles, and that the consequences of its dissapearance on Eath’s ecosystem will be major and probably irreversible.

The Ushuaia: my favorite little ship, a fabulous platform to photograph and video Antarctica. Seen from a somewhat bigge...
10/12/2023

The Ushuaia: my favorite little ship, a fabulous platform to photograph and video Antarctica. Seen from a somewhat bigger ship!!

Grey Reef Shark during a brief snorkel in the crystal clear waters of Ducie Island in the Pitcairn group, South Paci...
05/11/2023

Grey Reef Shark during a brief snorkel in the crystal clear waters of Ducie Island in the Pitcairn group, South Pacific

That time of the year again! Spring is baby pademelons time, all starting to pop their heads timidly out of the pouch, s...
20/10/2023

That time of the year again! Spring is baby pademelons time, all starting to pop their heads timidly out of the pouch, some older ones even try the arms!

A great week spent at summit, thank you for inviting me along, to the festival organizers and BBC NHU for supporting ...
01/10/2023

A great week spent at summit, thank you for inviting me along, to the festival organizers and BBC NHU for supporting my visit. I got to interact with a fantastic group of students, and participate as a speaker in a few panels. I was privileged to share the stage with amazing women of all different walks of life for the "Wild Women" panel, incredible cinematographers for the "How the hell did they get that shot" panel and equally fantastic colleagues for the "Who put the free in freelancing" panel. Lots of great conversations and meeting new people, sharing ideas. Jackson is certainly a great exchange space for the natural history filmmaking, full of inspiring people who care about conservation and the future of our planet. I hope to be back next time!

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Auroras within reach

A great opportunity to push the SonyA7s3 to the limits of its low light video capability to shoot aurora near real time. f4, 1/3 sec, 3 fps, 40000 iso. Still some work to be done in post with noise reduction. I'll use a faster lens tonight (mine was busy with the stills TL camera)

Going through a bit of footage from a few months ago in the Arctic… I got the chance to follow a bear in its journey through the ice, on its way to find a carcass

Caterpillar season! #Iphone 14 pro doing wonders #macro #caterpillars #naturalhistory #backyardvideoproduction

Tasman Peninsula.. A lovely forest walk with @madhabib66 #tasmanpeninsula #microadventure #iphonemacro

Aurora australis dancing over Antarctica #aurora #timelapse #starrynight #wildlifecamerawoman #wildlifefilmmaker

Sharing here a small 'vertical' excerpt of some shots i took of baby red crabs for Netflix "Our Planet 2: World on the move" and happy to share that it won the award for best 'Animal Behaviour - Long Form' last week at the prestigious Jackson Hole Film Festival The @jacksonwildorg awards celebrate excellence and innovation in nature, science, and conservation storytelling. The first of our four-episode series, shows how migration is the oldest and most vital survival strategy in the animal kingdom. Discover how every day, billions of creatures great and Smzll are making extrordinary journeys. Watch Our Planet Il on @netflix now. #SilverbackFilms #OurPlanet #OurPlanetll #SirDavidAttenborough #DavidAttenborough #Netflix #naturalhistory #wildlifefilmmaking #JacksonWild #awardwinning

Upside down jellyfish !

A few shots of the amazing wildlife that lives in Exmouth Gulf

While walking through the resort in Broome, I came across those two male goannas violently fighting for a female's attention. Handheld on a long lens, so not my best work but worth sharing this rarely seen fight which lasted over 20 min

Overland track winter magic

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This page features imagery by Hobart-based freelance photographer and videographer Fred Olivier. An accomplished field guide, photographer and documentary filmmaker, Frederique Olivier spent 15 seasons in Antarctica and the SubAntarctic in a variety of roles, from scientist (with a PhD in Antarctic ecology) to voyage manager, skipper, expedition guide and videographer/photographer. Her Antarctic career included two very challenging overwintering expeditions to film the Emperor Penguin, both for award winning BBC series “Planet Earth” (2005) and BBC “Penguins: Spy in the Huddle” (2012). Fred worked in documentary production for a variety of broadcasters, such as Nat Geo TV, Discovery, Australian ABC, SBS, as well as independent filmmakers. Beyond being a polar specialist, Fred’s fascination for the marine world took her to remote Australian Great Barrier and Ningaloo reefs, and further to the remote Solomons Islands where she lived with the local communities for 2 years on her yacht after chartering it supporting shoots for another BBC Series “South Pacific”. Whether on ships or small yachts, Fred enjoys life at sea, adventure and exploration, expeditions in remote and inaccessible places and most of all sharing the wonders of the natural world in pictures, creating imagery that supports conservation and raises awareness