Eden Shorts: Guide

Nigel Marven meets the top Eden Shorts filmmakers and highlights the skills and techniques they used to create their wildlife masterpieces.

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Jamen Percy

Nigel Marven meets commended entrant Jamen Percy on London's Southbank to discuss the merits of time-lapse photography, something Jamen put to great use in his incredibly well-composed film "North".
Caroline Tout

Caroline Tout included an interview with a contributor for her commended film "The Secret", giving an extra level of credibility to her analysis of Exmoor ponies. Caroline also shows Nigel the product of her filmmaking ingenuity in achieving her thundering shots of running ponies.
Metamorphosis

As we saw in Jamen Percy's film, commended entrant Martin James utilised time-lapse to show off the change undertaken by moths during pupation. His film "Metamorphosis" shows this transformation beautifully.
Danny Copeland

There's not many people that feel entirely comfortable swimming in deep water, and sharks are usually one of the main reasons. Eden Shorts runner-up Danny Copeland looked to address that with his film "Swimming with Blue Sharks" and Nigel went to meet him at an aquarium to talk about his love for these enigmatic creatures.
Simon Owen

Finally, Nigel meets Eden Shorts winner Simon Owen to discuss the beautiful, poetic commentary he wrote for his winning film "Effortless Beauty". We also join them on a visit to see one of the majestic subjects of his film: red kites.

Jamen Percy