More awards for Spellbound! After a year on the global adventure film festival circuit, the black-and white-poetic short film on the extreme sport of wingsuit B.A.S.E. continues to pick up awards. In the past week Spellbound has won Best Short Film at the Inkafest Mountain Film Festival in Peru, and received an Honorable Mention at […]
Read MoreWhere Art meets Adventure • In the Theatre of the Gogs, in print! From 1964 Magazine: IN THE THEATRE OF THE GOGS IS AN ODE TO OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY. THE FILM BRINGS TOGETHER AN ADVENTURE FILM-MAKER, RICHARD SIDEY, AND A LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER, CHRISTOPHER DAVID THOMPSON, TO DOCUMENT WHAT IT TAKES TO CAPTURE IMAGES OF THE REMOTE […]
Read MoreTesting kayak trip inadvertently generated award-winning film A newspaper feature on In the Theatre of the Gogs was published in today’s Otago Daily Times – May 9, 2021 – related to the film winning the Hiddleston/MacQueen award at the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival. Read the article online here.
Read MoreA new ambient drone video, flying over the enormous Ilulissat Icefjord. This video is part of my new Wilderness Escapes YouTube Series
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Dominica has five species of turtle, three of which nest on the island’s beaches – the Leatherback, Hawksbill and the Green Sea Turtle. Local turtle populations are in rapid decline due to a number of reasons including habitat loss, plastic pollution and climate change, but the main contributing factor is the illegal poaching of sea turtles when they’re up on the beach nesting.
Read MoreAbove Antarctica A cinematic aerial exploration of the Antarctic Peninsula, soaring over mountains and their glaciers, enormous icebergs, bubble-net feeding humpback whales and into the alluring blues of a deep crevasse. Above Antarctica is accompanied by the musical score of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. Credits Filmed & edited by Richard Sidey Produced by Galaxiid MusicBeethoven […]
Read MoreNational Geographic feature Wild Antarctica National Geographic Magazine have included Wild Antarctica in their Short Film Showcase. The magazine also released a revised edit for social media: Wild Antarctica was filmed by Richard Sidey and Aliscia Young with Galaxiid in 2017. See the full film here.
Read MoreMount Yasur, Tanna Island The sights and sounds of the active volcano, Mount Yasur erupting on Tanna Island in Vanuatu. Sound ON for this one, as sound recordist Patrick recorded something incredible… can you hear the heartbeat of the mountain? Cinematography by Richard Sidey Sound Recording by Patrick Nason On assignment with EYOS Expeditions Produced […]
Read MoreThe Colours of Autumn A short video of our the spectacular autumnal colours this year around Lake Wanaka, the Clutha Mata-Au River, Albert Town and Arrowtown in Central Otago, New Zealand. Photography: Aliscia Young & Richard Sidey Produced by: Galaxiid | Immersive Experiences through Visual Media
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