Hugh Miles (filmmaker)
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Hugh Miles is a British filmmaker who specialises in wildlife films.
Hugh spent most of his school holidays - he attended
Much of Hugh's success has stemmed from his use of a technique, learnt from J. A. Baker's book, The Peregrine, which allowed him to gain the trust of the animals he filmed. By wearing the same clothes and doing the same thing every day, Hugh hoped that the animals would get used to him as part of the landscape and would eventually take no notice of his presence. This enabled him to get close to wild otters and pumas and achieve difficult shots.
He has made programmes about angling: the film 'Tom's River', and the series 'A Passion for Angling' (1993) with Chris Yates and Bob James, and 'Catching the Impossible' (2009) with Martin Bowler, both narrated by Bernard Cribbins.
One of the films that Hugh is most proud of is People of the Sea. After they had started filming, it became clear that there was a powerful conservation story to be told about the decline of the
He was awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Cherry Kearton Medal and Award in 1986,[2] won a BAFTA TV award for Best Photography in 2000, shared with Chip Houseman, for Wildlife Special: Tiger; and was awarded the Panda for Outstanding Achievement at Wildscreen 2002.[3]
In 2011, Hugh was awarded an honorary degree from the University for the Creative Arts.[4]
References
- ^ "Hugh Miles: 'I love showing people how amazing wildlife is'". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Medals and Awards" (PDF). Royal Geographical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "Wild Film History". Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- ^ "UCA | University for the Creative Arts". Archived from the original on 30 May 2011.