John Young Profile

As a cinematographer and naturalist John Young has been filming and photographing Australia's wildlife for over 20 years. His principle area of interest is Australian birdlife and he's one of Australia's leading authorities on this subject. Over the last 20 years, he's been involved with numerous projects for television, film, books, periodicals, university studies and conservation projects.
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John Young

Film and Television Projects:
• Filming the courtship display of the Superb Lyrebird and Magnificent Riflebird for U.S. production company, Pangolin Pictures
• Fieldwork & Consultancy for David Attenborough's Trials of Life
• Film segments for David Attenborough's Life of Birds
• Birdman of Paradise - National Geographic/ ABC special featuring John and his work with Birds of Paradise.
• Consultant/ naturalist on BBC program The Charm of Parrots
• 22 segments on birds for Channel 7 program The Great Outdoors
• Segments for Channel 9 program Olivia Newton John's Wildlife
• Weekly segment on WIN Television news
• Filmed and partly presented 50% of Race Against Extinction, a Channel 7 "Frank Warwick Special"
• Located insects and set up material for Oxford Scientific Film To Be a Butterfly by Jim Frazier and Densey Clyne
• Located birds and built hides for Sounds of Australia by Film Australia

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John Young in the rainforest canopy at Iron Range National Park, Cape York.

John Young Films:

Bird Video Guides:
• Kingfishers
• Birds of Prey - Part 1
• Birds of Prey - Part 2
• Owls

Atmospheric:
• Mary Cairncross The Four Seasons

Documentaries:
• Kingdom of the Jabiru
• Shadows in the Desert
• Wings of Silence
• Ghosts of the Forest
• Lure of the Daintree
• Birds of Tropical North Queensland

Consultancy:
• NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service - Eastern Bristlebird Surveys
• QLD Parks and Wildlife Service - Eastern Bristlebird Survey
• Tyto Wetalnds design advice and provision of images for visitor centre
• Provided assistance, materials, photos, knowledge on numerous books and magazine articles including: Hawks in Focus by Jack Cupper; Nocturnal Birds of Australia a CSIRO publication; Australia's Cape York Peninsula by Clifford and Dawn Frith; Birds of the Night by Dr. David Hollands.