Tom Beldam
Tom is a specialist wildlife cameraman and cinematographer who has filmed across the world for the BBC, Silverback Films , Netflix, Disneynature, Terra Mater Studios and National Geographic. Tom specialises in animal behaviour sequence work and stylised dynamic landscape orientated sequences for blue chip Natural History productions. Tom works efficiently in the field where he can follow and anticipate animal behaviour making the most of brief encounters, creatively building a narrative around the animal character he is concentrating on. His keen eye for composition is apparent in his landscape work which often drives the narrative of the sequence he is shooting. He works creatively to bring these places to life, making them almost character like within the story.
Tom Beldam - wildlife cinematographer
selected work
Secrets of the Penguins - Talesmith & Disney+ (February 2023 - April 2023) Director - Andrew Graham-Brown
Photography - Sequence Work: Shooting African penguin story in Namibia, working on RED V-Raptor + CN20, techno-crane with Ronin 2 for dynamic movement shots. Mavic 3 cine for drone work.
Incredible Animal Journey’s - Plimsoll Productions & Disney+ (October 2022 - November 2022) Director - Ant Pyper
(EMMY NOMINATED FOR OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY) Photography - Sequence Work: (Home at the End of the Earth) Shooting Rockhopper penguin behavioural sequences for the episode, shooting on RED + CN20, Dana Dolly + Emotimo ST4 for motion control. Phantom Flex +CN20 for slow motion Penguin in surf shots. Mavic 3 Pro and DJI Inspire 2 drone work.
(EMMY NOMINATED FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY) Our Planet II - Silverback Films & Netflix ( July 2022 - August 2022) Directors - Ed Charles & Huw Cordy
Photography - Sequence Work: (World on the Move) Shooting a Humpback and Shearwater feeding spectacle sequence for the opening episode of the series in the Aleutian Islands, Bearing Sea. Shooting on the GSS Mini with RED + CN20.
skills list
Animal Behaviour, Birds in Flight, Blue & Green Screen Filming, Boat Work, Cable Dolly, Canon Cameras, Camera Traps, Cineflex, Data Wrangling and workflow, Digital Editing (Avid, Final Cut etc), Drone Operator, Expedition, Extreme Environments, Field Craft, Gimbal Filming (Ronin etc.), Hide Work, Jib and Dolly, Long Lens, Low Light, Macro Studio, Macro Location, Motion Control, Periscopes, Platform work, Remotely Operated Cameras, Red Cameras, Selex Camera (Thermal Imaging), Set Building, Shotover and other heavy gimbal work, Sony Cameras, Steadicam, Time Lapse, Time Slice
contact - Tom Beldam
cell: +44 7557 021933