DOCUMENTARY

For over thirty years Roger Grange has photographed award winning documentaries for US and international television and theatrical distribution. For PBS he has filmed episodes of American Masters, Great Performances and Nature, as well as many independent documentaries. Other channels include Discovery, National Geographic, Food Network, Investigation Discovery, TLC, BBC, Channel 4, ITV, ZDF, RAI and many more... His work as co-director and cinematographer on the PBS series "The Quiet Revolution" was honored with a 1994 Earthwatch Film Award. He often works with non-profit organizations to create short documentary films to promote their important work.

Roger is an expert at working in remote parts of the globe. He is obsessive about thorough preparation to ensure that a production he's working on can continue no matter what happens in the field. He embraces technology, and has adopted new inventions such as drones, motorized gimbal stabilizers, and steadicam in his recent work. However, he remains an advocate of classic hand-held and observational documentary storytelling techniques in order to capture a variety of shots while preserving spontaneity, allowing the story to unfold with minimal interference. Roger is an excellent camera operator with refined hand-held skills. A lot of patience is required to film documentaries; making people comfortable with the crew and camera in their own space takes time, respect, and personal warmth; paying attention to the story at all times is required in order to catch the moments. For wildlife subjects, great patience pays dividends, and situational awareness keeps the characters calm.

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