About Me
• I'm a Series Producer / Director with a lot of experience in the field, particularly remote and extreme environments.
• I've directed and self shot on Mount Everest, in the Amazon, the Simpson Desert, the Congo Basin and beneath the North Pole on a Royal Navy Nuclear submarine.
• I have worked with a range of presenters (celebrity and new) both scripting and directing their performances in some very
• I'm a Series Producer / Director with a lot of experience in the field, particularly remote and extreme environments.
• I've directed and self shot on Mount Everest, in the Amazon, the Simpson Desert, the Congo Basin and beneath the North Pole on a Royal Navy Nuclear submarine.
• I have worked with a range of presenters (celebrity and new) both scripting and directing their performances in some very challenging conditions.
• Clips from my shows have gone viral and now total some 200million views.
• I've recently been exploring the commercial world and I'm loving the way this is expanding my creative output and connecting me with new talent.
• I am passionate about story telling and love the interaction of people, information and emotion.
• I am continually developing ideas for all genres of programmes and I am always looking to learn, be it in a creative, intellectual or artistic capacity.
www.barnyrevill.com
QUOTES:
"the highest rated series in Animal Planet history" River Monsters
"the network's best-performing series premiere ever" Animal Planet US press release, River Monsters - Piranha.
"terrific series... this should do for rivers and lakes what Jaws did for the sea, especially the Piranha episode" DVD Review 2010
"Grimly compelling series... a treat for the eyes. It is, frankly, compulsive viewing in a gruelling kind of way." The Times, Everest - Beyond the Limit.
"Extraordinary television... the story is suspenseful and spine-tingling - I found myself out of breath, squeezing the armrests of my recliner... don't miss it." Denver Post, Everest - Beyond the Limit.
"Dazzling, jawdropping television" Daily Telegraph, Deep Jungle.
"Another in the brilliant Secrets of Egypt series" Daily Express, Sphinx.
"thoroughly captivating and compelling... 'Pack of Teeth' has just about the best 3D I've seen in a broadcast... it's a great demo of what 3D can do when combined with a great story and visuals." 3DTV review
"The Secret Life of Dogs only disappoints when you discover it is just a one-off rather than a short series" Sunday Times, Secret Life of Dogs
"This one-off documentary is hard to resist. In fact one of my favourite TV moments of the year is seeing a springer spaniel called Jess bottle-feeding an orphaned lamb." Mirror, Secret Life of Dogs
"tail-wagging delight of a documentary" Metro, Secret Life of Dogs
"Adorable, all of it." Guardian, Secret Life of Dogs
"Actually, it's a scientifically revealing film about canine behaviour, illustrated with some lovely dogs and an intelligent narrative delivered by dog-lover Clunes." Observer, Secret Life of Dogs
'Documentary of the week' Radio Times, Animal Odd Couples
"Ridiculously heart melting" Daily Mirror, Animal Odd Couples
"the footage is naturally astonishing" Daily Telegraph, Animal Odd Couples
Animal Odd Couples, 5.6million viewers making it the 2nd most watched wildlife show of the whole year after 'Africa'.
"Inspiring" The Guardian, Secret Life of Babies (Choice)
"Fascinating documentary" Daily Mail, Secret Life of Babies (Pick of the Week)
"Stunning statistics and discoveries nonchalantly tossed out " The Sunday Times, Secret Life of Babies (Pick of the Day)
"Shot after shot after shot of gorgeous little babies crawling about and looking unbelievably cute. " Radio Times, Secret Life of Babies (Editor's Pick of the Week)
Credits
Life on Our Planet
(Sep
2018
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Mar
2023)
Silverback Films, Amblin Entertainment, Industrial Light and Magic, Netflix
Producer/Director
NDA
Additional Information Industry: TV
Programme Type: Natural History
Programme Length: 60 minutes
Earth from Space
(Jan
2017
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Aug
2018)
BBC Natural History Unit
Series Director
4 x 1hr for BBC1, PBS, BBCWW and Tencent media narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
Additional Information Industry: TV
Programme Type: Factual
Programme Length: 60 minutes
Line Manager: Jo Shinner
Behind the Scenes at Battersea
(Feb
2018
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Feb
2018)
Kream London, Karmarama
Director (Commercials)
1x 30'TVC and 5 online films as part of a rebrand of Battersea Cats and Dogs home.
Additional Information Industry: Commercials
Programme Type: Commercial
Programme Length: Under 3 minutes
Line Manager: Jon Harvey, Eddie Marshall, Adam Kean
Me and My Dog - the ultimate contest
(Aug
2016
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Sep
2016)
Wall to Wall
Series Director
4x1hr popular factual format for BBC2 presented by Chris Packham
Additional Information Industry: TV
Programme Type: Factual
Programme Length: 60 minutes
Line Manager: Cate Hall
Dulux Commercial
(Feb
2016
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Mar
2016)
Point Blank Productions / BBH
Director (Commercials)
Filmed the Dulux dog for their latest series of commercials
Additional Information Industry: Commercials
Programme Type: Commercial
Programme Length: Under 3 minutes
Line Manager: Martha Riley (BBH) / Stephen Gash (PointBlank - now UnLtdproductions.com
Life at the Extreme with Davina McCall
(Aug
2014
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Feb
2016)
Plimsoll Productions
Series Director
4x1hr for itv. Series Producer and Director for all eps taking Davina McCall to the Arctic, the deserts of Namibia, the depths of the Atlantic Ocean in the Azores and into the rainforests of Costa Rica.
Additional Information Industry: TV
Programme Type: Documentary
Programme Length: 50 minutes
Line Manager: Grant Mansfield
Secret Life of Babies
(Jan
2014
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Jun
2015)
Oxford Scientific Films
Producer/Director
Follow up to Secret Life of Dogs for itv1 and BBC WW. Narrated by Martin Clunes.
Additional Information Programme Length: 50 minutes
Line Manager: Alice Keens-Soper
Carol Klein's Plant Odysseys
(July
2014
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Aug
2014)
Oxford Scientific Films
Director
Director of one episode (waterlily) in a series looking at iconic flowers for BBC2.
Additional Information Industry: TV
Programme Type: Documentary
Programme Length: 30 minutes
Line Manager: Caroline Hawkins
Animal Odd Couples
(Month
2013
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Month
2013)
Oxford Scientific Films
Series Director
2x1hr presented by Liz Bonnin for BBC1 primetime. Shot on Red in South Africa, Brazil, Norway, Ireland, USA and Canada. 5.6 million viewers making it one of the highest rated docs of the whole year on any channel.
Secret Life of Dogs
(Month
2012
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Month
2012)
Oxford Scientific Films
Producer/Director
One hour high end special for ITV1 and BBC worldwide shot on Red Epic and Phantom. Narrated by Martin Clunes. Studio days, UW filming, steadicams, filming vehicles and lots of cute puppies. One of BBC WW's best internationally selling docs of the year.
River Monsters 3D 'Pack of Teeth'
(Month
2012
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Month
2012)
Icon Films
Producer/Director
River Monsters in 3D. Nominated for Best 3D at this year's Wildscreen Film Festival. A special for Season four.
River Monsters - Nicaragua
(Month
2012
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Month
2012)
Icon Films
Producer/Director
First episode of season five.
Bite of the Living Dead (wt: Twilight State)
(Month
2011
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Month
2011)
Icon Films
Producer/Director
1hr HD drama-documentary pilot for a new Animal Planet series. 100%dramatic reconstruction using professional actors from UK and India.
Beast Hunter - Swamp Monster of the Congo
(Month
2011
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Month
2011)
Icon Film
Producer/Director
In search of Mokele mbembe with Pat Spain in the jungles of Cameroon and Central African Republic.
Beast Hunter - Man Ape of Sumatra
(Month
2010
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Month
2010)
Icon Film
Producer/Director
In search of the Orang Pendek with Pat Spain in Sumatra.
River Monsters Series Two - Rift Valley Killers
(Month
2010
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Month
2010)
Icon Films
Producer/Director
1x1hr High Definition presenter led doc for Animal Planet and iTV, fishing for Nile Perch in the most deadly place to be a fisherman in the world.
Beast Hunter
(Month
2010
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Month
2010)
Icon Films
Series Director
5x1hr High Definition, presenter led docs for National Geographic (NGCI & NGUS), investigating the science behind mythical creatures. I was in charge of the editorial direction of the series and I directed two of the shows.
'River Monsters - Amazon Flesh Eaters'
(Month
2009
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Month
2009)
Icon Films
Producer/Director
1 x 1hr High Definition presenter led doc for Animal Planet and iTV1 investigating creatures of the Amazon River. "The best-performing series in network history" - Animal Planet.
River Monsters Series One re-edit for iTV1
(Month
2009
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Month
2009)
Icon Films
Series Producer
Oversaw re-edit of all six programmes in series one, from 1hr shows to 30mins and pre-watershed.
'River Monsters - Piranha'
(Month
2009
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Month
2009)
Icon Films
Producer/Director
1 x 1hr High Definition presenter led doc for Animal Planet and iTV investigating creatures of the Amazon River. This included a drama reconstruction of a coach crash in the Amazon, where the occupants where eaten by Piranhas. Highest rating series premiere ever on Animal Planet.
'Secrets of Egypt - Pyramids'
(Month
2008
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Month
2008)
Atlantic Productions
Producer/Director
1 x 1hr High Definition documentary (incl drama reconstruction) for National Geographic and Five, charting the origins of the pyramids in Ancient Egypt.
'Joao Magueijo's Big Bang'
(Month
2008
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Month
2008)
Tigress Productions
Cameraperson
1 x 1hr for Discovery Science. Cameraman for some pick up shoots for the show.
'River Monsters - Amazon Assassins'
(Month
2008
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Month
2008)
Icon Films
Producer/Director
1 x 1hr High Definition presenter led doc for Animal Planet and iTV1 investigating creatures of the Amazon River. "The best-performing series in network history" - Animal Planet.
'Secrets of Egypt - Sphinx'
(Month
2008
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Month
2008)
Atlantic Productions
Producer/Director
1 x 1hr High Definition documentary (incl drama reconstruction) for National Geographic and Five, exploring the intriguing riddle of the Sphinx.
'Everest Biographies'
(Month
2007
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Month
2007)
Tigress Productions
Director/Cameraperson
2 x 1hr biographies (incl self shooting) of some of the climbers featured in the series 'Everest Beyond the Limit', for Discovery Europe.
'Quitting Under Pressure'
(Month
2007
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Month
2007)
Tigress Productions
Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
3 x 5min shorts devised, self shot, produced and directed for the BBC One Show. These ob-doc shorts followed the crew of HMS Tireless as they coped with the new smoking ban imposed on all Royal Navy submarines.
'Josh Bernstein, Sub Zero'
(Month
2007
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Month
2007)
Tigress Productions
Director
Co-Director of 1 x 1hr High Definition presenter led doc for the Discovery Channel looking at the impact of global warming on the Arctic. This included an expedition under the North Pole on a RN nuclear submarine, filming research at an ice camp over 200 miles north of Alaska and husky sledding with Alaskan Eskimos and the presenter Josh Bernstein.
'Josh Bernstein, Gold Mask'
(Month
2007
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Month
2007)
Darlow Smithson Productions & Bellwether Media
Producer/Director
1 x 1hr High Definition presenter led doc for the Discovery Channel exploring the ancient civilisation of Thrace. We were lucky enough to discover a 2400 year old Gold Mask and other treasures on film.
'Everest - Beyond the Limit'
(Month
2006
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Month
2006)
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Tigress Productions
Producer/Director
6 x 1hr prime time, character led, observational series (incl self shooting) for the Discovery Channel following an expedition of climbers up Everest. Nominated for RTS West Best Network Documentary.
'Journey to Sacred Lands'
(Month
2005
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Month
2005)
Tigress Productions
DV Director
1 x 1hr specially shot documentary for Discovery Travel Channel, Disney and Conservation International following Disney imagineer Joe Rohde into western China in search of the yeti and new species of animals.
'Predators at War'
(Month
2005
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Month
2005)
Tigress Productions
Edit Producer
1 x 1hr reversion. Re-cut and re-wrote script for Five.
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(Month
2005
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Month
2005)
Tigress Productions
Development Producer
Development of a range of ideas for many different channels and strands.
'Corwin's Quest'
(Month
2005
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Month
2005)
Tigress Productions
Associate Producer
13 x 1hr presenter led High Definition series for Animal Planet filmed over 2 years in many extreme locations around the world. I directed the presenter Jeff Corwin in several sequences and oversaw the edit on a couple of shows within the series.
'Return of the Cheetah'
(Month
2004
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Month
2004)
Granada
Associate Producer
1 x 1hr Mutual of Omaha High Definition special for Animal Planet. Nominated for Panda in your Pocket Award, Wildscreen Film Festival. Winner RTS West craft award Editing.
'Chimps - The Dark Side'
(Month
2004
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Month
2004)
Granada
DV Director
1 x 1hr specially shot documentary for National Geographic Channels International and C5. Nominated for RTS West award Network Factual
'Mosquito Hell'
(Month
2003
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Month
2003)
Steel Spyda Ltd
Producer
1 x 1hr presenter led documentary. Produced for National Geographic Channels International. Filming in USA, Tanzania, Bolivia and India.
'Deep Jungle'
(Month
2003
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Month
2003)
Granada
Associate Producer
3 x 1hr specially shot series for ITV1, WNET/PBS and Nat Geo.
EMMY award nominated. Winner Best Popular Broadcast Wildscreen Film Festival. Nominated Best Limited Series Jackson Hole Film Festival. Winner Best Network Specialist Factual & Nominated Best Photography RTS West, Best in Wildlife & Conservation and Best in Festival Explorers Club Festival.
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(Month
2003
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Month
2003)
Granada
Development Producer
Development of a range of ideas for many different channels and strands.
'Insects from Hell'
(Month
2002
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Month
2002)
Steel Spyda Ltd
Edit Producer
6 x 30 min presenter led series. Produced for National Geographic Channels International
'World of Wildlife - Series 2&3'
(Month
2001
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Month
2001)
Partridge Films
Associate Producer
9 of 52 x 30 min wildlife magazine series. Edit Producer and insert director. Co-produced with Sunset & Vine.
'Built for the Kill - Series 1'
(Month
2001
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Month
2001)
Partridge Films
Producer
2 of 7 x 1hr archive animal predation series. Produced for National Geographic Channels International.
Industry Qualifications
March '17 First Aid in Remote Locations, Lazarus Training
Sept '08 Basic First Aid on location
Oct '05 Preparing & Presenting Documentary Proposals, PACT course
Feb '04 Producer and sound recordist for 'A Night Shift to Remember' - 12 min short shot on super 16mm
Sept '03 Granada Production Safety and Risk Assessment workshop
Aug '03 Second camera 48hr Film Challenge, 'Sunday
March '17 First Aid in Remote Locations, Lazarus Training
Sept '08 Basic First Aid on location
Oct '05 Preparing & Presenting Documentary Proposals, PACT course
Feb '04 Producer and sound recordist for 'A Night Shift to Remember' - 12 min short shot on super 16mm
Sept '03 Granada Production Safety and Risk Assessment workshop
Aug '03 Second camera 48hr Film Challenge, 'Sunday Driver'
Aug '03 2 day DV camera course
June '03 Hostile Environment Safety Course
Sept '01 Granada Production Risk Assessment Course
Sept '01 Sound recordist on 'Lunch Break', a short film shot on super 16mm
May '01 Avid editor on 'Tupperware Lunch' - a student short
May '00 Production Risk Assessment Course, run by Lionsgate Media Ltd
April '00 Cameraman on 'Catchee Ball - the movie', a short film shot on DV
Nov '99 2 day DV camera course and 1 day sound recording course
March '99 Introductory Sound recording course with Roger Long
June '99 2 day in-house editing course on Avid 7.0 media composer
Education
University of Bristol B.Sc. Hons Zoology 2:1
Truro School, Cornwall A-levels (A, B, B) GCSE (9)
Industry Awards
'Earth From Space' Wildscreen Film Festival Official Selection 2020
'Earth From Space' Wildscreen Film Festival nominated Best Production Team Award 2020
'Earth From Space' Grierson Trust, Shortlisted Best Natural History documentary 2019
'Earth From Space' Winner Press Association Award for Environmental Storytelling 2019
'Earth From Space' Nominated National Television Awards, Best Factual
'Earth From Space' Wildscreen Film Festival Official Selection 2020
'Earth From Space' Wildscreen Film Festival nominated Best Production Team Award 2020
'Earth From Space' Grierson Trust, Shortlisted Best Natural History documentary 2019
'Earth From Space' Winner Press Association Award for Environmental Storytelling 2019
'Earth From Space' Nominated National Television Awards, Best Factual 2019
'Earth From Space' Winner Best Grading RTS West Awards 2019
'Earth From Space' Winner Best Use of Production Music, Production Music Awards 2019
'Life at the Extreme with Davina McCall' Nominated National Television Awards Best Factual Entertainment programme
'Secret Life of Babies' shortlisted Grierson Award Best Science or Natural History
'Animal Odd Couples' Nominated Wildscreen Panda Awards 2014 Best Popular Broadcast
River Monsters 'Pack of Teeth' Nominated Wildscreen Panda Award 2012 Best 3D
River Monsters Nominated Wildscreen Panda Award 2012 Best Popular Broadcast
'Deep Jungle' EMMY award nominated.
Winner Best Popular Broadcast Wildscreen Film Festival.
Nominated Best Limited Series Jackson Hole Film Festival.
Winner Best Network Specialist Factual & Nominated Best Photography RTS West,
Best in Wildlife & Conservation and Best in Festival Explorers Club Festival.
'Everest - Beyond the Limit' Nominated for RTS West Best Network Documentary.
'Chimps - The Dark Side' Nominated for RTS West award Network Factual.
'Return of the Cheetah' Nominated for Panda in your Pocket Award, Wildscreen Film Festival.
Winner RTS West craft award Editing.
'Built for the Kill' CINE Golden Eagle Award Winner
