Simon Forrester

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About Simon Forrester

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Location

United KingdomEdinburgh

Languages

Fluent:

English

Conversational:

French

Specialist skills:

  • Climber
  •  / Extreme climates
  •  / High altitude
  •  / Horse riding
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Biography

Simon spent 13 years workingfor the BBC before going freelance in 2000. He specialises in factual,documentary and wildlife filming. Widely travelled on expeditions, Simon is an expert in Arctic filming with extensive experience of working on sea ice, tundra and with sled dog teams in very inhospitable environments. He has also worked widely in mountain terrain including the Himalayas, Alps and Andes as well as the African savannah and rain forest. He holds a US I Visa valid until 2015. 

 

The lowest point of his professional career was throwing up over the celebrity chef Rick Stein but high points have included working on the Oscar short-listed documentary Blindsight and being told to f*** off by John Prescott.  

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Simon Forrester Freelance Sound Recordist in Greenland
Simon Forrester Freelance Sound Recordist summit Kilimanjaro
Simon Forrester Freelance Sound Recordist Mount Everest
Profile viewed 1287 times since December 2009.