Richard Matthews (filmmaker)
Richard Matthews(21 November 1952 – 3 March 2013) was a South African wildlifefilmmaker,television producer,television directorandcameraman.Matthews spent more than twenty years as a documentary filmmaker for theBBC Natural History Unit.[1]His notable credits included the 2013 BBC television series,Africa,featuring SirDavid Attenborough.[1]Matthews won threeEmmy Awardsand oneBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts(BAFTA) award for his work onwildlifeprogramming.[1][2]
Matthews lived inBristol, England,for much of his life, as his former home was located near the BBC Natural History Unit's headquarters on Whiteladies Road.[1]His production company created the "Nighmares of Nature" show for the BBC.[2]He and his family had moved toCape Town,South Africain 2004.[1][2]He specialized in aerial film shots following his return to South Africa.[2]
Richard Matthews was killed in a small plane crash on 3 March 2013, while filming aerial footage in over theDamaralandarea ofKunene Region,Namibia.[1][2]His pilot, Mark Berry, was also killed in the crash.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abcdefgClensy, David (7 March 2013)."Bristol wildlife cameraman killed in Namibian plane crash".The Post, Bristol.Retrieved28 March2013.
- ^abcdeSasman, Catherine (6 March 2013)."Namibia: Two Dead in Damaraland Plane Crash".The Namibian.AllAfrica.com.Retrieved28 March2013.
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