Boyd Estus
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Boyd Estus is a director of photography and producer
/director
in the motion picture industry whose credits include the Academy Award-winning The Flight of the Gossamer Condor
, the Academy Award-nominated Eight Minutes to Midnight, and many Emmy
-winning television programs. He has worked on location around the world shooting and directing feature films and documentaries.
, music
, and science
. An innovator in the development of technique of "docu-drama" for compelling storytelling, Estus is known for making his subjects vivid and understandable to a broad audience.
An Academy Award winner, Boyd Estus has received numerous awards including the CINE Golden Eagle (Where the Galaxies Are, Arthur Fiedler
--Just Call Me Maestro, Flight of the Gossamer Condor), Melbourne International Film Festival
Kino Award (So Many Galaxies...So Little Time), the Peabody Award
(NOVA, Tender Places), the Cindy, Emmy, Telly, Hugo Award
, and many others.
In addition to making films for the BBC
and other overseas broadcasters, Estus has made many films for American broadcast television including the National Geographic Society
, the Smithsonian Institution
, the History Channel, the Discovery Channel
, and PBS television where he was a founding member of the film unit at WGBH Boston.
American Experience
NOVA
BBC
History Channel + Discovery Channel
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
/director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
in the motion picture industry whose credits include the Academy Award-winning The Flight of the Gossamer Condor
The Flight of the Gossamer Condor
The Flight of the Gossamer Condor is a 1978 short documentary film directed by Ben Shedd, about the development of the Gossamer Condor, the first human-powered aircraft. It won an Academy Award in 1979 for Documentary Short Subject.-Cast:...
, the Academy Award-nominated Eight Minutes to Midnight, and many Emmy
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning television programs. He has worked on location around the world shooting and directing feature films and documentaries.
Career
Boyd Estus has extensive experience in the production of film documentaries dealing with historyHistory
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, and science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
. An innovator in the development of technique of "docu-drama" for compelling storytelling, Estus is known for making his subjects vivid and understandable to a broad audience.
An Academy Award winner, Boyd Estus has received numerous awards including the CINE Golden Eagle (Where the Galaxies Are, Arthur Fiedler
Arthur Fiedler
Arthur Fiedler was a long-time conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, a symphony orchestra that specializes in popular and light classical music. With a combination of musicianship and showmanship, he made the Boston Pops one of the best-known orchestras in the country...
--Just Call Me Maestro, Flight of the Gossamer Condor), Melbourne International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
The Melbourne International Film Festival is an acclaimed annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1951, making it one of the oldest in the World....
Kino Award (So Many Galaxies...So Little Time), the Peabody Award
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
(NOVA, Tender Places), the Cindy, Emmy, Telly, Hugo Award
Hugo Award
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
, and many others.
In addition to making films for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and other overseas broadcasters, Estus has made many films for American broadcast television including the National Geographic Society
National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society , headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the United States, is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical...
, the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
, the History Channel, the Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
, and PBS television where he was a founding member of the film unit at WGBH Boston.
American ExperienceAmerican ExperienceAmerican Experience is a television program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service Public television stations in the United States. The program airs documentaries, many of which have won awards, about important or interesting events and people in American history...
(PBS)
- Murder at Harvard
- Annie Oakley
- Streamliner
- Secrets of a Master Builder (James Eads)
- Houdini
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Public Enemy #1: Dillinger
- Alone on the Ice (Admiral Byrd)
- Reconstruction
- Golden Gate Bridge
Frontline (PBS)
- Apocalypse (BBC co-production)
- The O.J. Verdict
- Harvest of Fear (NOVA co-prod.)
- From Jesus to Christ (BBC co-prod.)
- Exonerated
- Organ Farm
- Commanding Heights (BBC co-prod.)
NOVANOVA (TV series)Nova is a popular science television series from the U.S. produced by WGBH Boston. It can be seen on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States, and in more than 100 other countries...
(PBS)
- Typhoid Mary: The Most Dangerous Woman in America
- Pharaoh's Obelisk (Secrets of Lost Empires)
- Search for a Safe Cigarette
- Survivor MD (sub-series)
- China Bridge (Secrets of Lost Empires)
- Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius
- Cut to the Heart
- Kidnapped by UFO’s?
- Medieval Siege (Secrets of Lost Empires)
- Roman Bath (Secrets of Lost Empires)
- So You Want to be a Doctor?
- Animal Hospital
- Eclipse of the Century
PBS Television
- Benjamin Franklin
- The Real Louisa May Alcott
- Woody Guthrie: I Ain’t Got No Home
- Antiques Roadshow FYI
- At Home in Utopia
- The Powder and the Glory
- Some Kinda Funny "Porto Rican"?
- The New Medicine
- NOW (PBS Public Affairs)
- Earthbound
BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, Channel 4 (UK), et al.
- History of Soul Music
- Hiroshima
- Together On Broadway (Kiri Te Kanawa & Andre Previn)
- ABBA
- The Big Fight
- Heaven & Earth (James Taylor)
- Me and Uncle Sam
- Three Tales (Steve Reich)
- The British Empire (American Revolution)
- DNA (NOVA co-prod.)
- Angry America (A&E co-prod.)
History Channel + Discovery ChannelDiscovery ChannelDiscovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
+ HBO
- The Conquerors: General William Howe
- Forensics of the Bible
- Anything2Win
- Hitler’s Last Book
- Prophets of Science Fiction
- Shay’s Rebellion
- Breaking Vegas
- Armageddon
- George Washington & The Generals
- TR – An American Lion
- Unsolved History: Forensic Presidents, Salem...Witch Trials, Aztec, Pearl Harbor
- History’s Mysteries: The Strange Case of Lizzie Borden
- The American Presidency
- Brilliant Minds
- Amazing Medical
- Stealth and Beyond
- Boomer Nation
- Hope Diamond
- Miracle Hunters
- The Real JAG’s
- Reel Sex
- Breathing Room
- Unsolved Mysteries (NBC, CBS, Lifetime)
- Building the New MFA