About
Photos by Abi Lees & Petr Sonin
I’ve been shooting wildlife for nearly ten years now, and have been lucky enough to be heavily involved in many ‘Blue Chip’ level projects in that time, starting with Seven Worlds One Planet, to shooting for every episode of Frozen Planet 2, and most recently DoPing an episode for Apple TV. I specialise in long-lens filming, and movement dynamics (Gimbals, Drones etc) for behavioural work.
I’m trained and experienced in shooting with GSS & Shotover systems on dirt, water or air as well as having 1000s of hours flying drones in extreme conditions, and I love a good expedition shoot. I’ve worked in Antarctica, across the Arctic, and from the sea ice to mountain peaks.
PoV sequence building work in Eastern Russia, tracking Amur Leopards
Filming Grey-Headed Albatross in 2019 for ‘Seven Worlds’
Before I got my break into wildlife, I put a roof over my head working in more ‘commercial’ aspects of filmmaking, shooting & directing several high end music videos, live sessions etc (Hozier, Ed Sheeran, Arcane Roots) - and VR work with clients like Gucci, Saatchi & Saatchi, and more. This gives me a unique creative and technical background, and a love for the perfection of the image and pushing the boundaries of whats possible in the field.
Contact
@OllyJelley on most social websites
ojelleyfilm@gmail.com
+447837843319 - whatsapp is a good bet.
S C R O L L D O W N F O R C R E D I T S
UNDERDOGS 2025 - Wildstar Productions - NDA - Macro set work, long lens, high speed (veo) & gimbal.
HOME 2025 - BBC Studios / National Geographic - NDA - Long Lens, Drone & Gimbal
WILD SCANDINAVIA 2023 - BBC Studios / SVT - Beavers, Base Jumping, Glaciers - Long Lens, Drone & Gimbal
( UNANNOUNCED ) 2024/5 - Wildspace Productions / Netflix - Greenland Icesheet - DoP Macro, Gimbal, Drone
LIFE OF MAMMALS 2 2024 - BBC studios - DoP Greenland West Ice, Galapagos. Long Lens, Drone, Gimbal.
( UNANNOUNCED 2024 ) - Offspring Productions / Apple TV+ - DoP 2 sequences, 2nd Cam 1 sequence, Sync. Remote sub-antarctic long lens seabirds, handheld gimbal, sliders, high speed (flex).
BIG BEASTS 2023 - Plimsoll Productions / Apple TV+ - DoP Elephant Seals, Albatross, Humpbacks & Blue Whales. Long lens, Shotover, Drone & Gimbal. 10 week expedition shoot.
FROZEN PLANET 2 2022 - BBC Studios - Var. Roles, Golden Eagles & Chamoix, Wrangel Island Polar Bears, Amur Tigers, Amur Leopards, Harp Seals, Hooded Seals, Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Lakes, Greenland Glacier Calving, Antarctica Dry Valleys, Lemmings, Retrogressive Slump lapse times & significant technical development and assitance.
EDENS 2022 - BBC Studios / BBC America - Galapagos Islands, Gimbal and Long Lens, sea lions & sharks.
ONE PLANET, SEVEN WORLDS, 2019 - BBC Studios - Grey Headed Albatross & Polar Bears vs Beluga Whales. Long Lens, Gimbal, Drones, GSS assist, sync.
Commercial Clients include: Tate Modern, Gucci, Saatchi & Saatchi, Sony RED, Eurosport & more.