About Us

We craft award-winning and awe-inspiring vision for natural history and factual programmes.

 

Grumpy Turtle Films delivers production services for the world's leading broadcasters and conservation organisations. Led by award-winning cinematographer Woody Spark and director/producer Harriet Spark, our team brings credits from National Geographic, Disney+, Netflix, and ABC. With over a decade of experience working on natural history productions, we bring both technical mastery and authentic conservation passion to every project.

We're equally comfortable filming wildlife in remote rainforests, managing complex international productions, or capturing marine life using rebreather technology. We deliver world-class natural history sequences wherever the story takes us.

We work with organisations that give a damn about the planet.

 

MEET HARRIET

Harriet is a producer and director dedicated to shaping and sharing stories with integrity, honesty, and authenticity. While her expertise lies in underwater video production, her work, both below and above the ocean’s surface, is driven by a passion for sharing impactful stories. Harriet’s portfolio includes work on short—and long-form productions for ABC, PBS, National Geographic, and Disney+.

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MEET WOODY

Woody is an award-winning cinematographer who specialises in underwater natural history work. With over a decade of experience, Woody has worked on National Geographic, Disney+, Sky Nature and Netflix projects, along with specialised underwater productions for IMAX. Woody is an experienced diver, having been in the field for more than ten years.

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Services

  • We have experience in production and project management, and we assist in setting up complex shoots worldwide. With over a decade in the dive industry, we understand the limitations and possibilities when working on and under the water.

  • Grumpy Turtle Films can manage your shoot in the field - ensuring your footage is delivered on time and on brief.

  • Our cinematgrophers can work with a variety of gear and are experienced shooting with Red, Sony, Arri and Canon cinema systems both topside and underwater, using Gates and Nauticam housings. We have an extensive list of gear available for hire.

  • We offer documentary-style photography ,specialising in underwater, portrait, editorial, nature and travel photography. We love to snap good people doing good things, capturing the beauty and complexity of the natural world.

  • Our team has worked in the dive industry for more than a decade, and has dived in temperate and tropical environments all over the world. We work with divers who have high levels of experience with CCR and open-circuit diving, making them ready for various underwater shoots.

  • We have an extensive list of gear available for hire. View our kit here.

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