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Mike Single

Camera, Director

Natural history and adventure cameraman Mike Single has worked everywhere from Death Valley to Antarctica, and filmed everything from BASE jumping to the birthplace of kung fu. A long association with company NHNZ has scored him a swag of awards, including an International Emmy for his Antarctic film The Crystal Ocean. Single's work has screened on Discovery Channel and National Geographic.

Where Single goes there aren't any phones. NHNZ's former head Michael Stedman, on trying to contact Mike Single in the Pacific about his International Emmy award, The NZ Herald, 9 September 2000

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Primeval New Zealand

2012, Main Camera - Television

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Birdland

2009, Camera - Television

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Earth Whisperers - Papatūānuku

2009, Cinematographer - Film

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Birdland - First Episode

2009, Camera - Television

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Ice Worlds

2002, Camera - Television

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The Crystal Ocean

1999, Director, Camera, Producer - Television

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Single on Ice

1999, Camera, Subject - Television

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Hillary: A View from the Top

1997, Camera - Television

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Hillary: A View from the Top - The Early Years

1997, Camera - Television

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Mount Cook - Footsteps to the Sky

1994, Director, Camera - Television

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Solid Water Liquid Rock

1993, Director, Camera, Producer - Television

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Emperors of Antarctica

1992, Additional Camera Operator - Television

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Young Mountains

1992, Director, Producer, Camera - Television

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Castles of the Underworld

1991, Director, Producer - Television

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Wildtrack - Mount Cook National Park

1991, Camera - Television

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Norwester - Wind of Contrasts

1990, Producer, Director, Camera - Television

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Journeys in National Parks

1987, Director - Television

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Journeys in National Parks: Westland / Aoraki

1987, Director - Television

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The Beginner's Guide to the Census

1986, Producer - Television

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The Red Checkers

1985, Director, Camera - Television

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Across the Main Divide

1984, Camera - Short Film

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Bob Jones - Doing God's Work?

1984, Camera - Television

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Patu!

1983, Camera Operator - Film

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Victoria

1982, Camera - Music video

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McPhail & Gadsby

1980 - 1987, 1998, Camera - Television

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Radio with Pictures

1976 - 1988, Camera - Television

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TV One News

1975 - present, Camera - Television

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Country Calendar

1966 - ongoing, Camera - Television