About Us
Sea Dog Films Pty Ltd is committed to pursuing excellence in the production of broadcast and corporate television. Company Director Leighton De Barros is an award winning cinematographer & director, with international clients from ‘Survivor’ on CBS America, to the prestigious BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol and many independent national and international production companies producing films for Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and National Geographic. With a string of awards to his name including seven Australian awards and four Emmy Award Nominations for Cinematography, he is dedicated and committed to the pursuit of excellence in his chosen field.
Leighton is passionate about Australian wildlife, in particular marine mammals and has worked on many projects filming dolphins and whales over the last fifteen years. He has extensive experience diving with, filming and observing the behaviour of these animals. Through his work he has also had some close encounters with dangerous Australian animals such as diving to film a shark feeding frenzy, extensive time filming the most deadly reptiles in Australia and getting to close to a clutch of unhappy Tasmanian Devils. The other spectrum of Leighton’s work has seen him working with wildlife of the ‘human’ kind, on the US hit reality show ‘Survivor’, where he was involved in travelling the world and filming thirteen series. He continues to work on the program..
Leighton has produced and directed an hour long wildlife program titled Whale Patrol for ABC TV & National Geographic TV International and in the past he produced a half hour wildlife/adventure program titled Shark Bay in association with the ABC Natural History Unit, which he also wrote, shot and directed. Leighton is developing other high end wildlife television programs, and his company is exploring new media, including an animated interactive web-based experience about dolphins.
Jodie De Barros is joint Director of Sea Dog Films Pty Ltd who produces and develops ideas for television documentaries, along with production accounting, freelance cinematography, equipment hire, corporate and other media.
Jodie has over 23 years experience in accounting, business and finance and has recently completed producing for Sea Dog TV International Pty Ltd a one hour HD wildlife film titled “Whale Patrol” for ABC TV and National Geographic TV International with Leighton De Barros.
Other production roles include producing an interactive online demonstration pilot titled “Dolphin Interactive 3d”and post production accountant for “Stormworld”, a 26 x 30mins children series being produced by Great Western Entertainment – Perth, Brightlight Pictures Inc – Vancouver and TheatreRed – Singapore.
2009 International Wildlife Film Festival - ‘Whale Patrol’
Finalist
Conservation & Environmental Issues
2009 Blue Ocean Film Festival - ‘Whale Patrol’
Finalist
Ocean Issues
2009 Third International Nature Film Festival - 'Whale Patrol'
Finalist
2006 EMMY AWARDS - 'Survivor 11 Panama'
Nomination – Outstanding Cinematography
Non-Fiction Programming
2005 EMMY AWARDS - 'Survivor 9 Vanuatu'
Nomination – Outstanding Cinematography
Non-Fiction Programming
2005 Ross Wood Memorial Award
Awarded by the ACS for development of
New camera technology
2003 EMMY AWARDS - 'Survivor 5 Thailand'
Nomination - Outstanding Cinematography
Non-Fiction Programming
2002 West Australian Screen Awards - 'Return To Eden'
Screenwest Outstanding Achievement For Cinematography
2001 ACS WA/SA Awards - 'Return To Eden'
SILVER – Cinematography – Experimental & Specialised
Cinematography
2001 EMMY AWARDS - 'Survivor 2 Australia'
Nomination - Outstanding Cinematography
Non-Fiction Programming
2001 EMMY AWARDS - 'Survivor 2 Australia'
For Contributions To The Emmy Award Winning Program
Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Special Class)
2000 ACS WA/SA Awards - 'More Than A Woman'
GOLD – Cinematography - Documentaries Cinema & TV
2000 ACS WA/SA Awards - 'Fanny Cracker'
HIGHLY COMMENDED – Cinematography
Documentaries Cinema & TV
2000 ACS WA/SA Awards - 'Lobster Tales'
HIGHLY COMMENDED – Cinematography – Experimental
& Specialised Cinematography
2000 International Wildlife Film Festival Missoula USA 'Southern Exposure'
MERIT AWARD – Use of Music, Photography & Natural Sound
1998 ACS WA/SA Awards. 'Dolphins Day'
GOLD – Cinematography - Wildlife & Nature Films
1998 ACS WA/SA Awards 'Silent Legacy'
GOLD – Cinematography - Dramatised Documentaries
1995 Australasian Retail Results Awards. 'Classique Jewellery'
BEST OF CATEGORY – Lighting/Cinematography
1994 United Nations Media Peace Awards 'Milbindi'
COMMENDATION - Aboriginal Current Affairs Program
Senior Cameraman for series.
