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Camera One Company Background
Camera One's first film projects began in 1978 and included the filming of a documentary,
More Than Bows and Arrows. The film went on to win 11 film festivals and has been broadcast on PBS, The Discovery Channel, the BBC, and in eight European countries and Japan.
Now, Camera One's productions have garnered well over 60 national and international awards (see "Awards," below) for film excellence including the Houston International Film Festival's
Special Gold Jury Award, Eastman Kodak's award for best film, and many others.
Camera One specializes in adventure/travel and educational films, but in the last six years has focused on sales videos and auditorium presentations for national and state parks. Because their filming takes them to some of the most beautiful places in the world, they supply a great deal of footage for broadcast programming and high-end commercials.
Camera One has an excellent reputation for reliably providing the broadcast and commercial markets with quality images. They shoot in both 16 mm and 35 mm motion picture film with the best cameras available, as well as Beta SP and digital video for other end uses.
Camera One has shot programs and provided film footage for the following broadcast clients, among others:
PBS Nature; NOVA; Front Line; Smithsonian World; BBC; Bill Nye, the Science Guy; Survival Anglia; The Extremists (including a program segment on Camera One);
48 Hours; 20/20; Turning Point; Paramount's Star Trek, The Next Generation; Northern
Exposure, TBS's The Native Americans, The History Channel; TV New Zealand;
Outer Limits; and Walt Disney World. In addition, Camera One footage makes up part of the opening sequence for each installment of
The X-Files.
Camera One has recently provided footage for commercial clients such as: Giorgio of Beverly Hills, Continental Airlines, MCI, AT&T, Zenith (the footage was "on the tube," so it had to be good), Jeep, Mazda, Isuzu, and more.
In the summer of 1998, Camera One was chosen to film a special on Boyd Matson's 100th program as host for
National Geographic Explorer at Olympic National Park and on Mount Rainier, as well as the intros and exits for two months of
Explorer programming.
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Gray Warriner, Director and Principal
Gray Warriner was born in Pensacola, Florida, but has lived most of his life in Seattle. He graduated in Geology and Physical Geography from the University of Washington (Magna Cum Laude, Graduate with Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa). He encountered a French documentary film crew at the Mayan ruins of Tikal, Guatemala. Filming fascinated Gray and he abandoned his graduate studies in geology to pursue a career in documentary film making.
He returned to the University of Washington for several years in the mid-1980s to teach film while simultaneously running Camera One, a small production company with five to seven employees.
Gray has filmed all around the world and has produced programs for the Smithsonian Institution and was the first Director of Photography for the PBS series,
Rick Steves' Travels in Europe.
Besides writing most of the Camera One scripts and directing, Gray has won personal achievement awards and accolades for his cinematography. The International Television and Video Association has given him the Special Achievement in Cinematography Award and, regionally, he has won the
Best of the Northwest for the Pacific Northwest/Northern California Region. Aside from Camera One, Gray also produces and presents adventure/travel programs (like Warren Miller's ski films) to audiences across the United States and Canada. He shows to audiences ranging in size from several hundred to several thousand at venues such as the National Geographic Society, the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, Chicago Geographic, Philadelphia Geographic, and colleges and universities.
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Awards
Camera One has won over 50 national and international awards for film excellence. A partial list follows:
Ancient America Series
American Film & Video Festival - First Place
CINE Golden Eagle Award
Columbus International Film Festival - First Place
Houston International Film Festival
ITVA Emerald City Award - First Place
National Educational Film Festival - First Place
Telly Silver Statue Award - First Place
U.S. Industrial Film Festival - First Place, Creative Excellence - History
Ancient Arizona
American Film & Video Festival - First Place, Outstanding Achievement
CINE Golden Eagle Award
Communicator Crystal Award of Excellence
Worldfest Houston Gold Award - First Place
Art of Nature
Columbus International Film Festival
Communicator Award of Distinction
Smoky Mountain Festival
Worldfest Houston Gold Award - First Place
Besh Ba Gowah
Telly Gold Award
Cahokia Mounds: Ancient Metropolis
Columbus International Film Festival
Illinois Association of Museums - Superior Achievement Award
Illinois Travel & Tourism - First Place, Governor's Award
Telly Silver Statue Award - First Place
Worldfest Charleston Gold Award - First Place
Gila Cliff Dwellings
American Indian Film Festival
U.S. International Film Festival Silver Screen Award
Worldfest Houston Silver Award
Grand Canyon Guide
Houston International Film Festival - Special Gold Jury Award
Legacy of the Mound Builders
American Indian Film Festival - First Place
ITVA Emerald City Silver Award
Telly Silver Statue Award - First Place
Mesa Verde: Legacy of Stone & Spirit
APPL Biennial Award - First Place, Best National Park Film
CINE Golden Eagle Award
ITVA Emerald City Award - First Place
KINEON Festival International du Film Archeologique, Brussels, Belgium - Winner
Telly Silver Statue Award - First Place
Videographer Award of Excellence
Worldfest Houston
More Than Bows & Arrows
American Indian Film Festival - First Place, Best Documentary
American Film Festival - First Place
Chicago International Film Festival - First Place
CINE Golden Eagle Award
Columbus International Film Festival - First Place
Festival of the Americas - First Place
Festival Humanitae (Paris) - First Place
National Educational Film Festival - First Place
San Francisco International Film Festival - First Place
U.S. Industrial Film Festival - First Place, Creative Excellence
Western Heritage Special Jury Award
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Moundville: Journey Through Time
Telly Gold Award
Worldfest Houston
Natural Bridges
ITVA Emerald City Silver Award
Oasis
American Indian Film Festival - Gold Award - First Place
ITVA Emerald City Silver Award
Telly Silver Statue Award - First Place
Videographer Award of Distinction
Worldfest Houston Gold Award - First Place
Ocmulgee: Mysteries of the Mounds
Videographer Award of Distinction
Padilla Bay: Estuary!
CINE Golden Eagle Award
U.S. International Film & Video Festival - Silver Screen Award
Timeless...
CINE Golden Eagle Award
NAAEE (Cancun, Mexico) - First Place
Telly Silver Statue Award - First Place
U.S. International Film & Video Festival - Silver Screen Award
Timeless Impressions: A Story in Stone
CINE Golden Eagle Award
Columbus International Film Festival
Telly Silver Statue Award - First Place
Worldfest Charleston
Tonto
ITVA Emerald City Gold Award - First Place
Worldfest Houston - First Place
Urban Frontier
Columbus International Film Festival - Chris Award - First Place
Hemisfilm International Film Festival
Houston International Film Festival
ITVA Emerald City Award
National Educational Film Festival
U.S. Industrial Film Festival - First Place, Creative Excellence
Wild Northwest
Montana International Film Festival
North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) - Special Achievement, Wildlife Photography
Outdoor Writer's Association - First Place, Four Star Award - Conservation & Natural History
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Contact Information
Camera One
8523 15th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 523-3456
(206) 523-3668 (fax)
IndianFilms@prodigy.net
(to buy videos)
CAMERAONE@prodigy.net
(for general communication)
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