WILDEBEEST (Connochaetes taurinus)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

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Roll No.
Description
Camera Field Log
Wildebeest walking in line across open plain, several takes, 600 mm lens
Wildebeest on the move, 600 mm/300 mm
Wildebeest moving/ grazing L to R through heat haze (600 mm, 3 shots)
Late afternoon: Magical light on Lake Magadi, with zebra and wildebeest silhouettes, several takes all on 600 mm
Wildebeest and Zebra seen from low angle through grass stems for POV of serval. Morning light, some shots with yellow fever Acacia in background. Mostly on zoom lens.
Wildebeest, moving and feeding. Sunny. Zoom lens.
Wildebeest: action continued from roll AW34. 600 mm, then 300 mm.
Wildebeest in mirage (three takes). 600 mm
Mirage scenes continued, with zebras and wildebeest
Wildebeest - big herd with rim of Crater in background. Focus attention on pregnant female, and a bleating calf.
Wildebeest, Zebra and Grant's Gazelles in heat haze
Interaction of Wildebeest and Cheetah in grass
Wildebeest arriving to drink, nervously.
Wildebeest action, continued from roll AW59, including two shots on Cynar 7 mm
Wildebeest herd moving through Serval home range. Wide angles on Zoom and 7mm Cinar
Six lionesses with wildebeest behind walking in line W to E. Zoom lens then 600 mm of lionesses
Wildebeest BCUs on face, foot and mouth (on 300 mm) feeding in dry grass  
Wildebeest BCUs on 300 mm feeding in dry grass
WAs on 7 mm Cinar Wildebeest
Wildebeest siesta and general studies - nothing very dramatic
Wildebeest and Zebra near stream WA studies: 7 mm and zoom on 10.5 mm
Wildebeest grazing near Munge stream (zoom)
Wildebeest - action continued from Roll AW78; mostly 600 mm and 300 mm
  Wildebeest BCUs on face, foot and mouth (on 300 mm) feeding in dry grass  
Wildebeest and Zebra come to drink
Wildebeest, Zebra, and Crowned Cranes; low angle studies from bean bag under car (zoom); and from in car
Wildebeest crossing stream (dark because of rain cloud overhead)
Wildebeest in rain
Wildebeest in rain, with sunshine
Wildebeest action continued from roll AW 83:
Wildebeest with rainbow, various takes
WA Wildebeest with Lerai Forest and Crater rim
wildebeest in rain (600 mm), later shots with Lerai
wildebeest in rain (300 mm), later shots with Lerai
Wildebeest birth (NVG) because found female too late, but maybe a few useful shots, though action mostly obscured by others in the herd (20:1 Zoom)
Another Wildebeest birth, from first appearance of amniotic sac and two forefeet of calf (20:1 Zoom)
Wildebeest birth - action continued from roll AW 88.
Wildebeest birth and first steps of calf up to first suckle
Wildebeest calf action, continued from roll AW 90
Wildebeest, back lit, just after sunrise (300 mm)
Wildebeest, back lit, just after sunrise (300 mm/600 mm) -
Wildebeest birth
Wildebeest trying to give birth (600 mm) - tight shots to cut into sequences shot on earlier rolls.
Male Cheetah chases, and brings down a Wildebeest calf, but leaves it (300 mm, 25 fps) NVG. Cheetah walks away.
Various shots of Wildebeest and calves, walking, suckling, new born.
Continuation of Wildebeest action from roll AW 99 (some wind bumps on 600 mm)
Wildebeest calf running for joy (75 fps, 300 mm)
Wildebeest calf walking alone
Wildebeest calf running for joy (300 mm, 75 fps)
(late afternoon) - Cheetah killss Wildebeest calf. After kill scenes include young Silver-backed Jackal trying to get in on the fresh kill (300 mm, 600 mm, 20:1 Zoom)
Cheetah feeding on Wildebeest calf  
Wildebeest birth (NVG and overcast weather)
Continuation of Wildebeest birth action from roll AW 102
Female Wildebeest (mother to be) walks through herd
Wildebeest birth, on 20:1 Zoom (high winds, gusting 40 mph)
Wildebeest birth action continued from roll AW 103, and subsequent efforts by calf to stand up
Wildebeest newly born calf action continued from roll AW 104
Then scenes with another Wildebeest mother and newly born calf (both filmed on roll AW 103 - very big CUs on 600 mm)
Scene where latest calf falls down Jackal hole, and, eventually, is lucky to escape (escape on 600 mm). Note wind bumps due to high wind gusts.
Wildebeest birth on 300 mm. Note steam rising from embryo in cold early morning air. After the birth, switch to 20:1 Zoom for two shots of calf standing up.
Continuation of Wildebeest birth and young calf standing up
Wildebeest birth, mostly shot on 20:1 Zoom. Calf trying to stand up, several times. Finally switched to 600 mm (possibly at start of next roll)
Continuation of Wildebeest calf action from roll AW 107, mostly on 600 mm.
Lost Wildebeest calf (today's new born)
Lost Wildebeest calf - continuation of action on roll AW 110
Wildebeest Calf running for joy (50 fps)
Wildebeest birth, one very long take on 600 mm lens of baby emerging. Then a shorter take of it standing up on 600 mm, switch top 20:1 Zoom for calf struggling to stand up and being licked by its mother.
Continuation of Wildebeest new born calf action from end of roll AW 111 (mostly 20:1 Zoom, then 300 mm)
Wildebeest calf asleep - CU on 300 mm
Wildebeest calf suckling (300 mm/600 mm); and mother's face BCU on 600 mm
Female Wildebeest walking with bag swinging, prior to giving birth. Gets down to lie on ground.
Cheetah kill wildebeest calf (incomplete action) - went out of sight during chase so hit was out of view (600 mm/60 fps). Start of chase good, female begins but is overtaken by male.
After repositioning car, male cheetah is seen carrying wildebeest calf (still alive) out of water and mud; tries to kill it but begins to eat it before it dies (600 mm/300 mm). Note some dust across beginning of action from tourist vehicles.
Continuation of action from end of roll AW 112 - female Wildebeest walking with bag swinging, prior to giving birth, then lying down on ground
Wildebeest birth - nearly all on 600 mm to show BCUs of female straining (nostrils and eyes), and baby emerging. One shot of baby shaking its head at 50 fps. Efforts of calf to stand up filmed on 20:1 Zoom lens.
Continuation of action from roll AW 114 - Wildebeest calf standing up (20:1 Zoom). Action includes one shot of it falling over, then standing up again.
Cheetah pair watching Wildebeest herd with calves, and Zebras
Wildebeest calf action continued from end of rolls AW 118, AW 117
Female Wildebeest looking for her lost calf
Continuation of Wildebeest calf action from end of rolls AW 118, AW 115.
Aborted Cheetah chase, very distant. WA Wildebeest herd scattering. All shot on 300 mm in fading dusk light.
Wildebeest calf running, including one shot of him playing as he runs.
Wildebeest calf and mother wadding in muddy pool
Wildebeest birth, with baby swinging. Unfortunately it never did "drop", but the swinging looked good. Started to rain just before end of roll
Wildebeest arriving to drink, following action on roll AW 122, to fit with Cheetah kill on roll AW 113
Lone Wildebeest calf (300 mm)
Wildebeest and calves drinking, then run from water (300 mm), to cut with Cheetah kill on roll AW 113.
Wildebeest and calves arrive to drink (20:1 Zoom/600 mm) in changeable light, and very windy.
More Wildebeest arrive to drink, shots grabbed on 300 mm for Cheetah kill on roll AW 113
Wildebeest to drink, to cut with Cheetah kill on roll AW 113; continuation of action on rolls AW 122, AW 120. Includes some shots of Wildebeest running away.
Wildebeest snorting at female Cheetah.
Wildebeest calves and one or two shots of adults and yearlings. Calves running (50 fps). All shot on 300 mm/600 mm
Continuation of action from roll AW 124 - Wildebeest calves (300 mm/600 mm).
Wildebeest herd on the move, with calves - shots at various distances, with heat haze, of them approaching camera and then L to R (All on 600 mm).
Wildebeest drinking - shots focus on calves to fit with cheetah kill on roll AW 113 (600 mm)
Continuation of action from roll AW 125 - Wildebeest drinking, shots focus on calves to fit with cheetah kill on roll AW 113 (600 mm)
Wildebeest at water, drinking - 600 mm
Wildebeest arriving to drink, walking along ridge line, wading, drinking (20:1 Zoom)
Wildebeest drinking (20:1 Zoom)
Wildebeest male chasing others - action at 50 fps/20:1 Zoom
Approaching rain in afternoon, with wildebeest in sunny foreground (ND6 Grad/20:1 Zoom)
Lioness killing Wildebeest calf - continuation of action from rolls AW 132 and AW 131
Cheetah female, hiding in grass, Wildebeest walk past R to L, 300 mm. More interaction with Wildebeest; and with Zebras (600 mm and heat haze)
Lioness kills Wildebeest calf - continuation of action from roll AW 132, and to be continued on end of roll AW 130
Lioness kills Wildebeest calf (NG) 20:1 Zoom/75 fps - went out of frame for hit from really difficult car position
Second Lioness kills Wildebeest calf, 20:1 Zoom/75 fps - complete action and continued on ends of rolls AW 131 and AW 130
Wildebeest arrive to drink (300 mm)
Wildebeest stampede out of water (300 mm)
Lioness killing adult female Wildebeest (300 mm) in water; with further shots on 20:1 Zoom and 600 mm.
Wildebeest carcass
Wildebeest carcass in rain
After sunset - shots of orphaned Wildebeest calf (300 mm)

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