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Diving straight into the deep end, the first-ever cinema cameras Ryan worked with were RED's. During his three-year tenure working for National Geographic's Paul Nicklen, Cristina Mittermeier, and their non-profit organization SeaLegacy, he had the opportunity of starting with some of the highest quality kit available.
Since 2020, Ryan has primarily worked alongside award-winning cinematographer Justin Maguire, rapidly continuing to develop his ever-growing skillset in cinematography. He has worked with Wildstar Films, Wall to Wall, River Road Films, Wildspace Productions, and Talesmith.
He is currently splitting time in his freelance career between photography and blue-chip cinematography. As a natural history generalist, Tidman has over 1,250 hours of drone flight time, a vast experience with drones, and was an early holder of the Advanced Operations Drone Certificate in Canada. As his early days in cinematography were equally split above and below the water's surface, Ryan is just as confident with topside systems as he is with underwater housing. His recent work has been topside camera operating, including long lensing and gimbal operation.
Since 2021, Ryan is currently a KMG Management's Global Crew member based in British Columbia, Canada. His kit consists of a RED Komodo, a wide variety of lenses, an assortment of grip gear, timelapse equipment, audio equipment, and a Mavic Pro 3 CINE. If you want to hire Ryan for an upcoming project or shoot, click the contact button in the menu or email info@ryantidman.com. References are available upon request.
Ryan has experience with RED Systems, Phantom Slowmotion Cameras, Sony Cameras, DJI Drones, DJI Gimbals, Underwater Systems, Time Studies, Set Work, Gimbal Operations, Cineflex Systems, ShotOver Systems, GSS Systems, Audio and Wildtrack Recording, DIT and Offloading, and more.
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OUR OCEANS (2024) - Netflix
Cinematographer/Underwater Cinematographer/Drone Operator
OUR WATER WORLD (2025) - Netflix
Cinematographer/Drone Operator
NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (202x) - Sky
Cinematographer/Underwater Cinematographer
ISLAND OF THE SEA WOLVES (2022) - Netflix
Drone Operator/Camera Assistant
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL (2022) - National Geographic
Drone Operator/Camera Assistant
GROWING UP ANIMAL (2021) - Disney Plus
Drone Operator/Underwater Cinematography/Camera Assistant
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