Credits & Experience
Credits for projects and previous fieldwork
Showreel 2023
Take a look at my latest showreel :)
Shared Planet - CBC’s “The Nature of Things”; PBS, and Arte (2022-2025)
Camera Assistant
- Pantanal, Brazil - Assisting Justin Maguire & Jeff Turner (June 2023) - Episode 4
- Cerrado, Brazil - Assisting James Frystak (March 2023) - Episode 2
- Amazon Rainforest, Brazil - Assisting Sam Ellis (October 2022) - Episode 4
Camera Technician
- For the entire series
Transcription and Translation
- Episode 2 (Grasslands - Anteater sequence) and Episode 4 (Waters - Jaguar and Pirarucu sequence)
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River Road Films for CBC, PBS, and Arte (2025)
Executive Producer: Neil Nightingale
Directors: Chelsea Turner, Jeff Turner, Louise Ferguson, Russell Clark, Geordie Trifa
DOP: Justin Maguire
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Experience working with: Shotover, RED Gemini, RED Raptor, RED Helium, CN20, FX6, FX30 Ronan gimbles, Cable dolly, Cable Cams, Mavic 3 Cine, Timelapse, and Shotput Pro.
SeaLegacy (2018-2019)
Cinematographer
Whale Disentanglement Program - Kitasoo/Xai'xais Nation, Great Bear Rainforest BC, Canada (2019)
Field Assistant & Behind The Scenes Cinematographer
Salmon - Adams River BC, Canada - Assisting Paul Nicklen (2018)
Cinematographer & Field Assistant
Help End Child Trafficking in Coastal Ghana - Winneba, Ghana - Assisting Cristina Mittermeier (2018)
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- Field liaison and location scouter
-Managed gear and DIT
- Pre-production Ghana: Researcher, Coordinator
-Post-Production Ghana: Edited campaign videos after shoot
- In-house senior video editor
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Used on location: Sony AR7III, RED Monstro, Canon 7D Mark II, and iPhone.
Experience with RED Gemini, RED Helium, drones, Canon and Sony cameras
Chelsie Xavier-Blower (2017-Present)
Freelance Filmmaker, Videographer, Editor & Photographer - Global
- Herring short film (currently under post-production)
- Videographer and/or Editor for the following clients: Noelle Floyd, Daisy Gilardini, Paul Nicklen, Oceans Initiative, Great Explorations, Randonnee Tours, Adang Sea Divers, Spa Boat Thailand, Federation of Ontario’s Cottager’s Association, and more.
- Photographer for the following clients: Oceans Initiative, Spa Boat Thailand, Tofino Marina and Resort, Ocean Film Festival Australia 2018, Lennox Head Surfing Competition 2018, the Coaches Association of Ontario, and more.
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Below is a brief gear list. Please contact me for an in-depth list.
- Z-Cam E2, Canon 7D ii, DJI Mavic Air 2, DJI Osmo, range of lenses and grip gear