Jan Pester » » An Idiot Abroad http://www.janpesterpictures.com Director of Photography | UK & Canada Mon, 05 Nov 2018 23:29:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Baftas http://www.janpesterpictures.com/baftas/ http://www.janpesterpictures.com/baftas/#respond Mon, 21 May 2012 09:58:00 +0000 http://www.janpesterpictures.com/?p=816 Going to the Baftas on Sunday as An Idiot Abroad 2 has been nominated for yet another award.

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]]> http://www.janpesterpictures.com/baftas/feed/ 0 An Idiot Abroad highest ranked programme ever on Science Channel http://www.janpesterpictures.com/an-idiot-abroad-highest-ranked-programme-ever-on-science-channel/ http://www.janpesterpictures.com/an-idiot-abroad-highest-ranked-programme-ever-on-science-channel/#respond Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:03:04 +0000 http://www.janpesterpictures.com/?p=776 An Idiot Abroad is officially the most viewed programme ever on The Science Channel in USA.
The channel claims to be “home for the thought provocateur” and “a playground for those with audacious intellects” so you can see why an Idiot might thrive !
Meanwhile across the pond in Britain An Idiot Abroad 2 has been nominated for an RTS award in 2 categories:
Best Popular Factual and Features and Best Presenter (for Karl Pilkington).
This particular parade will be hosted by Rob Brydon at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London on March 20th.
Dawn on a live Volcano...JP and KP with Albi, The Happiest Man in the VillageAn Idiot Abroad 2 Africa-with Jessica Hippo in her living roomLeaving Karl's Desert Island

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]]> http://www.janpesterpictures.com/an-idiot-abroad-highest-ranked-programme-ever-on-science-channel/feed/ 0 National TV Awards Bulletin http://www.janpesterpictures.com/national-tv-awards-bulletin/ http://www.janpesterpictures.com/national-tv-awards-bulletin/#respond Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:59:36 +0000 http://www.janpesterpictures.com/?p=611

National TV Awards O2

Well, like the valiant Andy Murray we didn’t win. Not only that our Idiot Abroad 2 clip, lovingly crafted by Richard Yee our Series Producer fell victim to the only visible technical cock-up at this spectacular show-biz event. None of the other Nominees in this category got their clips shown either! On the plus side we got a fantastic cheer when the programme was announced, there was plenty of champagne, some fancy little tarts described by staff as “Haggis” and we all had a superbly condensed education in popular British television. It was also a rare opportunity for me to wear a skirt….prompting the staff to offer me whisky at every opportunity.
Every important TV face was there. The men in their suits and the women poured into impossible dresses with the help of other attentive behind-the-camera folk. I enjoyed it all. Karl Pilkington would have hated it.

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I’m off to the National TV Awards at the O2 Arena in London on 25th January. An Idiot Abroad 2 has been nominated. Please vote for it at

http://www.nationaltvawards.com/vote-shortlist

Ricky, Steve and Karl can’t make it to the ceremony so I’m going instead along with the directors. Its a Black Tie event and Jan. 25th is also Burns Night (that’s Robert Burns, renowned Scottish poet, lefty, and ladies’man) so I think I shall air my knees and wear my dress kilt.The Awards ceremony is being broadcast live on ITV1, hosted by Dermot O’Leary.

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]]> http://www.janpesterpictures.com/an-idiot-abroad-2-national-tv-awards-nominee/feed/ 0 An Idiot Abroad 2 (The Bucket List) starts airing in USA 21st Jan. http://www.janpesterpictures.com/an-idiot-abroad-2-the-bucket-list-starts-airing-in-usa-21st-jan/ http://www.janpesterpictures.com/an-idiot-abroad-2-the-bucket-list-starts-airing-in-usa-21st-jan/#respond Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:25:06 +0000 http://www.janpesterpictures.com/?p=529 An Idiot Abroad 2. Ricky Gervais, Karl Pilkington, Stephen Merchant

Ricky Gervais, Karl Pilkington and Stephen Merchant

An Idiot Abroad 2 starts its North American airing at 10pm on The Science Channel, 21st January. Its been screened in UK already with record ratings and has been nominated for a number of awards.
Its a very funny comedy travel series in which Karl Pilkington is sent round the world by his two friends Ricky and Stephen in order to broaden his mind.This series is “The Bucket List” or “Things to do before you Die”. As cinematographer I and the team followed Karl to Alaska, Route 66 (starting in Santa Monica), Japan, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, South Africa, Uganda, Russia and China. Many adventures were had and Karl’s take on them is off the wall and hilarious. You will occasionally see the camera shaking uncontrollably!

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]]> http://www.janpesterpictures.com/an-idiot-abroad-2-the-bucket-list-starts-airing-in-usa-21st-jan/feed/ 0 An Idiot Abroad 2…US Premiere http://www.janpesterpictures.com/an-idiot-abroad-2-us-premiere/ http://www.janpesterpictures.com/an-idiot-abroad-2-us-premiere/#respond Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:12:30 +0000 http://www.janpesterpictures.com/?p=410 An Idiot Abroad 2 premieres in the USA on The Science Channel 10pm 21st January. Have a look at it..its funny !

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]]> http://www.janpesterpictures.com/an-idiot-abroad-2-us-premiere/feed/ 0 Idiot Abroad Nominated http://www.janpesterpictures.com/idiot-abroad-nominated/ http://www.janpesterpictures.com/idiot-abroad-nominated/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:35:41 +0000 http://www.janpesterpictures.com/?p=287 An Idiot Abroad 2 has been nominated for The British Comedy Awards on Friday 16th December

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An Idiot Abroad series 2 crew - Malekula Volcano

I returned to shoot the 2nd season of the Sky 1 series An Idiot Abroad earlier this year – a phenomenally successful comedy travel series with Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington. This shot shows a motley group of people standing on the rim of a live volcano in Vanuatu  just after dawn one Saturday…the way you do.

An Idiot Abroad 2 has just finished screening in the UK with record ratings and is due out in North America early next year.

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