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"This book describes what is involved in producing a modern Award-winning natural history documentary film for international television viewing. 'Messengers of the Gods' is based on the crane family of birds, one of the oldest forms of wildlife with which man is associated. It proposes that conservation of populations is critical to our cultural well-being, as well as a tribute to the contributions these birds have made to human culture.Long-serving environmental scientist Dr Hugh Lavery, with prominent poet and film-maker Ken Taylor, travel through 18 countries in the quest for the scenes and stories that provide the narrative of a film employing the communication skills of leading artists, composers and actors.The book reinforces that the narrative nowadays is central to natural history film-making. ""I found the film (and book) strong and beautiful even beyond expectations"" Mike Kendall, long-time Librarian, BBC Natural History Unit, UK. ""I thought it to be beautiful, ambitious and magnificent conceptually"" Prof. Peter Sculthorpe, composer."

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"Dr Hugh Lavery is Chairman & Executive Counsel of Australian Environment International, a service providing worldwide advice on corporate environmental strategies and solutions. He has held executive roles in the Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service and Department of Environment, and has been Principal Environmental Adviser to Australia's largest landholder (AMP). Other long-term clients have included the Kitakyushu City Government and Port of Nagoya Aquarium (Japan), Perak Government (Malaysia). He has been a Training Supervisor for France's prestigious l'Ecole Polytechnique since 1993. Hugh has held senior advisory roles also with WWF Australia, Greening Australia, National Trust and National Geographic Society. He presently serves on the Advisory Councils of Quantum Solar Asia (Indonesia) and Earth Protect Inc (USA) and is Adjunct Professor of Environmental Systems in the Institute for Future Environments at the Queensland University of Technology. His role as Executive Producer to the Australian Broadcasting Commission in the 1970s has led to a long and fruitful collaboration with the ABC's Natural History Unit and its Founder and Director Ken Taylor. In the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2013, Professor Lavery was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for ""significant services to the environment and conservation."""

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