Cheetahs are the fastest runners on the planet. Combining the resources of National Geographic and the Cincinnati Zoo, and drawing on the skills of an incredible crew, we documented these amazing cats in a way that’s never been done before.

Using a Phantom camera filming at 1200 frames per second while zooming beside a sprinting cheetah, the team captured every nuance of the cat’s movement as it reached top speeds of 60+ miles per hour.

The extraordinary footage that follows is a compilation of multiple runs by five cheetahs during three days of filming.

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Greg Wilson is a cinematographer living in NYC. He got his start working as a photo-journalist for magazines like Rolling Stone, Spin and Fader. In 2005 he began working in motion pictures. He shoots with everything from 16mm film to 65mm HD. He loves the outdoors and has a passion for working in tough environments needing on-the-spot solutions for demanding technical situations. Greg is the 2011 winner of the International Cinematographers Guild’s Emerging Cinematographer Awards for his short film, Somewhere Else. His list of clients include HBO, NGS, Starz, Nokia, Nike, PBS, Expedia, Cartoon Network, AOL, Rough Trade, Mute Records and more.