[1] Born in Windlesham, Surrey, Slee studied Art & Design at Kingston University, and graduated with a first class honours degree from the London College of Printing in Photography, Film and TV.

He first achieved industry recognition for directing James Burke, in the 1989 ACE Award-winning PBS documentary series After the Warming.

This prescient series dealt with the issue of global warming, using virtual reality computer simulations.

By 1997 he was at the forefront of large screen IMAX film making, co-devising and directing Wildfire – Feel the Heat for the Discovery Channel, and The Legend of Loch Lomond for the Strathclyde European Partnership.

In 2003 he co-wrote and directed BUGS 3D!, a $9 million IMAX 3D natural history drama, narrated by Judi Dench.