Professional Courses for Filmmakers and Wildlife Enthusiasts
On Saturday 24th September Bristol Wildlife Filmmakers welcomed twenty-five guests to the Sawmill conference venue on the National Trust’s beautiful Tyntesfield estate for a day of personal, behind the scenes views of wildlife filmmaking from the presenters, producers and camerapeople who create the natural history films we watch on TV.
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On Friday 3rd June Bristol Wildlife Filmmakers welcomed fifteen students to Folly Farm to begin the packed weekend of workshops, hands-on filming and editing that make up our Introduction to Wildlife Filmmaking course.
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On a bitterly cold Thursday morning at the end of January, Bristol Wildlife Filmmakers welcomed sixteen students from all over the UK to the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust’s Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire.
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In June last year six students (and a writer from BBC Countryfile Magazine) joined Bristol Wildlife Filmmakers’ Introduction to Wildlife Filmmaking course at Folly Farm. Working in two groups they were tasked with making short films focusing on Folly’s wild flower meadows.
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In June last year Bristol Wildlife Filmmakers hosted a Meet the Wildlife Filmmakers Day for the Guild of TV Cameramen (GTC) at Folly Farm. It was an opportunity for documentary cameramen who don’t normally film wildlife to get an insight into the vagaries of working with animals and plants…
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Students learning to use a reflector
For me this weekend has been an inspiration. I’ll remember my experiences for a long time yet, and all of you have re-enforced my belief that I want to become a wildlife filmmaker.
