How To Get Started as a Wildlife Filmmaker

How to get started as a wildlife filmmaker (Beginners guide!)

So you want to start wildlife filmmaking but aren’t sure where to begin? In this video, I’ll walk you through the essential first steps, from simple gear choices to fieldcraft and storytelling, so you can start filming wildlife right away.

Whether you dream of working with Nat Geo, making your own documentaries, or just capturing better footage on your weekend hikes, these tips will help you take the leap into wildlife filmmaking.

👉 Ready to go deeper? I created a full online course that teaches you step by step how to film, edit, and share your first wildlife documentary: https://filmingthewild.com/courses/

00:00 Introduction
01:04 How to get started in wildlife filmmaking
02:42 Gear to consider
04:39 Fieldcraft & Animal Behavior
06:25 Tell a Good Story
08:32 Level Up Your Game!
10:46 Bonus Tip!
11:51 Outtro!

Welcome to Filming The Wild — where wildlife, storytelling, and adventure meet.

On this channel, I take you behind the scenes of wildlife documentary filmmaking. From remote desert shoots to tracking elusive predators, every episode offers a real-world look at how I capture nature’s raw beauty on camera. Expect gear reviews, cinematic field footage, production insights, and the untamed journey that comes with filming in the wild.

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