Go Wild with Your Camcorder
- How to Make Wildlife Films -

The first book on making wildlife films for over 35 years!

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"If you are prone to that urge for the great outdoors and the call of nature, but haven't yet got around to actually filming it, this little book makes an ideal companion." Netribution

"Go Wild With Your Camcorder is a real gem of a book. Beginners will learn something from virtually every page, whilst the more seasoned independent wildlife filmmaker will still pick up some nuggets of information here and there as well as confirming the techniques they already use. At £11.95 you can’t afford to not buy this book if you are looking to get into this area of video production or simply to improve your existing skills as a wildlife filmmaker." DVuser - full review at www.dvuser.co.uk

"Go Wild With Your Camcorder is an excellent book to get you started in wildlife film-making. Very informative and easy to understand. Well structured from beginning to end and a joy to read. A must have accessory for your camera bag."
Gareth Trezise - Wildlife Cameraman

Widlife FilmsWhether you want to film wildlife as a fascinating hobby, or are hoping for a career as a professional wildlife film-maker, this book and a basic camcorder are all you need to get started! Packed with information and advice acquired over years of teaching wildlife film-making Piers Warren guides you through all aspects of making a wildlife film from choosing a camcorder to editing the final product.

Includes:

  • Selecting a Camcorder - different formats explained (including High Definition)
  • Other Useful Equipment - tripods. lenses, lights, microphones and more...
  • Subjects for Filming - in the garden, on holiday or on a special trip
  • Documentary Themes - how to choose a topic for your film - with numerous examples
  • Camera Techniques - handling, composition, shooting sequences, panning/tilting/zooming, cutaways, interviews and many other techniques discussed
  • Fieldcraft - how to be neither seen, heard nor smelt by the wildlife
  • Set Building - how to construct and use wildlife sets
  • The End Product - DVDs, web-streaming, television, showreels - the possibilities explained
  • Post Production - planning, editing, working with sound tracks, adding music and narration

Author Piers Warren is the Principal of Wildeye Wildlife Film Training, editor of Wildlife Film News, producer of wildlife-film.com, founder of Filmmakers for Conservation and author of Careers in Wildlife Film-making. Through Wildeye, Piers leads wildlife tours and training expeditions around the world.

From the Introduction:

"Welcome to the wonderful world of wildlife film-making! Whether you want to make wildlife films with your camcorder as a fascinating hobby, or are hoping for a career as a professional wildlife film-maker, this book aims to give you a good start. We will be exploring all aspects of recording wildlife with a camcorder, from choosing equipment, to shooting techniques, fieldcraft, documentary themes and post-production.

Making wildlife films ticks many boxes – it gets you out in the fresh air, is a creative pastime, helps you to understand animal behaviour and the natural environment, and involves you in documenting a wild world that is changing increasingly rapidly. For those who fear technology, modern camcorders are easy to use – pick-up-and-shoot, for those who love gadgets there is a plethora available, and for those who relish a challenge wildlife film-making presents many."

The first book on making wildlife films for over 35 years!

Click Here For Ordering the paperback or eBook

Reviews

"As a keen amateur camcorder user with a passion for wildlife I’ve been looking for a book like this for years. It’s answered many questions, given me loads of new ideas and all in friendly language I can understand. Various technical matters that were confusing me have been explained and I now have a much clearer idea how the professionals do it. I’m already getting better results from my camcorder and have ideas for movies queuing up in my head. I’ve realised how previously I was just pointing my camcorder at wildlife and recording – now I am making movies! I’ve even found myself contemplating a career in this field. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to get more out of their camcorder – especially if wanting to record wildlife/nature."

'Go Wild with Your Camcorder - How to Make Wildlife Films'
is published by WILDEYE

124 pages ISBN 9780954189969

Email: info@wildeye.co.uk

For more information about Wildlife Film Training please go to www.wildeye.co.uk

Also see:

Wildlife Film-making: Looking to the Future

Wild Pages: The Wildlife Film-makers' Resource Guide

Careers in Wildlife Film-making

Wildeye Publishing