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Jake Willers interviews wildlife filmmakers including cinematographers, producers, directors and sound recordists to hear their personal career stories, get advice and inspire others to achieve their wildlife filmmaking goals.
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MWF 26: Doug Allan - Wildlife & Documentary Cameraman
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Doug discusses how he broke into the industry meeting David Attenborough and crew in the Antarctic, how advances in filming gear has changed his workflow, and so much more.By Jake Willers
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MWF 25: Nate Dappen - Biologist, Photographer & Co-founder of Day's Edge Productions
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Nate talks with Jake about grant writing, gear obsession, the importance of insurance and contingency plans, and the need for a healthy balance between filming and family.By Jake Willers
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MWF 24: Dan O'Neill - Wildlife Filmmaker, Explorer and Field Biologist
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Dan discusses his films 'Queen of Birds' and 'To Find a Harpy', his global explorations, the importance of having a management agency, and his Wilderland Film Festival.By Jake Willers
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MWF 23: Patricia Fearnley - Head of Natural History Content BBC Worldwide
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Patricia discusses working on marketing the landmark series Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II and how marketing strategies are evolving.By Jake Willers
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MWF 22: Judy Lehmberg - Former Biology Teacher Turned Wildlife Filmmaker
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Judy’s story is certainly not the norm. Judy is a former college biology teacher now following her passion for wildlife filmmaking. When Judy retired from her teaching career, she immediately bought a Red One Camera and headed to Yellowstone to film. She now spends the majority of her time in Yellowstone gathering footage for documentaries, stock f…
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MWF 21: Stephen Dunleavy - Creative Director at Humble Bee Films
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Stephen talks about his start in the industry, his time at the BBC, founding Humble Bee Films and working with Nigel Marven and Sir David Attenborough.
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MWF 20: Dusty Hulet - Director & Producer of Award Winning Film 'Bears of Durango'
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Dusty explains how he became a wildlife filmmaker, his experience filming in bear dens, and the dreaded burnout and depression that struck during the fundraising and making of his latest film.By Jake Willers
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MWF 19: Ben Hamilton - Director of Photography & Owner of Pioneer Studios
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Ben tells us how he broke into the industry, stories from his latest project filming in the wilds of Alaska, and shares some valuable filmmaking advice.By Jake Willers
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MWF 18: Gaelin Rosenwaks - Marine Scientist, Explorer, Photographer and Filmmaker
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Gaelin shares her story of studying as a marine scientist and filming with National Geographic to founding Global Ocean Exploration to share her passion for the ocean, marine conservation and photography.
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MWF 17: Cody Westheimer - Music Composer at New West Studios
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Cody’s passion for nature has helped him to carve out a niche in the natural history genre, working with networks including Discovery, Smithsonian, Netflix, IMAX and many more.By Jake Willers
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MWF 16: Alex Jones - Adventurer & Filmmaker Specializing in Macro-Cinematography
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Alex's passion for macro-wildlife cinematography is evident as he explains his aspirations as a wildlife filmmaker.
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MWF 15: Dereck and Beverly Joubert - National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence, Filmmakers and Wildlife Conservationists
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Dereck & Beverly describe their lives living together in the wilds of Africa, their conservation achievements and the all to recent buffalo incident.
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MWF 14: Chris Morgan - Ecologist, Conservationist, Author, Filmmaker, TV Host, Bear & Large Carnivore Nut
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Chris Morgan explains his career path and talks about the many adventures with bears that have shaped his life and films working with PBS, BBC, Discovery and National Geographic Television.By Jake Willers
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MWF 13: Stephanie Arne - Host of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, Ambassador for the Planet and Conservationist
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Stephanie describes her path to becoming the host of one of the longest running wildlife TV shows in history and how hard work, passion and an adventurous spirit are essential to fulfilling your dreams.
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MWF 12: Patrick Dykstra - Adventurer, Filmmaker, Expedition Leader and Lawyer
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Inspirational story of how Patrick's passion for the blue whale lead him to become a cinematographer on the BBC's Blue Planet 2.By Jake Willers
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MWF 11: Bob Poole - National Geographic Cameraman & Host of Man Among Cheetahs
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Jake talks with National Geographic cameraman and host of Man Among Cheetahs, Bob Poole at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2017By Jake Willers
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MWF 10: Richard & Carol Foster - 28 years filmmaking from their jungle studio in Belize.
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Join Jake as he talks with filmmaking couple Richard and Carol Foster from their Belize jungle studio.
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MWF 09: Kim Wolhuter - The Maverick Wildlife Filmmaker and the Host of Man, Cheetah, Wild.
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Join Jake Willers as he talks with the Maverick Wildlife Filmmaker Kim Wolhuter.
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MWF 08: Hardy Jones - Filmmaker, Author and Co-Founder of BlueVoice.org
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Join Jake Willers as he talks with Filmmaker Hardy Jones about his experiences exposing the dolphin slaughter in Japan.
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MWF 07: Howard & Michele Hall - IMAX 3D Director/Cinematographer and Producer, and owners of Howard Hall Productions
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Join Jake Willers as he talks with both IMAX 3D Director and Producer, Howard and Michele Hall.
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MWF 06: Chris Palmer - IMAX Producer, Author and Distinguished Film Producer in Residence at American University
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Join Jake Willers as he talks with IMAX Producer, Author and Distinguished Film Producer in Residence at American University, Chris Palmer.
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MWF 05: Vanessa Serrao - Producer, Filmmaker and Director of Science and Exploration Media at National Geographic
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Join Jake Willers as he talks with the Director of Science and Exploration Media at National Geographic, Vanessa Serrao.
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MWF 04: Ali Alvarez - Director, writer and owner of Mariposa Productions.
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Join Jake Willers as he talks with filmmaker Ali Alvarez about her new film Muerte Es Vida or Death Is Life.
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MWF 03: Roshan Patel - Co-founder of Nestbox Collective
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Join Jake Willers as he talks with filmmaker Roshan Patel about his new film Red Wolf Revival.
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MWF 02 : Matthew Podolsky founder of Wild Lens, Inc
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Join Jake Willers as he talks with filmmaker Matt Podolsky of Wild Lens, and host of the Eyes on Conservation podcast. Matt's recent films include Scavenger Hunt and Bluebird Man.
