BODY SHOCK Benjamin Kračun BSC reveals the approach he adopted when shooting The Substance, working with prosthetics and practical effects to realise director Coralie Fargeat’s vision for the body horror. The script for The Substance is 150 pages and 20…
Diary of a Ghost is a short drama about a young woman’s relationship with her deceased partner and her struggle to let go of the past. We shot the film over two days in and around London. There was…
Lead image credit: Phil Streather NO TEA PARTY The traditional approach to filming chimpanzees and many other species in their natural habitat is to use a large camera and a very long lens necessitating a large and heavy tripod, but…
CREATURE COMFORTS Cinematographer Jack Mifflin used the Laowa Ranger Compact Cine Zoom to capture European marmots in the wild. Images of wild marmots eating biscuits was the spur for award-winning filmmakers Yaz Ellis and Jack Mifflin to produce a short…
THE RIGHT PACKAGE FOR A SUCCESSFUL SHOOT Whether navigating tropical jungles, searing deserts, icy mountains, or the depths of the ocean, wildlife filmmakers face a unique set of challenges. Despite the variety of environments, a common set of considerations always…
INTREPID ADVENTURE Anyone growing up in the UK is familiar with Captain Scott’s race to the South Pole as a tale of tragic heroism but there is far more to the story that a new film sets out to explore. …
CAPTURING THE GRIT AND GLORY Guardians – a gripping new documentary series filmed using Blackmagic Design kit – sheds light on the courageous work of anti-poaching rangers in the Zambezi Delta of Mozambique. Produced by Conservation Film Company for EarthxTV,…
WILD NINJA Kristi Odom travels the world as a photographer and filmmaker to highlight wildlife stories and protect them. As an Associate Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers, she has helped raise nearly $1m for conservation. On a…
FEMALE FORCE Networking and support group Women in Wildlife (WiW) is connecting and amplifying women working within the wildlife industry. We hear from its founder and members about the group’s vital work. The planet is facing climate and biodiversity loss…
SECOND NATURE Some of the cinematographers behind Planet Earth III reveal their techniques to capture the big wild world in all its glory. For wildlife cinematographer John Haskew, any filmmaking, including shooting the natural world, is “all about the story…
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