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The commentary is crucial to a wildlife film. Beautiful and powerful images can be undercut and damaged by the wrong words at the right time and vice versa. The thread of the narrative can be unravelled by an incongruous choice of phrase. When faced with an empty page, how do you begin? What's more important, the words or the pictures? When does one take precedence over the other? How do you judge which style to employ, what mood to convey, what emotion to elicit? The Writing for Wildlife…See More

Kick off 2011 by learning essential new skills for your career! We're pleased to announce a brand new course to start next year on 7-9 Jan 2011: Writing for Wildlife Documentaries.A script can make or break a wildlife film. Beautiful and powerful images can be undercut and damaged by the wrong words at the right time and vice versa. The thread of the narrative can be unravelled by an incongruous choice of phrase. So how do you start? What's more important, the words or the pictures? When does…See More

Whether you want to film wildlife as a fascinating hobby, or are hoping for a career as a professional wildlife camera operator, this course will arm you with the knowledge and techniques to create stunning shots and sequences. As camera technology advances apace it can be difficult to know what equipment to use (and then how to use it!), with a high tutor to student ratio, this course is unique in content and value for money. It will answer all the questions you have and many you haven't…See More