Went out for a recce of Priddy pools in the Mendips last week for a new project, and took this time-lapse while I was there. I’ve not done a huge amount of time-lapses in my time and I’m still learning a lot about what works and what doesn’t so criticism is very welcome! In theContinue reading “Time-lapse of Priddy Pool”
Author Archives: Tom Richards
Final Film Excitement
It’s been a couple of weeks since we all had to present our ideas for our final films, and things are getting exciting (and stressful)! I’ll be filming my final film at Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary in Cross River State, Nigeria, and it will be about the great work that the guys there do andContinue reading “Final Film Excitement”
Happy New Year!
It’s the New Year, and a while since I’ve had the time to write a blog post. But I’ve had good reason – 20,000 words to hand in and 2 film projects to edit over the Christmas period didn’t leave me much time for anything else. I’m in the process of writing something a bitContinue reading “Happy New Year!”
Vision Conference Bristol
Vision Creative Conference is an annual event that brings together pioneers from the creative industries and showcases their innovative thinking. With a range of speakers from Google employees to founders of Iced Coffee brands, a few Wildlife Filmmaking students excitedly headed down to the Arnolfini to see what it was all about. Joining some ofContinue reading “Vision Conference Bristol”
Inspiration and High Standards from Last Year’s MA Wildlife Filmmakers
After a year of honing their wildlife filmmaking skills, on Thursday the day finally came for last year’s students to show their films at the BBC Natural History Unit. Eager to see how high the bar would be set, this year’s students sat among employees from both the BBC and the independent sector as theyContinue reading “Inspiration and High Standards from Last Year’s MA Wildlife Filmmakers”
#MyAutumn Film for BBC Autumnwatch
Been busy the last couple of weeks with Wildscreen festival and editing a video for BBC Autumnwatch as part of #MyAutumn on Facebook. The video was just posted, so go ahead and view it in it’s proper format on the Autumnwatch Facebook page here. It’s about invisible migration of blackbirds into the UK over theContinue reading “#MyAutumn Film for BBC Autumnwatch”
Alastair Fothergill on The Making of Planet Earth, Blue Planet and Frozen Planet
Since I’ve been too busy on my course lately to write anything that I’m, not going to get credit for (sorry!), here’s a press release I wrote for a talk my coursemates and I went to… Alastair Fothergill has produced some of the best natural history films to come out of the BBC, and inContinue reading “Alastair Fothergill on The Making of Planet Earth, Blue Planet and Frozen Planet”
First Week on a New Course
So the day I’d been waiting for all summer finally arrived, and I have now begun the MA Wildlife Filmmaking course at UWE. It’s only been 10 days and it’s already pretty exciting! We began on a Thursday morning with the standard sort of university induction you get at the beginning of any higher educationContinue reading “First Week on a New Course”
An Albanian Orthopteran
When deciding on possible holiday destinations, the Mediterranean offers a plethora of options: whether one prefers to relax on a beach, eat delicious food, soak up some culture or engage in some more adventurous activity, holidaymakers are spoilt for choice. One country that might not come up in the average conversation of where to goContinue reading “An Albanian Orthopteran”
Stunning Damselfly!
Saw this stunning damselfly while walking in Nonsuch park the other day. It looks like the head has been mostly bitten off by a predator, which is unfortunate (for me as well as the damselfly) as I’d love to have seen it flying with those beautiful, iridescent wings. From looking at a few common speciesContinue reading “Stunning Damselfly!”
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