As the traditional awards season draws to a close with the Oscars this Sunday, for me it seems like awards season has only just begun. I’m lucky enough to have had my film The Drills of Afi Mountain nominated for four festivals this year, the first of which occurred over the weekend. Wild Film FestContinue reading “Awards Season, and My First Award”
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Wildlife Telly Over the Christmas Period
Christmas. A time for some of the worst television of the year – endless nostalgia programmes, repeats of Christmas specials and a whole channel dedicated to watching Jamie Oliver cook Christmas dinner for his family. A time when the potential to broadcast to a large viewing audience is at it’s peak, and yet for someContinue reading “Wildlife Telly Over the Christmas Period”
Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2015
As I walked up the stairs in Jackson Lake Lodge to the lobby for the first time, my breath was taken away by the incredible view of the Teton mountain range through the 60-foot windows before me. And as if that wasn’t already enough, the murmurs from hotel guests about a grizzly bear outside eatingContinue reading “Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2015”
The Drills of Afi Mountain
On Tuesday I finished my Masters in Wildlife Filmmaking, and so from here I take the plunge into the big wild world of trying to get a job. Although that’s actually not really the case, as I’ll be travelling to America on Thursday to volunteer at Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, but after THAT I’llContinue reading “The Drills of Afi Mountain”
The Drills of Afi Mountain trailer
So after nearly nine months of work, I’ve very nearly finished off my Masters film, which is now called The Drills of Afi Mountain. The film will be ready in the next few days (so watch this space!), but in the meantime here is my trailer. Remember to watch in HD, and enjoy!
Editing, Editing, Editing…
So I’ve just finished a (very) rough cut of my film, and I’m looking forward to finishing the next stage, which will be finessing what I’ve got and cutting it down from 15 minutes to 10. The editing process has been both fun and extremely tedious at the same time, but hopefully I’m past mostContinue reading “Editing, Editing, Editing…”
Afi Film in the Can!
Well, I’m back in Lagos after a 15 day shoot at Pandrillus Drill Ranch up at Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary in Cross River state, Nigeria, and I’m proud to say I think I’ve got the rushes to potentially make a pretty good film! After changing my story a bit from being more about the importanceContinue reading “Afi Film in the Can!”
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!”
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”
Tom Richards 