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| Lyndal's Top Five Filmmaking Tips |
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Lyndal Davies is an extremely successful filmmaker and presenter. Here she offers you her top five filmmaking tips:
1. PATIENCE
You can never fit a time schedule to wildlife – it has to be in the animal’s time. If you are operating the camera then you must be prepared to sit and wait for hours, days or weeks for a particular shot.
2. BE PREPARED TO ROUGH IT
Most of the world’s wildlife is often found in remote and inaccessible places. It’s one of the big factors ensuring the survival of the various species. The downside is it can make filming a potential nightmare. It once took us 18 hours to navigate a 20 kilometre stretch of road – and we were in vehicles!! Once you reach your destination you have to find the animals. This often involves trekking through the jungle and camping under the stars. If sleeping on a sheet of plastic and creepy crawlies are not your thing then you may want to consider a different career.
3. STORY TELLING
It is one thing to get the amazing pictures but another matter altogether creating a documentary. Pictures will only hold the viewers attention for so long. You need to create an interesting story around these pictures. That means marrying the pictures together with the appropriate voice over.
4. COMMUNICATION
If you are going to make wildlife programmes then you have to be prepared to get along with other people. A sense of humour is also a huge bonus. You might be working in very difficult situations and with the same camera crew for months on end.
5. PASSION
If you think you are going to make millions out of filming wildlife then think again. You really need to be passionate about animals and love what you are doing as the mere fact you are spending your days working with them will be your greatest reward.
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