Nature and wildlife filmmaking usually present enough of a challenge as it is. But when I found out that the annual DVC/UWOL Charity Film Challenge was about to take place, I knew I had to sign up and give it a go. A charity film challenge is pretty simple. You sign up stating your desire [...]
The Trees Speak to Those Who Choose To Listen Last night as I was finishing up my location scouting at Indian Creek Nature Center, I stopped again at Founder's Grove and just sat and took everything in. I felt the wind on my face, I watched as the branches of the trees swayed to and [...]
Scouting Indian Creek Nature Center For Locations Today is the first full day of being able to focus on the theme for the DVC/UWOL Charity Film Challenge. Â I spent some time last night looking up legends and folklore on trees. Found a great Native American story about why the trees lose their leaves. problem is, [...]
It's Go Time! Today the theme for the 6th annual DVC/UWOL Charity Film Challenge was announced. And the theme is... "TREES". At first it sounds deceptively easy to crank out a four minute film about trees. But then you start to think about it and you realize you just can't shoot a bunch of trees [...]
An Opportunity to Follow Along As I Try to Create a Film in 14 Days! A few years ago on the Digital Video Information Network a bunch of nature and wildlife filmmakers got together to create a film challenge to build friendships, grow as filmmakers and to just plain have fun. The challenge we were [...]
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