Develop, film and edit your own wildlife film making documentary on one of Africa’s most stunning game reserves.
Develop, film and edit your own wildlife film making documentary on one of Africa’s most stunning game reserves.
Whether you just have a desire to film Africa’s fascinating wildlife, or you are aiming to build a career in the competitive field of wildlife filmmaking, Africa Media’s wildlife filmmaking experiential training program will be perfect for you.
Africa Media’s wildlife filmmaking program is a 4-week experiential learning program that guides film students into the heart of wild Africa. At its core, the program aims to develop a new generation (of all ages) of professional wildlife filmmakers capable of entering into one or more to the various roles that comprise the wildlife filmmaking industry.
The program pairs students with some of Africa’s top professional wildlife filmmakers and wildlife experts who will act as both your guides and personal tutors during your time on the program. They will share their industry knowledge and filmmaking skills with you as you research, develop, film and edit your own personal wildlife documentary.
Over the program, students will move through the three primary phases of producing a broadcast standard wildlife documentary: pre-production, production, and post-production. Pre-production phase will be dedicated to ensuring students gain a sound understanding of camera operation, editing techniques, audio use, sequencing, storytelling and developing your own personal documentary. During production, the team will spend nine days on one of Africa’s top wildlife reserves where we will focus purely on capturing incredible content for your documentary. Post-production will be spent dedicated to editing and presenting a final 5-minute documentary.
This program is aimed at introducing students to the real world of wildlife filmmaking-the highs, lows, and challenges that wildlife filmmakers face daily when trying to document the world’s incredible wildlife and wild places.
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28-day program
Filming tuition
Filming safari on wildlife reserve
Broadcast filming equipment
Program certification
Accommodation
Meals
Internet
Local travel
Such an amazing experience and learned a lot in a short space of time on the film program. The team who run the program are fantastic and make sure that everything runs smoothly. A(...)
I really enjoyed my program as a filmmaker in Africa Media. They are very professional and Kind people. Their team work hard to make you feel confident and to give you all the tools you need to be successful.
I joined the wildlife filmmaking program in 2018. At the start I was worried that it would be too advanced as I had never filmed wildlife before, although I had worked with cameras(...)
I had the best month of my life on the wildlife filmmaking course with Africa Media. We had access to great equipment and were taught how to use it. The 9 days spent on safari at(...)
My experience with Africa Media was the most amazing experience of a lifetime opportunity.It taught me how much filmmaking is alot of work.
I'll never forget that rhino moment deep(...)
I was part of the October 2017 film program. Everyone at Africa Media were extremely kind and helpful. We learned about so many important skills, and got to use them in the field(...)
Everything you need to know about our wildlife filmmaking training program is here in the FAQ’s.
View the daily syllabus of our wildlife filmmaking training program from pre-production to post-production.
View the work of our students! Many have been featured at international film festivals and won production awards.
We visit a variety of world renowned reserves and sanctuaries. Find our more about filming platforms here.
Africa Media is a premier supplier of production services, experiential media training programs and interactive edu-tourism expeditions throughout Southern Africa.
Our mission is to build an enthusiastic generation of wildlife and environmental specialists who have the skills and passion to build successful careers or make significant contributions in the wildlife and environmental media industry.
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