Behind the Wild Lens
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
TOTOAS - Roger Horrocks' Most Incredible Experience
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
That One Time On A Shoot - with My Octopus Teacher cinematographer Roger Horrocks. Roger describes the most incredible experience he's had filming und...
Roger Horrocks - My Octopus Teacher, Cinematographer
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At 36 years old Roger realized he no longer wanted to be a senior executive of a fortune 500 company so he resigned and pursued a career in wildlife f...
TOTOAS - George Vlad's Unexpected Recording
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
That One Time On A Shoot mini episode with George Vlad. George Vlad is back with a story about the time he recorded something he really wasn't expecti...
George Vlad - Soundscape Recordist, Dune Part 2, Planet Earth 3, Mufasa: The Lion King
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
George Vlad records sounds. He likes to focus on pristine natural soundscapes free from human influence, of which there are less and less every day. H...
Fredi Devas - Director Planet Earth II & III, Seven Worlds One Planet, Antarctica IMAX
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fredi has directed some of the most successful natural history series in existence... he also knows where the record button is on a camera! ________...
Podcast Rebrand 2024 - We're coming back!
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Master Wildlife Filmmaking Podcast is getting a much needed rebrand. The new name is 'BEHIND the WILD LENS'. Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of ...
Ben Masters - Writer, Director and Founder of Fin & Fur Films
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and the team at Fin & Fur Films blends strong messages with beautiful filmmaking in all their films and Deep in the Heart is no exception. _____...
Tony Lee Moral - Natural History Filmmaker, Director & Author
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From directing Bear Grylls in a camel carcass in the Sahara to becoming an Author & Novelist Tony has had a diverse palette of roles. ____________ Are...
Hazen Audel - Survival Instructor & Host of 'Survive the Tribe', 'Primal Survivor'
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Being swarmed by bees, stampeded by elephants and eating tribal delicacies are just some of the daily activities Hazen finds himself enduring! Are you...
Alan Lacy - Producer & Director Reel Earth Films
02 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Life sometimes throws us a curve ball and we have to make a course correction, but taking that leap when opportunity reveals itself can be hard, yet A...
Best Advice Compilation No.1
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Best Advice Compilation No.1 contains advice from 11 guests from previous episodes. This advice is so valuable it needs to be heard again and agai...
Jamie McPherson - Director of Photography & Producer
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie is best known for epic wildlife gimbal cinematography from all types of vehicles such as helicopters, ATVs, snowmobiles, boats and his DIY cine-...
Sripad Sridhar - Director of Photography Based in India
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sripad Sridhar experienced an event when he was just 21 where he could have lost his life. That event cemented his desire to become a wildlife filmmak...
Coyote Peterson - Host of Brave Wilderness, Wild Field Trip & Brave the Wild
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With 20 million YouTube subscribers, and over 4 billion views on the Brave Wilderness channel Coyote has learned a thing or two about building a brand...
Jayaprakash Bojan - National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2017
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From Nature Photographer to Wildlife Filmmaker, Jayaprakash has taken the leap and now spends the majority of his time filming wildlife in Singapore f...
Andy Casagrande IV - Emmy Winning Filmmaker, Shark Specialist & Family Man
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Casagrande IV knows a thing or two about sharks as he spends most of his time underwater with them. Andy's not afraid to give away great advice a...
MWF 38: Rooted Media - Barend Van Der Watt & Henk Ekermans
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Barend & Henk chat about their TV series Rooted, how they got their start in the industry, and overcoming the challenges of filming during a pandemic.
MWF 37: Erin Ranney - Wildlife Camerawomen & Deep-Sea Video Engineer
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Erin discusses her passion for long lens filming, how she navigated her way through the industry and why it so important to pursue your own goals.
MWF 36: Lisa Samford - Executive Director, Jackson Wild
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From her beginning as a journalist & graphic designer to her current role as Executive Director of Jackson Wild, Lisa discusses the importance of driv...
MWF 35: Jake Willers - TV Presenter, Filmmaker & MWF Podcast Host
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jake speaks about his early years running a wildlife park, his move into wildlife filmmaking and how he now juggles his work and career.
MWF 34: Casey Anderson - Emmy Nominated Filmmaker, Adventurer, TV Host & Founder of VisionHawk Films
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Casey chats about his early years breaking into the industry, his latest film, and the passion that drives him to make wildlife films.
MWF 33: Jeff Hogan - Emmy Nominated Wildlife Cinematographer
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff discusses filming in Yellowstone, working with Sir David Attenborough & Chris Morgan, and utilizing custom made camera traps to film mountain lio...
MWF 31: Sophie Darlington - Wildlife Cinematographer & BAFTA Winner
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sophie shares her journey into wildlife filmmaking, the importance of a strong message in her films and diversity in the future of the industry.
MWF 30: Janet Han Vissering - SVP, Development & Production of Nat Geo Wild
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Janet discusses her, not so straight forward, journey into the wildlife filmmaking industry and offers some great insight into Nat Geo Wild's program ...
MWF 29: Ivo Nörenberg - Wildlife Cinematographer Who Proposed The CN20 50-1000mm Lens To Canon
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ivo discusses his journey into wildlife filmmaking as well as how he managed to persuade Canon to build the CN20 lens, now synonymous with wildlife fi...
MWF 28: Rob Whitehair - Award Winning Wildlife Filmmaker & Co-Founder of Mammalz
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob shares his career story, chats about his film Hollywood Fox and explains why his latest ventures, Wild Propaganda and Mammalz, are so important.
MWF 27: Rob Nelson - Biologist & Emmy Award Winning Science Communicator
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob discusses his passion for science communication, why he's chosen his particular career path, the ups and downs of it all and his new book.
MWF 26: Doug Allan - Wildlife & Documentary Cameraman
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Doug discusses how he broke into the industry meeting David Attenborough and crew in the Antarctic, how advances in filming gear has changed his workf...
MWF 25: Nate Dappen - Biologist, Photographer & Co-founder of Day's Edge Productions
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nate talks with Jake about grant writing, gear obsession, the importance of insurance and contingency plans, and the need for a healthy balance betwee...
MWF 24: Dan O'Neill - Wildlife Filmmaker, Explorer and Field Biologist
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dan discusses his films 'Queen of Birds' and 'To Find a Harpy', his global explorations, the importance of having a management agency, and his Wilderl...
MWF 23: Patricia Fearnley - Head of Natural History Content BBC Worldwide
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Patricia discusses working on marketing the landmark series Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II and how marketing strategies are evolving.
MWF 22: Judy Lehmberg - Former Biology Teacher Turned Wildlife Filmmaker
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Judy's story is certainly not the norm. Judy is a former college biology teacher now following her passion for wildlife filmmaking. When Judy retired ...
MWF 21: Stephen Dunleavy - Creative Director at Humble Bee Films
25 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen talks about his start in the industry, his time at the BBC, founding Humble Bee Films and working with Nigel Marven and Sir David Attenborough...
MWF 20: Dusty Hulet - Director & Producer of Award Winning Film 'Bears of Durango'
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dusty explains how he became a wildlife filmmaker, his experience filming in bear dens, and the dreaded burnout and depression that struck during the ...
MWF 19: Ben Hamilton - Director of Photography & Owner of Pioneer Studios
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben tells us how he broke into the industry, stories from his latest project filming in the wilds of Alaska, and shares some valuable filmmaking advic...
MWF 18: Gaelin Rosenwaks - Marine Scientist, Explorer, Photographer and Filmmaker
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Gaelin shares her story of studying as a marine scientist and filming with National Geographic to founding Global Ocean Exploration to share her passi...
MWF 17: Cody Westheimer - Music Composer at New West Studios
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cody's passion for nature has helped him to carve out a niche in the natural history genre, working with networks including Discovery, Smithsonian, Ne...
MWF 16: Alex Jones - Adventurer & Filmmaker Specializing in Macro-Cinematography
17 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alex's passion for macro-wildlife cinematography is evident as he explains his aspirations as a wildlife filmmaker.
MWF 15: Dereck and Beverly Joubert - National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence, Filmmakers and Wildlife Conservationists
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dereck & Beverly describe their lives living together in the wilds of Africa, their conservation achievements and the all to recent buffalo incident.
MWF 14: Chris Morgan - Ecologist, Conservationist, Author, Filmmaker, TV Host, Bear & Large Carnivore Nut
11 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Morgan explains his career path and talks about the many adventures with bears that have shaped his life and films working with PBS, BBC, Discov...
MWF 13: Stephanie Arne - Host of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, Ambassador for the Planet and Conservationist
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie describes her path to becoming the host of one of the longest running wildlife TV shows in history and how hard work, passion and an adventu...
MWF 12: Patrick Dykstra - Adventurer, Filmmaker, Expedition Leader and Lawyer
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Inspirational story of how Patrick's passion for the blue whale lead him to become a cinematographer on the BBC's Blue Planet 2.
MWF 11: Bob Poole - National Geographic Cameraman & Host of Man Among Cheetahs
08 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jake talks with National Geographic cameraman and host of Man Among Cheetahs, Bob Poole at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2017
MWF 10: Richard & Carol Foster - 28 years filmmaking from their jungle studio in Belize.
08 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jake as he talks with filmmaking couple Richard and Carol Foster from their Belize jungle studio.
MWF 09: Kim Wolhuter - The Maverick Wildlife Filmmaker and the Host of Man, Cheetah, Wild.
09 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jake Willers as he talks with the Maverick Wildlife Filmmaker Kim Wolhuter.
MWF 08: Hardy Jones - Filmmaker, Author and Co-Founder of BlueVoice.org
02 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jake Willers as he talks with Filmmaker Hardy Jones about his experiences exposing the dolphin slaughter in Japan.
MWF 07: Howard & Michele Hall - IMAX 3D Director/Cinematographer and Producer, and owners of Howard Hall Productions
26 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jake Willers as he talks with both IMAX 3D Director and Producer, Howard and Michele Hall.
MWF 06: Chris Palmer - IMAX Producer, Author and Distinguished Film Producer in Residence at American University
06 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jake Willers as he talks with IMAX Producer, Author and Distinguished Film Producer in Residence at American University, Chris Palmer.
MWF 06: Chris Palmer - IMAX Producer, Author and Distinguished Film Producer in Residence at American University
06 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jake Willers as he talks with IMAX Producer, Author and Distinguished Film Producer in Residence at American University, Chris Palmer.
MWF 05: Vanessa Serrao - Producer, Filmmaker and Director of Science and Exploration Media at National Geographic
01 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jake Willers as he talks with the Director of Science and Exploration Media at National Geographic, Vanessa Serrao.
MWF 04: Ali Alvarez - Director, writer and owner of Mariposa Productions.
01 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jake Willers as he talks with filmmaker Ali Alvarez about her new film Muerte Es Vida or Death Is Life.
MWF 03: Roshan Patel - Co-founder of Nestbox Collective
07 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jake Willers as he talks with filmmaker Roshan Patel about his new film Red Wolf Revival.
MWF 02 : Matthew Podolsky founder of Wild Lens, Inc
27 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jake Willers as he talks with filmmaker Matt Podolsky of Wild Lens, and host of the Eyes on Conservation podcast. Matt's recent films include Sca...
MWF 01: Rick Rosenthal - Four-time Emmy award-winning filmmaker
27 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jake Willers as he talks with four-time Emmy award-winning filmmaker Rick Rosenthal who's filming accomplishments include PLANET EARTH, BLUE PLAN...