Can anyone become a wildlife filmmaker?
Wildlife filmmaking is a very specialized occupation and not for everyone. Genuine passion for the wild, mental and physical stamina, the ability to sit alone quietly in the forest for hours at a time, and the patience to wait days or weeks to get a particular shot, are the attributes needed to be a wildlife filmmaker. Of course, you also need an aptitude for the medium and lots of different skills. Wildlife filmmaking also requires an investment in expensive equipment. The monetary rewards are not always great and there is no ‘job security’. You have to work as a freelancer, and it usually takes several years of hard work to make your mark. In short, you should be prepared to enter this profession for the love of it and treat any rewards, monetary or otherwise, as a bonus!
