Master Wildlife Filmmaking Podcast
Jake Willers interviews wildlife filmmakers including cinematographers, producers, directors and sound recordists to hear their personal career stories, get advice and inspire others to achieve their wildlife filmmaking goals.
Ep. 22: Judy Lehmberg
Judy’s story is certainly not the norm. Judy is a former college biology teacher now following her passion for wildlife filmmaking.
Ep. 21: Stephen Dunleavy
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.
Ep. 20: Dusty Hulet
Dusty explains how he became a wildlife filmmaker, his experience filming in bear dens, and the dreaded burnout and depression that struck during the fundraising and making of his latest film.
Ep. 19: Ben Hamilton
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 advice.
Ep. 18: Gaelin Rosenwaks
Gaelin shares her story of studying as a marine scientist and filming with National Geographic to founding Global Ocean Exploration to share her passion for the ocean, marine conservation and photography.
Ep. 17: Cody Westheimer
Cody’s passion for nature has helped him to carve out a niche in the natural history genre, working with networks including Discovery, Smithsonian, Netflix, IMAX and many more.
Ep. 16: Alex Jones
Alex's passion for macro-wildlife cinematography is evident as he explains his aspirations as a wildlife filmmaker.
Ep. 15: Dereck & Beverly Joubert
Dereck & Beverly describe their lives living together in the wilds of Africa, their conservation achievements and the all to recent buffalo incident.
Ep. 14: Chris Morgan
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, Discovery and National Geographic Television.
Ep. 13: Stephanie Arne
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 adventurous spirit are essential to fulfilling your dreams.
12 : Patrick Dykstra
Inspirational story of how Patrick's passion for the blue whale lead him to become a cinematographer on the BBC's Blue Planet 2.
Ep. 11: Bob Poole
Jake talks with National Geographic cameraman and host of Man Among Cheetahs, Bob Poole at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2017
Ep. 10: Richard & Carol Foster
Join Jake as he talks with filmmaking couple Richard and Carol Foster from their Belize jungle studio.
Ep. 9: Kim Wolhuter
Join Jake Willers as he talks with the Maverick Wildlife Filmmaker Kim Wolhuter.
Ep. 8: Hardy Jones
Join Jake Willers as he talks with Filmmaker Hardy Jones about his experiences exposing the dolphin slaughter in Japan.
Ep. 7: Howard & Michele Hall
Join Jake Willers as he talks with both IMAX 3D Director and Producer, Howard and Michele Hall.
Ep 6: Chris Palmer
Join Jake Willers as he talks with IMAX Producer, Author and Distinguished Film Producer in Residence at American University, Chris Palmer.
Ep. 5: Vanessa Serrao
Join Jake Willers as he talks with the Director of Science and Exploration Media at National Geographic, Vanessa Serrao.
Ep. 4: Ali Alvarez
Join Jake Willers as he talks with filmmaker Ali Alvarez about her new film Muerte Es Vida or Death Is Life.
Ep. 3: Roshan Patel
Join Jake Willers as he talks with filmmaker Roshan Patel about his new film Red Wolf Revival.
Ep. 2: Matthew Podolsky
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 Scavenger Hunt and Bluebird Man.
Ep. 1: Rick Rosenthal
Join Jake Willers as he talks with four-time Emmy award-winning filmmaker Rick Rosenthal who's filming accomplishments include PLANET EARTH, BLUE PLANET and LIFE.
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Podcast Jake Willers interviews wildlife filmmakers including cinematographers, producers, directors and sound recordists to hear their personal career stories, get advice and inspire others to achieve their wildlife filmmaking goals.