Friday 19 October 2018
Have you always wanted to be a wildlife television presenter? Here's your chance to learn what it takes from the professionals. Get the lowdown and top tips from the people involved across the whole life cycle of a production who have worked on some of the most acclaimed wildlife films on our screens.
Chair:
Jo Sarsby (TV Agent)
Panel:
Naomi Wilkinson (TV Presenter)
Vanessa Coates (Director/Producer)
Tim Lasseter (Film Editor)
Mark Sharman (Cameraman)
Andy Hawley (Sound Recordist)
Mark is known for filming wildlife and people both topside and underwater. He has worked extensively on presenter-led programmes such as the 'Watches' with Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Iolo Williams and Gillian Burke; Deadly 60, Wild Alaska Live and the forthcoming Expedition series with Steve Backshall; Life at the Extreme with Davina McCall; Animals with Cameras with Gordon Buchanan, plus more than 80 films for The One Show featuring Miranda Krestovnikoff, George McGavin and Mike Dilger amongst many others…
Wildscreen Festival is the world’s largest and most prestigious wildlife and environmental film making event which takes place in Bristol every two years. Wildscreen is a Bristol based charity with the goal to convene the best photographers, filmmakers and creative professionals with the most committed conservationists to create compelling stories about the natural world; that inspire the wider public to experience it, feel part of it and protect it.
