Filmmaking – Adventure Film School

Shooting on Location: How to Capture Climber Action

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If the success of films like Meru, Dawn Wall, and Free Solo has shown us anything, it’s that audiences—mainstream audiences—enjoy well-made, captivating climbing films just as much as the dirtbags among us. The great news is that you don’t have to have silver screen aspirations (or budgets) to make a great climbing film.…
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Graham Zimmerman’s Work Hard, Play Hard Balance

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Graham Zimmerman is what you might call an outdoorsy multi-hyphenate. He’s an award-winning alpinist with a history of first ascents, an experienced producer and project manager, and as you might have guessed, an adventure filmmaker. Oh, and a geophysicist. “Producing films and producing geology projects is kind of the same thing,” he laughs.…
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Chasing Adventure with Filmmaker Jim Aikman

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Jim Aikman remembers his first climbing experience vividly—if not fondly. “I went to a climbing birthday party at a gym in Kalamazoo in fifth grade or something and I was scared shitless,” he says. “I hated it.” Despite his fear of heights, he eventually came around to the sport thanks to a bit of college romance.…
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A Storytelling Conversation with Daniel Galhardo of Tenkara USA

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If you will, close your eyes and consider the phrase “fly fishing.” What kind of images – or even emotions – does it conjure up? If you’re an enthusiast, perhaps you can envision a particular place or moment, maybe even the cool rush of water past your waders as you stand silently in the middle of a river.…
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Get Your Shot Just Right, How to Film on Water

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Spending time on the water – whether you’re fishing, surfing, swimming, or paddling – can be magical, exhilarating, and restorative. Filming on water, however, can be stressful if you don’t have all of your ducks in a row when it comes to safety, gear protection, and technique.…
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Harnessing the Power of Social Media

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Whether you spend all day mesmerized by a glowing screen or would rather chuck your smartphone off of a cliff, social media is here to stay – and it’s an essential tool for modern filmmakers. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat offer not just a way to promote yourself and your work, but also an opportunity to participate in the greater filmmaking community, connect with your audience, and find potential creative or business partners.…
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Finding Funding for Your Film Projects

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It can feel like one of the most significant hurdles in filmmaking is securing adequate financial backing for your projects. While it is possible for some folks to self-finance, apply for bank loans, locate individual investors, or borrow money from friends and family in order to fund their films, even those sources can run dry – and more often than not, they may not exist in the first place.…
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Creator Spotlight: Sarah Menzies’ Journey Through Filmmaking

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Sarah Menzies laughs when she recalls the surreal experience of winning Best Short Film at the San Diego Surf Film Festival for Catch It, a documentary about French surfer Léa Brassy. “They said my name and I was clapping, looking around, like, ‘Who made Catch It?’”…
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14 Filmmaking Apps to Download Right Now

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As the saying goes, the best camera is the one that’s in your hand at the moment – and more often that not, that camera tends to be a small, flat rectangle that happens to look a whole lot like a smartphone.…
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Creating Lifestyle Content on Trail

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Most people would probably consider a backpacking trip an opportunity to shake off the duties of work and enjoy a little downtime with Mother Nature – cell phones turned off, computers powered down, and hammocks securely fastened. Other people know that time spent on trail offers the perfect chance to snap photos, shoot film, and engage in storytelling – in other words, create “content.”…
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