Hello from the wildlife world

Hi everyone. I am a wildlife cameraman/editor/filmmaker, and I thought it might be fun to dabble in screenwriting, if only (and most likely only) for my own personal benefit. I once spent much of my time writing, mostly short stories, poetry, and the occasional article, but writing has fallen fairly low on my list of priorities as of late. I joined this forum with the hope that by surrounding myself with others enthusiastic about writing, I might find more motivation to write myself. - Jon

I recently completed a documentary on the Saratoga Lake watershed in Saratoga County, New York. The film depicted the social and environmental issues surrounding the watershed, including interactions between humans and the natural world. Most of my recent wildlife shooting was for b-roll for that film, and included a lot of common wildlife from the Upstate region. This summer I am focusing on beavers, white-tailed deer, and foxes, although I am currently on vacation and haven't begun shooting yet.

I appreciate all the warm welcomes. I'm afraid I was a bit misleading in my introduction. I should have more accurately called myself an aspiring wildlife filmmaker. I just graduated college with a degree in biology, and am currently trying to network in the natural film industry and improve my wildlife showreel. This summer I am lucky enough to be able to spend lots of time outside filming, and I am looking for jobs as an assistant on wildlife film shoots. Although it is not my primary source of income yet, I did just land my first paid editing job! Anyway, if anyone would like to check out the work I have done so far, you can watch my showreel here.

As for my interest in writing, I want to start working on a screenplay for a short film I have been thinking about for a little while. It is not a project that I expect will result in an actual film, but I am interested in writing it as a learning exercise and introduction to screenwriting. I am also interested in writing about nature. I like the idea of nature prose, but I have not been able to combine my previous work into anything substantial. I am hoping to spend a lot of time outside this summer, and to spend a significant amount of that time writing.