The Life and Times of a Nature Filmmaker: The Job, Tools, and Career Pathway

Today on the channel we talk to Brady Holden, who, as the owner of a small production company aptly named Holden Films, specializes in making beautiful films for environment non-profits and companies around the country - and specifically in the Pacific Northwest.
Brady sat down with me to talk about the challenges, tools, skills, and career opportunities in the wide ranging world of being a nature and environmental filmmaker.
Enjoy the conversation and find Brady and his work here:
holdenfilms.org/
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[@justadudeontheinternet650]

Definitely keep doing interviews like this. Always great to get insights from other filmmakers.

[@CurrenSheldon]

Will do! I have a few more planned, just need to schedule them in.

[@lettochfilms]

Really useful video and nicely put together, thank you. The 15 minutes flew by. It's something I've been dabbling in here in Perthshire, with our own rewilding project, and starting to branch out to film other peoples projects. It's a wonderful space to work in and tbh what is more important than this. Thank you and hello from Scotland.

[@CurrenSheldon]

Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed it. And agreed that finding work that is fulfilling and has some purpose behind it is really helpful for longterm success. Good luck on your projects - I love Scotland!

[@petersenjessem]

This video is very helpful and I would love to see more like it. I've been a videographer for over 12 years and I really want to get into environmental/nature filmmaking. This video has some great tips for getting into that sector. Thank you!

[@CurrenSheldon]

Glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful. Good luck on getting into that area of filmmaking!

[@jeremyhardy996]

Great insight! Love this style of video.

[@CurrenSheldon]

Glad you got something out of it! Hope to have more like it in the future…

[@scottievee7467]

That mini Hollyland sounds good. Yes, I would like to see more on the job stuff. YT has enough gear guys.

[@CurrenSheldon]

Yea it's a really nice little microphone system. I love how compact it is. Going to get a black circle sticker to make it even less noticeable.

[@JustinVandergaast]

Great video!

[@CurrenSheldon]

Thanks for watching!

[@laughingbuddhafilms]

Hey! Which macro lens would you recommend? I'm wondering about the Laowa macro?