How To Film Wildlife with Mike Linley

[@SonicTerritories]

This is one of the best filmmaker tutorials I have seen. Very comprehensive while being concise. Some of the gear is outdated but most of the concepts are not. Highly recommend it.

[@tecraven]

Thanks Jonas. Yes, agreed some of the kit is dated (camcorders) but, as you say, the techniques and everything else are just as relevant today as ever.

[@mcladrifter]

@@tecraven Would you consider revisiting this now as camera tech and whatnot a become much better and advanced over the years since?

[@tecraven]

@@mcladrifter There would not be any point in my making another video on this, but what I would say, for wildlife video work today there is only one way to go: full-frame mirrorless camera with a 200 to 600 zoom lens. I have a Sony A7 III, which is superb, but Sony or Canon or Nikon in the full-frame mirrorless range, all are superb. With long zoom lens there is a guy on KZbin that talks a lot about this: @cameraconspiracies - he's a funny guy, comes across in a strange way if you're not used to his humour, but he knows his stuff and one or two of his videos he talks about zoom lenses for wildlife.

[@b00ty]

The Bob Ross of wildlife video, aren't you? Thanks for sharing from your wealth of experience

[@ExCenterProductions]

This man has a better understanding of storytelling than Disney and Amazon Prime combined. Great Tutorial, thank you!

[@tecraven]

Wow! Thanks, Wil.

[@eerofi]

This should be mandatory watching for anyone who is stressed or otherwise tense. Great teachings too!

[@tecraven]

;)

[@Iamstacyswift]

2024 and I am watching this

[@tecraven]

Wow, thanks. I think a lot of it is still relevant, just the video camera equipment is dated.

[@Iamstacyswift]

@@tecraven I am getting into wildlife photography and video this was helpful

[@tecraven]

@@Iamstacyswift Glad it's helping. Again, most is definitely still relevant. Enjoy!

[@kasturiranganp]

This is great work. thank you for sharing your immense knowledge. Mike Linley is outstanding.

[@tecraven]

Thanks, K-ART

[@metabugs7702]

Excellent work Mike.

[@DavidJonesImages]

Hi Nigel, thanks for the great presentation.

[@tecraven]

Thank you, David. The video is a bit old now, but most of it is still very relevant.

[@swarnendubiswas1118]

Thank you so much Sir for sharing your valuable guidance and experience.

[@tecraven]

You're welcome, Swarnendu.

[@pattab8038]

Great video, thanks sir

[@runefagereng6023]

Brilliant!

[@tecraven]

Thanks, Rune.

[@eaglespirit5325]

Hi, Amazing work ! Thanks for sharing ! One very interesting question if i may aske... How did you make this clickeble chapers here on youtube ??? That's COOL !!! I love to be able to do that to ! xxx Debby

[@tecraven]

The clickable 'time stamps' are easy, you just type them into the description and KZbin automatically does the rest. Just type the numbers for the hours, minutes and seconds as I have, with an M-dash (horizontal line) between the numbers and the titles. Just type it as I have and it automatically happens.

[@eaglespirit5325]

@@tecraven thanks i am going to try this right now ! 🙏

[@AinsworthMediaProductions]

Have you got anymore information on the endoscope setup fromt he macro section. Cracking video thank you for the upload

[@tecraven]

Hi AMP. I filmed this with Mike many years ago now, back in 2007 so I can't remember what endoscope that was, but it was a few years old back then so I'm sure there are better endoscopes around these days.

[@AinsworthMediaProductions]

@@tecraven iv worked with medical endoscopes before but never seen a mount from that to filter thread looks like I could ne a much more affordable probe lens

[@tecraven]

@@AinsworthMediaProductions Ah. I really can't remember where the mount came from to be honest.

[@lukasheat6412]

Great Video Are there any other tutorials by MIke Linley?

[@tecraven]

Thanks, Lukas. This is the only Mike Linley video I ever filmed I'm afraid. It does cover quite a lot though, as you know.

[@lukasheat6412]

@@tecraven thank you for your answer and i really appreciate all the informiations what mike presented.

[@ReyhanHamdi]

Do you know of any other videos on wildlife filmmaking? paid or free

[@tecraven]

Sorry, Reyhan, I don't know of any.

[@ReyhanHamdi]

@@tecraven thank you so much

[@studio12archive60]

There are plenty on YT

[@Mugshot69]

In my class we always watch these science things about animals and Mike appears In them, I’m in y6 now but back in y5 I always used to scream “MIKE!!” when Mike appeared on screen and it’s caused a bit of an epidemic because we all do it now and our new teacher hates it, it sounds a bit like the seagulls from finding dory but instead of “mine” it’s “MIKE!!!!”

[@tecraven]

That's funny. Mike will be pleased!

[@joevee5619]

Mike Linley in 2022?

[@tecraven]

No. In the main description, it says it was filmed in 2007.

[@tecraven]

No, I wrote, filmed and directed this in 2007.

[@joevee5619]

Very cool…

[@joevee5619]

Is there a current version of that camera at a reasonable cost…I thought I saw that camera running 15k

[@tecraven]

@@joevee5619 I'm not sure. I'm well out of date with those JVC cameras and have no idea what they have done, if anything, with them these days. Check the JVC Pro website, details should be there. I personally use full-frame mirrorless these days. I have a Sony A7 III, but the A7 S III is way better. Canon colour science is superb, but Canon have a reputation for overheating. I like the Sony A7 S III and I think it's one of the best mirrorless video cameras available at any price at the moment.