There’s no shouting “Lights! Camera! Action!” in my world. No pre-set scripts. No rigid storyboards dictating the day’s filming. Just the raw, unscripted reality of conservation work unfolding before me. My role? To observe,...
At WorkCabin Films, we specialize in conservation filmmaking, but we don’t do it alone. We believe that the most impactful films come from a true collaboration between conservation storytelling experts and the conservation experts...
We've all been there, wondering how to make the revision and review process efficient. It's incredibly time consuming to make ongoing changes, re-render a project, and upload yet another copy for review and likely...
WorkCabin Films' documentary filmmaking style uses an in-the-field, as-it-happens technique. The scripting and storyboarding method you see in corporate videos and commercials has become practically extinct in nature documentaries. And for good reason: When...
As the founder and Senior Cinematographer at WorkCabin Films, I've been asked many times to describe my favourite kind of filmmaking, especially my documentary style of filming. What's the most effective? What's the most...
Somebody asked me the other day to describe my conservation filmmaking style. I think the best way to describe it is immersive. I don't mean 3D immersive. I mean something more genuinely powerful. Every...
When you and your organizational team embark on having a video created and produced, it's important that everyone is on the same page about the format. Doing this will save headaches and extra costs. First,...
Expanding the team at WorkCabin Films is an exciting step forward that will allow us to take on larger conservation documentary projects while staying true to our roots. By bringing in additional skilled and...
WorkCabin Films captures and produces signature content for conservation nonprofits in Canada, and of the people and research being done in wild places. Is signature content necessary for your organization? Does it really matter? Does...
Beavers play a vital role in creating and maintaining healthy watersheds through their unique ability to engineer landscapes. By building dams across streams and rivers, beavers create ponds and wetlands that slow down water...
