Why tell conservation stories?
Stories have been told since the beginning of our existence and are a powerful tool to communicate and influence. Yes, even cave drawings told stories way back in the days of the woolly mammoth...
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It’s about having the right filmmaking gear, and knowing the terrain
At the end of every year, and the start of a new year, I'm always investing and upgrading my video gear for work in conservation. Why does that matter to you? Here's the thing about working...
That Day I Was A Duck Whisperer (Not!)
One day during spring migration I headed out to film broll footage of waterfowl for a project that I was working on. How hard could it be? The inner bay of a nearby Great...
The ‘Look’ of Big Budget Conservation Documentaries Without the Big Budget
Let's say this right from the start: A camera is only as good as its operator makes it. There's a lot more to storytelling and filmmaking excellence than pointing a lens and clicking record. As a...
A Hike To Find One Of Canada’s Rarest Birds
Before sunrise on a June morning, Gregg grabs his filmmaking gear and follows two Birds Canada wildlife biologists deep into an old growth forest in search of one of Canada's rarest birds. Will the team...
Finding Community – a Conservation Filmmakers Journey
Looking back and reflecting on how far you've come is one of the exercises every small business, no matter what your niche, should do. The hardships, the triumphs, the lessons learned are always part of...
New video series for ALUS Canada
WorkCabin Creative has wrapped up a new video series for ALUS Canada featuring farmers from across southern Ontario. In the summer of 2022 I travelled to four farms where projects were underway or already established...
WorkCabin Creative part of The Warblers podcast national award-winning team
The Canadian Museum of Nature has announced the winners of its national Nature Inspiration Awards for 2022. Among the recipients are a family doctor who champions a program that prescribes visits to parks for...
The Messy, The Awkward, The Laughs
I'm usually so busy filming other people's stories that I rarely have a chance to tell my own stories from being in the field as a conservation filmmaker. So that's what this new podcast...
What is Organic Storytelling?
The word ‘organic’ gets tossed around a lot in the world of creatives and filmmaking. Organic this. Organic that. Blah blah blah. People will say they want a video or film that makes them authentic and/or...