Overview
Join Shem Compion in discussion with wildlife and documentary filmmakers Abraham Joffe and Dom West. Abraham and Dom have worked on many productions but two of them stand out for us at C4 - the award-winning documentary "Tales by light" which follows photographers as they push the limits of their craft and has featured two C4 Atelier guests from a previous webinar, Art Wolfe and Jonathon Scott. Abraham and Dom were also both involved with directing and producing Animal Planet's new natural history series 'Big Cat Tales' presented by Jonathon and Angela Scott and Ole Looseyia.
They'll be discussing a wide range of topics from the industry including life behind the scenes, evolving technology and of course creativity and the art of story-telling.
Speakers
Abraham Joffe
Abraham Joffe has established himself as one of Australia’s leading DSLR filmmakers and has been appointed as a Canon Master. Having worked on a variety of television and film projects, he has a passion for storytelling and filmmaking in the natural world. His trips through the Kimberley in Western Australia shooting stories on bush survival skills, extreme fishing, bush cooking and wildlife encounters speak for themselves. This work lead to Abraham becoming the head cameraman for David Ireland’s “Wildlife Man” series travelling to many countries to film adventure stories. The show was distributed on Discovery channel in the US, Channel 9 in Australia and in over 20 other countries. He owns and operates “Untitled Film Works”, one of the most successful and has established himself as a leader in DSLR filmmaking running workshops and speaking regularly in Australia and internationally. [The image of Abraham Joffe above is reproduced with the kind permission of Wayne Osborn].
Dom West
Dom West is an Australian based documentary filmmaker working across a variety of genres from extreme sports to wildlife. With over 2 decades of experience, Dom uses filmmaking to tell stories that are important to him. In recent years Dom has worked alongside Abraham Joffe ACS at Untitled Film Works on series such as Netflix’s ‘Tales by Light’ and Discovery’s ‘Big Cat Tales’. "
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Shem Compion is a wildlife photographer working throughout Africa and the world. Dedicated to his craft, he has lived for 7 months in a landrover, built specialised underground hides, hiked with military escorts and slept on top of a few volcanos all in the pursuit of creating images of relevance. He shares his experiences and knowledge via books, of which he has published 7, and managing C4 Photo Safaris – a safari company dedicated to providing the highest level of service to photographers wanting to visit every corner of Africa.
Shem Compion
