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HD Naturally |
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nature, wildlife, filmmaking |
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International award winning photographer and cinematographer, Kevin J Railsback takes you on an incredible journey through our natural world.From a gently flowing creek in the Iowa countryside to the top predators in the Yellowstone food chain, and everything in-between.Along the way you’ll get an opportunity to get inside the mind of filmmaker Kevin J Railsback. Learn how he captures some of his incredible footage with helpful tips as well as how he puts it all together in front of his camera lens. |
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There’s No Place Like Home
The life of a nature and wildlife filmmaker is often a lonely one.
When I’m working on a project I’ll often head out well before sunrise and sometimes won’t be back until well after sunset. If I’m someplace like Yellowstone, this can go on day after day for weeks at a time. Usually I’m by myself. Sometimes my wife, Angi, will come along.
But even when I have someone along for company, I’m too consumed with figuring out what to shoot, how to shoot it and how it’s all
Do Pictures Lie?
What do you think of this picture?
It’s a beautiful picture isn’t it? One of those Gold Graham mornings.
How about this one?
Not quite the same impact is it? Would it surprise you to know that both pictures are at the same location? Would it surprise you even more to know that the “mountain”
Ghosts Among the Corn
Several years ago before I made the switch to HD and started Silver Phoenix, I had a production company called Pawprint Productions. At the time there were quite a few stories about mountain lion sightings in Iowa.
Usually every TV news story or newspaper article ended with a bunch of people wanting to go out and kill it. Pretty soon it seemed like everyone was spotting mountain lions. There were even rumors that the Department of Natural Resources were using Blackhawk Black-Ops helicopters under the cover o
Silent Kingdom
Another film for the Underwater Over Land Film Challenge.
The theme for this challenge was “Animal Kingdom.”
Unfortunately this film had to be put together in just a few hours.
Family matters kept me home for most of the time period we had to complete the film. So, on the last day I headed out and spent most of the day driving around trying to find anything to film.
I knew I didn’t have enough wildlife footage to even come close to doing a film that really addressed the theme.
A New Challenge Begins
The latest underwater over land film challenge has begun.
This time around, the theme is “Animal Kingdom.” Why couldn’t I have had this theme when I was in Africa?
This is a tough time for wildlife filming in Iowa. Archery deer season is currently going on. They even allow hunting inside city limits as well as many parks. So, I’m guessing I’m going to have
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