Online Wildlife Filmmaking Courses

Start Your Journey Into Wildlife Filmmaking

If you want to tell meaningful stories about wildlife but feel overwhelmed by gear, settings, or where to begin, you’re in the right place. Learn with Alan Lacy, from your first short film to documentary storytelling and distribution.

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Start learning now: Course 1 is available today. Plan your next stage: Courses 2 and 3 are in development and available to preorder individually or in the bundle. Release dates have not been announced.

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Introduction to Wildlife Filmmaking

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This is the foundation of everything that follows.

Introduction to Wildlife Filmmaking is a beginner-focused course that teaches you how to think, shoot, and work like a wildlife filmmaker, even if you’ve never made a film before.

You do not need expensive gear.
You do not need to travel.
You do need a clear path.

By the end of this course, you will have created a 2–5 minute wildlife short film.

Key outcomes:

Understand what makes wildlife filmmaking different from other forms of filmmaking
Learn how to use any camera, including phones, mirrorless, or cinema cameras
Build confidence shooting in manual mode
Learn ethical fieldcraft and animal behavior fundamentals
Organize, edit, and finish a complete wildlife sequence

Price: $99

Introduction to Wildlife Filmmaking

Available: Now
Price: $99

WHY THIS COURSE COMES FIRST

Most people never finish a film.

They collect clips, watch tutorials, and wait for the right gear or location.

This course is designed to break that cycle.

It focuses on:

Clarity over complexity
Practice over perfection
Completion over theory

This is not about becoming a professional overnight.
It is about learning how to start and follow through.

HOW THE COURSES PROGRESS

The wildlife filmmaking journey works best when it is built in stages.

Step 1: Introduction to Wildlife Filmmaking

Learn the fundamentals and complete your first short film.

Step 2: How to Make a Wildlife Documentary

Learn deeper storytelling, structure, and long-form production.
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Step 3: How to Distribute and Monetize Your Wildlife Film

Learn how films reach audiences, festivals, broadcasters, and supporters.
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Preorder the complete three-course bundle

$599 paid today. Start Course 1 now, with Courses 2 and 3 included when released at no additional charge. Courses 2 and 3 are still in development; their lessons are not yet available and release dates have not been announced.

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WHO THESE COURSES ARE FOR

These courses are built for:

Wildlife lovers who want to tell stories visually
Beginners who feel overwhelmed by gear and settings
Filmmakers who want a structured, ethical approach
Creators who value conservation and storytelling

They are not designed for:

People looking for shortcuts or viral hacks
Those unwilling to practice in the field
Filmmakers already working full-time in broadcast television

YOUR NEXT STEP

If you’ve been waiting for permission to start, this is it.

The first step is simple.

Make your first wildlife film.

Wildlife filmmaking is not about exotic locations or expensive equipment.
It is about patience, observation, and learning how to see.

This journey starts close to home.

Interested in What’s Coming Next?

Join the Waitlist for Courses 2 and 3

Not ready to preorder? Join the free waitlist and I’ll email you when Courses 2 and 3 are released. No payment is required to join the waitlist. Both courses are still in development and release dates have not been announced.

Prefer to reserve your course now? See the paid preorder options below. Already bought the bundle? Courses 2 and 3 are included, so you do not need to purchase them again.