2023 has been an incredible year for the Wild Island Film School. Every student has been a joy to work with. As always, the Isle of Mull has thrown every imaginable weather day at us. From high winds and flash flooding to heatwaves and stunning, cloudless skies. Whatever the weather, the landscapes and backdrops of

Back in 2021, Harry Nixon signed up for the residential wildlife filmmaking course on the Isle of Mull. Harry had visited the island back when he was a child with his parents. He was interested in working in television and wanted to know if the Wild Island Film School could help him in any way.

Wherever appropriate, I encourage students to put themselves in their films. This often means questioning why they’ve come to Mull and the real reason behind making a film. Year after year, the answers are increasingly personal and can often surround challenges of confidence and self belief. Storytelling is self expression and whether you physically appear

A friend recently commented on one of my student’s films. He thought it was brilliant, but asked “what did the student do?”. This was because the student appeared throughout the film, so it looked liked I had made the film for him. I was really taken aback and the comment stayed with me all evening.

I am happy to announce the 1 day Wildlife Filming Experience on the Isle of Mull. This is a one-to-one experience where you can try your hand at filming nature and wildlife under safe guidance. Try out broadcast quality cameras and learn fieldcraft. Have a unique adventure absorbing the nature around you. A real adventure

In light of not being able to run courses through most of 2020 and 2021 (so far) I was able to focus more on my charity, WildstreamTV. I am the co founder along with wildlife filmmaker, Philip Dalton. We have been working with hospitals and other care settings to provide footage of seldom seen behaviours,