Wildlife Filmmaking Workshop · Nagaland
12–15 Nov 2026 · Doyang, Wokha, Nagaland
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Asian Adventures presents · Only 12 seats
Naga hills bula rahi hain.Camera ready hai?
Four days in the Naga hills learning to film wildlife — not just photograph it — with award-winning filmmaker Kenneth Lawrence, in the middle of the world's greatest raptor migration. You arrive with a camera and good intentions; you leave with your own edited wildlife sequence and a process you can repeat on every trip after this one.
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Hear it from the mentor
Kenneth, in his own words. Give it 2 minutes.
Three short clips from the field — how he works, what a mentored day actually looks like, and the footage past participants took home. Tap to play with sound.
Getting really close
Kenneth on the one thing that changes your footage forever — proximity, patience and reading the animal.
We jumped straight into it
What a real field day feels like: rain, movement, split-second calls — and the shot you didn't expect.
What you walk away with
Footage shot by people who came in as beginners — proof of what four mentored days can do.
Why this workshop
Lakhon parinde. Ek bhi film nahi.
Your cards are full of good frames. The bird is sharp, the light was kind, the moment was real — and yet none of it becomes a film that someone watches to the end.
That gap has never been about equipment. It is craft: knowing which shot the sequence needs next, holding focus on a moving subject, recording a forest so that it sounds like a forest, and shaping the material into a story on the timeline.
Over four days in Nagaland, Kenneth Lawrence teaches precisely that — on the Doyang roost ridge at first light, in village fields at golden hour, with your own camera in your hands.
Balance ₹18,000 payable by 20 October 2026.
The curriculum
Six disciplines of wildlife filmmaking, taught in the field
Each module is built around a working professional's process — practised on location, then reviewed with your own footage on the edit table.
Camera to cinema
Turn your stills camera into a capable wildlife filmmaking rig — settings, profiles, support.
Field craft
Approach, hides, patience and behaviour reading. This is what separates good footage from great.
Sequence thinking
Stop collecting clips. Learn to shoot a sequence that holds an audience for 60 seconds.
Sound in the wild
Ambience, calls and layered sound — the half of filmmaking most beginners ignore.
Edit & story
Selects, structure, pacing, and a simple edit workflow you can repeat at home.
Career playbook
How commissions actually work in India, and how to build a reel that gets you hired.
This is the curriculum. Twelve seats carry it.
Reserve your place today with ₹7,975; the balance of ₹18,000 is due by 20 October 2026. Cancel 30 days or more before the workshop and your payment is refunded, less processing charges.
Your mentor
Kenneth Lawrence
Award-winning filmmaker and wildlife photographer whose work focuses on capturing wildlife behaviour, natural landscapes and conservation stories through photography and filmmaking.
His film Wild Spiti — The Ghost of the Snow, on the elusive Snow Leopard of the Himalayas, won the Best Film Award at Nature's Best Photography Asia 2020. Kenneth leads wildlife photography and filmmaking experiences across India and abroad — the Amur Falcon areas of Nagaland, Pangot, Mangalajodi, Corbett, Little Rann of Kutch, Borneo, Bharatpur and Tal Chhapar.
"Anyone can press record. Filmmaking starts when you know what the animal will do next — and you are already framed for it."
2020
Best Film · Nature's Best Asia
8+
wildlife destinations led
1:1
footage feedback
From Kenneth's fieldwork
Footage like this. Shot by you.
Real clips from Kenneth's fieldwork — the exact range you'll learn to capture: a tight portrait, an intimate behaviour, and the wide that sells the place.
Blue-capped Rock Thrush
Clean subject isolation — the blue-and-orange pop you chase at 400mm.
Himalayan Langur
Behaviour over beauty. A mother and infant — the kind of moment that makes a film.
Himalayan Goral on the ridge
The wide environmental shot that tells viewers where this story happens.
Hover to play · all clips 4K source, optimised for fast loading
Participant outcomes
They arrived with cameras. They left with finished films.
The workshop was excellent. Kenneth has clearly put his heart and soul into designing it, and it showed in every session. What I appreciated most was that he started from the absolute basics, making it valuable regardless of your experience level. I attended with just one goal in mind: to learn how to craft a compelling narrative. Instead, I came away with so much more — from understanding cameras, lighting and composition to learning how to tell meaningful stories, every session was insightful and engaging. The lodge accommodation was decent. The unexpected rain meant a few things were beyond anyone's control, but the lodge staff went above and beyond to ensure everyone had a comfortable and enjoyable experience. Overall, a fantastic experience, and I look forward to attending many more workshops in the future.
Abi
Gurugram
I had to cancel my participation at the last moment because of a medical emergency at home. But based on the engagement from everyone and seeing part of the work done, I feel I missed a great learning and networking experience.
Gurbans Chatwal
Pune
I was satisfied with the overall workshop and Kenneth Sir explained it so patiently to us. It was a great learning experience. We had some amazing sightings on the safari. Special thanks to Mohit Agarwal Sir and the Asian Adventures team for organising such a wonderful workshop. Amazing hospitality from Rann Riders Dasada. Looking forward for more such workshops.
Jair Luke Sam
Bengaluru
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The programme
Four days, structured shot by shot
Every session has a purpose: field time when the light is right, craft sessions when it is not, and a review table at the end of each day.
Arrival in the Naga hills, recce & the language of wildlife film
- Arrive Dimapur / Kohima, drive to our base near Doyang; gear check and camera setup for video
- Session: how a wildlife sequence is actually built — shot sizes, beats, story arc
- Evening recce of the roost ridge and the viewpoints we will film the migration from
The roost at first light: scale, movement & exposure
- Pre-dawn shoot as thousands of Amur Falcons lift off over the Doyang reservoir
- Exposure, frame rates, shutter and picture profiles for fast birds against bright sky
- Panning, tracking and holding focus on flocks in motion
- Night session: footage review with Kenneth, frame by frame
Cinematography, sound & the human story
- Long lens work, gimbal and tripod technique for flight and perched behaviour
- Filming in Naga villages and terraced fields — landscape, texture and golden-hour cutaways
- Recording natural sound: wing beats, calls, hill ambience and interview basics
- The conservation arc: from hunters to guardians — how to film a story with people in it
Edit, feedback & the road ahead
- Assembly edit workshop: selects, pacing, sound design basics
- Personal feedback on your Nagaland footage from Kenneth
- Careers, commissions and pitching wildlife films to broadcasters and brands
- Wrap-up, certificates and departure after lunch
Four days that will change how you shoot.
Reserve your place today with ₹7,975; the balance of ₹18,000 is due by 20 October 2026. Cancel 30 days or more before the workshop and your payment is refunded, less processing charges.
The location
Doyang — where a million falcons darken the sky
Every November the Amur Falcon breaks its journey from Siberia to southern Africa over the Doyang reservoir in Wokha district — the largest roosting congregation of raptors recorded anywhere on earth. Sunrise and sunset here are not scenery; they are a scene.
Around it sits everything a wildlife film needs: mist-filled valleys, terraced Naga villages, hornbill country forest, and the conservation story of a community that turned from hunting these birds to protecting them. We stay close to the roost, so the field is minutes from breakfast.
Fully inclusive
What your seat includes
3 nights stay near Doyang, Wokha district (twin sharing)
All meals — breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea and field snacks
All field drives, jeep transfers and roost/viewpoint access in Nagaland
4 days of mentoring and classroom sessions with Kenneth Lawrence
Footage review, edit workshop and personal feedback on your work
Naturalist support from the Asian Adventures field team
Not included
- Travel to and from Dimapur / Kohima
- Camera gear and personal equipment
- Personal expenses, tips and anything not listed above
- Travel insurance and Inner Line Permit / entry formalities
What you'll be filming
Nagaland ka cast
Who this is for
This workshop is built for you if…
Photographers who keep hitting record but never finish a film
Birders and naturalists who want to tell stories, not just make lists
Content creators moving from reels to real wildlife sequences
Beginners with a hybrid camera and a lot of intent
And honestly, not for you if…
you are looking for a relaxed holiday with a camera in the bag. Mornings begin before first light, sessions run late into the evening on the edit table, and you will be asked to show your footage and take notes on it. Twelve seats go to people who came to work.
If that sounds like you, one of the twelve seats is yours.
Reserve your place today with ₹7,975; the balance of ₹18,000 is due by 20 October 2026. Cancel 30 days or more before the workshop and your payment is refunded, less processing charges.
Workshop fee
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₹25,975 upfront · balance ₹18,000 by 20 October 2026
₹25,975 per person · twin sharing · all inclusive
That is roughly ₹6,500 a day for lodge stay, every meal, all field sessions and four days of mentoring from an award-winning filmmaker — less than most people spend on a single lens they never learn to use properly.
- 3 nights / 4 days in Nagaland with all meals
- All field sessions, safaris and hide access
- 4 days of mentoring with Kenneth Lawrence
- Edit workshop + personal footage review
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Only 12 seats
Small group by design — every participant gets field time with Kenneth.
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Show up in Nagaland · 12 Nov
Gear list, travel note and a pre-workshop briefing reach you on WhatsApp well before departure.
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Questions
Before you book
Talk to a human
Doubt hai? WhatsApp karo.
Travel, gear, fitness, payment — our team replies on WhatsApp, usually within a couple of hours. No sales script, just answers.
November is close
Agli baar nahi. Iss baar.
Twelve seats, one mentor, four days inside the greatest raptor migration on earth.
₹7,975 now · balance ₹18,000 by 20 October 2026 · 12–15 November 2026 · Doyang, Wokha, Nagaland
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