Film The Hunt

As he does each year, Tom puts students on the spot while they are here at the class and asks them questions they aren't prepared for. Questions like, "has the class been worth the money you paid?", "What's been your favorite part of the class so far?", "If you had to go home now and explain the class to a friend, how would you describe it?".  The answers to these questions are raw, real and in th...

While preparing for the Film The Hunt editing school Tom sits down with Chris Hayes and Josh Sprouse to sum up the field production school and discuss the importance of surrounding yourself with like minded people. Josh shares his journey about originally deciding to sign up for the classes to him filming for different types of clients. For more information or to sign up for the ALL NEW ONLINE CLA...

Nestled in the center of some of Colorado’s most beautiful elk hunting terrain. Tom sits down with his little  elk hunting posse in front of one of their Montana Canvas tents for a conversation.  Tom, Jorden and Chris take you through their nine days of hunting with multiple updates and an ending you won’t wanna miss. Learn about their struggles on both the production and hunting side as well as t...

As he does each year, Tom puts students on the spot while they are here at the class and asks them questions they aren't prepared for. Questions like, "has the class been worth the money you paid?", "What's been your favorite part of the class so far?", "If you had to go home now and explain the class to a friend, how would you describe it?".  The answers to t...

It’s food plot season and Tom is joined by former Film The Hunt students, producers and friends Chris Hayes, Josh Sprouse and Mike Carraher. The conversation takes so many twists and turns but offers up SO MUCH information. From the information on shooting content while planting food plots that day to a brand new online education platform that was just launched. This podcast is one you WON'T W...

In this episode, we are getting excited about the upcoming Film The Hunt classes starting at the end of May. Your host, Tom Petry sits around the table with Austin Pittman of Bedford Camera & Video as well as Chris Hayes, former student, now producer and instructor for Become 1 and Film The Hunt. While in their Oklahoma hog hunting camp, they talk about the additional classes being introduced...

Acronyms Everywhere!! Well let’s explain. BTS means “Behind The Scenes”. And GT is the ALL NEW camo pattern being released by Badlands which stands for “Ground and Timber”. Your host, Tom Petry, sits down with badlands marketing director Blake VanTussenbrook as well as with fellow producers Jorden Susewitz and Chris Hayes on location in Alabama. They discuss the new pattern, new gear, release date...

Tom sits down with 3 different Field Producers while in their home deer camp of Ohio. They talk filming hunts from elk to whitetails and how filming these hunts can differ both in preparation and execution. Tom takes it easy on these guys (NOT) and uses their trials and tribulations and the things they’ve learned the “hard” way this week in camp, to help you from making thew same mistakes. We all...

Tom and former Film the Hunt Student Mike Stone form a friendship that started in the classroom but turned into hunting buddies. The 2 of them and producer Chris Hayes sit down in Okie deer camp and have quite the conversation. As always, an educational podcast with lots of great deer stories, tips on filming and producing hunts, and lots of belly laughs. All over an ice cold beverage in a camp wh...

Tom heads to Colorado for 2 weeks of doing what is arguably his favorite thing to do. Hunt Elk and live out of a Montana Canvas wall tent. First up, he is hunting with good friend and THE MAN over at Badlands Gear, Blake VanTussenbrook. The challenges continue behind the bow and behind the camera for the crew but we keep learning and SO WILL YOU! Onto the second week, Tom flips rolls and runs a ca...

Tom visits with past Film The Hunt student Mike Miller. They talk about Mikes journey through the courses, his early stage of getting work in the industry, working with us at Become 1 and ultimately where it all has led him nearly a decade later. These stories never get old and we at Film The Hunt take great pride in the fact that we played a small part in their success story. From the good to the...

Tom sits on the back patio reminiscing with his brother John. From the days when they first picked up a camera to film hunts (Apx1990) to the days of filming each other and how that progression has lead them both in separate directions. Things have certainly changed over the years both in technology and how far Outdoor TV has come, and they go down those roads of discussing the differences over a...

Tom sits down with Austin Pittman (President of Bedford Camera and Video) to discuss new gear for this season as well as some of Become 1's favorite new launches from Canon USA. It's the perfect time to hear about this gear and to get in touch with Austin to save money with your Film The Hunt discount and gear up for this fall. Tell them we sent you. Enjoy!

Nick talks with some of the crew from Latitude Outdoors at the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg. They talk about the previous season as well as all the new products they have coming down the pipe.

Nick sits down with Ryan from Rode Microphones to talk about different audio set-ups and how you can have great audio this coming fall.  They also talk about the new wireless system from Rode, Nick also talks about what type of set-up Become 1 and everyone should be utilizing on there set-ups.

Your Host Tom Petry sits down with another full class at this years 4 Day Field Production Course. Putting these students on the spot while they are still at the class and asking them what they think, what they are taking away and probably the #1 question. Has it been worth it? Whether you are interested in learning more about what these courses are about or have been on the fence about spending t...

Your Host Tom Petry sits down with a former Film The Hunt student and talks about how he went from knowing 0 and took it to 60 in such a short time. Learn about his 2 year journey and how he climbed that proverbial ladder so fast and made $ the entire time. A great conversation with tons of tips for anyone looking to get into filming hunts professionally. Don't forget to Subscribe to us on YouTube...

Join Host Tom Petry as he sits at the round table with great friends, both hunters and producers. They've got a lot of time on their hands on tis hunt as they are experiencing a TOUGH hunt. What can you do as a producer to help out, pass the time and how can you best take advantage of that down time. All of these answers and more as we come to you from the mountains of Colorado with tips on; filmi...

Nick shares a Montana Canvas wall tent in elk camp with good friend Blake VanTussenbrook of Badlands Gear. As always you'll pick up some good tips from behind the camera as this hunt was captured with 2 camera guys. Hear their stories on how it went down, what went through their minds in that moment and how they executed a perfect kill shot sequence on film. Oh, and you may pick up a few pointers...

We apologize for the long podcast, but this 2 part episode will keep you listening and shares one helluva story of a dream hunt come true. Your host Tom Petry, joins friends and past Film The Hunt students (Steve, Hand, Zach Hand and Stephen Hand), along with their close family friend Scott Crockett in the North Maine Woods. The story of how this hunt came about and why Tom is on the receiving end...

Nick sits down in Nebraska with long time friend and field producer Zach "Frenchy" Hand. They discuss their 4 week, 3 state hall while kicking it off in Nebraska after velvet whitetails. From camera stand placements and how communications is key (especially in early season), to episode structures and how they change once you are on the hunt. Of course they talk about Nicks kick ass velvet buck and...

Nick sits down with a couple of our 2022 Advanced Adobe Premiere Edit students to hear first hand from them during the class on what they have learned and how it has changed the way they will shoot and edit. From picture profiles and color grading, to bad rhymes and scraggly beards. This is a conversation you will be inspired by, learn from and get plenty of laughs while listening. If you would li...

On this episode, Tom and Nick sit down with long time friend and industry professional Freddy Harteis. Freddy has been successful in the outdoor television business for 13 years while at the same time, building the most prestigious big game outfitting operation in the state of Colorado. Learn not only how Tom and Nick are now working with Freddy on an exciting new project, but also how you can sim...

Another 4 Day Field Production Course is here and gone already. With our largest class in years, and one full of AMAZING new friends, this is one for the books!! Join us straight from the classroom as Tom sits down with 4 different groups of new students to get their feedback on the experience as a whole. Unscripted, Unedited, off the cuff questions are thrown at them to get their honest perspecti...

A super fun episode with some great hunting stories from Montana and Ohio as well as an amazing DISCOUNT CODE (only found here on this podcast) for a Badlands Camera Pack. Of course over a cold one, we visit with Bedford owner Jason Bedford, President of the company Austin Pittman as well as one of our students Chris Hayes. We chat about hunting, golf, filming hunts and much like a squirrel, we're...