Yaz Ellis

Meet Yaz Ellis @_yazzellis

Yaz is an award-winning wildlife filmmaker and cinematographer based in Austria. She focuses on how wildlife is adapting to and challenged by human impact. With subjects including beavers living amongst people, flower-eating ground squirrels battling habitat destruction; and the world’s most endangered hamster finding sanctuary in a city.

In 2022, Yaz won the Cinematography Short Form award at Jackson Wild Media Awards. As well as the Animal Behaviour category of Wild Pitch at Wildscreen and Micro-Movie category for the United Nations' World Wildlife Day.

Recent Credits:

2021-2023: ‘Wild Vienna’ | Terra Mater Studios | Camerawoman

2023: ‘Marmots on Toast’ | Independent film funded by National Geographic | Director & Cinematographer, Shot on RED

2022: ‘Beavers About Town’ | Independent film | Director & Cinematographer

Key Skills:
Self-shooting filmmaker, storytelling, RED, Sony FX Cine, long lens, timelapse, gimbal, camera assisting

Top Tip:
Get out there and go make a film - even if it is terrible! You will be surprised how much you will learn and just how much you can achieve.

Get in touch at https://www.yazzellis.com/contact