Film School Instructors

Our Adventure Film School instructors are the best in the industry, specializing in extreme adventure filmmaking and taking cameras into the world's most intense environments. Their combined experience includes over 50 expeditions to all seven continents, winning more than 50 international film festival and industry awards, summiting Mt. Everest five times, and shooting for today's top rated shows including Deadliest Catch, Storm Chasers, and World's Toughest Fixes. Clients include National Geographic, NBC, CBS, ABC, ESPN, OLN, the BBC, Rush HD, the Discovery Channel, and many more. Our instructors are at your disposal to teach you first-hand the true art of adventure filmmaking along with all the tricks of the trade to complete a film from start to finish. Adventure Film School student films have won awards and appeared on national television. Many students have since started successful careers in the industry.

Michael Brown

Over the last two decades, Michael Brown has climbed to the top of two of the world's most demanding professions. As a world-class mountaineer, he has summited Mount Everest four times. As an Emmy-award winning filmmaker, he has carried a 25-pound High Definition camera with him to the top. Brown has made a habit of going to the world's harshest, most dangerous environments--the South Pole, the North Face of the Eiger, and 1500 feet underground in Choreadoro cave--and coming back with incredible footage and compelling stories. Men's Journal called him "a master of gut-dropping action," and Outside magazine described the cerebral filmmaker as a "swashbuckling librarian." As Founder of the Adventure Film School, Brown practices another of his favorite pursuits: teaching. Full Bio & Credentials.

David D'Angelo

Partner David D'Angelo has been a Producer/Cinematographer with Serac Adventure Films since 2004. He successfully summited Mount Everest and has produced and filmed award-winning adventure documentaries around the world. D’Angelo applies his natural ability to perform under pressure in the most adverse circumstances such as Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch, Storm Chasers, Iditarod, and National Geographic's World's Toughest Fixes.
Full Bio & Credentials.

Ryan Ross

Ryan Ross has been a producer with Serac Adventure Films since 2005. He has produced, edited, and shot for several different projects including: Return to Everest Imax 3D, Storm Chasers, Outdoor Idols, Surfers Healing, Across the Atlas, Live 2 Run, Fighting Malaria, and more. Ross is the post-production manager at Serac Adventure Films and coordinates the company's Adventure Film School. Along with his time behind the camera, Ross also hosts a travel show series for Douglas County, Colorado. Full Bio.