I wish to change my career and become involved in Doc film making.

(Q/A in the dfg community)
Getting Started
I am new to this site.
The main reason I have joined is I wish to change my career and become involved in Doc film making.
I am interested in Editing and actual film making.
My background is IT, however I have no experience whatsoever in film making.
Where should I start ?
The sort of docs I am interested in are Expedition/Travel/Nature docs.
Have travelled in the Sahara, Grand Canyon,Egypt,India,Canada, Nth Wales etc and am used to hardship, extreme travel and generally roughing it.
Particularly if it involves India as this is where my family is from.
Any helpful advice would be welcome.
Regards

comment:
Hi, No one seems to have replied so I'll get the ball rolling with a shameless DFG plug. If you're interested particularly in editing and filmmaking, then you need to train yourself up with industry skills. We run a whole range of courses, and several could suit your needs. Why don't you take a look on our website? http://www.dfgdocs.com/training
And if you're particularly interested in nature and travel docs, then find the companies who are producing those sorts of programmes and get your foot in the door with them. You might need to tout yourself around a bit first, and do some work for free, but if you prove yourself then you might be able to get that first break.
It's always tough when you're switching careers, because you don't necessarily want to start at the bottom again. If you really want to jump straight into filmmaking then I would suggest trying one of our courses, or come along to one of our 10x10 nights and meet other people who are going it alone.
All the best!
Kerry