Unruly Natures Fieldnotes

The Unruly Natures research project has been running in Cape Town since 2022, exploring a complex and increasingly common challenge: urban wildlife. From the outset, the research team aimed to build trust with the communities involved by being fully transparent about their process at every stage. They also wanted to share their findings more widely and experiment with formats beyond traditional research papers.

To support these goals, I designed a content plan built around both short- and long-form video storytelling, each format capturing a different part of the project’s journey. This included short social media reels, medium-length videos for YouTube, and a full-length documentary that brings the entire story together.