Cómo hacer un VIDEO DE VIAJE | 10 Claves

During the 6 years that I have been traveling and documenting my experiences , I learned many tricks and made mistakes that made me a better creator and filmmaker. Today I am going to show you a guide on how to film travel videos whether you are just starting out or have experience and want to take your videos to the next level. All this even if you have a phone, a GoPro or a professional camera Here we go! What's good yo!! I hope you are doing great Right now we are in the summer in Norway and today we are going to be looking at 10 tips to make travel videos with the equipment you have. So, well, let's prepare the coat, some clothes to climb the mountain and here we go. The first key is to have a concept or a story. That is what we are going to be telling in our video that this video is going to be about, that is what we are going to talk about in this video. It can be from a particular place, it can be from a character on a particular adventure, or it can just be a trip with friends. Something that we are telling and that the viewer can follow the thread of the plot to understand what is happening in the video. The key is to have this concept from the beginning so that we can bring the viewer into the film already and understand what is happening. Unlike just putting random images and basically making it like a video clip. And I think there are many such videos on the internet. If you really want to change the way of making videos, it is essential to have at least a small concept or a story to follow. The next is to have the equipment always ready, the camera always in hand. But there are moments when we are filming and we cannot always have our camera in hand or we directly have much more accessible devices such as the cell phone. How long does it take to get the cell phone out of the pocket and we are directly ready to film? There are many times that in my videos I am also filming and moments appear out of nowhere if I don't have the camera ready directly I can have my cell phone in my hand or a GoPro or any type of device. And as I always say, the best camera is the one we always have in hand. It is also best to stay light, the less equipment we carry, the better to be able to do hikkes, long walks. If we have to spend a lot of time in the mountains , it is essential that we use light equipment. Fortunately, technology has evolved and now there are drones like the DJI mini3, for example Pro , which has a very good image quality, which are the images you see on the screen . The truth is that for such a small drone, it works perfectly in my backpack. . The cameras nowadays too. The canons, the sonys, are really light and that helps us a lot to have less weight on our backs. And the backpack that I am using for my trips this last moment is the “Element Bagpack” backpack from Compagnon. The truth is that they are fire! it is a German brand that has backpacks with a really good material. It is perfect for people who do adventures and also take photos, it has many compartments to leave the camera. I have been using it for months and what is interesting is that it has a compartment on the top to put clothes , which makes it perfect for long walks. For example, I personally took it to Chaltén and it went amazing with the tent, the sleeping bag, everything went in. I'm carrying the tripod, next to the stabilizer and luckily I never had back pain. So if you want to check it I leave the link in the description. The truth is that I highly recommend it. And the next tip is the use of slow motion. We use slow motion to emphasize a feeling, an emotion, a movement in our film. We, obviously in other videos, had said that this should not be abused. But really, in travel videos it is used a lot , as I said, to emphasize an emotion, a moment, and so on. In addition, those extra seconds that slow motion gives us help us to use more seconds of our video in case things happen too fast. So at the moment I need the action to be a little more epic or a shot here in the mountains with a tremendous sunset and others. I use slow motion. How can we do it with our mobile device or with our camera? Basically we have to look for the option that says 50 or 60 frames per second up. So we're going to be able to have pretty smooth slow motion. Do not make the mistake of filming 24 frames and then wanting to pass it in slow motion because it will happen to you that the clip will be a bit stuck and it will not look as smooth as it could have 60 frames. What the 60 FPS is useful for us is to have more frames to be able to stretch this time in our editing program and for the slow motion effect to be generated there. As you are seeing below. There are many cameras that shoot from 120 frames to 240 frames or more , which generates a very interesting effect when we are going to film different things where there is a lot of movement, where there is a lot of things going on. And it's quite an interesting effect to have in your arsenal. The next tip is the issue of stabilization. We can count a lot on a stabilized and an unstabilized shot, a camera in hand. For example, if we want to film something that transmits tranquility, stability, relaxation, appreciation, we can use a gimball or a fairly stable camera with a movement to tell that narrative. On the other hand, if we want to show something much more frenetic and take the viewer with a little more movement and in a hurry, we can use a handheld camera. In this shot, for example, the difference is very noticeable when we do a handheld camera than when we are with a stabilized shot. It gives off a completely different vibe. For the cell phone, the truth is that today they bring good stabilizers , but it is also useful to buy, for example , an OSMO mobile from DJI, which is very good. That I use it a lot for stabilized shots and I think it makes a difference. And for large cameras, it depends on the weight of your camera, you have to see how heavy your camera is. For example, in mine, the Black Magic or the R6 I use the Ronin S2 and it works excellent for me and generates these very good stabilized shots. And I'm going to give you a tip, if you don't have a stabilizer but you have a drone, for example , you can use the drone as a stabilizer by putting it in both hands and walking and following the character or the shot you want to take. Much of the time it worked for me and the drone has a really decent camera. So if they don't have it, that data can come in handy. The next point is movement. Surely you saw in the travel videos that there is always movement in one way or another in the film, that is what adds more dynamism to it and also leaves you more hooked watching the video. Movement is something very key that already comes from the cinema to tell and narrate emotions. And also in travel videos we use it in a certain way that without the viewer realizing it, it communicates something. For example, if we're making a shot like this forward, it's like we're internalizing ourselves in the character's world. A low angle shot, for example, what it does is enhance the character to make it a little more epic, bigger. On the other hand, if it is a shot from above , what it does is convey a feeling of inferiority. So it depends on how we are moving the plane and where we place the camera , it will narrate and tell different things. That is why, for example, in the most classic movements of travel videos, especially when we are showing locations, you will always see movements from the side, forward, backward. There is always a movement. The ways we can do to tell the story and the narrative that you want to do for that video are unlimited. Learning about these camera movements is key to improving your video. And if you are interested in this subject, we can make a separate video because there are many movements and they all tell different things. So let me know in the comments. The following are the transitions. The transitions of how we go from one scene to another in a harmonious way. It is important that we do not abuse this and that we use it to accompany the story and that it is not a hindrance or that the viewer is distracted by it. So for example, to go from one scene to another as we see in this clip. In this case, for example , when we want to go from an interior to an exterior, we can use different tools. The key is that the texture and color are similar to be able to do that transition much smoother and not noticeable to the human eye. If it is not visually noticeable, it is much better and the smoother the transition is, it adds much more to the film. And the next tip is music and sound design. I am very happy to introduce you to today's sponsor, which is Artlist. Music is something super important for our video and we have to take it into account in order to convey the message and the emotions that we want to give to the viewer. What I always do on trips is try to find out what kind of local music is heard a lot in the place where I am going to travel. For example, if we are going to travel to Peru, we are not going to play electronic music like they use everywhere , but rather we are going to use perhaps Andean music or something that refers to the instruments of the place. And likewise if the energy of the video is high or it is a little lower or what kind of mood and style are we going to give the video. Another very important thing to consider is the sound design, this is what we are going to create. Environments about the place, what is happening and that not only tell you visually what is happening, but also with sounds. For example, here is a sequence with sound design and without sound design so you can see how it looks. It basically gives it life, it gives it more emotion. And all this type of music, sound effects, I get most of the artlist library. Artlist is a platform to get music without copyright and with a very extensive library of sound effects for all our projects. At the moment there are two subscriptions to this platform and it is the “social creator that is basically for all the people who do Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. And the "creator pro" which is basically all that we mentioned, plus the license for television, clients and many media worldwide. They often say that audio is 80% of video. So that's really worth keeping an eye on. The next tip is to shoot with intention so you're not just shooting b-roll or random shots or images of what you're shooting. It is key to know that we are filming since we are directing our concept by example. As in my first tip, to know what we are going to be showing then we already have in mind what we are going to be showing and the intention of our video. But beware! It is not bad at all to film images that cross our path. But it is also important to do a preliminary investigation of the locations where we are going to film. Also know at what times there are not so many people and there is not so much tourism Usually it is always at dawn and also where the best light is. There are places where there are no people , but we must take this into account so as not to take images full of people and tourists in the places where we go. Shots/Sequence Something very important that I do in each location is to make sure of the four most important shots to tell that place that is an establishment shot. A shot basically showing a general shot of the place A medium shot of the character to show the character already in that place and introduce him and then play with details or actions that our character or we are doing in the place. And then the landscape depends, here for example we are in the mountains, what works very well are the angular planes. If you have a wide angle lens or for example the GoPro already has the wide angle lens by default, many cell phones already come with an angle lens. We take shots that completely show the place so that it is seen a much broader perspective of it. And the next tip is to organize a good intro and a good ending for the video. The first and last feelings of the video are the most important when it comes to conveying our message to see how we can get hooked on the film and then what we remember is the last feeling we have when it ends. It is key in the place where we are filming to find resources, we are going to investigate about the place that supports our narrative and our history. Whether you take a trip with friends or a more cultural trip, which is what supports, in that sense, that location. For example, in the video of Venezuela , what was included a lot was the culture, which encompassed us of what the real culture of the country was like and then moved us to other contexts and other locations. But encompass it with the beginning and at the end support it with a message of what we wanted to convey and our experiences in that country. So it is a very important key and one that I always pay attention to in my videos is to plan this type of thing beforehand so that when we edit the story is going to be much easier for us and we already have the focus of what we are filming and what we are to do. So the beginning as well as the end is very key. And as a last piece of advice, don't forget to enjoy The best way to capture the essence of the place is to first experience it and fully immerse yourself in the culture. It doesn't matter if you have a phone or a professional camera, the important thing is how you tell your experience. So people, if you liked it, give it a thumbs up, subscribe if you haven't subscribed and see you as always in the next video. Bye!