How to make a good video report of your trips?

10 tips to make a good travel video

Make a video your/your travel(s) is an excellent way to share your experiences abroad with your family and friends. Many of you may filter many videos on travel , but they don't know how to do mountings necessary to have a beautiful and pleasant look to the eye. Create and mount a video request from creativity and you will see that this is not done when sharing it and putting it online... Here are some tips which will help you start.

Preproduction: what to organize before your trip

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1. Define the format of your video

Decide in advance what kind of video you want to do: how long will it last, what theme, style, content, etc... Try to have an overview of what your video will look like.

2. Choose your equipment

Good equipment is not necessarily expensive. Today’s technology allows you to find high quality cameras at accessible prices, but if you want to make a travel video You will need two other things: a video needs both a good image and excellent sound. Audio is fundamental . If you want to present your videos or conduct interviews, a microphone is essential. It is not easy to get a good image, but a tripod can help you get the perfect image (especially if you are alone). Thus, your video equipment must consist of a camera, a microphone, and a tripod ideally.

3. Prepare a plan

If you want to do this like a pro , the technique of "I film everything and put a little of everything at the end" is a big mistake that translates to a bad video. You must film the plans and places you will need to achieve the documentary in line with your goals.

4. Look what you'll have to film

Maybe you want to make a video on the imperial palaces of Vienna , but you discover on site that you cannot film inside. Or you planned to make a small video guide on Stockholm , but it rains every weekend and night falls at 4pm in the afternoon. In short, get a minimum before your departure to put all the chances on your side.

Production: during your trip

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5. Provide enough time to film

Just like a good photographer takes its time to implement its plan A good director must do the same thing. Find a map, even for smaller sculptures and try different angles. If necessary, place your camera using your tripod and take several shots and angles from the place you want to integrate into your documentary.

6. Film details

Amateur videographers tend to shoot general plans with a lot of camera movements. Don’t hesitate to take big plans, detailed , in order to capture the details of a magnificent scene, and do not stop filming, preferably with a tripod, because this kind of sequence is essential in a good travel video.

7. Pay attention to the noise around you

If your goal is to capture ambient noise, or make an interview, you need to know which audio equipment has your camera. This means you have to test it in advance. During the shooting, make sure there is no noise like traffic, wind, or construction work nearby.

Postproduction: editing your images

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8. Use short and changing sequences

Do not use too many long plans. For example, for a fixed plan, three seconds enough to see everything. If it’s a moving plan, you can consider it long from 5 seconds .

9. Be careful with audio

Of course, sounds must match the images on the screen. Do not include invasive music, which does not relate to what you can see. Instead, a neutral music, much better than the last musical success of the year. If you use several sounds at the same time (your voice or that of a narrator + background music, for example), you have to adjust the volume so that they align. The easiest thing is to use editing software, which will make it easier for you and save you time.

10. The best transition is that we don’t notice

This means that you have to go smoothly from one plan to another. You can melt an image in the next or use a black gradient, which will improve the quality of your video if you use it properly. Stay classic and sober, the "artistic" transitions that can sometimes be horrible.

Finally, add your video of titles (see subtitles if necessary).

Do you have other tips and tips to give to make a good video of your trips?