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Practical Tips to Make a Great Cinematic Travel Video – Beginner's Guide

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Overview

Are you that person who loves to watch travel videos on Youtube and you would like to create one yourself? Then you have come to the right place! I will show you where to start and you will discover: making a cinematic travel video is a piece of cake!  

What you will learn
In this class we break down all the steps of how to create your first cinematic travel video. I will provide you with essential tools and ideas that are a must known to create an exciting, cinematic, and meaningful travel video!

Once you finish this class, you would know how and why you are doing each step in the process of making a cinematic travel video. You will be more confident with planning, filming, and editing your own travel video.

Structure of the class

  • Pre Plan: The first and most important element of any filming project: pre-planning. How to efficiently pre-plan your travel video project so that when you are at your dream destination you exactly know what and how to film.
  • Take different types of shots: There are different types of shots that you can take to create a compelling travel video. You will learn all about it!
  • Edit elements: During your trip, you shoot tons of footage. You will learn how to create something out of it with the help of different transition methods. Your video will not only look super professional, but it will also connect with your audience!

Is this class interesting for you?
This class is welcoming to student of all levels, though the class is built for beginners in mind. It is not about how to edit a video from A-Z in specific software or how to learn colour grading, but it’s more about when and why you are using certain techniques to make your video looks professional and meaningful.

What you need
You can use these techniques with any software and with any film camera.

So, do I see you in my class? Let’s learn and create!

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Who am I?
My name is Adi – and since a few months I am living in the Netherlands. Since I got my first camera back in 2015 to capture my travels, I am hooked with videography! Every day I learned something new and eventually I started my own video production company and YouTube channel! I learned all the ins and outs of videography online or by self-teaching and I would love to share my knowledge with all of you!

My equipment
Check the gear I use: Adi Singh (@letsmeetabroad) gear • Kit

Let's connect!
My YouTube channel: Let’s Meet Abroad
Instagram: @flexmediafilms @letsmeetabroad 

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Why Pre Planning
  • 3. How to Pre plan
  • 4. Types of Travel Videos
  • 5. What not to Pre Plan
  • 6. Camera Handling Introduction
  • 7. Handheld Camera Handling
  • 8. Why use a tripod
  • 9. Why use a gimble
  • 10. Types of shots in Filmmaking
  • 11. How to take different shots at a location
  • 12. Tips to edit your videos
  • 13. Let's talk video transitions
  • 14. Let's talk color grading
  • 15. Summary

Taught by

Adi Singh

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