A few things last forever, and among them, one of the significant ones is memories. This is why travellers like making memories by capturing moments or stories through videos.
Whether you want to document your adventures, inspire others to travel or build a travel app, creating travel videos can be rewarding and fun.
So, let’s understand how to make a great travel video. To make a flawless video, you first need to focus on the type of video you want. For instance, you can create travel videos such as destination and travel guide videos, ‘about me’ videos, share travel tips, trivia videos, and question & answer videos. Determining what video you want to create will define your project by knowing your target audience, your video’s purpose, your objectives, the story and the resources you need to shoot.
You can use an online video maker to edit your videos, which gives them a professional touch. Let’s know some of the pro tips to make stunning travel stories from your adventures.
How to Make a Great Travel Video?
Here are some of the effective tips that will help you make an incredible travel video-
1) Watch Travel Videos
Before creating your travel videos, learn travel filmmaking by watching YouTube videos. In these videos, observe and learn how travel videos work, their formats, the way the creators filmed & edited their video, and which clip was placed first & why.
Watching these aspects will help you create better videos as you will get an insight into making a perfect video. So, find a top-rated site related to your niche and watch travel videos or tutorials to learn from them.
2) Plan Your Videos in Advance
Confused about how to plan your videos in advance? Let us understand this with an example.
Assume you are traveling to Hong Kong next week to film the city’s beauty and explore authentic food. After identifying your target audience, consider how you want your video to look and its desired result. Plan if you want to speak in the video or want to add music. Plus, list the places you want to cover, or you can also choose a cinematic style.
Once you plan everything, it will become easier to create a perfect video without wasting any time.
3) Opt for a Vlog to Give Your Video a More Personal Touch!
It is one of the most interesting ways of creating travel videos as you become the host of the trip. In vlogging, you talk to your viewers, give them updates on your plans, and show them the latest places as you go while discussing your experiences.
For vlogging, you will require a camera that comes with a front-facing screen; it will help you show the viewers where you are. People love these kinds of videos because they give a personal touch and connect to your audiences seamlessly.
4) Choose a Specific Presentation Trend
You might be a pro in taking camera shots but you need to be cautious and innovative when it comes to travel vlogging. There are various types of presentations that you can use such as live streaming, time-lapse or keeping a storyline, etc.
Irrespective of the type of videos you choose, you must be confident and consistent while creating videos. You should opt for a similar style when creating other videos for your page. But, you should also use analytic tools such as Keyhole, Google Analytics, Facebook Insights, etc., to get insights into your viewers’ demographics, interests, and behaviour.
5) Rule of Thirds
Rule of Thirds means that before you start recording the video, take a few seconds to analyze the subject of the video. After that shift your camera to place that subject in one of the thirds of your screen. You can use your mobile phone to create this video; a feature called grid divides your screen into thirds by default.
It is an excellent way of creating videos, as your viewers will get a complete insight into your subject instead of guessing what is happening outside the frame.
6) Adjust the Camera Settings
Adjust the camera settings before you leave for the trip, as it might take a lot of time. I am sure you would not want to waste any time when you are on the trip as you have various other tasks to do, such as taking shots, editing, etc. So, while you are at home, check which setting best suits your video type.
7) See What Gears are Required
Check your travel bag, see what gears are required for shooting, and remove unnecessary stuff. Plan things and determine if you need a drone, tripod, or gimbal. You know it is an old saying that the best camera is the one that is with you when you require it.
In fact, you can take some beautiful shots from your mobile as well. Therefore, do not overweight your bag by carrying useless gear, or stuff which you know is not essential.
8) Use Apps for Editing
Shooting is just half the battle; the remaining is editing. Editing is something that can make you stand out from other video creators. You must know an easy-to-use, economical, and feature-rich online video maker and editor to give your videos a unique look.
Numerous editors are available online, from free to paid; you can choose any as per your requirements and budget. Always choose the one that offers a library of pre-made templates, video LUTs, music, transitions, etc. Some of the best video editing tools include Clipchamp, DaVinci Resolve, Wondershare Filmora, and Final Cut Pro.
9) Shoot Smartly
Shoot ambitiously because you should not regret having less material to work with when you return home. It does not mean you should do overshooting. There is a difference between shooting enough and overshooting. Therefore, take enough videos so that when you return, you have enough content to make a perfect video.
10) Take Close-Up Shots of Locals
If you want to build a sense of community and make your content more relatable, start creating your videos by focusing on local/native people of the particular place you are shooting at. Interact with locals and talk to them about their culture and tradition; people will love watching it as it makes them feel more connected and closer to the destination. It helps bring more views to your video and enhances engagement.
Conclusion
These are some compelling tips for creating an excellent travel video, yet there are a few more things you need to take care of while filming and editing. Some of these aspects include focusing on creating a narrative, avoiding shaking the camera, and putting it all together with editing software.
Let’s start sharing your adventures with your audience and encourage them to explore the world. Make sure to create videos that share your travel hacks and make it more about the place & less about yourself.
