So guys today I'm taking you on a hike in North Vancouver.
I'm going to do things a bit different today.
I'm going to be leaving my big camera at home, and just shooting on my Galaxy S7.
Basically, I just want to show you guys that you can do a perfectly fine video on your
phone, as long as it's got a decent camera.
So if that sounds interesting to you, keep watching.
So going to a coffee shop like this, might not seem like it has anything to do with the
hike.
But I always try to include some little moments like the food you get, the drinks you get,
just because it makes the video more real.
It gives people the experience of actually being there.
Instead of just seeing the hike shots, like hiking is great, but on its own it can be
a bit repetitive.
So think about the little moments you can add to make it a little bit more exciting.
"Thank you."
211 Seymour, that's us.
So one of the things I like about making videos, is it kind of forces you to be a tourist in
your own city.
And see things in a new way for the first time.
So whenever possible I try to get shots of things that might not seem interesting, but
to see them for the first time again.
Because they probably are interesting to other people.
You know what I mean?
Yes.
Always get more shots than you think you need.
It's really easy to throw shots away.
But if you don't get the shots you need, well...
there's not much you can do about that.
I don't recommend holding a coffee if you want to get all the shots you want.
It makes it a little bit harder, but not impossible.
Don't forget, when you're filming on your phone, don't hold it vertically, unless you
like those black bars on the side.
Which I do not, so I'm not going to be doing this anymore.
So this is it!
I thought this would be like a quite little hike, but as you can see, there's like the
whole bus of people following us.
So maybe it won't be so quiet.
So deep cove is a hike, but it's also a little community, so it's got its own downtown.
I guess we're going to walk through that, and have a quick look at what there is down
here.
One of the advantages of having someone with you, is you can get shots like that.
If you're on your own you've got to be a bit more creative.
Check this view out.
Not too bad.
There's the paddle boarders.
Awesome.
What a beautiful lake.
"Let's do this."
So guys as you can probably tell, that shot wasn't that great.
Especially the audio, I think I had my thumb over the speaker.
Feel free to take certain shots twice, or even three times, to make sure you get them.
Moments like that, like the start of a hike, you really want to get that shot, you don't
want to miss it.
So take the extra 10 seconds, and learn from my mistake, don't do what I did.
If you are on your own, sometimes you've got to get a bit creative with your camera placements.
This time I just used a nice little tree.
You can always find a way.
To get the shots that you need.
One easy way to improve the quality of your vlog, is to make sure you get some close up
shots, as well as some wide shots.
Just the variety in the shots makes it a lot more engaging for the viewer.
Sometimes you might not even be aware of the kind of shots you're getting, but just being
conscious about that, and thinking about it as you film, will help the video a lot.
"Come, come, come!"
So yeah, as you can see, it's definitely busy.
But it's a pretty cool hike.
You don't need to be too experienced to do it.
Easy to get to, you just take a bus from downtown.
And you get a pretty awesome view.
"How do you like here so far?"
"Eh."
"Hahahaha...
oooh."
"Any piece of advice for people doing this hike?"
"Bring some snacks."
Good one.
"Because that's something I should have got...some bagel from Timmies, or donuts..."
Good tip.
Honey Doughnuts, guys.
It's going to be busy, but it's worth the wait.
Sooo good.
One more thing, guys.
Always get those food shots.
Don't make the mistake that I've seen before, where someone says "oh, I just had this awesome
meal" but doesn't show them the meal.
That's the point of the vlog - to show us those awesome moments!
So yeah, always get the food shots.
I'm Dan from The New Travel, and as always, I will see you on the rooooooad.
(laughter)
The bus driver was so awesome, he let me do that.
I should have put him in the video.
So now that I've had a chance to look over the footage, I think the big difference between
this and my other videos, is the audio.
Of course I don't have an external microphone on my phone.
Actually, I think there are some that you can get that plug right into the headphone
jack.
If you really want to do all out with the phone videos, you could look into that.
I forget what the product is called, if I can find it I'll put the link in the description.
That's about it for now.
I think most of you don't need that, you're probably just trying to make quick little
videos.
And I hope this video's shown you that your phone is really all you need.
Especially when you're doing physical activities, hiking and stuff, you don't really want to
be lugging around a big DSLR camera.
So yeah.
As long as you have a good camera on your phone, you'll be just fine.
Okay, I think the library has closed, I got to go, hope this has been helpful for you
guys.
When you first get started with these videos it can seem like it's a bit overwhelming,
there's so much you have to learn.
But just have fun with it, and yeah... get good audio.
See
you guys next time.