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today I'm here with Vegard.
He is from the YouTube Channel, Nerdy Explorer,
where he makes very awesome cinematic travel videos,
from all over the world.
Very cool stuff.
And he's going to share with you five things
that he has learned from going all over the world,
and shooting cinematic travel videos.
Vegard, how it's going man?
- It's going pretty well.
- Good.
- I'm here in beautiful Chiang Mai and I'm loving it.
- Yeah, it's a beautiful city.
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Tips for travel vloggers, number one.
- So the best camera you have,
is the camera you have with you.
And a lot of the times,
a phone is actually the best camera you have with you.
And sometimes I shoot on the iPhone 7 Plus.
And Nick you have the--
- I have the Samsung S7.
Just recently got this actually.
Love it. - And
- these two phones
are actually pretty good for making travel vlogs.
And if you also want to step up your game,
you can buy a Lapel mic to get better audio as well.
If you don't have a good phone,
or just don't want to use your phone,
you can just buy a simple point-and-shoot camera
like the Canon G7X Mark II.
Or Sony RX100.
- Number two!
- So when you're going out to shoot your vlog
from your travels around the world,
you have to plan your day.
And by this I mean you have to find out where you want to go
and what kind of vlog you want to make.
For example, right now we are here at the Vad-Poy-Yet.
Is that the right name?
- Wat Chet Yot.
- Wat Chet
(laughing)
- Chet Yot.
(laughing)
- Wat Chet Yot.
- The Jedi Temple.
Or something. - Yes.
I have Lightsaber training right over there
in the corner. - Oh really?
- But seriously though, if you're going to shoot vlogs,
you have to plan where you want to go.
And, for example, you just have to find the places
that interest you.
And if you're really into it,
and have followed Nick's tips here,
you will find that you can research the place before you go,
to better show up in YouTube search.
- And that's a really great idea that you said
because if you research before you
head to a particular location.
Let's say you get there and you don't really know
what to talk about, right?
And once you are on that location,
then you already have a little bit
of a backlog of data about that particular location.
So let's say you have your phone with you,
you can just keep notes about, you know,
hey this place was built in this particular year.
X amount of people come here for a year.
The reason they come here is because of this, and so on.
And planning your day and planning what you're gonna do
can also help you tell you story throughout the day.
Which is extremely important.
Number three.
- So when you arrive at your location
it's a good idea to just walk around
and make yourself a little bit familiar with the place.
And one other thing to keep in mind is also
to plan your shots and look around.
Find different and unique angles
to vlog the place you're in.
(speakinigin foreign language) - Four
- Watch a lot of tutorials.
I watch a lot of tutorials myself on filmmaking,
editing tutorials, transitions and all that stuff.
And there's a lot of good content on YouTube
to better your craft.
And, if you're just starting out, tutorials is a must.
- And that's with anything, not just making travel videos,
but if you're trying to learn how to do anything,
- Yeah.
- YouTube's a fantastic place
to tap into, to really expand your skillset,
and your knowledge, into what it is that you're doing.
- Yeah.
- Number five.
- So, you've been out shooting.
You've been traveling.
You've been watching tutorials and all that stuff.
- And you're probably exhausted.
- Yeah.
- Running around all over the place.
- It is actually a little bit exhausting.
- Yeah, can be.
- But it's really important to practice,
time and time again, to really know
what kind of equipment you have.
And to get better at your craft
when you're actually out traveling.
- And when you're at home too!
- Yeah.
Right, I mean it's good to get to know
the gear that you have
so that when you are in the unique situations,
the more familiar you are with your gear,
the better everything is gonna turn out.
As an example, in my situation,
I normally shoot in a studio setting.
Like this outdoor thing? (laughing)
- Isn't my normal way of doing things so
for me when we were just setting up,
I mean I have stuff falling all over the place.
I didn't bring the right adapters for the top.
You know, things like that,
because I'm used to that structured environment.
But if you're going to be shooting on the road.
I've made a decent amount of travel videos myself
and when you're out on the road, like right now,
you don't have a chance to just go over to a shelf
and grab a particular item off of the shelf
that you need to hook up your audio recorder or whatever.
So it's really important that you practice
and you get to know what you need.
And you get to know your gear, as well.
- Exactly.
- If you enjoyed this video,
remember to check out Vegard's channel, Nerdy Explorer,
where you can learn to explore, inspire, and live life.
- Stay nerdy.
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