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Pros And Cons Of Travel Films

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The Pro's Guide to Shooting Better Travel Films

Travel films are a competitive category of videos in the making. It used to be a rare sight back when travelling and recording devices were expensive. But now that everyone has a camera on their phones and travelling is much cheaper than usual, travel films are on the rise. Several versions of travel films are available about almost any place on earth: local’s version, an adventure-seeker’s version, tourists version, etc. Creativity is prime when travel films are made to ensure that they are different and and interesting enough to catch the public eye. The essence of the place should be recorded just enough to entice the viewer to catch the next flight to your travel destination. Here are some tips that will help your films to soar high just like your travel journals.

Places, Places, Places.

Pick a place that is catchy and is probably on a lot of people’s …show more content…

They are simply unpleasant to the eye. It blurs the images and highly reduces the quality of your video. More background noise like wind and people walking are incorporated into the video during walking clips. Use a tripod or monopod to stabilise the position of your camera inorder to provide clarity and maturity to your videos. Editing is also a breeze when lesser distractions need to be taken care of.

Colour your world

Colours are more important than they are give credit for. A viewers eye quickly catches a bright colour against monotonous background than a blended in color. Its almost human psychology, you notice a man in a bright yellow shirt in a crowded street than a white or grey shirt that blends into the crowd. Use this to your advantage and follow the contrasting colours for best effect. The good thing about colours is that they deeply affect the mood of people. Yellow is believed to elevate people and make them merrier whereas red is believed to be exciting. Talk about manipulating people!

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