An Example Of Making A Professional Holiday Video With Digital Filmmaking Software
This article is a simple example of how digital filmmaking software can turn your boring holiday video (boring because only you and your family like to watch it) into an astounding professional video. Here are some tips how you can go about it. These are of course personal suggestions; you can use whatever inputs you like to come up with a great video.
1. The Setting Out
Your video will get a great personal touch if you begin from the time you are setting out of home. Put at least a 30-second footage of how you are packing things the previous night at home. Take some raw footage on the morning of the scheduled flight, and keep taking shots till the time you are all dressed up and locked out of the house. Many people ignore shooting the way they packed and set out on their holiday. But it makes interesting watching for everyone. Just keep the final edited version short. Take some more footage; you can edit it later with the digital filmmaking software.
2. The Landing and Checking In You will not be allowed to use your digital camera on the plane. So your next shot will be after you land. It is interesting to record some of your companions' comments when they check out the new place. Record shots as you travel to your accommodation, and take a good sweeping shot of your room when you reach there. Make sure to record everyone who is traveling with you. 3. The Sightseeing When shooting sightseeing videos, most people focus on only the places they are visiting. But if you want to make a good personal video, then shoot reactions of your party members as they watch each place. Some dialogs would be good to record too, and they will provide better nostalgia in later years than mere videos. 4. The Eating and Bickering Another interesting input for your holiday video would be to record your dinners and lunches. Record how people reacted to the different foods, and what they commented upon them. Record the ambience of the places you visit, and try getting some of the locals into the coverage. 5. The Checking Out and Landing Home Just as you had shot footage when you were checking in, record when you are checking out too. Did anyone cry or say something emotional about missing the place? Try to get that on tape. Record the travel back to the airport or wherever you are exiting the city from, and get the exhausted faces on tape. They will make for good viewing later on. 6. Editing at Home When you reach home, when you get free time after the unpacking and all, settle down to editing the video. Using digital filmmaking software, all you have to do is take the parts that you like and put them into another file. Add subtitles to each shot, and even the date and time if possible. Put in interesting transition effects, and create montages of the places you visited. There are many features you can use, and you have to make use of your creative talent to get the best cut. Do not forget to add a voiceover commentary or a music clip to make things more interesting.
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