Kick start your documentary career by going on assignment into the Amazon with documentary producer Trent O’Donnell (who filmed our Positive Footprints series screened on Nat Geo Adventure Channel). This scholarship is open to anyone over 18 who can do a bit of hiking. All you need to do is compile a 3 minute video [...]
I recently went to the Seoul International Photo & Imaging Show (video here) where I came across this great 60L camera backpack from a Korean company called Kolon Sport. Kolon Sport is a well known hiking brand in Korea and the quality of the pack is similar to that of better know western brands. Its costs a reasonable (but not [...]
DigitalRev did a quick review of the Sony Bloggie PM5K. They reckon its pretty much a fail and from the test clips I have seen on YouTube, id have to agree.
So you’ve finally saved enough money to get to India and make that awesome travel video you have been planning for ages. You’re there standing in front of the Taj Mahal, you fire up the camera and bam, your video looks like this: But in your mind it was going to be more like this: [...]
In a previous article Robin Esrock talks about keeping your camera gear simple. This commercial for the Olympus PEN E-PL1 is a great example of what can be achieved with simple and small cameras. It should be noted however that this commercial had professional lighting such as that seen 53 seconds into the video.
South African-adian Robin Esrock has been to over 90 countries on 6 continents, pioneering online travel through his blog (www.moderngonzo.com) and as host of the 40-part National Geographic TV show, Word Travels. He has written about online travel videos for newspapers in North America, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Robin has been kind enough [...]
I came across this video on Vimeo. It caught my eye because of the great colour and amazing scenery. As I watched it the scenery got better, but the editing took a dive as did some of the shots. The first thing I noticed was the reflection from the windows. If your planning to shoot [...]
The Canon 550D is a camera that’s on the radar for a lot of adventurers. Not only is it a great stills camera but it also does very pretty video. If your looking at a 550D then maybe the Jackie Chan Canon 550D Limited Edition. It comes with a full leather cover so it wont [...]
The guys at tripfilms.com have put together this little piece about making great videos. Whilst it is geared more towards travel video, it goes hand in hand with adventure videos. Here’s the video: Source: http://www.tripfilms.com/filmguidelines.do
If your going to make a video of your adventure, you are probably going to need a video camera. Of Course any video camera is fine, but some are a bit easier then others in certain situations.
The Sanyo Xacti HD2000A is a pretty nice piece of kit. Here is a quick run down of all the features that a Starship Monkey should be concerned with.