National Geographic’s
Adventure magazine online brings a nice primer on how to get more action
and ka-pow into your home videos. Even though you may be as
amateur as they come there’s no reason you can’t create your own blockbuster adventure flick to woo grandma and
grandpa. They provide some core knowledge on lighting, sound, editing, and the best ways to store your
footage, tips on gear as well as sample movies to watch to get the adventure film director in you
thinking.
The best advice I read was creating a script and sticking to it. Of course this isn’t typical to most
vacation goers who just want to capture things as they come, but keep in mind bringing that sort of material
back for your home audience can be a bad and painful move if you really want them to watch it with you. Making a script
could tighten up a trip, make it less enjoyable, or create unnecessary worries of trying to get the best or the right
shot. Unless you plan to do some serious editing in the end you can save yourself the headache later on, but
planning which shots will most important and most valuable to you in the end.
Good read if you’re ready to take it to the next level.