How to Shoot Travel Video B-Roll Without a Plan?

A behind the scenes demonstration of how shoot travel b-roll sequences without a plan.

PS: Sorry to my Buddhist friends for going into the cave with shoes. I knew this rule for normal temples and I always take my shoes off there. I just did not know that for the cave as I missed the sign during the shoot :-(
Of course, I will follow that rule next time I will be there and look more closely at other temples in the future!

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[Alex-S.]

You can see on his shirt, at the end, how much he worked for us to receive so much valuable information for free! Wish you all the best mate! And thank you for sharing with us such a great video ! 👍👍👍👍👍

[frnando]

I always get a bit overwhelmed because I don't plan anything ahead. I have a travel coming soon and these are extremely useful, quick tips to get nice-looking footage. Thanks!

[MaunoKoivistoOfficial]

This is my favorite video of yours, and looks like many people agree. Hopefully you'll do another one just like this, walking around, capturing shots, constantly explaining what you are doing and why.

[danishhs]

God will always bless you for the fact that you share your own tricks to teach the world.

[DanChanPiano]

Thanks for this video Pascal, it’s excellent. The title attracted me because I never have a plan with my B-roll. When I visit a place, the layout and circumstances spontaneously create the plan. Your summary is the best advice. Shoot for the edit. Always have storytelling in mind but spending time getting variations on a given sequence gives you maximum flexibility in post. Push-in, but also pull-out. Pan both right and left, Tilt-up as well as down. Don’t forget to get a wide shot of your telephoto to give it location. When you make a camera movement, also do a variation where you start with a held shot and end the move with a held shot. This gives you maximum flexibility for smoothly transitioning to your next clip, which can now be a static, pan right or left, reveal or whatever. Your advice to get fillers is important. They don’t even have to relate to the main subject. Colorful foliage moving in the breeze etc. My mindset is that I’ll only be in this place once in a lifetime so make the most of it.

[EelcoWiersma]

Wat Umong, I miss that place. Great to see you don’t need a gimble to get solid cinematic shots 👏

[juicebox]

Very nice. Would have never thought of all these techniques, yet seem so logical when demonstrated.

[solitaryseeker]

You are amazing! No BS, straight to the point, and so clear and precise. Love it :) I’m trying to learn the art of making travel videos and most of the clips I find on YT are just crap, thanks a lot mate.

[princecjjuen]

The way you detailed your settings or your video quality is so lit

[YesterdaysTomorrow]

Awesome video, been into photography/videography for about 10 months and all i can say is so many creators make it look so easy but boy its not, joined LCA and learning from channels like yours has been a huge help so thank you for the time invested in videos like this and sharing your knowledge and passion to others who are learning!

[AyushiK]

15:34 that shot I try to take every time ..that sun flare from among the leaves looks so beautiful 🤩

[pratikbabhulkar]

Your dedication and effort to this art of making videos is amazing. Glad to have found your channel.

[delta-a]

This has to be the best videography tutorial I've ever seen.

[BolgamKishore]

Hi, You are very professional while handling the camera, most of the people use lots of accessories with camera to get the those shots. Gimbal wont make shot perfect, only our creativity does, which you have proved. All the best for your future videos.

[bass]

Thank you so much for this! If you can, can you do a video of your editing process for a project like this? Your introspective work while shooting was helpful to understand the dilemmas of shotting on site. Editing is a whole different beast. Again, thanks for all you have done!

[samp]

The two dogs was a good subject to focus on too 😁

[MarcC]

Great concept for a video. When I travel and have a rough idea of what I my video will be, but it is difficult to plan exactly until you get there.
Sometimes you have a make a game time decision and go with the flow.
Thanks and keep the great work.

[pascalbasel]

Do you plan your b-roll sequences and videos before you shoot them or do you shoot without a plan?

[VintageInsightPhotography]

Solid pointers here. I picked up a few new techniques. 😁
Thanks for sharing.

[bushmastercrew]

Thank you very much for the tips. I love the outdoors, my friends and family always wanted to see what I'm doing. So I just started trying to make videos