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On this week’s Creator’s Tip video we’re going to talk with Sonia about how to shoot
video on the go when you’re traveling. We’re going to talk with her about that and more
this week on Creator’s Tip.
Hey guys, my name is Tim Schmoyer and welcome to another week of Creator’s Tip where every
week we just help you guys who are making online video know how to make that stuff stand
out the best and on the web. And this is Ms. Sonia Gil. What’s the name of your channel
real quick?
SoniasTravels.
Awesome, I love it. My wife and I used to travel a lot and then we had kids so then
I kind of like just live my travels through her vlog.
Every place has a magic code. I get a kick out of finding it. I’m Sonia Gil and these
are my travels.
Check it out, link is down below, but I want to talk with her real quick about tips and
ideas you have for people who are creators and they are trying to shoot video while they
are traveling, constantly on the go, pick up leave and new sets. You know how do you
do that with your vlogs?
Obviously it depends on the type of content that you want and the quality that you’re
looking for. We carry a lot of equipment around with us period. Tons of batteries, tons of
SD cards. I would highly recommend that if you are trying to do a vlog style reporting,
use a boom for your camera. A boom to set up your camera on. So I walk around with a
stick you know so that my shot is a little bit more stable.
Like a monopod type thing?
It’s like a monopod but you scroll the camera on it so you can actually hold it with your
hand. So I mean look for ways that you can make your shots a little bit more stable and
that you can actually show the place a bit better. Obviously you know, more stability
allows for better quality.
Do you have a crew then that comes with you it sounds like and does it?
Yeah, 100%, I have a partner in crime for my shows, Marianna Helman, she’s awesome.
She’s the one that carries the big camera.
So for those people who might be traveling and they want to show what’s going on around
them, do you have any other tips besides the boom thing – that’s awesome, of how they
can include people to feel like they’re kind of in the place rather than just observing
the place through someone else.
Yes, and I would say, first of all, be sensitive to the mood of the place that you’re at
because every place behaves differently and sometimes when you pull out a camera everybody
runs away. And you definitely don’t want to do that because you want to capture the
reality of the place. So talk your way through it first, like if you’re at a stand talk
first in there, talk about the fact that you’re going to bring out a camera and then just
be natural and include yourself in the shots. That’s a way to make it personable.
When I’ve gone to Haiti several times and we shoot there, but one of the things that
I’ve found, and I’m wondering if it’s true here internationally, is I found it’s
just better to just ask the people, you know. And most of them are like, yeah no problem
like they love it, but just like giving them that courtesy then they feel more natural
than if you just flip out the camera, is that pretty much universal?
It’s universal. You can never be over polite. Everybody is always going to appreciate it
and immediately are going to be interested in what you do and I found that people are
super friendly and willing to help you out. I’ve even had people do camera randomly
on the street and they’d hold the microphone for me cause we were trying to do something
so I mean, they become your crew.
Well if you guys have any tips about traveling and shooting on the go, we’d love to hear
about them. Comment below and let us know your ideas, and thanks for hanging out with
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for another Creator’s Tip video. Bye.