“Plans are nothing. Planning is everything” ~ Eisenhower. Love seeing how you lay everything out systematically. Not only does it create a more cohesive story, but it allows you to roll with the punches on location. Good stuff
This actually helps a ton. I’ve always wanted to make a travel video but had no clue where to start because of how non traditional this style of film is. I’m making films with friends and know how to storyboard, but travel films are a whole different thing.
Watching this video for a 2nd time after a year, and it hits so different. Too many times I’ve gone into shoots not having plans at all, and paying the price for it when I’m sitting in front of my screen at 4am with my eyeballs shriveling into raisins. Now that I’ve gone and learned the hard way, I really took this advice from a different perspective, and I really appreciate how in depth you laid out your ideas. Cheers Aidin. Know that the effort you put into each video pays off for years to come.
This isn't a bad habit! There were many famous, amazing creatives/inventors who would wake up around the time and start their day off at 2-3am! Your building a six sense on capturing your ideas. Next thing you know you will start putting those ideas into action and you'll manifest those ideas into reality. I would have the most insightful or even taboo dreams and I would quickly sketch out a specific scene that caught my most attention in my dream. As soon as I was done I would forget my dream just like how ideas come and go. I would then think about how and where would I create this scene from my dream. Most times I wouldn't do anything however, I would mentally add more to that specific scene when it's relevant from doing day to day tasks. Now I am able to think of scenes/compositions quickly when it comes to doing Weddings, Family events, Live music Performances on the spot. I thank the habit I created from horribly sketching out what I could remember from those dreams. So in short, keep waking up late at night. As long as your aware of your own health through the years that pass, you'll be okay!
i dont mean to be so off topic but does anyone know of a trick to log back into an Instagram account?? I was dumb lost the password. I would love any tips you can give me!
@Xavier Leandro thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
Wow, watching your awesome video as always, and at 3:57 ... BOOM ... I see my photo. It's the shot on the right with the 3 kids walking their dog at Max Patch - Very honored that my photo inspired you in some way, and even more honored to see it in your video. This made my night!
I’m going on a trip and planning a video to hopefully inspire awe in people whilst sharing a meaningful story (beyond just cool transitions). This is the first time I’ve seen one of your videos and I found your tips incredibly valuable. Thank you.
there are people who need plan - because this is how they work and people who are able spontaneously take amazing shots. Both methods work - discover what persona You are. Same with traveling. 1 group need to know where, how, how long with written plan, other can easily adjust to situation and get best from it. So .... don't be frustrated if you hate planning as me. I feel so comfy just feeling the moment and finding the spot in run. Of course as long this is not your business. THan plan is key - or at least draft.
WOW!!! this is amazing video! I really enjoyed it. You are very well organized for everything and for me that I am trying to experiment on this field the video was really very useful. Thank you!!
You really broke down everything. Piece by piece!! Thank you for that. I’m a young UA-camr, who’s still trying to figure out this shot list and YT planning thing. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Thank you for sharing man. This is a part i've been avoiding for a while. With your breakdown I'm able to plan my shoots better and make better video's. Thank you for your great content!
I've never made a video before but when I decided on one, I made the exact same list before watching this video. It made me feel good after knowing someone like you also has one just like mine
Great video, this is exactly what I was looking for and there’s so few videos about the planning process! I specifically liked how the shot list works as both the sequence in the video and the production order that makes sense logistically. I also liked the part about only feeing like you need to storyboard either a specific sequence or something you’re not sure about. Both those areas I either go overboard or don’t do enough, so those tips are helpful for finding the right balance. Since I shoot videos at home I also do “location scouting” around the house with my phone to help plan as well. A lot of these I’ve done too but not in this order and that’s super helpful too 👍
_Such_ a great video! Beautifully shot, clearly organized, and logically laid out. As so many other commenters have noted, the quality of preparation is so integral to success. It reminds me a bit of writing a novel - there are _plotsers_ (who meticulously organize everything before writing the first line of the story) and the _pantsers_ (who essentially just wing it, write in a fury, and then go back and organize into something coherent). Each has its strengths and weaknesses. I'm a Plotser. Loved the video. Found some great new ideas to try. Cheers, mate!
You are like a human god to me. Thanks for sharing brother! Will implement all these ideas for my upcoming videos to save time and to get the perfect story output with interesting shots.
When travelling, how do you balance shooting and being at the moment at the same time? I would like to know any advises about it. Because these are the things I find it hard to balance. Sometimes, I wanna be at the moment and not touch a single gadget but in the end regret I didn't take enough footages. 😁
At first, I also tried to combine it. But then I realized that you're either resting or working. And over time, you realize that video production is your relaxation. There is no other way)
no planning but a little bit of ideas...after cracking my head for 1 week 7 sometime a month, I created video that in my opinion require a lot of improvement. This video help me a ton. Keep sharing mate Cheers from Qatar
Interesting approach, thank you. It would actually be super interesting to see how that approach changes when you make an actual travel video. as in the main purpose of the trip is to travel and see things and make a video about things you come across naturally, rather than the purpose of the trip is to shoot a video and therefore the itinerary has been chosen specifically for the purpose of making a video. may an idea for a future video, thx mate.
What an EXCELLENT, most informative, well presented, produced video! Only negative [overwhelming audio (music?) at INTRO, but...]. Now... 'I'm ready, let's go!' road-trip Summer 2022.
please make the next video soon .. the detailed video about how you turned around a sketch into astonishing shots! Love your work !!! Thank you so much for taking out time and sharing these gems which no school will ever teach! :) Love from INDIA!.
Thanks for sharing your planning process! I've been trying to creep up on "plans" for my first travel video myself, and seeing how you outlined a story was so helpful for me. It's not all just "feel it out" in creative work, which I tend to...do haha. I love your content, and your cinematic style. Something to aspire to :D
Thanks for this video. I'm planning to shoot a camping video and I want it to be the best as I can. this video will help me do it. your new subscriber here from the Philippines.😍
I am very thankful to you that’s a beautiful video which helps us for making travel vlogs I am a travel blogger from Pakistan I am in learning phase I have not very good no of subscribers!! But if i talk about the subs it is definitely painful but I Dan care about that !! I cares only on my quality and productivity so your vlogs are very helpful.
As a beginner on filming I have ideas and inspirations on how I wanna film but I’m kinda worried on how I wanna porject the video or how to film it? And this basically helps me so much
Thanks for the great tips! We recently started our travel channel about traveling in places like national parks, and this advice should help us to grow our channel!
The funny thing is that I literally went on YT just now in order to ask this specific question I wanted to ask my favorite filmmakers (and you’re one of them): I have this question that is really bugging me for a while and also contributed to my lack of inspiration and excitement about filming and editing. I was wondering how you plan cinematic travel vlogs when the circumstances are so very different than when you plan a specific shot for, let’s say, an ad for a client. When it comes to the latter, you know what you got, you know the utensils, the scenes, the angles - overall you have all that it takes to write a rough script of what you envision. But when it comes to travelling, it’s more of like a spontaneous thing where you literally explore new lands and I mean, it is on thing to capture still scenes and connect them to other still scenes in post, but how do you get to plan certain transitions when you have no idea what kind of shot you will connect them to? I hope you understand what I mean, but it’s just that I see all of these puzzle pieces in a travel vlog for example and I realize that you had to shape specific puzzle pieces a specific way so they would connect to other pieces, i.e. you had to end certain scenes a specific way while shooting in order to connect them to other scenes in post so it ends up being a smooth transition. I feel like this can’t be a question of post, but you had to do the precautions while filming already. So I am reaaaallly really wondering how you do it, how you, pretty much, spontaneously plan transitions that you don’t know about yet ? The only explanation I have is that you capture the same shot in different angles and specifically with different endings (e.g. pan up or down or to the side) as a precaution (which ngl would be 10 times the work lol) or that once you reach a specific location you work with what you have there, create a rough script in your mind, so you can connect the puzzle pieces of this specific location at least.
Super helpful for future planning, definitely a video full of good knowledge and perspective! Will be implementing forsure in my own planning! Thanks for sharing man! 💯✔🙏
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“Plans are nothing. Planning is everything” ~ Eisenhower. Love seeing how you lay everything out systematically. Not only does it create a more cohesive story, but it allows you to roll with the punches on location. Good stuff
Absolutely! Gotta have a plan for when nothing goes to plan 😉
This actually helps a ton. I’ve always wanted to make a travel video but had no clue where to start because of how non traditional this style of film is. I’m making films with friends and know how to storyboard, but travel films are a whole different thing.
Watching this video for a 2nd time after a year, and it hits so different. Too many times I’ve gone into shoots not having plans at all, and paying the price for it when I’m sitting in front of my screen at 4am with my eyeballs shriveling into raisins.
Now that I’ve gone and learned the hard way, I really took this advice from a different perspective, and I really appreciate how in depth you laid out your ideas. Cheers Aidin. Know that the effort you put into each video pays off for years to come.
Man, you are so underrated. The quality of this video is amazing. Great vid!
I always get my ideas at like 2am, so I wake up to write them down, and then I stay up till like 4am just writing, it's a bad habit
Same
I do the same hahaha
A worse habit would be sleeping when you have an idea! Keep going
Me to 😂
This isn't a bad habit! There were many famous, amazing creatives/inventors who would wake up around the time and start their day off at 2-3am!
Your building a six sense on capturing your ideas. Next thing you know you will start putting those ideas into action and you'll manifest those ideas into reality.
I would have the most insightful or even taboo dreams and I would quickly sketch out a specific scene that caught my most attention in my dream. As soon as I was done I would forget my dream just like how ideas come and go. I would then think about how and where would I create this scene from my dream. Most times I wouldn't do anything however, I would mentally add more to that specific scene when it's relevant from doing day to day tasks.
Now I am able to think of scenes/compositions quickly when it comes to doing Weddings, Family events, Live music Performances on the spot. I thank the habit I created from horribly sketching out what I could remember from those dreams.
So in short, keep waking up late at night. As long as your aware of your own health through the years that pass, you'll be okay!
Amazing breakdown of the process. Good work Aidin 👏
Hey Ryan .......i am your fan.......you rocks man
i dont mean to be so off topic but does anyone know of a trick to log back into an Instagram account??
I was dumb lost the password. I would love any tips you can give me!
@Adrian Leandro instablaster :)
@Xavier Leandro thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Xavier Leandro It worked and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy!
Thank you so much, you saved my account !
Wow, watching your awesome video as always, and at 3:57 ... BOOM ... I see my photo. It's the shot on the right with the 3 kids walking their dog at Max Patch - Very honored that my photo inspired you in some way, and even more honored to see it in your video. This made my night!
that's so cool!
I’m going on a trip and planning a video to hopefully inspire awe in people whilst sharing a meaningful story (beyond just cool transitions). This is the first time I’ve seen one of your videos and I found your tips incredibly valuable. Thank you.
Would love to hear more about your storyboarding process. Also, the opening scene to this tutorial was fantastic.
Agree!💯
Nice video Aidin loved it . I think you should make a video talking about the storyboards and how to make one.
there are people who need plan - because this is how they work and people who are able spontaneously take amazing shots. Both methods work - discover what persona You are. Same with traveling. 1 group need to know where, how, how long with written plan, other can easily adjust to situation and get best from it. So .... don't be frustrated if you hate planning as me. I feel so comfy just feeling the moment and finding the spot in run. Of course as long this is not your business. THan plan is key - or at least draft.
Clicked faster than the speed of light, that intro was insane!
Bro, impressive how young you are! This channel is amazing
I’m impressed. This is more “engineering of a travel video”. Outstanding process and explanation.
the only guy whos join button gives you real value than others.
WOW!!! this is amazing video! I really enjoyed it. You are very well organized for everything and for me that I am trying to experiment on this field the video was really very useful. Thank you!!
You really broke down everything. Piece by piece!! Thank you for that. I’m a young UA-camr, who’s still trying to figure out this shot list and YT planning thing.
Thanks so much for sharing!!
Thank you for sharing man. This is a part i've been avoiding for a while.
With your breakdown I'm able to plan my shoots better and make better video's.
Thank you for your great content!
The intro was litttttt! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
This is something i have been looking for past few weeks. I am thankful to youtube for showing me this on my feed....🤓🤓
I've never made a video before but when I decided on one, I made the exact same list before watching this video. It made me feel good after knowing someone like you also has one just like mine
Great video, this is exactly what I was looking for and there’s so few videos about the planning process!
I specifically liked how the shot list works as both the sequence in the video and the production order that makes sense logistically.
I also liked the part about only feeing like you need to storyboard either a specific sequence or something you’re not sure about.
Both those areas I either go overboard or don’t do enough, so those tips are helpful for finding the right balance.
Since I shoot videos at home I also do “location scouting” around the house with my phone to help plan as well.
A lot of these I’ve done too but not in this order and that’s super helpful too 👍
Every single time I am so surprise that this kid is teaching me something new. Incredible teaching and filming talent!
_Such_ a great video!
Beautifully shot, clearly organized, and logically laid out.
As so many other commenters have noted, the quality of preparation is so integral to success. It reminds me a bit of writing a novel - there are _plotsers_ (who meticulously organize everything before writing the first line of the story) and the _pantsers_ (who essentially just wing it, write in a fury, and then go back and organize into something coherent). Each has its strengths and weaknesses.
I'm a Plotser.
Loved the video. Found some great new ideas to try.
Cheers, mate!
You are like a human god to me. Thanks for sharing brother! Will implement all these ideas for my upcoming videos to save time and to get the perfect story output with interesting shots.
i have learned something from this video and applied it to my videos. I saw increased views in a very short time. Thank you for this Aidin!
Wow the talent and dedication is real!!! I'm Interested in seeing how you draw, map out technical index cards to life!!!!
OMG YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THIS HELPED ME!!!
You have no idea how important and useful this video is for me. Thanks Aidin! :)
When travelling, how do you balance shooting and being at the moment at the same time? I would like to know any advises about it. Because these are the things I find it hard to balance. Sometimes, I wanna be at the moment and not touch a single gadget but in the end regret I didn't take enough footages. 😁
At first, I also tried to combine it. But then I realized that you're either resting or working. And over time, you realize that video production is your relaxation. There is no other way)
Excellent breakdown. Amazing to see how much work goes into your production!
I have a "strange" question... what's your bunk bed!! I am looking to get one, and yours looks great!
no planning but a little bit of ideas...after cracking my head for 1 week 7 sometime a month, I created video that in my opinion require a lot of improvement.
This video help me a ton.
Keep sharing mate
Cheers from Qatar
Wow i'm one of the early folks here. Finally 😅😊 your videos never fail to amaze!
Really appreciate that! 🙌
Man this is really helpful thankyou so much for this amazing video 💯✨
Right
Thanks for watching it! 👊
Actually your planning ug travel videos is really i want to copy...need this for my quality content.
One of the most valuable Channels out there when it comes to film making , the goat 👌
Planning is definitely something I struggle with. 😂 Thank you for making this video! Love that intro too 👌
Thanks dude! Went a lil crazy with the intro this time haha. Glad you learned something new
Definitely, I'm horrible with storyboards and would love your perspective on them!
Interesting approach, thank you. It would actually be super interesting to see how that approach changes when you make an actual travel video. as in the main purpose of the trip is to travel and see things and make a video about things you come across naturally, rather than the purpose of the trip is to shoot a video and therefore the itinerary has been chosen specifically for the purpose of making a video. may an idea for a future video, thx mate.
By far the best video on planning a video. thanks a lot for detailed explanation
This was amazing!!! Would love to hear more about your story boards!
Aidin Robbins and Dank Rishu, two of the best, underrated channels ever.
Btw, it's 4:00am right here, but still I'm watching you.
Very clear, very well produced and very helpful. Thank you.
Just stumbled across this video by accident and dude, absolutely smashed it! Love the style, super informative and killed the content ✨
Thank you man, I am planning a trip and this pre-production video is perfect !!
I watched the first 30 seconds and instantly subscribed, awesome video!
Glad to have you following along!
It's an Inspiration for me, keep doing this ❤.
Great video Aidin! Would like to see a video on your storyboarding process.
Definitely making that one soon!
What an EXCELLENT, most informative, well presented, produced video! Only negative [overwhelming audio (music?) at INTRO, but...]. Now... 'I'm ready, let's go!' road-trip Summer 2022.
Thank you for this. What you say makes sense and works, Again, thank you for the help!
Hey, your videos are awesome. Love the way you explain things.
If possible, please make a video on Camera movement for cinematic travel film. Thanks
What an informative breakdown! Thank you for sharing it! I've definitely learnt a lot! You're such an inspiration!
Yeh! me to🥲
You have it all super organized, excellent video Aidin, thanks for sharing your way of working.
please make the next video soon .. the detailed video about how you turned around a sketch into astonishing shots!
Love your work !!! Thank you so much for taking out time and sharing these gems which no school will ever teach! :)
Love from INDIA!.
Love the care you put into the pre-production.
Love this so much. SO HELPFUL. yes to both of those video suggestions 🙂
Very helpful! I think a video on storyboarding and on dealing with unexpected situations would also be very interesting.
Really need a video on what things could go wrong at the time of Travel shoot
Very interesting inside look man!🔥
This applies to more than travel videos. Thanks!
Bravissimo. Ottimi consigli . I Need to practice it. More schedules
Aidin, I am a member of your channel for a long time ago, but I can't find any link to download the doc.
These videos just keep getting better and better🔥by the way that Dustbin deletion got me😂
Thanks dude for the detailed and very useful video. Truly appreciated.
Glad you enjoyed!
OMG the work that must have gone into that intro!
Thanks for sharing your planning process! I've been trying to creep up on "plans" for my first travel video myself, and seeing how you outlined a story was so helpful for me. It's not all just "feel it out" in creative work, which I tend to...do haha. I love your content, and your cinematic style. Something to aspire to :D
Amazing tips. Really looking forward to implementing these
Your reading my mind 😭it's been so hard for me to make travel content because of all the lock downs and bad weather by me
You are so good I'm flabbergasted.
Great story telling my man. The intro was sick.
Thanks for this video. I'm planning to shoot a camping video and I want it to be the best as I can. this video will help me do it. your new subscriber here from the Philippines.😍
Amazing breakdown.
Lots of love from India ❤️
The edit of the intro 😍😍
I'm in awe!
Man why you always blow 🤯 my mind
That’s amazing 😍
So much valuable information in one video 💥 You really are an inspiration!
Thanks so much! Stoked you dig this one 🙌
Nice, Good work Aidin 👏
All trails is a great app! We use it for hikes too.
lovely brother. amazing content.
Gracias por este increíble Video! Un placer
Love the flow at the beginning bro👊
Travaliyaan is the best channel for travelers,support and share
I am very thankful to you that’s a beautiful video which helps us for making travel vlogs I am a travel blogger from Pakistan I am in learning phase I have not very good no of subscribers!! But if i talk about the subs it is definitely painful but I Dan care about that !! I cares only on my quality and productivity so your vlogs are very helpful.
That
Is
Just
Fabulous 🥰
Great video this helped me out soooo much thanks Aidin!
Awesome video! Thank you for making it
Damn, you got skills bro.
Please visit Nepal there are really beautiful places to trek like
Everest base camp, Annapurna Base camp, Dhaulagiri and many more..
So good man, digging all these tips
Dude you're amazing!
As a beginner on filming I have ideas and inspirations on how I wanna film but I’m kinda worried on how I wanna porject the video or how to film it? And this basically helps me so much
Most useful video in youtube
Thank you so much... I will definitely apply this on my next travel video
Best of luck!
yeah.. story board full video.. is must
Definitely making this one soon! ;)
Its free good to see you and..your work is osm ....i am from pakistan and learn from you videos
Thanks for the great tips! We recently started our travel channel about traveling in places like national parks, and this advice should help us to grow our channel!
Love it, glad this could help out!
This was extremely helpful! Thanks, Aidin! Keep up the amazing work
👍
👍
Glad this helped you out!
The funny thing is that I literally went on YT just now in order to ask this specific question I wanted to ask my favorite filmmakers (and you’re one of them):
I have this question that is really bugging me for a while and also contributed to my lack of inspiration and excitement about filming and editing. I was wondering how you plan cinematic travel vlogs when the circumstances are so very different than when you plan a specific shot for, let’s say, an ad for a client. When it comes to the latter, you know what you got, you know the utensils, the scenes, the angles - overall you have all that it takes to write a rough script of what you envision. But when it comes to travelling, it’s more of like a spontaneous thing where you literally explore new lands and I mean, it is on thing to capture still scenes and connect them to other still scenes in post, but how do you get to plan certain transitions when you have no idea what kind of shot you will connect them to? I hope you understand what I mean, but it’s just that I see all of these puzzle pieces in a travel vlog for example and I realize that you had to shape specific puzzle pieces a specific way so they would connect to other pieces, i.e. you had to end certain scenes a specific way while shooting in order to connect them to other scenes in post so it ends up being a smooth transition. I feel like this can’t be a question of post, but you had to do the precautions while filming already. So I am reaaaallly really wondering how you do it, how you, pretty much, spontaneously plan transitions that you don’t know about yet ? The only explanation I have is that you capture the same shot in different angles and specifically with different endings (e.g. pan up or down or to the side) as a precaution (which ngl would be 10 times the work lol) or that once you reach a specific location you work with what you have there, create a rough script in your mind, so you can connect the puzzle pieces of this specific location at least.
Super helpful for future planning, definitely a video full of good knowledge and perspective! Will be implementing forsure in my own planning! Thanks for sharing man! 💯✔🙏