How to Shoot Cinematic Travel Videos (Without Ruining Your Vacation) | DJI Osmo Pocket
Capture Guide
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VND Filter (used on OP4) https://geni.us/4HUI9sh
ND Filters (used on OP3) https://geni.us/cQy9
Music from Epidemic Sound: https://share.epidemicsound.com/3jd6he
OP4 Settings:
24 fps, 1/50s shutter, D-Log, -2 NR, -2 Texture. For the trip I tried overexposing log footage to +1.3EV (ETTR) but ended up blowing out highlights in a fair number of clips, so I might play it safer from now on and go for say +0.7EV and accept the increased noise in shadows.
OP3 Settings:
24 fps, 1/50s shutter, D-Log M, -2 NR, -2 Sharpness, -0.3EV.
Learn how to shoot cinematic travel videos with the DJI Osmo Pocket... while still being able to enjoy the trip.
In this video, I go through a simple and low-effort approach to creating short cinematic travel montages: the camera settings I’d dial in before leaving, the kinds of shots that are easiest to edit later, and how I approach music, rhythm, and grading once I’m back home.
This isn’t about making a perfect film. It’s about being just intentional enough to turn random travel clips into something you might actually watch again in the future.
While the montage I made was made with the Pocket 4, the tips also apply to any Osmo Pocket, and a lot of the video clips in this video were shot on the Pocket 3.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:54 Frame Rate
3:08 Shutter speed and motion blur
4:02 Log color profile
4:47 Depth, not breadth
5:47 Camera movement
7:00 Use the zoom
8:05 VNDs for speed
9:13 Back home: Editing
11:57 Back home: Grading
13:25 Final thoughts
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20 Comments
I cringed when you mentioned putting footage on a hard drive, to never be touched again, because that’s me. 😅
I think I made my learning curve more difficult because I’ve been simultaneously editing on PC, and iPad - depending on what I’m doing that day. (In a cafe, or in my hotel room) And that has really slowed me down; and forcing things to live on the hard drive longer.
Thanks for all the advice, CG!
How to Shoot Cinematic Travel Videos (Without Ruining Your Vacation) | DJI Osmo Pocket
Capture Guide
377,197 views
VND Filter (used on OP4) https://geni.us/4HUI9sh
ND Filters (used on OP3) https://geni.us/cQy9
Music from Epidemic Sound: https://share.epidemicsound.com/3jd6he
OP4 Settings:
24 fps, 1/50s shutter, D-Log, -2 NR, -2 Texture. For the trip I tried overexposing log footage to +1.3EV (ETTR) but ended up blowing out highlights in a fair number of clips, so I might play it safer from now on and go for say +0.7EV and accept the increased noise in shadows.
OP3 Settings:
24 fps, 1/50s shutter, D-Log M, -2 NR, -2 Sharpness, -0.3EV.
Learn how to shoot cinematic travel videos with the DJI Osmo Pocket... while still being able to enjoy the trip.
In this video, I go through a simple and low-effort approach to creating short cinematic travel montages: the camera settings I’d dial in before leaving, the kinds of shots that are easiest to edit later, and how I approach music, rhythm, and grading once I’m back home.
This isn’t about making a perfect film. It’s about being just intentional enough to turn random travel clips into something you might actually watch again in the future.
While the montage I made was made with the Pocket 4, the tips also apply to any Osmo Pocket, and a lot of the video clips in this video were shot on the Pocket 3.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:54 Frame Rate
3:08 Shutter speed and motion blur
4:02 Log color profile
4:47 Depth, not breadth
5:47 Camera movement
7:00 Use the zoom
8:05 VNDs for speed
9:13 Back home: Editing
11:57 Back home: Grading
13:25 Final thoughts
Disclaimer: Links in the description are affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission if you click on them and make a purchase at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!