Don't make lazy angle videos #TipsForBetterMapsVideos

I just stumbled upon this video

by Tarik Belasri who is a tour guide and photographer from Morocco.

His approach is highly inspiring and relevant for Local Guides.

I think we need more tips to make our Maps videos better and more interesting.

I’m sure we will be rewarded with a lot more views and reactions :winking_face_with_tongue:

Adding some slowmotion and not making such short back and forth movements might increase the quality further.

Should we make a series with such inspirations called #TipsForBetterMapsVideos ?

Feel free to share your best video tip using this new hashtag.

I have another video tip dropping soon!

@MortenCopenhagen Bapak ke mana saja bapak , Titik rindu sama Bapak lo . Rindu bimbingan dan arahan Bapak yang sejak awal itu lo bapak :melting_face:
Alhamdulillah terimakasih Bapak sudah mencolek dan berbagi tips sama Titik. Jujur tantangan membuat vidio itu harus di taklukkan sih . Anak-anak gen z itu jagonya . Dan semoga saya juga dapat belajar bersama di sini . Bapak terima kasih ya dan maafin Titik kemarin banyak salah :folded_hands:t2::heart_hands:t2::wink:

Great initiative @MortenCopenhagen . Your informations, tips and suggestions really help us in a very positive way :clap:

Changing angles is also great for photos, dear @MortenCopenhagen : I use it often, especially when it comes to photographing large spaces so as to amplify the effect. The one that comes most naturally to me is the one shown in the video, that is, lowering the smartphone and shooting. Even having a perspective by leaning on a right or left wall so as to amplify the opposite side sometimes gives me nice results.

Lately (especially for street photography - which has nothing to do with photos to upload to Maps -) I hold the smartphone at belly height and shoot: a lower perspective than usual (eye level) which also gives an unusual perspective.

Bye,

David

@MortenCopenhagen
great tip for the video.
For me personally when I have a handicap and one usable hand I don’t do it so well :sweat_smile:

Soon I will give a tip for making a video that has over 50 reactions on Google Maps :globe_showing_europe_africa:

I agree, I prefer recording videos while slowly moving the phone or the camera to catch as much details as I can.

I almost always record my Google Maps videos in Pan mode (Android camera). This gives a cinematic slow-mo shot with no audio.

Pros:

  • you can do an easy shot that pans around giving a nice view of the POI (best for indoor shots). Examples: Cafe - indoor, Market - outdoor,
  • you can do a slow reveal (down-to-up or up-to-down); dramatic but not entirely informative. Example: Shopping arcade - indoor, Botanical garden - outdoor
  • the slow-mo smoothes out jitters/shakes. Example: Food reveal
  • the slow-mo gives a nice cinematic feel; think John Woo (famous film director.. it’s like his signature shot). Example: Cable car - outdoor
  • in Android’s default camera’s Pan mode, recording for X seconds generates double the length of the video as it slows it down). So, it makes it more discrete to do a quick pan of the camera and have a decently long video clip as a result.

Cons:

  • in Android, pan mode removes audio. This could be a pro if you prefer to upload without audio anyway!

If folks are interested to give this a try, I would recommend trying it and getting used to the speed of your panning. If you’re panning too slow, the final outcome becomes too boring to watch (unless there’s a lot of details to be observed).

This is NOT on Google Maps but it has that John Woo look :rofl:

That’s a very useful tips shared by Tarek.
#TipsForBetterMapsVideos I would like to add that the lighting is very important, never take photos with the sun facing you if video is taken outside on a sunny day.
Would definitely love to see more tips @MortenCopenhagen
Thanks for sharing

Hi @AdrianLunsong

Audio is stripped by default from all kinds of videos while uploading them to Google Maps unless you go through a lengthy hoop to reactivate the audio. Please see

https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t/how-to-preserve-audio-on-your-maps-videos/509790

Hi @AdrianLunsong

All 3 links to video samples takes me to your photo contribution list and not to any specific videos. Kindly check the links.

The can happen if the videos are not public or you links are not correct.