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Vlogs to Review
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk7C_uf5PZ4
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIRb7fBP7zM

Analyze

Plan Day / Trips?

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Notes
 Should have done Nepal first then India since cold
 Perfect working setup > wifi, light, wind, chair, electricity, ergonomic chair and table, security … hard to find
 Laptop > Phone
 Should I go all-in on travel and fuck editing?
Finish Kolkata Video
1. 7-10 KLK
2. 10-11 Break & Breakfast
3. 11-2 KLK
4. 2-3 Lunch
5. 3-5 VRN / Write?
 6. 5-6 Read & Prep
Actual
1. 7:30 – 3 (Vlog)
2. 1 hr for food and chilling
3. 7 hrs …
Scripting Best Practices
1. 3 messages
2. 3 lines per message
3. 3 minutes per line
4. No reverse shooting. What’s done is done. Move on and make new memories.

Vlog Review
1. What is the ideal storyline?
2. What is the ideal process, for my given storyline?
3. What kind of shots do I need / look up to?
4. What are the storylines I need / look up to?

Shot Type Dynamic vs Still Subject Crop Movement Gear Needed Pivots
X Still Me Full Body Eating, Chores, Overhead
Climbing, Walking Mount / Magnetic
Headshot Clip
(talking)
Tripod
XX Dynamic My Actions -- Eating, Chores, Headgear,
(POV) Climbing, Walking Chestgear, Action
Camera
XX Dynamic Scenery 1x, landscape 1. NS (Y-Axis) Gimbal, Action
 (nature) 2. EW (X- Camera
Axis)
1x portrait 3. FB (Z-Axis) Cinematic**
(buildings up 4. Clockwise
close) 5. Zoom

Still objects
(buildings, river)
XX Still Scenery 1x, landscape Moving objects Tripod

Timelapse (people walking,

people doing stuff,
vehicle, bird, trees
dancing)
Dynamic Scenery Wide angle 6. NS (Y-Axis) Drone
drone 7. EW (X-
Axis)
8. FB (Z-Axis)
9. Follow
Along
10. Clockwise
11. Zoom

A. Landscapes
(overview)
B. Driving

Storylines
1. Summary Overview – Situation, Complication, Payoff (Twist / Details)
2. Channel Intro
3. Video Body = Building Blocks of Summary
4. Video Outro
Other Styles
1. Top 10 Pandals in Kolkata – Pandal Video Intro (Full Body Still) – Montage of Pandals (Drone, Timelapse, Gimbal) – This is
Pandal A (Full Body Still) – Let’s Explore A, A is best due to A.1, A.2, A.3 (Dynamic POV)
2. Paddy Doyle
3. PCT Hike

Title:
1. 1 Day in India with no Internet or SIM – no thumbnail
2. I tried chai for the first time
3. I made friends in India
4. I got stuck in a crowd during Durga Puja festival

Kolkata Vlog
1. Summary of the Day – Events
2. Morning Street Food – Overall Plan – First Thoughts on Kolkata – Market – Chai – Victoria Memorial - Pandal Hopping –
Dinner (Edit the Audio then Sleep)
Questions
1. Should I omit the Durja Puja failure? (Nah funny)
2. Should I talk about the road and transpo? (Just a short bit)
3. Removed sidewalk part, weak, not strong or bold
4. Taxis trying to kill you?

Criteria for Omission

1. Controversial
2. Not clear or eloquent
3. Distracts from overall story
Vlogging Tweaks
1. No need to rehash everyday > SIM SIM SIM SIM > This is the plan. > We are doing A. Now we are doing B. We just finished
A.
2. No need to say hi all the time, will get removed? > we are doing this, we are here, we are X.
3. This is the front, side, back, this is the inside looks great
20231025
Past 5 days of traveling feel longer. Feel like a week. While my 3 weeks at home just flew by.
I miss landscapes. The city is a good place to interact with others and experience culture. But only the mountains can take my breath
away.
I miss hygiene, safety, routine, trustworthy friends, convenience.
But I also value life so much more these days. I feel alive.
When things are convenient and easy, when there is no basic forces nudging me to get moving, time seems to flash by in an instant
without me having done much. I don’t feel as alive. I’m safe, but uneasy.
When I’m on the road, I’m anxious, but I feel alive. I’m forced to focus on sleep, hygiene, my gear, my routine, my day. I can feel the
urgency of time.

I came here to look for something. Yet it often feels like the answer was already within me all along. Perhaps the reason I travel is to
glimpse a mirror into my life. To appreciate what I already have and reaffirm what I am striving for. To be grateful and more
appreciative of home.
I don’t think I learn so many new lessons from travel, there are things I already know theoretically. But it gives great substance to
these theories. It gives me concrete examples and experiences. It gives me confidence in my beliefs. It teaches me things I know with
my cognitive mind, through my physical and temporal senses.

Have I really invested in my relationships back home? What might that look like? Dad don’t want to stop working or take my money.
Mom won’t get a job. Bro and Sis are living their own lives.
 Plan better trips
o X times a month
o Simple movie / running / restaurant / places to explore in MNL
o Plan places
  Invest

Ways to Improve first 3 weeks of Sabbatical

 Fun, time with others, time with self, flow – is not a limited resource I need to renew by “grinding” or suffering
 Planning ahead beyond a certain extent is useless. Inefficient. Grass is always greener, I forget to eat
 Seek flow and environment and appropriate struggle each morning.

I am suffering from overplanning. Rather, I can get farther by not planning. 3 weeks focused on doing fun but affordable things with
my friends and family. Instead of purely gaming overnight. Book overnight. Writing. Cards. Seeing nearby areas (Intramuros).
I am thinking of fun as a limited resource like money. Of spending time with others versus alone as some resource. Misconception that
if I have long travels with others, I then need to be alone in my room for a long time.

The world is big. So big. If we could all somehow understand and be kinder to each other. That would be a huge step. Perhaps in the
past this was enforced by religion, culture, hierarchy. History is underrated.
India is so huge. So damn huge. People are kind as well. : )
The stares hurt. I feel like a white chick in Africa. The world can be scary. Security matters more.
Things I like : Chai, Eagles, Seagulls

WIP: 10 ways travel has improved my life. How to travel. Super tips.
-
1. Reflect
2. Edit
3. Script & Plan IT
4. Learn Hindi
Vlog 1 KOLKATTA V2:
To Do
1. Thumbnail and Title
2. Audio Fix / Mute
3. Text
4. Music

MNL > KL > CLC

Storyline

Title THUMB
Audio volume
B-roll
Music
Drive to Hostel > Voiceover
Walk to Hostel > Voiceover

Title:
Topic: Kolkata
Thumbnail: Best Part of the Video

Criteria:
1. Clear Photo
2. My Face
3. Unique Photo not often seen (room, dining area)
4. Honest
5. Space for Text

Title: (Filipino-Chinese) First Time in India, Crazy Crowd Durga Puja, Crazier than Manila, Chaotic, but so Vibrant and Unique
1. The Plan & Why India / Nepal
2. First Impressions of Kolkatta
3. New Market
4. Durga Puja
5. Crazy Festivals
6. –
7. SIM
8. Rain & Read
9. BarbQ Sleep
10. –
11. Kalighat
12. Lunch
13. Chill with Homie, due to weirdo

Omit
1. Gear Talk
2. Talking about heading to the airport & memories? (Good practice but not important to the people?) (Pogi lang ako)
Footage Outline: Audio Storyline: Visual
Storyline:
https://www.asiahighlights.com/india/durga-puja#traveler
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-options-to-travel-from-Varanasi-to-Kolkata
Takeaways
1. Philippines has beautiful mountains, terraces, and mountain passes
2. Trail running is incredibly fun and fulfilling
3. Rediscovering your home country is the best
4. Traveling with family and friends, is just a unique experience

 The Philippines is a hidden beauty. It takes time and effort to explore. But it is ultimately rewarding.
 The Philippines is my country. It's proud to revisit it.
 Traveling with strangers is fun, but so is with friends and family. And traveling with both, well it's tough but definitely an
interesting experience. Getting to see different sides of each other. Coming together in times of difficulty and storm.
 The Philippines is big! There are so many other fellow travelers, hikers, runners out there. Bigger community than I realized.
Just need to find it and let myself be part of something bigger.
 The mountains are calling. Beautiful. Nothing like feeling the wind on your skin, smelling the fresh breeze, slightly wet
mildew, basking in the sunlight, and feeling the chill. WOO that's what life is about!!!

Process

1. Rewatch & Outline (1 hr 30)

2. Draft Script (1 hr)
3. Record (XXX)
4. Edit

Storyboard Elements

1. Action
2. Audio
3. Duration
4. Angle / Frame

Missing Shots
 1. Should I record in one go then piece together? (Redundant, but one-take, more tedious, what I did for my reels)
2. Should I record as we fill in the blanks? (Try)

Peg: Paddy Doyle > PCT Documentary

Audience
 Foreigners looking to learn more about Philippines
 Locals looking to learn more about trail running and activities
 People who are lost, who are looking for some meaning (Valspire/Josh Guvi style)

Takeaways
1. Philippines has beautiful mountains, terraces, and mountain passes
2. Trail running is incredibly fun and fulfilling
3. Rediscovering your home country is the best
4. Traveling with family and friends, is just a unique experience
600 – 900 seconds
Footage Outline: Audio Storyline: Visual
1:59 – 2:14 Storyline:
1. Intro 0.Title: 8 Hours Running in the Rice Terraces, Banaue Philippines
2. How did this trip start?
1. Reunited with my high 1.Video Intro
school friend for a sudden Over the next 8 hours, I will be running around the rice terraces in
25KM trail run in Banaue Banaue Philippines 1.Video Intro
Terraces with his family Landscape
3. 12 hour drive up and we're off! [what is a rice terrace? What is unique about Banaue Philippines?]. Running
1. Solo Travel High School
2. Traveling in the Philippines I reconnected with my high-school friend and was invited to a road- Friend Photos
3. Why Travel? Difficult trip + trail run marathon with his family. Running
Experiences in Nature
Bonding People together 8 hours of hell. Sounded better than what I had planned that weekend 2.Channel
4. Scuba Diving so, why not. Intro
5. Vietnam Comparison Silliest

4. Stopped by to admire a nice field
1. Hardworking farmer
2. Nice views
5. Gas up, coffee, sick views
1. Fog of Fogs
2. 12KM vs 27KM bet
3. Coffee!
6. Resuming our drive
1. Singing (Tala)
2. Switch drivers
3. Cagayan River
4. Extremely windy
5. Closing in (Yeng
Constantino)
6. 3 hours left, brgy isabela
7. vs Mae Hong Son & Ha
Giang
montages 😊
I’ll show you the good
 spectacular views
 feeling connected to nature through running
 joy of traveling with friends and family
3.Driving Up
And the bad Talking
 8 hours, cramps, rain, slipping Head
 cockroaches Driving Up
Photo Lunch
2.Channel Intro
If you’re new to the channel, I’m Lance. I love to travel, climb
mountains, and meet people all over the world.
If after this video, you don’t find me too annoying, then subscribe
and let’s experience life together.
Now, let’s go run around Banaue.
7. Night Time
1. 7/11 3.Body
2. Drive Day 1 – Friday – MNL to Banaue
3. Ate Mely's Restaurant
8. Homestay Drive Up (Shoot)
1. Bathroom Tour  A-Roll: (1) Day 1, we are about to head out. (2) We are
9. >> Trail Run driving up XXX hours to reach Banaue where we will be
1. Headed to basecamp at night doing a 12KM race around the walkways / road-side of the
2. Us Banaue rice terraces. (3) It’s going to be a crazy fun road-
3. Atom's Family trip, let’s go!
10. Night Time Games  Voiceover: (2) On our drive up, I had a blast catching up with
1. slap card my high-school friend and getting to know his new friend. I
11. Morning after also loved his playlist! Nothing like some great OPM
1. beutiful breeze (Original Pinoy Music) and violin tracks from Zimmerman to
2. Enjoying the day compliment the scenery. It felt like we were in a movie.
3. Reflecting on life  Voiceover: (3) One thing that really struck me while driving
12. Driving to Sagada up was I forget sometimes how beautiful the Philippines is.
1. Portrait to Landscape with I’m sometimes caught up with exploring other countries.
Joan  Solo-traveling and backpacking here is harder compared to Talking Head
13. Sagada Dinner other countries as some facilities and policies not in place. Beside Car –
1. Banaue Rice  Hopefully something we can work together on. 7AM
2. Wine
3. Honesty System Lunch!
14. Sagada Sleep  We stopped by XXX to have some lunch and meet the whole
1. Cockroach squad.
15. Sagada Breakfast  We’re a group of XXX. 8 Go Tians. 3 Friends. 2 Couples (4).
1. Sea of clouds  3 cars, and some taking the 500 peso, 6hr bus from MNL to
2. Rice Banaue
3. Drone  Menu was interesting! Had frogs and cicadas XXX
16. Pottery
17. Drive Back Driving & Drone

Back to driving we go 😊
18. Elyu
 Talking Head
Music: Zimmerman, Yeng, Tala  A-Roll (2) Just finished lunch, bout to head back up again! Beside Car –
 Voiceover: (1) One thing I love about visiting the mountains 7AM
is the drive going up there. There is something so beautiful
about driving by windows rolled down, wind rushing through
your hair, the scent of fresh air, and seeing the tall gray
cityscape melt into wide open blue skies, and lush greenery.
 Stopped by a Field to Test our the Drone
 Voiceover: Since I brought my DJI mini 3, and we were
ahead of the pack because my friend is a great driver, decided
to take a break beside a beautiful rice field and take some
shots.
 Was nice to just stop whenever we wanted, instead of having
to follow a tour bus schedule.
 Caught a farmer hard at work planting his delicious rice.

Coffee Break (ok)

 A-Roll: Okay
 Voiceover:

Night Driving (ok)

 A-Roll: Cagayan river

Dinner (ok)
 A-Roll: Mely’s Restaurant
 XXX

Touchdown at hostel
 A-Roll:
 Voiceover: Touchedown at Banaue.
 Dark, uphill (matarik), sign was so small almost missed
 Other car is a huge starex, 8 people, manual, really tough
 Glad we made it!
 Voiceover: Homestay. No aircon already cold. Wood. Little
 insects due to the cold? Water freezing. Overall quite clean
and cozy like a wooden cabin. Big house, shared rooms to
bring people together. Mattresses hella thin so bit painful on
the back.
 Voiceover: I ended up changing to 27KM. My friends were
all doing 27KM. Didn’t want to be alone. Also wanted to see
more of Banaue trail. Only happens when you go the longer
route.
 Route 1: 12KM. XXX
 Route 2: 27KM. XXX
 Other Routes: 50, 100, 160KM (100 miles). Insane. XXX

Day 2 – 25KM Race & Dinner

Race time
Ended up sleeping close to 1-2AM, and waking up at 4-5AM for the
race. We all almost overslept.

Day 3 – 12KM Race – Banaue to Sagada

Day 4 – Sagada to MNL

4.Ending & Takeaway

5.Channel Outro
Paddy
Title: Climbing the Highest Mountain in
Malaysia

Intro [Fade In]

Situation: Over the next 33 hours, I will be Landscape Scenery
embarking on the biggest challenge of my 15
years of solo-travel Car Ride Selfie POV
 View of the summit
Car Ride Windows
This is mount Kinabalu
 tallest peak in Borneo and Malaysia Climbing Summit
 majestic titan
Climbing Other Summit
Complication: I’ve never attempted this
Altitude. I’ll be Sharing all the struggles [Animation “Mt Kinabalu, XX MASL]
 Oxygen was low Static Video / Picture of Kinabalu
 heart rate was high
 Mentally burnt out
Walk in POV Back Shot of Mountains
If you’re new around. I’m Paddy Humping Motorcycle
 I climb mountains Drone
 Ride motorcycles Far POV Shot

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