My Top 5 Travel Videos From 2012

Alex Berger Year In Review

In 2012 I filmed a ton of HD video footage as part of my mission to do more videos.  A lot of that footage still needs to be edited.  My equipment has also improved a lot over the course of the year as has my understanding of how to create and edit a video.  Ultimately, I ended up uploading 22 videos that highlight everything from student life here in Copenhagen to polar bears waging fairly epic mock battles in Churchill, Canada.  I’ve gone through and picked 5 of my favorites, but you can see all of the videos over on youtube. I’ll also be adding a bunch of new ones over 2013 (already have the footage from Prague and Scotland lined up!) so make sure to subscribe.

1. The Great Polar Bear Migration

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzwW0RA_KnE

2. The Death of a Hippo (May make you cry)

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4hbsLrAwq4

3. A Video Tour of Cappadocia in the Snow

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIHoPBsPR6Y

4. Tasting Olive Oil (watch to the end)

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YiZ5wPWsfE

5. The South Luangwa Safari (Wildlife Footage)

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuxw9H_NhXk

These are just a few of the year’s videos and there are quite a few that just barely missed the list (underground cave cities and sleepy lion cubs to name a few).  Now that the year is winding down and i’m forced to pause for a breather and reflect on the past year, it’s amazing to recall just how different the start of the year which was spent in Turkey and Italy was from the summer which I spent in the heart of Africa and Northern Scotland and which was a stark contrast to end of the year which I rounded out in rural Canada.

Video was shot predominantly on my Canon Vixia HF200 and my Canon T3i (600D) dSLR. Voice overs used my iphoneor the built in microphone on the HF 200.

Thank you all so much for your support in 2012, your feedback, your kind words, your likes, your shares, and your attention.

Have special requests for 2012 or questions? Let me know!

I am a travel blogger and photographer. I also am involved in academic research into the study abroad and backpacker communities.

2 Comments

  1. Hey Alex,
    You’re videos are awesome. I’m super impressed. Ive been thinking about investing in a canon camcorder and now I think I will. Really glad I found your blog, PTBA is a good resource to find class travel bloggers. Let’s keep in touch, Leif

    1. I was pretty happy with my Vixia, but I shoot about 90% of my video on my dSLR now that I’ve gotten familiar with it. The big challenge for it is dynamic/moving stuff that needs to re-focus since that’s impossible for them (though I think it will be common place by next year). Appreciate the kind words!

      Thanks for the kind words and reading!

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