We filmed this video over six filming days in the USA starting in Paso Robles where we filmed at the Groves on 41. They make award winning olive oil with their olive trees on site. This is a Trafalgar 'Be My Guest' experience and as you can see the travellers get to experience life on a real Californian ranch. Then we moved onto San Francisco for a day filming around the city. From there we headed to Yosemite which was breathtakingly beautiful. Tunnel view is the first site you see on the video. Then we went to Portland to visit Armonéa wine country farm estate which is also a Be My Guest experience. I can attest to the fact that they make a lovely desert riesling. After that we were lucky enough to hop over to Maui where we were treated to an amazing dining experience at O'o Farm where the Be My Guest travellers get to experience a seed to cup coffee experience. In the video you can see the coffee beans, grown on the farm, being picked and roasted on site. We learned about different roasting profiles and different ways to grind the coffee. It was a fascinating experience into organic farming and a highlight of our Maui experience.
The video was shot on the Sony FS7 with mostly canon glass. We had a few e-mount lenses (the amazing 10-18mm for the big wides, the 18-200 zoom and the super sharp 24-70mm). We also used the A7s and the A7sII on the Beholder DS1 Gimbal. A dynamic perception motion control slider was used for the time-lapses. Please see this review of the different stabilisation systems we have used on travel videos: boldcontentvideo.com/2016/07/05/choosing-the-best-camera-stabilisation-system-ds1-beholder-vs-movi-m5-vs-glidecam-2000hd/
You can see the behind the scenes video here: vimeo.com/209544681
Thanks to Brandon Li and Sebastian Linda for inspiration and constantly evolving the genre of travel videography.
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