Video Tour of China

By Sam Parsons

These are the first and second in a short series of videos documenting our October 2015 tour of China with the Road Scholars company. These cover sightseeing and transportation; I will cover food and people, etc., in later installments.

Note: These short films are in full HD and are best viewed on a large screen, or at least something larger than a smartphone, and expanded to full screen.

I was home over five months before I began working on the first video, "Sightseeing," which was an on-and-off two month process. As I explain in the opening of the video, this one is about sightseeing – as in mostly ancient sites.
Road Scholars in China, Part 1: Sightseeing (posted in 2016)

"Transportation" is the second in a short series of videos documenting our October 2015 tour of China with the Road Scholar company. It's been about a year since I sent out Part 1, but it's been a busy year full of domestic travel and video documentation of those events.
Road Scholars in China, Part 2: Transportation

Tech stuff: I shot these in a mix of HD and 4k using a Panasonic GH4 camera (and occasionally my iPhone 6!), and several Panasonic lenses including the 12-35mm f2.8 zoom. Audio was recorded primarily with a Rode VideoMic Pro but I also used the built-in camera mics and a Zoom H1. PremierePro, AfterEffects, Audition, and Photoshop were all used in post production.

You may also be interested in my wife, Kay's, perspective on this trip. Click HERE to read her blog and see her excellent photos.
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