Bill Kendrick, who owns and operates Experience PEI has a lot of experience in shooting and editing video. He keeps dipping his hands into this medium within Atlantic Canada, and applies his expertise in video to various other unique projects.
He wanted to share a neat tip about vlogging and experiences. “I came across a website called Tripfilms.com. You or Todd have probably already heard about it given your interest in the use of video. It seems to be fairly new but has quite a few interesting travel videos on it. ….I’ve uploaded one of mine on our Tong & Shuck experience (Oyster Fishing Experience on PEI) and there were already two others there on a couple of our experiences. They were shot last summer by a videographer from Toronto. It seems like a good site for uploading videos too, since it is aimed at people looking to use this type of site when planning their vacations.”
What you’ll notice on the website is that there is a category called “Experiences” that the videos can be searched within. This is a perfect opportunity for Canadian tourism operators to start shooting good quality video about distinctive Canadian experiences that are part of our Canadian identity. Whether nature, cuisine, art, culture, or adventure, this is a great way to start building visitor interest in your unique tourism experience well before-hand.
You’ll notice that if you use the search bar at the top of the web page with the keyword PEI, that there are already nine (9) films about PEI experiences. Bill, as a member of the tripfilms.com film-making community has clearly found a way to partner with a film-maker to enable some of Experience PEI’s unique experiences to be featured. Atta boy Bill! Thank you for sharing your video tip.
Video is increasingly being used as a key technique for story-capturing the essence of travel experiences. It is a great medium for building awareness and interest about your own experiences, but most of all is a great way to tell a story that is captivating as well.
Check out www.tripfilms.com
