Tip #121: INCLUDE CLOSE-UPS IN TRAVELOGUES. Close-ups aren’t just for fiction movies. They can enliven documentaries, instructional videos, and—as we see here—travelogues. The close-ups here are from “Diwali and Pongal,” a prize-winning travelogue shot by Prakash Gandhi Natarajan (@dharavisual). The film was chosen as a Mobile Movie of the Week. You can see it at MobileMovieMaking (link in profile). We hope these images will motivate you to enter our Close-up Video Contest. There’s no entry fee. Simply use a smartphone or other mobile device to shoot a short video—60 seconds or less—featuring one or more close-ups. Then post the clip with #closeupvideocontest. Deadline is August 31, 2019. Lots of terrific prizes including @LarryJordanfcp video training, an @iOgrapher camera rig, a @Moondog_Labs lens, a Movie Plan Pro template, @Storyboardquick visualization software, @Michael_Wiese_Productions books, and an @InkTip script-marketing membership. You’ll find all the rules and details at MobileMovieMaking. (Click the close-up in the slide show. #mobilemoviemakingtips #travelogues #travelvideos #mobilemovieoftheweek #Diwali #Pongal #bananas https://www.instagram.com/p/B0eAPvWBbA8/?igshid=1d9fn341i1t43