You say you are unhappy or bored with your results? First, do not be unhappy with your work! But there are ways it could be shorter and still draw more viewers.
You need story, conflct, drama, intrigue, suspense, humor.
Next time, have Margit and Kulli converse and argue over what they liked or disliked about a trip. The video content would be a mix of their talking heads, laugher and exasperation, and on-location antics. The men in the story would the the subject of their stories, with their misadventures serving as comic relief. Surely the men made mistakes, got lost, over-paid for something, got sick on cigars, or did something silly.
If you can't get them to volunteer for such a project, at least try more voice-over. Explain what you visited, what was interesting, funny, obnoxious, or scary. Don't just show flamingos: tell some story about they changed your life, or that you could only dream in pink for the next week.
It looks as though the weather was quite cool. Shots of people shivering and trying to stay warm--in Cuba, of all place--would be novel.
Watchable travel stories usually hinge on some sort of tension or conflict between:
- The protagonist, dreamer, braggart, thrill-seeker; and
- The cautious worry-wort or nay-sayer who is home-sick from day one, or becomes jealous and suspicious.
Imagine if one of the travelers appeared dressed in green fatigues, grew a beard, waved a machete, and vowed to return home to launch a rebellion. The story would be how the travel companions dealt with this.
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