Travel Channel Star Guidelines

Are You a Travel Channel Star?

Travel Channel experts will judge the 3-round competition with help from fans, who can vote for their favorite videos online. Five lucky semifinalists will travel to host a video segment, where they’ll face a series of challenges in hopes of making it to the final round. The winner will be revealed in a 1-hour Travel Channel TV special hosted by Bert Kreischer and will be given the opportunity to host their own 5-part web series.

Here’s what we’ll be looking for in your submissions:

We want to see you in action!

--Shoot footage of you talking to the camera

--Tell us your full name, where you are from and what your “Travel Specialty” is

--Vary up your shots, we like a combination of wide shots to set the scene and close ups of details

--Pick a place or topic you love and are excited about

--Show off yourself and your location – highlight what you love about it

Give us a story, by shooting …

--Yourself in a travel environment that matches your specialty (ie: park, zoo, local attraction, unique shop, eating or drinking establishment)

--Yourself explaining what makes that location special – but the camera doesn’t have to always be on you, show us the environment around you as you talk

--Yourself giving a tour of that location

--Yourself giving a summary of your story to wrap things up

The specifics:

--Use a home video camera or if you don t own one, the video camera function on your smart phone will be fine

--Videos should be no more than 2 minutes in length

--If using a phone, hold it horizontally for a wide view, not a tall view

--Audio is important. Make sure you and anybody else who appears speak up and are close enough to the camera to have your voices recorded clearly

--Do not include music or logos

--Stereo audio with a sample rate of 44,100 Hz