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In this episode, I’m talking to Delton Dsouza. He’s an adventure Film Maker, Director of Photography and Cinematographer. He’s been publishing his amazing adventure outdoors videos on YouTube including his BikePacking Series. His video editing works are just out of the world. He’s also done commercial work with names like Vogue, Flipkart and more.

In this conversation, we cover a wide variety of topics – his creative process, how he transitioned to this creative career from a regular airline job. We also talk about his YouTube series called BikePacking. There is a lot of nitty-gritty details if you are an aspiring filmmaker, YouTuber or Director.

It was just pure joy listening to this guy talks about his passion.

So without further adieu, please enjoy this conversation with Delton Dsouza.

Links and references from the episode –

People Mentioned –

• Vishal (DOP) – who pointed out that his videos were good
• His adventure mates –
  • Nitin
  • Adi
  • Imrin
• Sajid Chougle – The one and only Civilian Base Jumper in India. They shot a video of Sajid doing a base jump in Ahmed Nagar with Para motorist – Vijay Sethi – Here is the video of the Base Jump that Delton Made.
• Jimmy Chin – He made a movie called Free Solo on Alex Honnold which won Oscar for best documentary
• Alex Honnold – First human ever to climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without ropes (Free Soloing). One mistake and you are gone.
• Casey Neistat
• Sam Kolder
• Kraig Adams

Apps and tools mentioned by Delton –

• Lightroom
• Instagram
• Spotify
• Final Cut Pro X
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• DaVinci Resolve

Movies and shows mentioned by Delton –

• Cloud Atlas
• Dark (Netflix)

Interesting references –

• Cinema Camera
• Red
• His Bikpacking series on YouTube –
  • Bikepacking 101 – Bombay to Goa – Showcases that you can actually cycle distances
  • Bikepacking 201 – India to Bhutan – Showcases that you can be ecologically and environmentally conscious while travelling distances.
  • Bikepacking 301 – International (Coming up soon)
• Bhutan – The happiest country in the world
• Jaigaon – A border town in India which connects to Bhutan
• Phuntsholing – A border town in Bhutan which connects to India
• Tiger’s Nest – Taktsang Monastery in Paro Bhutan
• Carbon Footprint
• Le Méridien – Their stay partner for the Bhutan Trip – Thimphu | Paro
• Chelela Pass – It’s the highest motorable point in Bhutan, sitting 3988 metres (about 13,000 ft) above sea level. Delton and his mates cycled there from Le Méridien Paro.
• Ratnagiri mangoes
• Devgad Mangoes
• Base Jumping
• Free soloing climbing
• Thermal Wind
• Director’s treatment note – Here is a sample.
• Shot list – Here is a sample.
• mucho dinero – A lot of money (In Spanish)
• OTT (Over the top) Platforms – Netflix, Prime, Hotstar, Voot, Zee5 etc.
• Why we sleep by Matt Walker – Book mentioned by Himanshu
• Annapurna Circuit in Nepal
• Thorong la pass – 5416 meters
• 7Artisans 25mm f1.8 lens
• Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan

Quotes by Delton Dsouza –

• Bike-packing is very simple. It’s backpacking on a bike. It literally just that.
• At your hotel stay, you can ask for glass bottles instead of plastic bottles, everyone should do this and reduce their plastic use. In the start, it is going to be a little troubling for you to get in the rut of asking for it every time. But in the long run, it does good to your home, “the earth” and we’ve only got one.
• Everyone says, you’re very talented, but I feel the talent is something you build because you are consistently doing it over and over again and putting in the reps. You are not born with something and you just pick up a camera and say I’m talented. No, you actually do it a lot, again and again.
• You have to start from somewhere, to get to somewhere.
• I never look at failure as a closed door, I try and see what other doors open.
• It’s scientifically proven when a person is taken to the wilderness, it actually calms you down, it makes you centred and focused.
• Even though It sounds cliched but my goal is to live every moment to the fullest, because this is all you have.

Connect Links –

• YouTube (Check it out and be blown)
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