I didn't watch the first series, but I got completely drawn into the second series....

As well as the captivating mins games, something else that grabbed me was the brilliant FPV drone footage used throughout the series.

I'm not sure if these guys did all of the drone work (https://www.eastwood-drones.co.uk/drone-filming-aerial-imagery-north-wales-what-weve-been-up-to) but the whole series is on BBC iPlayer and the drone work is some of the best I've seen - it never feels like it is just there for the sake of using a drone, it genuinely adds atmosphere.

That does look like a fun job.  

DAFlys Posted at 1-28 07:03
That does look like a fun job.

To be honest, I'm surprised they didn't ask you if it was pictures of castles they were after

It's not a series we watched, but in just about every new production on TV these days there's drone footage.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-28 23:37
It's not a series we watched, but in just about every new production on TV these days there's drone footage.

I agree, but it's usually just beauty shots or very dull overhead tracking shots.

That's what made the footage in The Traitors so good - there was very little of that.

There was a lot of FPV flying through forrests and climbing up over the castle ramparts before diving down or spinning etc. one of my favourite shots was as contestants were supposedly arriving at or leaving from the castle on jeeps. It was an FPV shot again, at high speed and low level flying towards and over the cars..m very effective.

For once it really added to the atmosphere.

I think TV producers are getting lazy with drone footage generally, but this was genuinely creative use that brought something.

No Original Thought Posted at 1-29 01:14
I agree, but it's usually just beauty shots or very dull overhead tracking shots.

That's what made the footage in The Traitors so good - there was very little of that.

Seems like FPV has a lot to offer to that style of TV viewing

No Original Thought Posted at 1-28 09:05
To be honest, I'm surprised they didn't ask you if it was pictures of castles they were after

I live near Eastwood too,  but Im sure theres no connection.  

DAFlys Posted at 1-30 00:17
I live near Eastwood too,  but Im sure theres no connection.

Yeah, that's what you tell us...

It would certainly explain how you put so many miles on your drones... And maybe they pay in Nectar points...

No Original Thought Posted at 1-30 02:57
Yeah, that's what you tell us...

It would certainly explain how you put so many miles on your drones... And maybe they pay in Nectar points...

I really do live near Eastwood.  but it's almost a complete NFZ due to Southend airport which is a pain when I go there to visit friends.

That must have been a nice job!

Hey thank for the kind words on the fpv footage. Chris at eastoowd did the fpv on the first series, and covered for a few days on the inspire I think. Series 1 and 2 Ariel photography for the series supplied by sp films. Steve peters pilot and Scott McKee gimbal Opp and myself on fpv drone for series 2.

Glad you enjoy!