Mabou2
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Flight distance : 811257 ft
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Blériot53 Posted at 2017-8-20 04:04
WOW. I can only aspire to such a level of excellence. I've a LONG way to go..........
Thanks for the share. And congrats on the competition win.
Hi Bleriot,
I shot most of that video in my first four months of flying. I had never flown a drone before.
You would be surprised at how good your videos can look (especially when you are first starting out) by following ONE simple rule: Keep it simple.
When you shoot a location, don't touch the controls for anything other than one direction. IF you realize that you started the shot a little sideways, then just start over. Don't make the path adjustment in flight. Of course, more complicated shots can be added to your skillset as you progress.
WHY Keep it simple you ask? Well, lemme tell you a couple of reasons;
1) In my experience with editing, I realize that I need to speed up almost all of my clips, sometimes by as much as a thousand percent. Even the smallest adjustments that you made to the flight path show up as a jarring move when you speed the clip up.
2) You want to NOT distract the viewer by reminding them they are watching a drone shot. You just want them to see the location. Even small adjustments to the flight path are noticeable to the casual viewer and immediately kills the magic and majesty of the shot. Just think about a movie with a ground based camera. If they have the camera on a tripod and are getting an incredible shot with no camera motion (lock-down shot) and someone bumps the camera by accident... they will shoot it again because the bump broke the magic of that shot. Apply the same thing when you are flying. Try fancy maneuvers to your hearts content... but always do a simple "safety" shot before you leave the location... you will end up using a simple safety shot more than you imagine.
And finally, it didn't take long before I realized that my big fat fingers are not good at creating a smooth motion when I hold the sticks. So if I am trying to fly straight forward, I might accidentally slide the bird a little sideways too. To help square off my straighline shots, I will usually set up my shot, then bypass the sticks all together. I will instead reach down to the black plastic at the base of the sticks and push that instead. This way I can do a forward or side motion without accidentally adjusting any other parameter of the flight.
Hopefully some of this helps.
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