We've traveled the country with our drone and put in a lot of time in the air.
Here's some brief our thoughts on drone footage! It should be dynamic, well timed and intentional to add value to your videos. Used to set the stage, so the story can move in on the details. A sequence of shots, starting with wide establishing moving to medium shots followed by macro shots, creates a tangible feeling for the viewer. They know where it is, what they are looking at and what it feels like to be there. When considering a drone shot, decide if the wide setting ads to the story, does it bring out the best in the scene. Does it distract from the videos flow or is it jarring. Simply said, make sure it's a good fit for the project and not used simply for the sake of "drone footage".
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It might strike some as odd but I've become wary of two things after flying my drone all over the country. First... while seemingly innocuous, small birds can be aggressive and often want to arrange a meeting between your drone and the ground. I've always evaded this outcome but no stress compares when pigeons are attacking at two hundred feet up.
Secondly, I've learned that in certain cities and even small towns its important to not look like a federal agent and in some places it's not smart or polite to fly at all. Even the sweetest looking grandmother might jump in her car and drive up and down the street till she finds you to made sure you aren't FBI. In this instance I had just landed and was talking shop with someone else and she caught up with me. We chatted a bit, but I understand peoples concerns about drones, so I showed her the shots I got of the sunset over the water, the town and the boats. She left happily convinced I was not an agent, just a guy promoting the town and tourism. The shots paired with these experiences are in the reel here. Overall, drone operation is one of my favorite facets of what Siege Engine Creative does. It offers the opportunity to add grand settings to videos or capture client products/services even at the scale of a ship or large vehicle. It's pushed me to wander down beaches and to the top of mountains. It's also opened the door to meeting new people thru conversations asking about how to get their own drone or what I do (not a secret agent)! 😎
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Is this what you mean by going viral? 😅
In all seriousness, though, here's some slick recent 3D animation work by Dayton Busse.
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