this tutorial is for everyone who uses that drone to capture video wants to level up that
game to get these cinematic aerial shots welcome back folks in this video we're gonna talk about
the top seven tips for cinematic drone footage and the best news is they apply to any kind of
drone it doesn't matter what brand or what type but let's face it there's a 74% chance
that you're using one of these DJI drones here Before we jump into it or also upload soon a
video where I talk about the actual Jol movements to achieve cinematic looking footage so make sure
to subscribe and hit that Bell button to get notified when I upload that video but with no
further ado let's jump into the top 7 tips for cinematic drone footage Booya tip number one
plan before you fly this might sound boring but stick with me as you possibly know battery life
is limited on these drones 20 to 30 minutes so you want to scope out your environment before
you take off obviously checking out if there are any obstacles what the weather conditions
are like no-brainer but you also want to visualize the shots you want to take and
find the optimal flight path to conserve energy and get the most shots possible a great way is
to actually pre plan your shots and use Google Earth to get a sense for the environment and the
potential shots you can take that actually brings me to tip number two variety is key I usually fly
only one battery in a given location so getting the most diverse shots as possible goes a long
way in particular in the editing booth because let's be honest you're just gonna use this tilt
up reveal no matter how often you film it only once and you're at it so try to get secondary
angled off your subject but also look around in the environment if there's other things you can
capture while you are airborne and get creative in how you shoot that environment that subject
all right third tip is not only true for drone photography and filmmaking but also for this
creative art form in general is film at the right time of day so you may say now what is
the right time of day Joey it is doing sunset and sunrise no kidding and the reason why is
simple the Sun is standing at a low angle going through the atmosphere it creates a
beautiful color it is soft light it creates because of the low angle very long shadows
that gives your image a beautiful depth oh and also the dynamic range on these drones
is fairly limited so they struggle a little bit during daylight conditions
where there's a stark contrast between the bright parts and the dark parts of the image
so you better serve to fly during sunset and sunrise automatic cinematic goodness
tip number four is just summarized as foreground and background having a foreign background gives
you image depth and a sense of scale the audience can now explore your composition
that is multi-dimensional so as you're composing and setting up your shot look for
some something in the foreground that can help your image to be more intriguing and dynamic
tip number five purposeful movement I mean motion pictures was invented to have movement
in your images so utilize it to drive your story forward and give your shots a purpose
be it revealing a new environment as an opener or following a subject and show the change of
locations by tracking it through different kinds of environments and since we're talking about
motion tip number six is natural motion blur you want to achieve a natural motion blur so
let's not forget the 180 degrees shutter angle rule to achieve cinematic looking motion blur
side note I assume you know what the 180 degree shutter angle rule is if not don't worry we've
got you covered I've discussed it on this channel before so we'll leave the link up
here and in the description below so check it out if you want to learn more about the right
camera setting to achieve a cinematic look but to achieve the 180 degree shutter angle
rule with your drone you will likely need ND filters and there are a bunch out there
even for these Mavic tube throws which you can just see like screw on to the actual camera and
I will leave a link in the description below as well if you want to check out and buy some
last but not least tip number seven letterboxes or cinema scope or cinema bars cinematic crop
these loads of words out there but they are explaining the same thing the cinematic aspect
ratio that you're so familiar with from cinema can be achieved by just adding black bars on
the top and the bottom and boom a voila cinematic easy as that alright so these
were these seven tips and tricks and ways to make your drone footage look more cinematic so
are you keen on flying now grab your drone stop watching YouTube videos but go out and
create yourself this should have been my first tip right from the beginning Baja
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