Stunning Aerial Videography and Photography Using Drones

AulaGEO Academy

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Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Class hours

    6h

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course's focus is on how to make stunning aerial productions both from filming with a drone initially and then from impactful editing afterwards.WHO IS IT FOR? - For videographers, photographers, hobbyists and professionals alike that want to learn how to make amazing aerial videos and photos. So, Perhaps you have a drone already and want to take your aerial productions to the next level for your hobby or business? This extensive course will take you on a journey all the way through from discussing; the merits of different drone types for aerial production; some basic flying skills for aerial imagery, to THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE CONTENT; a unique, structured way of thinking about, planning for, filming and then editing your standout aerial production. It will become a resource for you as well as a course. What we offer?, the ability to video and photograph the world from a unique, breathtaking, aerial perspective, using a drone is now available to all. There is a need to learn how to make standout aerial productions, to make imagery that will go beyond what will become the ordinary. Mastering these new tools now, to produce highly impactful results, will get you ahead of the game professionally and give you endless hours of enjoyment personally. This course covers basics from selecting your drone, editing software and aerial camera. It has some guidance on initial flying skills and exercises for producing good aerial productions. And then goes beyond the basics and introduces, with extensive aerial footage to illustrate the points, a unique framework to guide all your flying and filming missions. This focusses on the extraordinary outcomes you should be aiming for in your aerial imagery and the flying you should be doing to get those outcomes.

Facilities

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Start date

Online

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Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

"Over 41 of those lectures have breathtaking flight footage to illustrate the points6 tools for you to take away to help you with your planning, flying, filming and editingRaw footage for you to practice the edit techniques with yourselfUnderstand some of the typical legal and safety considerations when planning your productionChoose the right aerial hardware and editing software for successful videos and photosIdentify the key flying skills, shot options, flight patterns and gimbal skills needed to produce amazing aerial productionsSuccessfully plan your flying trips to maximise your chance of getting beautiful shotsSet up your GoPro with its optimum settings for successful editing across a range of circumstancesMake creative ground based footage to enrich your aerial productionsComplete pre-flight checks before you start flying and filming both at the flying site and beforeLearn 25 design principles to follow when creating your productionComplete the 8 editing steps, common to most editing software, in order to make stunning aerial productions"

"You are considering using a drone to make fantastic videos and photos and want to know what you need to do both in the air and on the computer to make standout productionsYou may already have a quadcopter or other multirotor and want to take your video and photo production to the next levelYou need an extensive resource of aerial video and photo production techniques (in the air and on the ground) to access as you grow your skills"

Though safety points are discussed throughout the course it is also not the primary focus. It is expected that students will do additional research (or come already with the knowledge) in order to fly and film safely.

"-100% online -Access to the course for life -30 days warranty money back -Available from desktop or mobile app -Can begin and finish the course any time -Can repeat the course any times"

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This centre's achievements

2020

All courses are up to date

The average rating is higher than 3.7

More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months

This centre has featured on Emagister for 3 years

Subjects

  • Production
  • Music
  • Planning
  • Camera
  • Design
  • Drone
  • Aerial productions
  • Videography
  • Launching
  • Landing
  • GoPro
  • Videos
  • Photos
  • FCXP
  • Flying Modes
  • Flying Framework
  • Design Principles
  • Fly Dramatics
  • Images
  • Flight Videos

Course programme

"Introduction
Ready to start?
An Overview: Where to spend your time in this course and what to expect
How to find all this course's materials in Udemy and give feedback and reviews
Legal and safety
Legal considerations
EXTRA: For US drone flyers (a link to the FAA site about registering your drone)
Safety considerations
Safety and Legal
Choosing the right tools for successful aerial productions
Software Options For Aerial Productions
Drone Hardware Options For Aerial Productions
Recommended Camera Choices
Key drone handling skills and their impact on your productions
Launching & Landing - different options
Different flying modes and how they effect your aerial productions
Line of Sight Flying skills - maintaining mental orientation
General flying movements to master to help with your aerial productions
First Person View Flying and Poor Reception
Challenges & cautions flying using a stabilised First Person View image
4 Gimbal Skills To Master
What makes great footage? - Giving it feeling with Video Dramatics
Getting the shot - an intro to the Flying Framework for Outstanding Productions
Geographical Dramatics: The Beauty Shot - (illustrated LECTURE points)
Geographical Dramatics: The Cover Reveal - (illustrated LECTURE points)
Geographical Dramatics: The Discovery Reveal - (illustrated LECTURE points)
Geographical Dramatics: Movement - (illustrated LECTURE points)
Geographical Dramatics Concepts Quiz
Geographical Dramatics: A flight with a view - (EXERCISE and sample video)
Flight Dramatics: Speed - (illustrated LECTURE points)
Flight Dramatics: Distance - (illustrated LECTURE points)
Flight Dramatics: Height - (illustrated LECTURE points)
Flight Dramatics: Spy-High - (illustrated LECTURE points)
Flight Dramatics: The Squeeze - (illustrated LECTURE points)
Flight Dramatics Concepts Quiz
Section Summary & Flight Dramatics Quiz - (EXERCISE and sample video)
How to fly to get great footage - Flight patterns to master
Introduction to ""Flight patterns to master""
The Line - (illustrated LECTURE points)
The Line - (EXERCISE and example VIDEO)
The Crab - (illustrated LECTURE points)
The Crab - (EXERCISE and example VIDEO)
The Elevator - (illustrated LECTURE points)
The Elevator - (EXERCISE and example VIDEO)
The 360 - (illustrated LECTURE points)
The 360 - (EXERCISE and example VIDEO)
The Arc - (illustrated LECTURE points)
The Arc - (EXERCISE and example VIDEO)
The Moving Object - (illustrated LECTURE points)
The Moving Object - (EXERCISE and example VIDEO)
The Close Call - (illustrated LECTURE points)
The Close Call - (EXERCISE and example VIDEO)
Pre-Flight Planning & Flight Day Management
Introduction to pre-flight planning
Selecting the location - resources to help with this and checks and guidelines
Planning how to film the flying location including a sun positioning tool
Using Google Earth and Maps to help you plan your flight
Ground Based Footage
GoPro Settings - What and Why
Check Lists For: Before You Get There & Preparing Your Launch Location
Check Lists For: Equipment, Initial Launch and Post Flight Management
Design Principals to follow to edit your footage into something stunning.
Introduction to Wow Time
Design Principles: Video and Clip Duration - 4 Design Rules
Design Principles: Music
Design Principles: What must go?
Design Principles: Selecting and Positioning Content - Design Principle 1 & 2
Design Principles: Selecting and Positioning Content - Design Principle 3
Design Principles: Selecting and Positioning Content - Design Principle 4
Design Principles: Adding Annotations
Design Principles: Editing - Introduction and Principle 1
Design Principles: Editing Design Principles 2 & 3
Design Principles: Editing Design Principles 4 to 7
How to edit your footage into your final production - An example using FCPX
Wow Time: Introduction to Editing Work Flow
STEP 1 & 2: Select useable clips and music
STEP 3: Mark up the music
STEP 4: Colour grade the clips
STEP 5: Rank order the graded clips
STEP 6: Sequence to the beat and clip the footage down to size
STEP 7 - ADD EFFECTS: Re-timing
STEP 7 - ADD EFFECTS: Sharpen
STEP 7 - ADD EFFECTS: Stabilisation
STEP 7 - ADD EFFECTS: Transitions
STEP 8 - FINAL TOUCHES: Letterbox
STEP 8 - FINAL TOUCHES: Titles
Conclusion
Congratulations! and a recap on everything we have learnt
My Recommended Flight Videos and Photos
Student's Flight Videos"

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