DJI has teamed up with Skillshare and Wild Rabbit Productions to bring drone enthusiasts a free course in creating a meaningful narrative with aerial videography. This is actually the second educational series from DJI and Wild Rabbit and offers 50 minutes worth of videos explaining how to scout locations and subjects, create a storyboard and shots list, and how to shoot … [Read more...] about A Lesson in Advanced Aerial Videography
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My New Contingency Plan for Drone Fly Aways
As drone fliers we tend to go to great lengths to protect our investments from flying away. There’s nothing quite like that awful feeling in your gut when you realize you are watching your drone get blown steadily out of sight, having a mid-air battery failure over irretrievable terrain, or undergoing some kind of internal, unexplainable self-determination to chart a course … [Read more...] about My New Contingency Plan for Drone Fly Aways
How to Fly a Drone the Dronelife Way
The Globe and Mail recently published an excellent preemptive intervention for amateur drone pilots warning the general public: "You guys need to start using your heads while droning or the government is going to take your toys away." This is a truth new drone owners have to be made to understand. Dronelife wants to do our part so while we figure out what that means … [Read more...] about How to Fly a Drone the Dronelife Way
3 Things I Wish I Had Known Before My First Drone Flight
The drones are coming. If you don't already know someone who owns one, you soon will. Drones are an extremely accessible technology that can be as practical as they are fun. But, with few exceptions, they are more tool than toy. As such, they should be treated with respect and pilots should exercise caution when flying. Crashing a drone is much easier than flying one. A … [Read more...] about 3 Things I Wish I Had Known Before My First Drone Flight
