A guest post by Part 107 Pilot and writer Kara Murphy. The 3rd annual Flying Robot international Film Festival (FRiFF), the world’s premiere competition highlighting the best in drone culture and aerial cinema, landed at San Francisco’s historic Roxie Theater this past Thursday. The evening began, around the corner, at 518 Valencia where SanDisk, X Class Drone Racing, and … [Read more...] about Winners Push Boundaries at the 3rd Annual Flying Robot International Film Festival
Drone Art
The InterDrone Film Festival: Check Out These Incredible Selections
Last week's InterDrone conference hosted one of the best drone film festivals in the industry - and the work on display was amazing. This year's contest had 7 categories and offered something spectacular for everyone, everywhere, interested in drones. In the Natural Wonders category, submissions featured gorgeous scenes from around the world, including New Zealand, the … [Read more...] about The InterDrone Film Festival: Check Out These Incredible Selections
Five Must-Attend Drone Film Festivals and How to Enter
Guest Post by drone pilot and writer Kara Murphy. Anyone who has watched enough films knows that incorporating an aerial perspective into the narrative isn’t a new phenomenon. Before the advent of drones, people got creative. They either attached cameras to kites or dangled out of doorless helicopters to capture a desired effect. Now that drone adoption has … [Read more...] about Five Must-Attend Drone Film Festivals and How to Enter
Is This the Start of the Drone Art Industry?
The great thing about art is its subjectivity. One man's trash is another's masterpiece. With that spirit in mind, it's no surprise that paintings by elephants are on the market, or that certain modern pieces sell for thousands of dollars. So what's this got to do with drones? Well, scientists at McGill University are developing a quad that could conceivably produce art of a … [Read more...] about Is This the Start of the Drone Art Industry?
The Art of the Drone
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” ― Thomas Merton, No Man Is an Island As any other product of the human mind, it’s no surprise that drones have become the latest technology to be incorporated in the arts. From visual media, to music, to dance, artists are finding new modes of expression within the gentle whir of quadcopters and the … [Read more...] about The Art of the Drone
