I had no idea starting from scratch what would be involved in creating my first ever drone video the list ended up being something like this...
...and then after all that.....you can post your video! Has been quite the journey but so interesting and rewarding.
Here's my first effort, a quick video of a loop in the Kawarau River near Queenstown in New Zealand.
I hope you enjoy!
- Research a drone
- Buy a drone (Mavic Mini)
- Spend hours browsing forums about all things Mavic Mini
- Learn to fly your drone
- Learn about firmware updates
- Learn about limitations of your drone and how not to crash it
- Learn about airspace and agl and vlos and where and how you can fly your drone
- Log you planned flight and phone your local air traffic control to gain permission (controlled airspace)
- Learn how to take aerial footage
- Find a video editor (Davinci Resolve)
- Learn how to use it (this can be quite a learning curve!)
- Learn all about Youtube
...and then after all that.....you can post your video! Has been quite the journey but so interesting and rewarding.
Here's my first effort, a quick video of a loop in the Kawarau River near Queenstown in New Zealand.
I hope you enjoy!