Mini 4 Pro Almost Crashed My DJI Mini 4 Pro in Sport Mode - But Got Stunning Lake Champlain Footage!

[AZAV8R]

Truly superb! I got into drone cinematography just a few months ago. While I'm proud of my first productions, yours shows me I've much to learn! I love your cross-fades for scene transitions. Do you mind sharing the timing you're using?

 

[trisen1981]

Truly superb! I got into drone cinematography just a few months ago. While I'm proud of my first productions, yours shows me I've much to learn! I love your cross-fades for scene transitions. Do you mind sharing the timing you're using?

Sure - these are simple 120 frames transitions in 60 FPS timeline - so basically 2 seconds cross dissolve. It works best on aerial shots if the horizon is matched.

I would suggest using Davinci Resolve - they have free version as well with lots of capabilities beyond basic edits.

In this edit for instance there is one time-lapse clip as well where there is a flight towards the sun above the river and then the drone goes upwards. I shot Dji timelaps as well but that was looking so bad - so instead I took long normal flights speeded it up like 600 % and lso added motion blur and motion trails to avoid jittery no motion blur look - so at the end it is looking more like a hi speed flight rather than timelaps with sharp shutter.

I am working in VFX and trying to apply my knowledge in this Drone land (or air I would say)

 

[Letmefly]

Ive seen your videos on Youtube. You are amazing! Nice stuff.
Using Davinci Resolve "cross dissolve" a duration of 1 sec at 30 fps

 

[trisen1981]

Ive seen your videos on Youtube. You are amazing! Nice stuff.
Using Davinci Resolve "cross dissolve" a duration of 1 sec at 30 fps

Thank you! With each edit, my goal is to tell a story. In this particular piece, I wanted to capture the serene beauty of nature. The post-production process started with the music- making it in Suno, which took around 30 iterations plus some additional refinements. From there, I built the edit around the soundtrack, adding transitions, color grading, noise reduction, and stabilization where needed. I also layered in subtle sound effects - such as the movement of a boat, wind, or birds- to complement the visuals and enhance the atmosphere.


What I truly enjoy is both capturing the footage (already envisioning how I’ll shape the edit) and then bringing it to life in post-production.

What I’d ultimately like is to return to feature film sets someday - but not as VFX Supervisor but rather as Inspire drone pilot - or boths

PS: And what is funny, my drone hobby started from sets - when I was once in Maldives on a shoot for one film- and we was using there Inspire 3

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