Cliffs and ships on the east coast of the Isle of Man

net_slayer · Nov 21, 2019

Hey guys! I would love to share a flight (or set of flights) set on and around the coast of the little island where I live. It may seem at little dramatic but I wanted to practice editing and sound design in a different way. This one features cliff edges, a cruise ship and a freight vessel in the bay of the capital. I had a lot of fun putting this together. It was shot during the back end of summer. Enjoy! ?

calmar81 · Nov 21, 2019

Wow, I really like ... just everything about this piece. Arrangement, music, sound effects, cuts to the music... really good!

Could you describe, how you achieved all this? shots, software, workflow, thoughts? Where are your music and the sound fx from?

eckydrone200 · Nov 21, 2019

Nice video, like the train in the video. Don't suppose you know the name of the cargo ship in your footage as it looks like one that used to dock beside us.

bebbe · Nov 21, 2019

Looks professional [emoji106]

mcoulter · Nov 22, 2019

Like others have said, very, very nice! After flying for just 6-months or so, I have a new appreciation for how challenging the shots are were you swoop around objects like the boats while changing the camera/drone orientation. It's not as easy as many make it look!

RickinWaST · Nov 22, 2019

Well done!

Rich_fpv · Nov 22, 2019

GREAT video! I liked the presentation as a whole. Those steep cliffs would have been good for some reveal shots next time! Chasing ships is fun isn't it?

Smokieflies · Nov 22, 2019

Very good job, thanks for sharing. I also liked wind sound effect and the music score.

net_slayer · Nov 23, 2019

Thank you all for the kind comments, I really appreciate it as I’ve spent a long time doing research and learning not only about drone flying but also film making and editing.

calmar81 said:
Wow, I really like ... just everything about this piece. Arrangement, music, sound effects, cuts to the music... really good!

Could you describe, how you achieved all this? shots, software, workflow, thoughts? Where are your music and the sound fx from?

The beginning was shot on a Mavic Air and the sequence with the ships using a Mavic 2 Pro. Reason being I just wanted to give the Air a quick flight as I had barely touched it this year. I got lucky with the boats and just happened to be in the right place at the right time.

Initially they were going to be two individual videos but once I found a really good piece of music from Epidemic Sound, I decided to make it longer and put them together. I’m really happy with the results.

Video was edited using Premier Pro and I used LUTs from Spectrum Grades to achieve the right tone. I tweaked Lumetri curves where needed.

eckydrone200 said:
Nice video, like the train in the video. Don't suppose you know the name of the cargo ship in your footage as it looks like one that used to dock beside us.

I believe it’s the MS Arrow.

mcoulter said:
Like others have said, very, very nice! After flying for just 6-months or so, I have a new appreciation for how challenging the shots are were you swoop around objects like the boats while changing the camera/drone orientation. It's not as easy as many make it look!

It takes a lot of practice. I played video games for a good chunck of my life and I think it’s helped learning to manoeuvre the bird in the air. Definitely takes practice though to keep a steady hand.

PointJoe · Nov 23, 2019

Super neat!!! I've only heard of the Isle of Mann, but had no idea what to expect. A friend visited it to see his father's grave where he went down in WWII. Is there a cemetery there for Allied Forces?