15 Tips for More Cinematic Drone Video

[@brightbridephotovideo]

Very, very nice guide. No filler, no gimmicks, no funny stuff, no teasing and baiting, just pure juicy info, to the point. Thanks !

[@EdwardFink]

This is exactly the kind of aerial tips I've been looking for. After learning the basics of UAV flying, no matter what type, everyone needs info like this to improve their videos.

[@Aerial-RealEstatecom]

Thanks for the great work. Love the shot of the bridge at 0:15.You hit the most important tip first - "go slow". This is so important. There is an added benefit to shooting slow movements, that is not addressed in this video. It is very easy to speed up video that is too slow. As long as nothing live is in the shot (birds, people), you can speed up shots quite a bit and they will still look great. Slowing down video is not as easy. Slowed down video will usually look very choppy because of duplicated frames. Thanks for the motion blur tip at 6:38. This is one I haven't been doing, but will start. This should help with some of the moire patters when moving over water, through trees, and over roofs.

[@WalkingDrivingFlyingLasVegas]

One of the best tutorial videos I've seen. Excellent and thank you!

[@ChadLittlefield]

This was INSANELY useful. Quick, to the point, and mega practical.

[@TheOreokat]

Thank you. Very good content.

[@Americanheld]

This is really helpful, I've seen a lot of Drone tutorials, but none as comprehensive and useful as this one. Thank you so much for putting this together, can't wait to see more related content to help new Aerial photography enthusiasts like me.

[@SmokyMtFaithFoodFun]

This is probably the BEST video for shooting drone footage that I've seen. Thank you!

[@bootsish]

Great stuff Charles. Very informative!

[@mikeedwards9251]

Great tips.. thanks for sharing I am using freewell ND filter for great photography.

[@KTZR-kn8mk]

Probably best tutorial I've seen so far tanks m8

[@SINOvideos]

Excellent video. Looking forward to trying some of these tips.

[@Pozdrozkrld]

Great video. Nice techniques. Thank you!

[@orphancollective5434]

excellent job on this video. Very straight forward, insightful, and honest. Thank you

[@KRUSER]

Incredible advice, thank you💯

[@SergeGolikov]

Well done, I have over 30 years experience as photographer/videographer, but only 3 weeks as drone pilot, these are great tips! Thak you

[@VideoRevelation]

Special thanks for adding the post production done in AE. I haven't seen any videos on that and your post tips are great. Thank you

[@ChrisParayno]

great advice! to be dynamic and interesting doesn't take much. keep up the great work.

[@IainMackenzie100]

very useful video full with excellent tips. I'll be using this as reference.

[@vytec1234]

Thanks for sharing the info. Very helpful.

[@visualdaydreams1018]

Great video, helpful & nicely put together. Hoping to get better myself. Good job.

[@RCLabinfo]

Thanks a lot for this great video, it is really, really informative!

[@arturus]

Excellent! Thank you for the wealth of information and insight.

[@omaralharran]

Thank you for making this video so easy to follow

[@TheAnvil1971]

awesome tipps, thanks a lot!

[@eduardolira6096]

Wow, very valuable information. I don't see why this video hasn't gotten a lot more views

[@TheLeadersPerspective]

Great video! Simple, and straight to the point. I do have a question about your cloud shots. Aren't those illegal? FAA requires flying 500 feet beneath the lowest cloud cover. Is there some workaround or loophole I am unaware of?

[@greyjustice]

Great tips, just starting out with a p3s so really helpful. Thanks for sharing

[@oneson450r]

great video ... thanks for taking the time, you make me miss living in the south

[@jonanthony7508]

What program are you using for post-production on video? Can you give any price for the program and are there any other programs that can do the same thing with lower cost?

[@Stucrompton1]

great video mate very helpful

[@AerialLensVideo]

Thanks - really helpful! Well done.

[@elijahvivio1996]

Exactly what i was looking for. Great video, thank you for the tips and advice.

[@MatthewNoel]

Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge. This was very helpful.

[@maxvorobey1316]

I'm going to guess you're using a dji phantom?? What kind of camera do you have? What editing software? Great video and tips btw, thanks 👍😆

[@YeagerFilm]

+Max Vorobey Thanks! A majority of the shots in that video were with the Inspire 1. A few were with a Phantom 2. I mainly edit with Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro.

[@maxvorobey1316]

+Yeager Film thanks for the reply 👍👍👍

[@KTHKUHNKK]

EXCELLENT TIPS YOU WENT IN DEPTH SUPER JOB. KK

[@finpafine]

Great advise! Thank you

[@77reyland]

Great Video Man. What editing software do you use?

[@LorenzoTheFisherman]

+Rolando Medina adobe aftereffects

[@77reyland]

Thanks

[@KennethEverett_N]

+Gaming isnotacrime are there specific reasons you prefer After Effect to Premiere?

[@YeagerFilm]

+Kenneth Everett I find the effects options to be much more user friendly in After Effects. Easier to color grade, stabilize footage, etc. After exporting from After Effects, I will usually import that footage into Premiere Pro and complete the edit with music, titles, etc.

[@upstateaerialvisons2753]

Yeager Film what??

[@vrobbesom]

A big thank you!

[@nenolima5595]

Great Tips.. thx

[@hylcob]

Great tips!!

[@RandomlySet]

Any reason why you use AE rather than Premiere Pro? I understand the warp stabilizer in AE, but distortion, and colour grading can be done in PP. Or better still, Speed Grade.

[@syfriamedia]

Great tips

[@rayneramrotek5993]

Nice video, thanks

[@koolkiwikat]

Thankyou for sharing

[@alksjda]

great video

[@airsoftkids2299]

what software did you use?

[@GranVlog]

wow. thanks a lot. Great stuff man!

[@jumabahmasuwa4184]

all good and inspire mi a lot

[@MoJoRealEstate]

Charles, Im going to be teaching a class for Real Estate agents and would like to use a couple clips from this video if you don't mind?

[@YeagerFilm]

That is fine, thanks!

[@BretEBensonTV]

This was great info! Thanks again. Great page! Bret "E." -The Most Positive Actor in Georgia

[@lorenztrockle8756]

What software are you using to post process the drone video?

[@RobsSierraCosworth]

filmconvert pro 2

[@KTHKUHNKK]

VERY GOOD MY FRIEND I AM NOW GOING TO SEND AND SHARE YOUR VIDEO WITH SOME FRIENDS. KEITH KUHN

[@REHENCO]

I am new to the discussion but enjoy filming. Can anyone recommend what altitude I would want to shoot a larger ranch like 5000 acres. If I don't have a lot of time and need to get as much footage as possible that is useful to my client.

[@utube091116]

Nice! TopQ info , thnx

[@davidsmith8829]

Can you tell me what software you use for your post production?

[@lucasparr3271]

Yeah I read that article too. Word for word.........

[@alexneumann3865]

Good Tipps

[@jonathanskirton1676]

thanks

[@love2punk]

Would the Parrot bebop drone be good enough for short film or even proper film cinematography?

[@YeagerFilm]

+John Rambo I'm not as familiar with Parrot's drones, but I know they are growing in popularity. I looked up the specs I could find. Yes, I think they would be good enough for short film. Not ideal for commercial cinematography though. The limiting factor would be the camera, since it is "built-in" the drone and can't be tilted up or down, which is going to limit the angles that would be possible. I've seen photos from the drone though and they look good. For video I would just keep the movements slow. The dynamic range on the camera will probably be limiting too, so filming while facing the sun may cause the image to over expose. Great entry level drone though and since it is smaller it can fly in spaces close to the ground that larger drones can't!

[@love2punk]

Wow, super helpful thanks!

[@ChrisParayno]

okay for home short films.

[@ernestoditerribile]

Parrots are toys.

[@dmarko326]

Thanks Rob Lowe...

[@dearestbrotherchroma]

What model drone are you using?

[@YeagerFilm]

DJI Inspire 1.

[@jarlronnytrulssen9551]

what recording program you use

[@YeagerFilm]

Camtasia by Techsmith.

[@alankanjo1794]

Hey man, sorry i don't speak english very well so i did not understand what you said about "lower the shutter speed, strobe effect, close to the ground, far from the ground etc.." Can you explain it again please?

[@envatotuts]

+Alan Kanjo check out the accompanying written tutorial here: photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/15-tips-for-cinematic-drone-video--cms-24338

[@Nivenization]

Thanks.

[@chikalfajaramin3732]

what app you use for editing bro ?

[@YeagerFilm]

Premiere Pro and After Effects.

[@shroudedone4883]

What drone / camera was this shot with?

[@YeagerFilm]

+Shrouded One Most shots were with DJI Inspire 1.

[@thesecrettomagic8276]

What editing program is that?

[@YeagerFilm]

+thesecrettomagic Adobe After Effects. I highly recommend it.

[@artsim-hi8uq]

Super

[@CyborgCollective]

The circular strafe is really tricky to pull off.

[@zotar9279]

+CyborgCollective Yea especially with high winds.

[@KTHKUHNKK]

I AGREE YOUR TIPS ARE GOOD. KEITH KK MOTION PICTURES ALSO ON KZbin

[@JamesGoldenboy]

Just the advise I was looking for! Thank you.

[@Miamiaerial]

the best aerial drone shoots are those where viewers dont anticipate it was shoot with a drone ;-)

[@nikoslazaridis71]

Hello everyone, can someone suggest me a low budget drone that is good for cinematic shots?

[@YeagerFilm]

DJI Mavic, Spark or one of the newer Parrot drones.

[@stephanblackrealestaterema4489]

the autel robotics x star premium is a really nice drone for the price

[@unruhs]

Gps shadow drone

[@rx3la]

Russel Cuervo phantom 3s refurbished for this time of year(holiday ) is 350

[@uavtechgirl6354]

Thanks for providing clear and concise info. I will follow you. UAVTECHGIRL!

[@ThomasMesen]

Fantastic content, Just subscribed. lets connect!

[@louiswijayalovenawijaya2022]

bro, what is the risk of flying more than 150 meters?

[@karburator2778]

omg Rob Lowe :)

[@bedlamvideo9588]

Be nice to be able to afford one of these little gizmos.

[@nearlylego1222]

Just build one

[@EvanRoden]

+NearlyLego That's pretty costly too.

[@greyjohnson4124]

Evan Roden not really to do videography yes but one to fly fps no

[@EvanRoden]

Grey John Oh. Cool.

[@greyjohnson4124]

Evan Roden look up 250 racing quad kit and buy a cheap 5.8ghz fpv system with a monitor that was my old setup and it worked really well and was only like $250 but now I'm flying the phantom 4 so I haven't used it much lately

[@asdfsyo]

I wish my drone had a gimbal , this makes me cry :((

[@Motormuis7]

yavor cho lol What for drone do you got a 90dollar drone

[@noones7170]

were are the cat videos

[@rollvideo]

“Charles Yeager for Tuts Plus?” If you weren’t mumbling; is that what you said?

[@bradlyons2290]

This guy looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger.

[@CinematicCut]

If you could check these videos out on my channel and tell me your opinion about cinematic approach! I'd appreciate it! Keep up the good work!

[@Black_Kakari]

everything he said dont do... I do....

[@gman1185]

Doesn't look like Brad Pitt but sounds like bill Clinton at times

[@josephrflynn7]

You’re a moron.

[@0Patroy0]

You look like Brad Pitt

[@astronomyguy976]

No he dosen't wtf?

[@DRONERAMO]

+Patroy I'm going with Benicio del Toro mixed with Michael Carbonaro

[@visualtraveler5263]

Great instructions, but I had to pause and go back many, many times, because I not only couldn't understand the words you were pronouncing, but you were going way too fast. Going very fast doesn't make you appear smarter to others, it's what you're saying , where you are coming from that matters.

[@rollvideo]

Terrible exposure in most shots, just awful

[@MatthewNoel]

Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge. This was very helpful.

[@richardg6949]

What software is being used for your post editing?

[@xtianZ5000]

what software do you use for video editing?