Chicago Autumn by Drone in 4K - DJI Mavic 2 Pro

[@WallTrapMedia]

NYC is the greatest international city but Chicago is the greatest American city. Nothing is more American!

[@valentelara2107]

When I watch my city it brings great joy. The dreams our people our culture that only us Chicagoans understand, if you are from Chicago hit a like 👍🏻

[@austinbecton5341]

I grew up in the suburbs in Ohio and Florida. When I was 14, I went to Chicago, the first big city I ever step foot in. It's a whole different world. I was stunned and forever in love with city life. I've now lived outside of Seoul for four years, and I've been to global cities across the world--from Singapore to London. Chicago will always be the most inspiring to me and, of course, the Midwest's greatest city.

[@alexandrkharchenko7900]

Chicago is an incredible city.

[@diegochicago1539]

Hi, I’m from Chicago, I liked the video of my city,good job

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Awesome! It's always great to hear when a local enjoys a video I've made of their city!

[@diegochicago1539]

Thanks

[@sangitamandal8455]

I ❤️ America

[@johannesmohner8695]

I would like to visit chicago once on christmas. Sbd wanna go to Germany once to visit Mayence ? Nearby Wiesbaden US Base in Hainerberg. But one of the oldest historical awesome cities from roman times. We could change homes after covid maybee Regards John from Germany Chef and Hotel industry expert

[@sangitamandal8455]

@@diegochicago1539 .

[@terucks]

My city! Southside Chicago here!

[@kellyvscarrera22]

Amazing city! I love Chicago ❤

[@David-rs1in]

I was in Chicago a few years back in the summer... it was amazing. Good job capturing Chicago’s architect and landscape!!

[@shaizadok8752]

Chicago is too hot in the summer

[@JoJo-gi5sc]

As a Chicago native i want to thank you for your beautiful video, you really presented this City verry well

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Awesome! I've said on other videos that one of my biggest fears in making these videos is that since I'm not a local that I won't be able to do the location justice. I'm very happy you enjoyed it.

[@mattviking8533]

I have to agree the video was amazing, but that’s not true Chicago this city is going to shit in a hand basket... still the best skyline ever tho. Love your work.

[@alexander729]

That was just... WOW!! Hello from Russia!

[@cptvalkyr4132]

aah our comrade! Hello from chicago,

[@mirianalmeida6471]

Beautiful 🙂

[@AA-rb3kc]

I love America🇺🇸 Fantastic in Chicago Beautiful at nightview🌇

[@Up4View]

Amazing aerial prespectives !! Great Job 🙌 fantastic channel 🙌 Just joined ! keep sharing ! Super👍 have a great weekend

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! I've got another video coming out very shortly (though not a "Blank by Drone" video) so keep an eye out for that. I think it's one of our best videos yet.

[@ketugrahagraha3673]

My favourite city. It broke my heart when I had to leave.

[@CraigMediaProductions]

Gorgeous. I love it, but.... I don't know how you'll be able to top your Miami video. That thing haunts my dreams...

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Ha! Thanks. It's funny...while editing this video I kept going back over it again and again, trying to see how I could improve it because I knew it didn't quite live up to the Miami video. But I eventually decided that not every film is going to be a masterpiece, and I was spending too much time on this one, so I decided to wrap it up. A few of my favorite KZbinrs have a saying "Done is better than perfect." Meaning if I don't finish a project and keep creating, then I'm never going to be able to keep working on new projects and improving my craft.

[@CraigMediaProductions]

@@BlueMantleFilms well that sounds a lot like what Mr. McKinnon would say...

[@BlueMantleFilms]

@@CraigMediaProductions Yep.

[@dukebozikowski3801]

@@BlueMantleFilms Dude first off great job!!! The footage is amazing but personally I like the contrasty look of your Miami grade over this faded look. Either way the footage is still great! Keep up the good work :)

[@BlueMantleFilms]

@BozDuke13 Thanks for the feedback. Generally I prefer a contrasty look for these drone videos, but wanted to try something different because the feel of this video (autumn and even snow) was different than most of my drone videos. It’s all an exercise in getting better, and I wouldn’t be surprised if I don’t do this faded look (at least for drone videos) very often.

[@Racife]

HEY MATT!! So excited to see another vid from you! Would just like to say your tips and advice on hyperlapses were super helpful when i was doing my own aerials! Thanks for being so generous with your advice!!

[@jimhoule6742]

Great job Matt. Love your work and you and your family. Hope to see you soon.

[@dilnozamansurova5492]

Very beautiful city, I love it ❤

[@TAPPChannel]

man... fantastic job on this... Are you trying to chase me here?? :D

[@jordonmorrisartworks8322]

I wish I lived in Chicago!! I love visiting ❤️

[@fourlokouva]

Outstanding hyperlapses!

[@jayalex9885]

Good to see you are back . . . excellent video!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! Admittedly these "Blank by Drone" videos take longer to make than regular tutorials, so I've been working on this off and on for the last three months since I filmed it in November. I've also been busy with client work...and still not fully caught up on that, so I'm not ready to go back to a weekly schedule yet. But I'll be making videos as often as I'm able.

[@vipinkumarbdts]

What a city I hope I will come to Chicago some days..😍😍

[@gambitisabella521]

Always wanted to go here.. greetings from Denver CO

[@gerardowallum2935]

I wasn´t there but Chicago is very beautiful, like mexican, i can say that USA have amamazing places. I love Chicago.

[@Bullyterror]

Very nice Video. Great job

[@amazingknight3889]

This is incredible all throughout! Wow!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thank you!

[@desneygordon2973]

Wow amazing videography & you have the hyperlapse down to perfection. Watching this has made my decision to upgrade my mavic pro platinum to the mavic pro2.

[@listentofin]

Dude yet again I’m blown away. Those hyperlapses were on point and then some. Bravo.

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! They were a challenge, for sure. They don't call it the Windy City for nothing, so the hyperlapses were pretty wobbly from all of the wind, but with some motion tracking in After Effects it brought them back to useable.

[@listentofin]

Blue Mantle Films keepin’ me inspired for sure. I’ll be watching this on my oled tonight for the full experience!

[@listentofin]

Blue Mantle Films by the way do you remember the settings for those night shots?

[@BlueMantleFilms]

f2.8, shutter speed 1/4, ISO 1600 or 3200 depending on how dark the scene is, Incandescent white balance. I saved the Raws and processed them with LRTimelapse and Lightroom to adjust as-needed until I was happy with them, then (as mentioned) used After Effects to motion track and Warp Stabilize.

[@listentofin]

Blue Mantle Films sweet deal. Thanks.

[@layzievloggs6879]

Wow! That looked amazing! 💯

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! I had been wanting to film Chicago for four years, so I was happy to finally be able to do so.

[@layzievloggs6879]

@@BlueMantleFilms you sure did an AMAZING job. 👏🏻💯

[@bassamfaress4585]

Matt as always an awesome production! Wow!!! I already purchased the Mavic 2 Zoom but with the way your night shots turned out I think I will put up the Zoom for sale and pickup the Pro with the better camera. Next time you're in Chicago let me know and lets do dinner.

[@Havreringar]

Beautiful and inspirational!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! I enjoyed this one, and I definitely miss making "Blank by Drone" videos.

[@WeBeTripping]

Amazing! One if the best if not thee best at what you do!

[@SJMDronesMedia]

Very nice footage, well done, thanks & regards.

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks for watching!

[@aaauuu2022]

One of the beatyful city

[@Charliedavis14744]

GENIUS WORLD RECORD!!!!!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks!

[@SFbayArea94121]

Love your videos. Very well put together as usual.

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks, Carry!

[@checkeredflagfilms]

well done, nice to see you back :)

[@thebabbler8867]

Best city in the world. Hands down.

[@fireislandmavic5939]

darn that is so steady

[@eaglevp]

Brilliant edit love the views 👍👍👍👍👍

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! I loved the views too.

[@JeffGreeneChannel]

Sooo good, love seeing your work!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks, Jeff!

[@rushikeshdesai2873]

Great I like it 👌 Best of luck make more and more videos 👍

[@BlueMantleFilms]

I try. :-) I've got to pay the bills, so I've been doing mostly client work for the last three months, but I definitely want to do more creative projects like this one.

[@LEGISLACIONONLINE]

The hyperlapse is amazing. Good job!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

I was super pumped about how they turned out! Thanks!

[@YardLimit]

Very nice!

[@PICKLEBALLBZ]

Great video and soundtrack.

[@TheXboxSux]

Miami is more of a lush tropical vacation destination and Chicago is more of an industrial concrete jungle. I think Matt picked his color profiles well to represent the general mood of these places. Chicago would look almost too playful like Las Vegas if a more punchy LUT was used.

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Yep...it's about mood. And not only is Chicago industrial...it was also autumn and it snowed while I was there, so the muted colors were meant to reflect the feel of it. If I had really wanted to take the colors to an extreme I could have made them really cool tones also. I tried that, though, and it was a bit too much for the video, so I just went with the muted tones.

[@jacobherrman]

my god this video is amazing, i just bough a mavic air, can't wait to start taking our tutorials on hyper lapse and start making some memories and videos

[@sergioguitronlepe9263]

Chicago 💙

[@brethabura1014]

Awesome film of my city Matt! Do you use the DJI app for setting waypoints when you shoot a hyperlapse? I’m specifically struggling to get the DJI app to accurately fly the same path on different days with saved waypoints

[@AM-jp1wl]

that was awesome

[@PatrickGuerrisi]

Awesome. Seriously who dislikes video's like this ?

[@BlueMantleFilms]

People who don't like drones. :-/ Thank you for watching!

[@PatrickGuerrisi]

@@BlueMantleFilms weirdos

[@unyhrc]

Impresionante trabajo, muy agradecido por las imagenes, la unica preocupacion las zonas donde vuelas, que suerte que no tienes ningún problema. Gracias una vez más, excelente trabajo ;)

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thank you for watching! I followed the rules for this, and I didn't fly directly over people. You'll notice there were times when filming that the shot cuts right before I go over a road...that's because I stopped filming and didn't fly over the road if there were cars on it).

[@unyhrc]

@@BlueMantleFilms ..la verdad es importante la seguridad y la gente que volamos drones tenemos la obligación de ser conscientes y respetar las normas. Con este comentario no quiero eclipsar el buen "trabajo" que hiciste, y te felicito de nuevo por ello, se que es mucho el esfuerzo que hay detrás de estas imágenes, para mi eres un referente, sigue asi ;)

[@AgentBlackCrow]

Blah blah blah @@unyhrc

[@Ab888ab]

Great video?! May I ask why the skyline at night in this video isn’t as vibrant as the video you made of the Miami skyline? Was it the editing? Can you share what you did differently for the Miami video?

[@SweigertTV1]

Great video!!

[@gabyka8719870215]

Brutaaal!!!! Profi!!!! 👌👌👍😎

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks, man!

[@baaam684]

great job

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks!

[@dougmartinvisuals7035]

Sick af!

[@brickman8348]

It's beautiful!

[@fotodesignhohnen2326]

Great stuff!! Love it!

[@michaelcahn]

I’d love to know what settings you’re using for those night shots! They are EPIC!! Also your flight planning workflow for your hyperlapse shots. Super nice work!!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Hi Michael! Thanks for watching. For night shots I do f2.8, 1/4 second shutter speed, ISO 1600 or 3200 as-needed for the scene, and Incandescent white balance, and I save the raw files. Then in post I can adjust further as-needed (sometimes exposure up or down, sometimes correcting the white balance, etc.) to get a look I'm happy with.

[@michaelcahn]

@@BlueMantleFilms Thank you so much for the digits!!! I'm going to play with them here in Seattle!! I've been having a hard time keeping the noise levels down while using the new waypoints V2. I think these setting will help! Thanks again!!

[@elregio3292]

WOW!! What an amazing video!! What are your export settings? Because mine looks choppy when I upload it to youtube.

[@bruzzofilms6834]

Matt, you are a genius! I am your follower of Paraguay! Incredibly I had a trip to Chicago in a few weeks and I have the Mavic 2 Pro! I want to try doing things like the ones you show us in your video? Could you give me some recomedancion to fly the drone there? I will have my faa permission, but something else? Saludos desde Paraguay 🇵🇾❤️🙌

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Getting your drone registered with the FAA is obviously important (so good!) but I’m guessing by “FAA permission” you don’t mean that you obtained a Part 107 certificate? The thing with a Chicago is that they have a city ordinance against operating drones in the city, but they do leave a carve-out for FAA-approved flights. I don’t remember the wording of the ordinance, but my understanding was it had to be Part 107 or Part 333 Operations, not hobbyist operations which it sounds like you’d be operating under. So you’d want to be aware of that and know that police could stop you and ask you to stop flying, and possibly could even give you a ticket. But, that said, I was flying a drone pretty extensively for five days, and since I have a Part 107 certificate I wasn’t trying to “hide” while flying...I was out in the wide open, and was fine if I had been asked by police about my operations...anyways, in those five days I never once had a police officer stop me to ask about my operations.

[@bruzzofilms6834]

@@BlueMantleFilms Thank you very much for the answer matt! I understand perfectly, what I will do then is just register my drone in the FAA and fly it in remote places, such as from the port, or some park that has no prohibition, do not shoot people, nor close to buildings, if some police says something, I will show you that I am a tourist and that I have the drone record and I will retire quickly hahaha since having the permit 107 will be very difficult for me as a tourist!! GRACIAS Y UN ABRAZO!

[@4m832og]

These visuals are amazing! Would I need permission to use a short clip from any of these for outros/intros with my own music?

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! Yes, you would need permission. I license my footage for a fee (that's a portion of my income and how I support myself and my family) so if you're interested in licensing a few clips, let me know.

[@BauJAhr78Television]

*_Great Video Bro_*

[@sumayyaakter1530]

We love🇱🇷.... ...... .... ...... ....... ..sry the world 🌐🌏 love US🇱🇷

[@WeBeTripping]

I would love more tutorial from you. I think that would be fun for your subscribers that's learning.

[@andrewquirk8494]

Did you have to have ur part 107 to do this? This vid is sick!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

I did and do, yes. You may know this, since you're asking about Part 107: Chicago has a drone ordinance prohibiting drone use in most parts of the city, but they have a carve-out for federally-allowed drone flights, which many interpret as people who are Part 107-certificated. So while filming this I was ready to defend that position if I had been stopped by police. But no one ever stopped me, so it was smooth sailing.

[@luftaufnahmenelias9258]

Its a buitifuel cinematic Video

[@gsxrstephen]

Very nice

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks!

[@JeradLarkin]

Sweeeeeeet! Do you by chance recommend any good LUTS for editing in post production? I just got the Mavic Pro 2 & I'm excited to see how the video looks! I'm trying to find some great LUTS for the drone footage. 😀

[@BlueMantleFilms]

For realtime footage I use at least one LUT as a corrective LUT (I shoot in D-Log, so it's necessary to bring the saturation and contrast back into the image) and after using the LUT I then do fine adjustments to try to get the colors looking as natural as possible. Then I sometimes add another LUT over that for stylization and/or a creative look. For this video I used the Leeming LUT Pro for the corrective LUT. That one costs $15 I think. On my Miami video I used the DJI corrective LUT (I think it's called D-Log to Rec709, and it's available for free on the DJI website). Then for a creative LUT on this video I used Fuji 125 Kodak 2395 (it's a LUT that's included with Premiere Pro CC)...that's what gives it that faded (and I think cinematic) look. On my Miami video I wanted a more contrasty look, so I didn't actually add a creative LUT after the corrective LUT, instead I just adjusted clips that I felt could use a little extra contrast.

[@xjay1234]

Love it!

[@yongkiadiputra6502]

Good Job Bro! would you share the settings of your drone, Thank You!

[@fireislandmavic5939]

great hyperlapse

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! I was excited by how they turned out. I would have preferred even more if there had been more interesting weather conditions (rather than just high flat clouds) but overall I was happy with the hyperlapses.

[@TAPPChannel]

great video out there!!! what option are you using to get that stunning pan down like in your second shot (bean)... I do that manually but not everytime is coming out perfectly

[@mattviking8533]

Practice and skill. Also make sure your gimbal speed is set lower so it doesn’t jerk the video. This is an art that takes mastering. PS. Never do anything in auto mode either.

[@MajesticFlights]

Great work as always! Had question when you shoot HL do you like to lock focus manually at infinity before shooting for most shots, or do you leave it on auto. Do you think the camera refocuses before every shot in auto? I find auto focus doesn’t work well at night. Thanks!

[@StereoSpace]

Was this done a with a neutral density filter? I'm not crazy about the washed-out look. I prefer your Miami by Drone, by comparison. Much more vibrant.

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks for the feedback. I was a bit torn about the color grading on this, but since it was autumn (and even snowed a bit) while I was there, I thought it could use a more muted color palette. Generally speaking for drone videos I like the more vibrant/contrasty look, but for this one, with what it is, I'm happy about the look. In answer to your question: I did use ND filters, yes. For the real-time footage it was usually ND8 or ND16, and for the daytime hyperlapses it was an ND64 usually. I think for one or two of them I used an ND128.

[@StereoSpace]

@@BlueMantleFilms It's still nice, and it's your art. My preference usually tends to the natural beauty of light and color though, and the more the better. BTW, I watched your Ireland by Drone video again the other day (and I've linked it and emailed it too) and was once again awed by the beauty you captured and the editing. Stunning piece of work there. Thank you.

[@nathanbgerman]

This is amazing! Chicago is one of my favorite cities to visit and you captured it beautifully! If you don't mind me asking, I thought I had heard before that it's illegal to fly drones in the city. How did you get around that?

[@BlueMantleFilms]

At the time that I filmed this --not sure if anything has changed-- there was a no-drone ordinance for the city of Chicago, yes, but the ordinance had a carve-out for federally-allowed (I don't remember the exact wording) drone flights. My understanding of that is that as a Part 107 remote pilot, the drone flights I was conducting were federally-allowed, so these were legal drone operations.

[@zachstine6373]

Hey I’m making a KZbin video for the Chicago Bears. Wondering if I could use your beautiful footage in the video?

[@pablocasalsaguirre]

Hello ! Every frame of the shortfilm was made from Mavic 2 pro ? the blurred ones are made in post ? Good Job !

[@BlueMantleFilms]

The ground shots from 0:57 to 1:21 were filmed with a GH5, but all of the aerial shots were captured with the Mavic 2 Pro, yes.

[@MariuszPierog]

Cool !

[@AleksandarKostovFilms]

These Hyperlapses Wow! What is is the picture profile of the video footage and settings (sharpness, saturation, contrast), probably most of the video was filmed in HQ mode right? Most of the hyperlapses are with waypoints right? If so how do you plan these movements... Well done man! I've watched your older videos, your drone piloting skills are superior!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! The settings were 4K HQ, h.265, D-Log, +1, 0, 0. Then the footage needed to be processed in post to remove barrel distortion, and I used the Leeming LUT Pro to get the color and contrast back into the footage. Hyperlapses: if they have a camera tilt it was most likely Waypoint mode, or if the shots generally just move side-to-side and track a subject it was CourseLock.

[@AleksandarKostovFilms]

I was wondering about the side-to-side shots - like the first one. Saw that in your tutorial video but I dont understand how does the course lock make such a movement. Its something like a circle but.. not so :D I though course lock was for forward shots?

[@BlueMantleFilms]

@@AleksandarKostovFilms CourseLock separates the direction the drone is traveling and the direction the drone is aiming. So you set your direction to whichever direction you'd like the drone to travel, then you select what you want the drone to point at, and it will turn the drone (and tilt the camera) to face that subject even while the drone is continuing in the same direction that you set it to travel.

[@AleksandarKostovFilms]

Blue Mantle Films thank you so much! I’ll try it !

[@jaypoge6543]

Awesome vid man! What's your settings for night hyperlapse? Ty

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Copy and Paste from a previous comment: f2.8, shutter speed 1/4, ISO 1600 or 3200 depending on how dark the scene is, Incandescent white balance. I saved the Raws and processed them with LRTimelapse and Lightroom to adjust as-needed until I was happy with them, then used After Effects to motion track and Warp Stabilize.

[@jaypoge6543]

@@BlueMantleFilms thanks a lot. Watching your timelapse tutorial =)

[@matt_trees7734]

Cool

[@zj9923]

Is there possibility you'll make Cincinnati?

[@BlueMantleFilms]

It's not on my radar currently...I still have to edit footage of Columbus I filmed three years ago! But we do live in Ohio now (other side of the state, north of Wheeling) so I'd say it's *possible*, but probably wouldn't be any time soon.

[@Максим-ч8ъ6б]

Красиво 🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠👍💫💫💫.

[@aerialadvantagellc8779]

Kool footage. I have a mavic pro 2 also. How do I Hyperlapse in 4k?

[@BlueMantleFilms]

You need to save the original pictures (best if you choose the raw setting) and then process them in post. Using the auto-generated video will limit you to 1080p, but with the raw files you can make 5.6k hyperlapses, and the colors will be sooo much better.

[@baylievanpelt5727]

hello I was wondering if I could use your video for an fbla presentation I would only use about 20-30 seconds of it?

[@colinocarroll]

was this shot in HDR or d-cinelike? color graded?

[@tommasozucol4160]

did you just let some Slog footage there?

[@minyoungan3975]

good^^

[@CJStrength]

Is this video for free use?

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Nope.

[@vladolaf2601]

Could you teach us your drone techniques / skills, please?

[@BlueMantleFilms]

I’d love to! I just have not had the time to create KZbin videos lately. I’ve basically been behind on videos since last fall, and only recently am I getting close to caught up, so I’m hoping with getting caught up that I can create some more YT content soon.

[@perrys9872]

Premeire pro?

[@nashmartinez4096]

is all the footage from the mavic pro 2??

[@BlueMantleFilms]

All the drone footage is, but the sequence from 0:58 to 1:21 was filmed with a GH5.

[@nashmartinez4096]

@@BlueMantleFilms thanks!

[@gladysazua9863]

😲

[@lazaromendes]

Hey. Did you use any ND filter?

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Yes. It was overcast/cloudy most of the time I was there, so I was usually using an ND4 or ND8. Generally if it’s sunny, though, I’m using an ND16 or ND32. For hyperlapses during the day I think I used ND64, but again for sunny days it’s usually double or more of that.

[@lazaromendes]

Blue Mantle Films wow. Great

[@KikiPurchases]

its funny how all videos with mavic are in 4K but videos are all uploaded with 1080px .. would have hoped for 4K video too see the resolution

[@BlueMantleFilms]

This is uploaded in 4K. If all videos that are marked as 4K in the title or description are showing as 1080p to you, my guess is it has something to do with your connection.

[@baaam684]

what is the lut pack you are using ?

[@BlueMantleFilms]

I used one of the LUTs that's included with Premiere Pro for this one, Fuji 125 Kodak 2395 (something like that).

[@salahlamarine3055]

Jikakoe.