Soar!

“Mount up on wings like eagles and soar above ancient mountians, historic homes and world record holding architecture in this part-reel, part-spectacle yet wholly-worth-watching video!”
Director’s notes:
I'm rather happy with the results of “Soar!”, results which would have been impossible without a few select pieces of equipment. Firstly, the Mavic 2 Pro. Still the most versatile, highest quality photography-drone for aspiring filmmakers, the Mavic 2 Pro with its one inch Hasselblad camera and folding arms strikes the perfect balance of image quality, rich color data and portability. All aerial scenes were shot using DJI's 10-bit dLogM format with a custom profile of -1,-3,0. Color grading and corrections were made possible by the outstanding LUTs provided by SpectrumGrades.com, in particular the PURE master set.
Next up, ground footage was shot using two cameras:The first one, a LUMIX GH5 by Panasonic, utilizing the natural color profile with -5 of contrast, fastened atop DJI's Ronin SC. While handheld gimbles do take some practice to use effectively, they can replace the need of tripods, cranes, booms, etc, in many situations when used properly. I've found the Ronin SC to be more than capable of handling most scenes I've attempted to capture while using it.
The second camera used was that of the iPhone 11 Pro Max from Apple, Inc. in concert with DJI's Osmo Mobile 2 and the iOS app FiLMiC Pro. While the Osmo Mobile 2 wasn't designed to deal with the larger and much heavier iPhone 11 Pro Max (particularly in terms of the device's width and weight) I've found that by making a few hardware alterations, the Osmo Mobile 2 holds up fairly well.
Editing of "Soar!" was a mixed bag of applications across both Mac and iOS/iPadOS platforms, most notably DaVinci Resolve and LumaFusion. Musical selection licensing was secured with a paid subscription to EpidemicSound.com and discovered in the excellent musical library the website has on offer.
LUTs used in this film are derived from those found in the VISION, PURE and GAMMA sets by SpectrumGrades and are available for purchase here: spectrumgrades...
A video by Adam J. Spencer
2019 - LUX Aerial Films
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[@Seafox0011]

Wonderful visual poem.

[@LUXaerialfilms]

Thank you so much, Seafox!

[@pacificnorthwestexposed4632]

Masterful as always! Beautiful.

[@DroneTaiwan]

Amazing

[@LUXaerialfilms]

Thank you very much, Drone Taiwan!

[@RoyRogersMusicShop]

Everything you post is pure gold ! Every scene is visually impressive . To get the fog scenes do you find it easier in the morning or evening ? I'm always impressed with you my friend , don't stop

[@LUXaerialfilms]

Thanks, Roy! I do hope you’re well my friend. You’re continued encouragement has helped me more than you know, sir. I’m enjoying your recent posts, also, very much so.

[@LUXaerialfilms]

As to the fog, typically just after sunrise, allowing time for the dew to begin to vaporize, has provided me the best results.