Texel, Netherlands by Drone - DJI Mavic 2 Pro

Our 15th "Blank by Drone", this time a little different than most of our drone videos, takes us to a small island in the Netherlands called Texel. The island is 6 miles wide and 15 miles long, and is about 50 miles north of Amsterdam. We filmed this awhile ago, but didn't get around to actually editing it until recently. Still, even delayed, we hope you enjoy!
The song is "Greatest Love" by Generdyn, and it was licensed through Musicbed.com.
This was filmed with a DJI Mavic 2 Pro. All shots were filmed in DLog-M color profile, then processed in Premiere Pro for color (using the Leeming LUT Pro) and lens distortion correction. If you're planning on buying this same drone and want to help support the work that we do, please consider purchasing from here:
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[@guirob]

Heeyy !! It's good to see you again on YT. Have you ever think to make a "behind the scene" of your short film... It could be interesting for drone beginers users like me ;) Bye and thank you for the sharing

[@BlueMantleFilms]

I would enjoy doing that when the time allows. In this instance I was on the island for only around 15 hours or so, including sleeping overnight, so I only had a few hours in the evening and a few hours in the morning to film everything. Still, in future Blank by Drone videos I'll need to keep that in mind.

[@guirob]

@@BlueMantleFilms thx. Good luck :)

[@SFbayArea94121]

Blue Mantle Films yes please, your settings are awesome to give everything that cinematic movie feel . And also tips to avoid lost connectivity fly always and such if you’re able to.

[@HYDROCARBON_XD]

It’s so cool how most of the island is just sand,but because of the plants that colonized it it is now habitable

[@alexbritton7732]

I used to come here all the time with my Dutch grandparents for a holiday, I moved to New Zealand 14 years ago and watching this genuinely made me tear up. Amazing video it brought back memories I forgot I had.

[@zinc4152]

Very beautiful work. Also a very stunning place

[@williamdrijver4141]

Best drone video of Texel!

[@davidecavadinipilot5210]

amazing shot beautifull place and good music!

[@johncanfield1177]

Through circumstances beyond my control, I may never be able to visit these charming and interesting places in the world. Yet, even if I could, your wonderful videos present these places in images and from angles I could never hope to see. Thank you so much for the flight of fancy in the real world.

[@BlueMantleFilms]

You're welcome, and I'm glad the videos are enjoyable for you! Even for myself, having been to these places to film, I find myself coming back to the videos on occasion to remember how beautiful these places were.

[@MiguelClimbs]

Absolutely stunning. Sound design was on point.

[@BlueMantleFilms]

I might have spent more time on sound design for this video than I did on the actual editing. :-) Thank you for the kind words on the video!

[@agnesenhenk6486]

The best drone ever

[@StereoSpace]

Gorgeous film.

[@user-jd5pv6we9c]

Supergaaf gefilmd en ge-edit broeder!

[@p.gwiazdaphotographie356]

simply amazing!!

[@sam25455]

Beautiful

[@onemusicgroup8249]

Beautiful work

[@LipFung]

truly amazing shot

[@unyhrc]

Impresiónate! Si señor, vuelven esta imágenes que me cautivaron de los primeros vídeos. Gracias por las imágenes 👌

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Gracias por las amables palabras!

[@unyhrc]

Blue Mantle Films ...cuando las cosas se hacen con cariño y sentimiento, pasan cosas tan bonitas como estos vídeos que hacen sentir, un abrazo 🤗

[@BillMintjeHD-Brussels-Belgium]

This is awesome...love your footage here!!

[@mazhermahmood6672]

Beautiful video

[@justmicho17]

Video quality and sound design are awesome

[@curvingcreekprints3425]

So gorgeous 🥺 Excellent colors mate 👍👍👍👍 You have my like. I just subscribed!

[@MaartenZeehandelaar]

Fijn, erg mooi! [Lovely, very nice!] Liked the sound effects as well, you've created wonderful ambience, thanks for making and showing this.

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thank you. I actually think I spent more time on sound design than I did on the actual edit of the video. :-) I'm glad you were able to enjoy it!

[@MaartenZeehandelaar]

@@BlueMantleFilms It 'shows' indeed. Good job and thanks again for the inspiration as well! Beautiful.

[@cloesgen]

***** 5 Sterne dafür! Prima, klasse gemacht

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thank you.

[@brickhawaii5661]

simply amazing place

[@BlueMantleFilms]

It was, yes. I wish I had had more time to spend there.

[@CrystalClearNM]

Beautiful...and very impressive Foley!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks, G Randy! I love building ambient atmosphere into my videos...sometimes I am more successful than other times, and I think this was one of the more successful times. :-) Thanks for watching!

[@MitchellKGetz]

Thank you for creating and posting your inspirational film. Just about to delve into drone photography (and flying) after receiving my Air 2 yesterday. Your editing, cinematography, and music timing have set a very high bar for video production. Thanks again for sharing your work and expertise. I look forward to viewing your other films.

[@sharksfan2011]

beautiful!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thank you, Stephen.

[@Freek.Witkamp]

Prachtige beelden hoor!

[@isaacjjones]

Great content, I love getting inspiration from other drone pilots! You earned my sub.

[@julianuk3266]

Amazing work !!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thank you, Julian! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@scuderiahscorse7368]

Fantastisch mooi!

[@agnesenhenk6486]

Zo ontspannen zo fijn

[@TonnieStamTSN]

Prachtige beelden !

[@slblars]

Thank you for this amazing video! Nicely filmed, edited and I enjoy the sound effects! And what a lovely landscape! 👍

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! Happy the video was enjoyable, and yes, it is a lovely landscape.

[@andysgarage233]

Meine Heimat

[@ashleyerasmus4214]

A visual treat! 👌Awesome!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thank you. This was a short visit for me, but it was fun to visit this place and to put this video together.

[@dronature]

Wow Awesome 👏

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks!

[@dutchsimracer_nl]

Very very very nice!!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thank you very much. I'm happy you enjoyed it!

[@JamesSimmons1964]

Bravo!!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks, James!

[@droneverse1203]

No words haha this was just amazing :D

[@robertmclain4441]

Great looking footage...

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thank you, Robert. And thanks for watching.

[@bobvandenelshout]

Heel erg mooi!!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thank you.

[@ABRAMOWV]

Mavic 2 Pro - the best drone ever

[@BlueMantleFilms]

I agree! I used to own an Inspire 1 Raw, but it was overkill for my needs. It's invaluable to have a drone that takes such good imagery (yes, not as good as I1R, but still!) while being so compact that I can fit it into my camera case alongside my other cameras.

[@baystateimages5935]

exceptional footage and edit, enjoyed every second.

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! I enjoyed my time there and I enjoyed putting this together, so I’m happy others can enjoy it as well.

[@JolmerWouda]

Ah so cool that you ve made this! I am at texel right now, our dutch islands are do nice. You should consider also visit the most biutiful one;Schiermonnikoog

[@BlueMantleFilms]

I was on Texel only for an overnight, but I enjoyed it and it was very beautiful. It was the only one of the islands that I went to, but I would have enjoyed seeing some of the others. I actually met someone at the hostel I stayed at who was bike riding across the islands, south to north, so he eventually would have ended up at Schiermonnikoog.

[@leee_tg]

Wow, this is so beautiful well done 👌🏽

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks, Joccum!

[@littlesparrowchannel7637]

Beautiful day , nice video with a stunning view, love the way you capture it. Have a good day ! Cheers!!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thank you! I definitely lucked out because I was only there filming for an evening and a morning. The afternoon/evening light was beautiful and allowed me to capture some cool shots pretty quickly.

[@Pasxos100d]

Just beautiful !!! Keep it up !!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thank you. We definitely hope to make more.

[@Pasxos100d]

@@BlueMantleFilms we are waiting.

[@svenkroon2839]

Mooi gefilmd

[@fireislandmavic5939]

wow amazing footage

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! I was happy with it too. :-)

[@suffolkairadventures]

Awesome video! I have a similar environment locally so will use some of your ideas. Cheers from UK!

[@baukewijnia2929]

Mooi! :)

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thank you.

[@MRCAH-vk6ge]

I LIVE IN NETHERLAND it is an amazing video 👍👍

[@MajesticFlights]

Nice film!! My favorite scene is the lighthouse 😊

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! I was lucky to get a pretty sunset -- I was on the island only for an overnight, and filmed a few hours in the evening and a couple of hours in the morning.

[@SFbayArea94121]

Majestic Flights I agree. The whole vid was exceptional, but that too was probably my fav scene. Blue mantle been killing it with these, extremely surprised he doesn’t have at least over 100K subs, his content is incredible

[@MajesticFlights]

Pill Cosby thanks for the comment. Just because someone has amazing videos doesn’t mean they get commensurate number of subscribers. A lot more factors influence that. There a lot of mediocre channels out there with lots of subscribers!

[@nicolasmartin9945]

Good editing

[@Adistarsteeple]

Mehr davon :-D . Tolle Aufnahmen

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thank you! I'm happy you enjoyed this.

[@droneicoon9084]

Great video! Thanks for sharing. I'll subscribe!

[@paulmarynissen]

I already have a Mavic 2 Pro and hope to make videos as good as this, well done!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

It's an amazing tool! It didn't take long after getting the Mavic 2 Pro for me to sell my Inspire 1 with X5. All other things equal, the Inspire capture better footage, but the gimbal wasn't as reliable (it would slow-wobble a lot) and the image quality itself between the two was still very comparable. And the convenience of carrying something that can fit in my camera backpack alongside my regular video equipment is just awesome. So yeah, I really like the M2P!

[@LennyKay]

Wow nice Video my friend 👍

[@SFbayArea94121]

Man you kill it with these. I need so much practice to get something even remotely similar. Also still surprises me you don’t have at LEAST 100K followers with the amazing content you produce

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! Practice is good (don't get me wrong) but the drones practically fly themselves now. I think what's more important is knowing how to give yourself the best chance of getting great shots. For myself I always try to film at golden hour...the first and last 2-3 hours of daylight. That alone goes a really long way in making the shots look cool. Please share the video with friends...hopefully the channel will keep growing!

[@SFbayArea94121]

Blue Mantle Films I had 2 fly aways with the original mavic even after learning situations to avoid to not have that happen,actually have had the mavic 2 since the first day it came out and went on a few huge trips around Europe and NZ/Australia, Hawaii and was too apprehensive to even fly it both times. I need to get over that fear though, just money wasted currently so I need to make it happen

[@BlueMantleFilms]

@@SFbayArea94121 I've lost three drones in the 6 years since I started droning. As much as it sucks, getting out there and doing something with them (even if I eventually lose them) is better than letting them sit in the closet, I think. I even told my wife when I started making KZbin videos more regularly "I'm going to lose some drones at some point", and because of that --knowing that it was likely to happen-- it helped a lot once I did lose my first.

[@SFbayArea94121]

Blue Mantle Films very good point. I’m going to do just that the next chance I get. Thank you for the replies and keep up the awesome content 👏

[@nealdrury6584]

very nice

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thank you!

[@RicardoGhion]

Hello good friend that you posted again on your channel, your videos are great !! be sure to post !! I wait for your timelapses

[@CreaMundi]

Been going through a lot of M2P videos and yours are by far the best. The colours are so nice and the quality is amazing! Can you share the settings with us and how you manage you colours?

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! I had planned on (and even started making) a video about the M2P settings that I use, but by the time I was getting ready to edit it, there were already a TON of videos out about that subject, so I thought my video would just add to the noise. I can't promise anything, because I do have some hired projects in my queue right now, but your comment has me thinking about if I should revisit that video and actually finish it.

[@CreaMundi]

@@BlueMantleFilms You should! If you find the time somewhere, do you mind sharing your profile picture setting? Thanks a lot and keep creating!

[@rickmanassian1161]

We gaan deze zomer daar echt geniten .

[@antoniescargo1529]

Genieten.

[@krulmi]

like it

[@petertraudes106]

Mooi he, groeten uit de Westen (Texel)

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Wonderful! I'm happy that people such as yourself, who are actually from Texel, can appreciate this as well.

[@NICOSPOLSKI]

_hello very amazing_

[@dronevideosandotherrc9018]

MOOOOOI

[@metaldrone4592]

Awesome footage. Been there recently. How did you acquire approval to fly?

[@PB-ny4qw]

any spots you realy liked in particular / recommend for some amazing shots (photography as well ? ) Hope to hear back ! Amazing video and edit btw !

[@BlueMantleFilms]

It's a pretty small island, so I basically just spent an afternoon and the next morning driving around to find places to film. It was nice to see the lighthouse, which is on the northernmost tip of the island. The Dunes of Texel National Park was cool, and one thing I recommend (which I didn't really get to see) is a windmill near Oost. I went to it, and it was being restored, so the wings/arms were all off and it was only the building itself, which was covered in plastic. :-(

[@HitboxFennec]

I would love to know the settings of your drone for such fluidity... I still have problems, like slight lags, it's not as smooth.. Do you film in 4K? Looks like you have more than 24fps. Your videos are really great. Great, it’s a dream come true.

[@PatrickGuerrisi]

Awesome man. I got the same drone

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks, Patrick! It's a great tool.

[@DarkRider988]

I gotta admit this is a great video and I kinda loved what you said before that you made this video around 40 metres and looking awesome. Now you got me thinking why was I flying so high then, although I usually only take photos, videos not so much. Also, aren't you afraid to fly above the water and what about the birds? A seagull once chased my drone and from that moment I decided to fly much much higher.

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Flying over water is safer than flying over land because over water there won't things for me to crash into. Particularly since I fly pretty low, I'm often flying around/between/near things when flying over land, but over water it's basically open sky. That said, if you're not careful with your batteries, then that can be bad news. I usually fly over water only toward the beginning of a battery's life, because you never know if there could be a cell error in the battery, causing low voltage, and if you're way out over the water you might not have time to get it back to you. I actually had that happen when I filmed my Ireland video which you originally commented on: I was out over water, and the battery ended up being low voltage and couldn't keep the drone aloft. I started bringing the drone back as quickly as possible, but it was going down. Amazingly, the drone landed on a small rock island that was about 50 feet from land, and probably only 10 feet wide. So I swam out to it and got my drone back. :-) Seagulls: I haven't been too concerned with them. They don't like the drone flying around, but I've never had a bird actually attack my drone.

[@RODPIKERDRONESUK]

very nice Great video thanks for sharing got my support and new subscriber well done cheers

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! I hope to keep making videos like this, so welcome.

[@IslaVision3]

👏👏👏🤘😘

[@BlueMantleFilms]

👍👍👊

[@gosropoorheydar1775]

Home.....

[@djchriswalker5308]

Hello I have had a few issues with my mavic 2 pro and was wondering if you or any of your followers have had the same?

[@BlueMantleFilms]

I don't know unless you tell me what the issues were.

[@djchriswalker5308]

Thank you for your response. I have a video on my channel.

[@mikeisrael5340]

This is fantastic! If you have a few minutes, I would be thrilled if you would consider uploading this to the AirVuz drone video sharing site. We have a curated collection of drone videos from the Netherlands and we’d be thrilled to feature your video in the collection. Just let me know if you have any questions or if you would like me to send you a link to the site. Cheers!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks, Mike. How does licensing work with that? Can AirVuz re-edit my work and upload their own version? Or is it similar to KZbin in that it's a platform for videos, it just happens to be a drone-specific platform? I've been aware of AirVuz for several years, but have been hesitant to upload my videos to it for fear that I'm granting too many licensing rights.

[@mikeisrael5340]

@@BlueMantleFilms Hi! When you upload to AirVuz, you do grant the site the right to license the content, but that right goes away when you delete the video. That being said, the only kind of licensing we do is through blocks of content like compilations and so forth, and when that footage plays the name of the contributor is watermarked on it. When someone comes to us and says that they want to license a particular video, we just put them in touch with the contributor and they make their own arrangements. This is happening more and more because the content is curated so heavily - if someone is looking to license content from South Africa for example, they invariably go to the South Africa collection and pick from the videos there. What this means is that the high quality content creators - the ones whose videos are in the collections - are getting licensing opportunities just for being part of AirVuz, and AirVuz takes none of that revenue - it's between the content creator and the licensor. And again, when you delete a video, all of our rights with respect to the underlying content go away. I hope this helps, and I really hope you decide to upload a video or two to the site. You will see good things happen - we have weekly giveaways, social media features, etc. plus the visibility that goes with being part of a curated collection. Just let me know if you have any more questions. Also, just for your information, here is a link to the Netherlands collection: www.airvuz.com/collection/aerial-views-of-the-netherlands?id=BkkG3nX-W

[@influncer2777]

Why Did You Copyright My Video? Friend

[@DronemanJoeRc]

Really nice my friend my friend Peter at nevermindyourown lives there and this is a stunning video and wanted to tell you and give you a sub to your great channel and a like!!

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thanks! I'm happy to have you here!

[@djrobfromhollandsify]

Mag ik deze video gebruiken voor intro van mijn twitch account. hoor graag van je, djrfh

[@antoniescargo1529]

De grootste stad van Nederland. De Rotterdamse haven van de Gouden Eeuw. Of Schiphol van de Gouden Eeuw.

[@esssmeeee]

de helft hiervan is niet op Texel gefilmd hoor..

[@ennoenno8978]

mooi eiland, jammer van die muziek, hoor liever de geluiden van het eiland

[@larryberger9440]

Beautiful scenes but you jump from one to another too fast. As a result we cannot really appreciate the scene before you jump somewhere else. Lengthen each scene and the video would be really much better. Thanks.

[@BlueMantleFilms]

Thank you for the feedback. I suggest not watching any of my other drone videos, then, because this is actually one of the slowest-edits videos that I've made. :-)

[@rdrentertainment9063]

Zou ik deze shots mogen gebruiken voor mijn nieuwe videoclip die ik opgenomen heb op Texel? Zou u contact met me kunnen opnemen: raymon_de_ronde@@t Alvast super bedankt