Drones: how to tell aerial stories
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Try Udemy for Business- Tell astonishing stories trough aerial filming
- Don't just film landscapes, create stories
- A whole new perception about aerial productions
- A really good story has a great pre and post production.
- You will know how to fly properly and film breathtaking shots
- You will organise your productions much more efficiently and professionally
- The course will be updated weekly
- Owning a drone or planning to buy it and of course a computer :)
- Being proactive and having a great desire to learn
- Feeling enthusiastic about learning new skills and raising the level
- A strong desire to create experiences for the viewers
The first course that applies narrative fiction exclusively to aerial footage. [UPDATED JANUARY 2020]
What is it about?
If you want not only to take beautiful pictures of the sky with your drone, but also tell exciting stories, that have a beginning and an end, and for them to be an authentic experience for your viewer, this is your course.
Why take this course?
Here you'll learn how to make an authentic aerial production. To get the most out of your drone and your camera, first you should understand the components that each of them has.
Knowing the necessary settings, and specially how to change them to get different results, will make you discover a new world.
Based on the negative and positive experiences from all the productions already made, and adding many of the questions that users ask me, you'll learn a new air language. I'll put you in the situations that you'll face, and you'll learn ways to solve them.
Above all, this course is about telling a story. Do you ever get tired of seeing landscapes and more landscapes no matter how pretty they are? It's time to learn what a story is, what elements is made of, and especially how to apply it to aerial footage. This course is a pioneer in applying fiction exclusively to this type of recording.
You'll be joining a closed Facebook group for students where you'll be able to post your footage and get instant feedback from other students and the instructor.
"This course blew my mind. Awesome job alex. The course is indeed for all levels. It teaches the basics but it goes deep into some lectures. I felt like I was in college. For all students, you can learn as much as you want with this course. He gives you the tools, you make the evolution. I recommended this to all my friends and family. Absolutely 5 stars. Thanks for your great work Alex." ★★★★★ Sean F
How is the course structured?
Even when you know how to get the most out of your drone, in this course you'll learn the tools to make your productions even better. You'll understand and apply editing and post-production processes, to both image and audio. From a good synchronization of both, color grading your footage, working on good titles, to manual audio editing that will make viewers have an even better experience.
Finally you'll do some exercises in which you'll be able to show everything that you have learned.
Come on in, you won't regret it :) ! You'll enjoy and learn things that you never imagined you were able to do.
- Anyone interested in enhancing their skills in aerial productions
- If you want to go a step further and not just film beautiful scenery but expressing feelings or stories
- If you want to create experiences for the viewer, this is your course
- If you are only looking for legal advice, this is sadly not your course
- Although the basic security guidelines and common sense actions will be taught in this course
- - What will the course be about?
- - My motivations
- - What will you be able to do when you are finished?
- - The course will be constantly upgrading
Laws may be very strict in some countries. This is an actual important issue. You should not be breaking the laws and always fly with security minimums.
I have listed in this PDF links for some specific countries that I found. If your country is not listed, I strongly recommend that you search the internet and find your local government laws, as you may get trouble otherwise.
In this lecture...
- We will talk about our community and about each one of us has responsibilities for being part of it.
- We will go through some basic examples of what NOT to do
In this lecture...
- We will be learning what an actual Shutter is (the second of the three basic pillars of image capturing).
- Also, the difference between photography - and video shootings as both cases are quite different.
- I will explain when it is better to use a high vs a low shutter speed, as well as a short resume about the most typical shutter speeds.
- And of course, we will talk about the 180 degree rule, which is about shutter speed and frame rate.
- Finally, we will be having a look what frame rate means, and how to achieve film looks and slow motion effects by applying both subjects we have learned about.
In this lecture...
- We will be talking about ND filters, how they work and some of the different situations where these filters are particularly helpful.
- Also, we will mention when not to use them.
- Finally, we will take a closer look at graduated ND filters.
In this lecture...
You will learn all you can do before filming, will save you a lot of time afterwards.
I will tell you, based on my experience, what I do before arriving at the location, by using Google Maps.
Use official flying zone - websites in your country to know if it's legal flyingt where you want to go.
In this lecture...
- You will get a nice view of the different shots that you can film with your drone.
- Also at what speed you need to be flying for getting more accurate and filmic shots.
In this lecture...
- You'll get a look at how stories are divided into three acts
- You'll understand how beginnings and endings have to be structured
- You'll know how to create a rising action and finish it with an amazing climax
- You'll be able to tell a story and create experiences with your drone footage
In this lecture...
- You will learn how to edit a great aerial clip. I will edit a new clip so that you can see all the steps that I take and I believe are the best for editing aerial videos.
- You will learn some basic tips about how to start a video, how to put titles, how to work with the music and how to finish it.
- The final video (included) will show you how to create a great 24 sec video in less than 20 minutes.
In this lecture...
- We will learn how important audio is for our films.
- Some people say soundtrack is as important as the filmed clips on a video.
In this lecture...
- You'll learn the basics of how to include audio and music to your clip for giving it an amazing professional look.
- You will learn how to use keyframes for changing volumes at specific parts, creating manual fade ins or fade outs...
- We will also take a brief look at some audio effects, including reverb, constant power...
Here you will find a link for downloading a compressed file. In this file, I have included for after effects:
- - Text animations (for titles, credits, text...)
- - Image animations (light leaks for your footage, logo animations, HUD packs...
- - A few songs that I have used for this course
- - Some audio effects (cinematic, misc...)
All files are royalty free (you can use them for anything). As I couldn't upload a file to udemy, I'll just give you a PDF file with a MEGA link. Don't worry, it's safe, free and LEGAL.