Short YouTube video (creator: Areeb Mirza, uploaded Mar 25, 2023) giving practical advice for making aerial/drone footage more engaging. Key guidance: avoid monotonous pans (left/right or up/down) unless aiming for a skyline; identify your target/subject and capture multiple, different perspectives of the same scene to retain viewer interest; be creative and avoid playing it safe.
So let's talk about aerial footage. How do you get the most out of it?
So whenever you're up in the air, don't just pan left and right or up and down, unless you're specifically trying to get a skyline.
Identify your target, ask yourself what the scene is about and how can I get different types of footage from the same scene to retain a viewer? Because as cinematic and cool aerial footage, look, they can get boring very fast. If show the audience the same thing, you need to be showing different perspectives. Get creative with it. Don't play safe, be different.
So my next video is going to be about what techniques to use when flying the drone. Make sure you tune in.
