There is no easier way to get an establishing shot than using a drone. Meet Jacob Sigala, a photographer, filmmaker and creative director. His first drone was the Mavic 1 Pro in 2016 and his first flight happened while he was traveling in Iceland.
Amazing right?
Not really if you’re trying to figure out how to operate the drone AND you’ve got windy conditions. He was not prepared, his drone did NOT fly the way he expected it to, but I applaud him because he did it anyway (and kept trying!!) even in windy and challenging situations.
💥 ABOUT THE PODCAST Drones are FUN and everyone is invited to join The Drone Party! A weekly video show by Christine Lozada interviewing drone pilots about HELPFUL drone tips and their BEST and WORST drone flights.
💥 In this episode: 0:00 Using a drone as an establishing shot 6:40 Intro 8:10 First drone was Mavic 1 Pro 9:12 First flight was the scariest flight in Iceland 12:58 How his Mavic 1 Pro died 15:37 Best flight in Scotland 18:33 Drone footage settings and filters 22:20 Editing drone footage 25:20 It’s not easy to navigate where you are allowed to fly 28:28 How I figure out how to fly in other countries 29:50 People get weird around drones 33:34 Flying in Mexico 35:37 Evaluating whether it’s worth flying at that moment 40:25 SEND THE DRONE HIGH as soon as you launch
