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This “hobby” has quickly grown from ready-to-fly (RTF) toys
to home-grown parts/kits and accessories. There are all kinds of modifications,
tweaks, parts and custom kits available on the internet. RTF units start around
$400.00. A popular RTF unit including a video mount and GoPro camera starts at
$1,200.00.
(Walkera Ready-to Fly)
But this
post isn’t about the quad-copters themselves but more about the results you can
achieve if you have access to an aerial photographer who utilizes small
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and HD video cameras.
- Huge cost savings vs the alternative (manned helicopter with additional videographer)
- They are quiet
- Images and close shots that can’t be achieved with conventional aerial photography
- Lower costs allow you to capture and present video’s that haven’t been affordable in the past
- New content that can now be streamed from your website
- The perfect solution for capturing an event
- Excellent for showing real estate and property in a completely different format
- Destination and travel videos that just can't be duplicated with conventional photography
- Is the “pilot” skillful and experienced to deliver a smooth video?
- Is the quality of the video image up to your expectations?
- Once the video shoot is complete, the hard work begins. Who is responsible for the editing?
- Do they have the computer horsepower and editing software to create a killer video?
Team Blacksheep shoots the Costa Concordia wreck like you’ve never seen using a pair of quad-copters (apparently they were arrested in Italy for trespassing due to this video shoot).
Team Blacksheep shoots Venice Italy
Team Blacksheep shoots the Golden
Gate Bridge with a combination of a quad-copter and a fixed wing UAV.
Short video about getting started
with videography using UAV and a short discussion about FAA warnings regarding
commercial usage and regulations.
Raffaello D’Andrea talks about the
athletic power of quadcopters on TED:
