Hey! For those of you looking for some more in-depth tutorials, product giveaways and such like, Alina and I have launched the Drone Film Guide Club over on our website. We are working on the content as we speak so in the meantime, why don't you sign up and be the first to know then the new videos are ready! www.captaincornelius.co.uk/dronefilmguideclub-signup/
Great video Stewart! I really loved the way you explained things with such an ease. I am going to buy a drone soon and this video will be really helpful for me to take nice shots. :)
I have watched more drone videos then I care to admit, and your videos are some of the best at explaining cinematic shots. Thank you for posting content that is actually practical for the average pilot.
I like the video! I could not subscribe quick enough. This is the information I want with a very honest, humble and straight forward approach with out sacrificing quality... I will go back and watch all of your other videos and be telling everyone I know that flys to check you out! Keep up the outstanding work!
Thank you so much for your kind words! It's a lot of fun making these videos and the incredible support from our subscribers like yourself gives us a lot of motivation so that's awesome!
Very easy to undertand and the visualization to go with the "lessons" are perfect for me. Very much appreciated and I'm watching one episode after the other (in between running out and flying the Mavic of course)
Wow! Your shots and movements are awesome. Though I don't have a Drone and haven't flown one before, I enjoyed every bit of the tutorial. Watching your videos makes my day. I pray I can also afford a Drone someday , so that I can practice those moves and show the beautiful city of Lagos, Nigeria. Thanks for the videos and keep up the good work.
To me, the "rule of thirds" applies not only to placement of the subject on the screen, but also the emphasis on foreground, middle ground and background. The key is to use them both together completing the ideal composition. Add in some sort of eye "path" leading into the video like a windy road or a stream will draw the viewer into your creation of a 3 dimensional scene causing their eyes to dance while looking at the scene or clip.
Really enjoying your videos! Thank you for the wealth of useful information; it has made my entrance into (personal) drone filmography and photography quite smooth - you're a natural teacher!
Really enjoying your videos and finding your advice incredibly useful. Just started in drone school kindergarten with my Spark but still managing some nice shots. Thanks for all the tips and gorgeous example footage.
Definitely helpful! It's so obvious once you hear it. As a "non-creative" I just don't think about those shots automatically yet. Now to figure out how this works in practice... Off to fly around in the yard to try it out...
Hi Stuart. Fantastic "How to" series. Have subscribed and looking forward to learn as much as I can. Incidentally my 3rd ( yes only filmed a scene three times so far) film was on top of a snow capped mountain - Landrover V Urban Cyclist. Still lots to learn :-)
Hey guys I’m new to the group. You guys are doing a great job of getting to the point and having extremely wonderful examples of just what it is you’re trying to teach. I can’t emphasize that enough keep up the great work of doing what you’re doing I really appreciate this level of instruction.
Great tutorials, thanks for posting. I've been a still photographer for many years, and I'm quite competent using Photoshop, but I've now got a P4 and am loving getting perspectives I've never been able to get before. Your videos are an invaluable source of information and ideas. I'm just getting to grips with Premier Pro, and it's a steep learning curve. Can I ask what editing suite you use? Keep them coming.
Must say I enjoy all your videos giving simple techniques - thank you. Easy for the novice to train these. Can I request a tutorial on the a-z process - simplistically - on an entire project? Idea-storyboard-research-shooting-post processing... to name a few. I was born without a creative gene, so I would to learn from a simple template and build from there. But I love my Mavic. Thanks in advance...
Yes you did jinx it! LOL But there are always haters. Ignore them and absorb the positive :) BTW I had to laugh at 2:30 when he called it a "country house". This was a short video but really got me thinking about avoiding an ordinary shot and making it dramatic. I'm taking my Mavic out today and practicing.
Once again, most informative. A smashing video! I spent many years doing stills photography back before digital cameras arrived on the scene and you are helping me to think about a 'moving camera', sometimes along with a 'moving subject'. This, I rarely had to do on my old Canon A1's. I am thoroughly enjoying your videos whilst awaiting the arrival of my drone, a Hubsan X4 H109. (Not the bees knees but it will get me started). Keep up the good work and if you are over towards Oban anytime please let me know. I'd love to come and watch.
Hey! Thank you all for your comments and discussion below! Just to let you know that as this channel is growing, we are struggling to reply to each and every one of you but rest assured that we do read your comments and value your input. Please do keep your comments coming! Drone Film Guide is evolving into a cracking community for those of us who want to do more with our drones and fly like filmmakers...stay tuned!
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Hey! For those of you looking for some more in-depth tutorials, product giveaways and such like, Alina and I have launched the Drone Film Guide Club over on our website. We are working on the content as we speak so in the meantime, why don't you sign up and be the first to know then the new videos are ready! www.captaincornelius.co.uk/dronefilmguideclub-signup/
Very professional tutorials-well thought out and informative. Better than most of the vids out there.
Great video Stewart! I really loved the way you explained things with such an ease. I am going to buy a drone soon and this video will be really helpful for me to take nice shots. :)
Been flying for about 2 years now, sure wish I had found you sooner, great information and techniques.
Appreciate you taking the time to say so!
Flying really close to objects and slow fly makes everything cinematic :)
I have watched more drone videos then I care to admit, and your videos are some of the best at explaining cinematic shots. Thank you for posting content that is actually practical for the average pilot.
Really appreciate your feedback!
This actually such a solid channel.Thank You!
As soon as "Creating Suspense" appeared as tip one, the video froze. Impressive, sir.
Ha, was meant to be! Glad you found the video useful!
I like the video! I could not subscribe quick enough. This is the information I want with a very honest, humble and straight forward approach with out sacrificing quality... I will go back and watch all of your other videos and be telling everyone I know that flys to check you out! Keep up the outstanding work!
Thank you so much for your kind words! It's a lot of fun making these videos and the incredible support from our subscribers like yourself gives us a lot of motivation so that's awesome!
Great advice as always. Absolutely amazing buildings. Thank you.
Thank you for saying so. Glad you found it useful!
Very easy to undertand and the visualization to go with the "lessons" are perfect for me. Very much appreciated and I'm watching one episode after the other (in between running out and flying the Mavic of course)
Glad you are finding the videos so useful! Happy flying!
So much better than many of the tutorials out there. Great stuff. Good to see you practice what you preach! Thanks
Very kind of you to say so! Thank you!
Thanks for taking your time and sharing your expertise! It's very helpful for a brand-new drone filmmaker like myself
Thank you for saying so...enjoy your new drone!
Wow! Your shots and movements are awesome. Though I don't have a Drone and haven't flown one before, I enjoyed every bit of the tutorial. Watching your videos makes my day.
I pray I can also afford a Drone someday , so that I can practice those moves and show the beautiful city of Lagos, Nigeria.
Thanks for the videos and keep up the good work.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! Good luck with everything and I hope you get your drone soon.
That is a Very good technic of the Filming Thank You
Glad you found it useful!
These tutor really helps a lot, even for beginner.
Great to hear!
Great to meet you both. Good luck with this years shoots!
Hey! Great to meet you too. Absolutely fantastic work from yourselves and deservedly regarded as one of the best in the business!
Thank you for taking the time to publish this very informative video. Great work!!!
Delighted to hear you found it useful!
Clear and concise, excellent - and with an accent I can understand!
Ha, glad you can understand!
Some great tips to add professionalism to my video clips! Thanks.
Awesome, good luck with your own shoots!
Love your videos Stewart. I actually bought a Mavic specifically for our trip to Scotland this summer ⛝
You'll get some great footage up north. Plenty of space to fly without causing any trouble!
To me, the "rule of thirds" applies not only to placement of the subject on the screen, but also the emphasis on foreground, middle ground and background. The key is to use them both together completing the ideal composition. Add in some sort of eye "path" leading into the video like a windy road or a stream will draw the viewer into your creation of a 3 dimensional scene causing their eyes to dance while looking at the scene or clip.
Those buildings featured in the video are wonders! A caption about location would be a great add on!
Masterfully put together and explained. Great examples too.
So much more can be done the constant height, full speed forward!
Thanks!
Love the concepts you discuss, along with very good examples. Great stuff, keep them coming!
outstanding video! Thank you very much for taking the time to make such a detailed and educated video
Very kind of you to say so! Lots more videos to come!
Really enjoying your videos! Thank you for the wealth of useful information; it has made my entrance into (personal) drone filmography and photography quite smooth - you're a natural teacher!
Really enjoying your videos and finding your advice incredibly useful. Just started in drone school kindergarten with my Spark but still managing some nice shots. Thanks for all the tips and gorgeous example footage.
Great stuff your doing. Nice shot of Rowallan Castle at the end. Not many folks will get to see that one.
Well spotted and nice one on making it to the end!
Definitely helpful! It's so obvious once you hear it. As a "non-creative" I just don't think about those shots automatically yet. Now to figure out how this works in practice... Off to fly around in the yard to try it out...
Awesome, get stuck in!
Absolutely amazing footage. Scotland is charming.
Thank you! Yes, Scotland is a great backdrop for some amazing drone footage!
Wow ... brilliant content again guys! Thanks for the brilliant education!
You guys provide real practical knowledge and I love the way you present it. Subscribed.
Thank you for making these videos. These are great tips. I'm a fan of your work.
Hi Stuart. Fantastic "How to" series. Have subscribed and looking forward to learn as much as I can. Incidentally my 3rd ( yes only filmed a scene three times so far) film was on top of a snow capped mountain - Landrover V Urban Cyclist. Still lots to learn :-)
That sounds like a cool project! Thanks for subscribing!
these were great tips, I just got the Mavic pro.... Hope to make good use of it!!!
The Mavic Pro is great, just make sure you get the focus set to manual!
Absolutely amazing!
Glad you found it useful!
Very helpful advice for a new drone pilot :D Can't wait to get footage like this on my Dji Mavic Pro
Get stuck in!
Fantastic Video and Tips I really enjoyed it!!!
That's great to hear, thank you for taking the time to say so!
Thank you. Very useful information. Subscribed.
Welcome to the channel!
I am really enjoying these videos!
Thank you for saying so!
Really good presentation. Keep up the good work.
Glad you found it useful!
Excellent tips! I will definitely keep these in mind for my future videos! Thank you!
Great stuff!
Absolutely one of the set of Mavic Pro videos I've seen. Your subject matter and presentation are "spot on". Keep em coming. 👏👏👏👏👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍👍👍👍
Very kind of you to say so! Glad you got something out of it.
Wonderful stuff - I am a big fan!
Really appreciate your support!
thanks the advise very impressive videos. Simon
You are welcome!!
Hey guys I’m new to the group. You guys are doing a great job of getting to the point and having extremely wonderful examples of just what it is you’re trying to teach. I can’t emphasize that enough keep up the great work of doing what you’re doing I really appreciate this level of instruction.
Thank you so much for your kind words!
Thank you very much. very helpful. you deserve more views - well done
thanks ! will try out your tips
Great, good luck!
Thanks for your amazing tips, this will improve my channel !!
Thanks for the great tips:)! Some stunning scenery there
amazing video,I am a beginner and you help me a lot.
Awesome!
Thanks a million, I appreciate the advice you give. As I transition from 40 years of traditional photography to now including drone footage.
Very nice tips thank you 👍🏼👍🏼
That's great to hear thanks!
Nice video guys..keep up the good work...!!
Thank you!
Super cool stuff. Glad I found you. Keep it going!
Thanks.
Thank You. Well done.
Thank you for saying so. Glad you found the video useful!
Great tutorials, thanks for posting. I've been a still photographer for many years, and I'm quite competent using Photoshop, but I've now got a P4 and am loving getting perspectives I've never been able to get before. Your videos are an invaluable source of information and ideas. I'm just getting to grips with Premier Pro, and it's a steep learning curve. Can I ask what editing suite you use? Keep them coming.
That's great you find the videos so useful! We use FCPX.
This is amazing content! Absolutely fantastic for beginners like myself that just got a drone. Definitely a fan.
Thank you for saying so and for your support!
Great video, very informative
That's great, glad you found it useful!
Absolute class, thanks :)
Glad you found it useful!
Excellent informative video & WOW the scenery is simply fantastic. Subbed.
Great show as normal.
Thank you!
Thnx bro for the info going to try those techniques now on my mavic
Thnx again
Great! Thanks for sharing
Our pleasure! Glad you found it useful!
I was just looking for tips to improve my drone footages on my videos, thank's a lot it was really interesting! :)
That's great to hear!
Great video!
Thank you!
awesome tips!!
Thank you!
Must say I enjoy all your videos giving simple techniques - thank you. Easy for the novice to train these. Can I request a tutorial on the a-z process - simplistically - on an entire project? Idea-storyboard-research-shooting-post processing... to name a few. I was born without a creative gene, so I would to learn from a simple template and build from there. But I love my Mavic. Thanks in advance...
Hey! Thanks for your feedback! We'll do our best to incorporate some of these ideas in future videos.
This was great!! Thank you so much!!
Posted a year ago and am only watching this now. The tips are as fresh to me as when the video was posted
Sure thing! Film making principles don't get old. Cheers!
I like your tutorials. Thanks
Thank You for this information,Much Appreciated..😎😉
a video with no dislikes?? lol i thought that was impossible on youtube ha! great video short and to the point
Ha, talk about tempting fate! Glad you found it useful!
I bet your comment is the reason he got a dislike lol
ScreamingPatriot i blame myself lol
Yes you did jinx it! LOL But there are always haters. Ignore them and absorb the positive :) BTW I had to laugh at 2:30 when he called it a "country house". This was a short video but really got me thinking about avoiding an ordinary shot and making it dramatic. I'm taking my Mavic out today and practicing.
very nice
Thanks heaps for your tips... cheers
great video thumbs up , Subscribed
Awesome! Thank you for your support!
Thanks for the advice!
Hi! Can you please make a video/tutorial on colour grading? Especially, how you colour correct your videos?
Thanks in advance.
We have a colour grading video up on the channel now!
I love this guy
Thank you, I'm looking forward to trying out your tips with my Mavic Pro
Once again, most informative. A smashing video!
I spent many years doing stills photography back before digital cameras arrived on the scene and you are helping me to think about a 'moving camera', sometimes along with a 'moving subject'. This, I rarely had to do on my old Canon A1's.
I am thoroughly enjoying your videos whilst awaiting the arrival of my drone, a Hubsan X4 H109. (Not the bees knees but it will get me started).
Keep up the good work and if you are over towards Oban anytime please let me know. I'd love to come and watch.
Great Video's so helpful, great and lucky timing for me...Cheers!
Great! Good luck with your flying and filming!
awesome !!!
Thank you!
Could you please make a tutorial on how to operate the camera and drone smoothly to get these smooth reveal shots (for the Mavic)?
On its way!!
Good god man, you're giving away all the best information. Terrific channel man!!! :D
Good point...it should all be top secret! Glad you are finding the videos valuable!
this is a perfect tutorial
Great Video, and awesome shots!
This is fantastic information! Just bought my first drone -Mavic Pro- and this advise is extremely useful. Give us more more more! Thank you!!
Glad you found the video useful! The Mavic is great, just had a play around with it the other day. More videos coming!
Really helpful video!
Keep up the good work!
Hey! Thank you all for your comments and discussion below! Just to let you know that as this channel is growing, we are struggling to reply to each and every one of you but rest assured that we do read your comments and value your input. Please do keep your comments coming! Drone Film Guide is evolving into a cracking community for those of us who want to do more with our drones and fly like filmmakers...stay tuned!
Good info !! Just subbed and rang the bell. Always up for some useful information on better droning and videography !!
nice tips you got, imma sub you now.
Welcome!
Amazing looking footage.
You use FCPX dont you? Would love to see a tutorial video of how you did the nice smooth gradual speed ramp at 2m00s?
This is FCPX yes. I don't think there's a gradual ramp there from what I recall. Think it just speeds up.
Is it best to shoot in auto mode or setting the shutter speed yourself? Thanks in advance. Love your videos!
Great video! How do you fly in from the side or fly sideways? Can you do that manually or are you using one of the DJI flight modes?
Love the video
Hi, great video!!!
Nice job! You earned one more sub!
Awesome, thank you for following our channel!
Good stuff,thanks!
You're welcome!