What’s Next? That’s what everyone who had joined us for our first Fly Like a Pro, Film Like a Pro (FLAP FLAP) mini-series asked us. Well, this is. FLAP FLAP 2 - Keep Pushing the Envelope. Everything that we covered in FLAP FLAP 1, only more. FLAP FLAP Spinal Tap if you will. Volume turned up to 11.
At a Glance
Your tutor: Alan Proto and a series of World-Class guest speakers
Numbers: Maximum 10
Base Camp: on Zoom. Wherever you are
Duration: 12 hrs in total. 6 x 2-hour Zoom episodes, one per week for six weeks
Skill level: A brilliant introduction to everything to do with drones
Timing: This Course starts once every two months
Exertion: Brain power required. Leg power not required
Weather: In the event the forecast is bad, for one of the episodes where we will be Zooming from the screen of one of our Drone Pilots, live out in the field, we will either switch the Episodes around, or reschedule the Episode for a different day and time.
Front and central when we were designing this Course was the goal of answering the questions “where can I fly” and “what should I shoot”. From the feedback we had when we fist ran this Course, in April, May, June and July 2020, we succeeded.
What is in the Course?
Episode One – The Yin and the Yang (Video-Conference)
- Best on site set up
- How to make it go right
- How to avoid what can go wrong
- In flight workflow
Episode Two – Foolproof Drone Flying Techniques (Live-Stream)
- What am I looking at?
- Where should I be looking?
- Dealing with sunlight on the screen
- How to get to where you want to go
Episode Three – Where and How (Video-Conference)
- Where can I fly, where should I fly
- How to plan your flight using the best apps available
- Using the DJI simulator
Episode Four – Next level drone flying and videography (Live-Stream)
- Flying skills to master, and how to master them
- Pushing the envelope
- Constant speed, constant direction
- Speed up, slow down
- Intelligent Flight Mode
- Tap Fly, Tripod, Point of Interest
Episode Five – Foolproof Drone Photography Techniques: Guest Appearance by Alan Copson (Video-Conference)
- Camera settings
- In-flight photography workflow
- Foolproof compositional techniques
- Use Playback, please
Episode Six – An Introduction to Photography & Video Post-Production: Guest Appearance by Nick Hanson (Video-Conference)
- What is Lightroom and what is it for?
- The fundamentals of photography data management – where are my photos?
- Tagging and starring
- Playing with the tone curve; white balance; highlights; shadows; saturation; and exposure
- Best Video editing software
- Setting yourself up for video-editing success
- Building the timeline
- Crop, colour, clip – the 3 secrets to getting it right
If you miss an Episode, you can request a recording free of charge of up to 2 episodes. If you would like to be sent a recording of each Episode on the day, you can purchase additional recordings for £20 per episode. Or you can purchase the edited “Box Set” as soon as the Course is complete, for £99.