Aerial cinematography
Framing, tracking, orbits and shot planning.
12 modules, then one final test with one attempt.
Set the conditions.
Every module starts in calm air, so the score is about the camera work. The pilot can make it harder.
Available
- Wind
- Speed, direction and gusts, for steadier shots in moving air.
Weather and temperature.
Every session starts from the exercise’s default. The pilot then changes it.
Available
- Weather
- Sunny, cloudy, or light, moderate or heavy rain.
- Temperature
- From −20 to 50 °C. Hot air gives less lift and a shorter battery; cold makes the battery weaker.
- Wind
- Speed, direction and gusts in every area.
- The drone’s limits
- Each drone has its maker’s wind, rain and temperature limits. Past them, the pilot is warned.
BVLOS operation.
Fly this area out of sight. The drone camera is the only view: you find your way by the numbered markers and the line in the picture.
Available
- C1Film the car out of sight
- C2Link lost during a shot
- C3Battery and the way back
- C4Filming out of sight: final test
- Camera only
- No view from the ground or from behind. Distance home, height, battery and link on screen.
- Its own exercises
- Out-of-sight exercises only, with their own final test.
- Its own record
- Kept apart from the area’s normal training.
The modules.
- C01Framing a static subject
- C02Basic cinematic movements
- C03Subject tracking: person
- C04Vehicle tracking: car on the track
- C05Orbit and circular tracking
- C06Cinematic composition
- C07Gimbal and camera operation
- C08Shot planning and execution
- C09Cinematography mission assessment
- C10Reveal sequence
- C11Fast car chase
- C12Two-subject handover