The drones mentioned aren't male bees, but instead toy helicopters on steroids. These puppies are maneuverable and outfitted with high end cameras! This makes getting aerial shots infinitely easier! Not to mention that with them being smaller than a tripod they can take a multitude of shots! Drone are cheaper, safer, and easier than helicopters and normal cameras making high quality footage attainable for indie films and amateurs! While there are minor drawbacks like battery life and the learning curve, these will probably be resolved relatively soon!
This was pretty cool! Drones open up all new possibilities! If Ms Licata can't aquire us a done next year we can still try duct taping a camera on a RC chopper!
Well, take note of the fact that the drones they were discussing in the article aren't the standard mini drones you might be thinking of (http://smile.amazon.com/UDI-U818A-2-4GHz-RC-Quadcopter/dp/B00D3IN11Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1427137336&sr=1-1&keywords=drone).
ReplyDeleteThey were flying one of these (http://smile.amazon.com/DJI-Phantom-Vision-V3-0-Quadcopter/dp/B00P309MZ6/ref=sr_1_6?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1427137336&sr=1-6&keywords=drone) which stand taller than our lab computers and weigh about 9 pounds. They've got the power to carry around a RED video camera (http://www.red.com/). Pretty cool stuff.