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Selling Drone Footage

Lesson 24 from: The Outdoor Enthusiast's Guide to Photography & Motion

Ian Shive

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Lesson Info

24. Selling Drone Footage

Lessons

Class Trailer
1

Bootcamp Introduction

06:35
2

Storytelling with Stills and Motion Overview

14:35
3

Elements of a Well-told Story

22:12
4

Storytelling in Motion

34:19
5

Choosing the Best Gear for Your Outdoor Project

16:24
6

Gear for Drones

02:53
7

Gear for Motion

05:23
8

Inside Ian's Gear Bag

20:07
9

General Advice for Preparation

14:19
10

Virtual Scouting

03:54
11

Weather

10:17
12

Permits and Permission

03:09
13

Model and Property Releases

04:43
14

Health and Fitness

03:04
15

Checklist

03:20
16

Location Scouting Overview

15:18
17

Location Scouting in the North Cascades

15:24
18

Drone Introduction

14:59
19

Drone Safety

03:26
20

What Kind of Drone Should I Buy?

02:58
21

FAA Part 107 Test: How to Prepare

06:18
22

Telling a Story With a Drone

06:15
23

Drone Camera, Lenses and Movements

04:34
24

Selling Drone Footage

02:39
25

Why Does a Photographer Need Motion?

10:59
26

Establish the End User

06:35
27

Identify Your Audience

03:12
28

Build a Production Plan

05:28
29

Create the Story Structure

04:26
30

The Shooting Script

07:08
31

Production Quality

08:37
32

Composition for Stills

08:04
33

Composition for Stills: Landscape

08:15
34

Composition for Stills: Telephoto Lens

14:48
35

Composition for Stills: Macro Lens

07:50
36

Techniques for Capturing Motion in the Field

25:15
37

Lenses and Filters for Outdoor Photography

26:20
38

Capturing Landscapes - Part 1

28:12
39

Capturing Landscapes - Part 2

23:36
40

Capturing Movement in Stills

32:17
41

Shooting Water, Sky and Panorama

29:40
42

Understanding Stock

20:45
43

Editorial vs Commerical

03:57
44

Pricing Stock

05:40
45

Producing Stock

14:49
46

Shooting for Social Media vs Stock

11:37
47

Choosing an Agency

08:58
48

Assignments and Capturing Stock

13:49
49

Stock Photography Market

05:28
50

Create A Style Guide

05:30
51

Stock Shoot Analysis

21:29
52

Workflow for Selecting Final Stills

27:43
53

Initial Editing in Adobe Bridge

21:02
54

Reviewing and Selecting Motion Footage

11:02
55

Keeping Track of Your Story Ideas

22:40
56

Script and Story Structure Evolution

04:34
57

Editing to the Content

05:00
58

Music as a Character

05:41
59

Business Diversification

07:07
60

Business Strategy

04:57
61

Pillars of Revenue

17:09
62

Branding

06:36
63

Partnerships and Brand Strategy

05:12
64

Galleries and Fine Art

03:11
65

Budgeting

05:21
66

The Future of Photography

26:12
67

Q&A And Critique

1:09:39

Lesson Info

Selling Drone Footage

um, selling your drone footage is really the next big thing. People always ask. Hey, are you looking for drone footage? The answer is no. I'm not looking for drone footage. No one's looking for drone footage. People are looking for content looking for aerials, looking for story. So don't think just cause you're flying and you film something from the air, it's marketable. They're looking for the same thing that looking for from stills and motion clip shot on the ground, which is specific locations, specific content, story elements, dramatic looking imagery, etcetera, etcetera. So selling your footage is important. It is a great career option can be its own standalone option. Flying a drone actually, Um, and the things that sell best are listed here wide, establishing shots that give a strong sense of place, shots that draw the viewer in with movement, like flying over the open ocean slowly and panning up. Uh, they could be edited pretty well together as well on and seeing something we t...

hought we knew in a new way, you know, whales breaching or like dolphins, like we saw in the Midway film. Ah, in the um earlier in the boot camp so those are the kinds of things that really will make it marketable. How much can you make? You know, really? That's a wild question. I'm not really sure, but you know, anywhere from bucks a clip to $4000 a clip for commercial use really depends on quality, of course. Just like any video clip, there's a wide range of money to be made. But the better the resolution, the more you could make. So if you're really going after this, you're getting your pilot's license. You're going to shoot commercial. There is a lot. There's definitely a lot of potential upside a same time. You have to make sure the contents great. And there are so many restrictions on flight and where you could fly when you rule the national parks out right now. Rule out most federal lands right now, so we're gonna go is a private land. Open ocean boating trips. Other countries just depends. So you really just got to understand what the opportunity is and how you're going. Teoh. Address that, and you may still of course, need permits to talk about external APs, and resource is this is really the last last step in last thing you would think about once you've made a commitment to you know what you may need to make your, uh, your drone work work for you. And, you know, I recommend maybe a two controller system might be the way to go. One person fly, who is a pilot? Maybe you just control the camera. Maybe you want to go through all that. It's another great way to go. You can hire a remote operator a lot of different ways to do it. So lots of options. Lots to consider. This is really just the introduction to it, but it is an absolute pivotal part of storytelling in motion.

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Ratings and Reviews

monica4
 

Ian was an amazing instructor.; very fun, enthusiastic, encouraging, and comprehensive. I hope to be able to return as an audience member for another of his classes. It is a privilege and a gift to have access via Creative Live to such a wealth of expertise. Thank you!

Cindy
 

What a great class this has been. Thank you Ian Shive and Creative Live! Recently retired, I have set out to learn everything I can about photography and pursue this passion to capture the beauty in the outdoors. Creative Live has served as an amazing educational platform to help me learn everything from how to use my camera, the fundamental technicals, and learn about software and tools. This class brought it all together. At the end of this class my approach to photography and my images are different. Ian shares so much valuable knowledge that will change the way you go about taking a picture; from scouting a location, to thinking through the story and adding elements to an image to evoke an emotional response. My personal growth has been significant and I have changed to the way I approach creating an image from an Outdoor Landscape to an Outdoor Experience. Loved every minute of it, sad the class is over.

Cindee Still
 

Ian Shive is a dynamic speaker with a wealth of knowledge he is willing to share. He has had a magical path that led to his success. He touches on so many aspects of making, selling and creating images as well as how to market them and make an income from your work. It is so much fun to be part of the studio audience. The Creative Live staff are always so warm and friendly and they feed you like your on a cruise ship! Wonderful experience.

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