Selling Drone Footage
Lesson 24 from: The Outdoor Enthusiast's Guide to Photography & MotionIan Shive
Selling Drone Footage
Lesson 24 from: The Outdoor Enthusiast's Guide to Photography & MotionIan Shive
Lessons
Bootcamp Introduction
06:35 2Storytelling with Stills and Motion Overview
14:35 3Elements of a Well-told Story
22:12 4Storytelling in Motion
34:19 5Choosing the Best Gear for Your Outdoor Project
16:24 6Gear for Drones
02:53 7Gear for Motion
05:23 8Inside Ian's Gear Bag
20:07General Advice for Preparation
14:19 10Virtual Scouting
03:54 11Weather
10:17 12Permits and Permission
03:09 13Model and Property Releases
04:43 14Health and Fitness
03:04 15Checklist
03:20 16Location Scouting Overview
15:18 17Location Scouting in the North Cascades
15:24 18Drone Introduction
14:59 19Drone Safety
03:26 20What Kind of Drone Should I Buy?
02:58 21FAA Part 107 Test: How to Prepare
06:18 22Telling a Story With a Drone
06:15 23Drone Camera, Lenses and Movements
04:34 24Selling Drone Footage
02:39 25Why Does a Photographer Need Motion?
10:59 26Establish the End User
06:35 27Identify Your Audience
03:12 28Build a Production Plan
05:28 29Create the Story Structure
04:26 30The Shooting Script
07:08 31Production Quality
08:37 32Composition for Stills
08:04 33Composition for Stills: Landscape
08:15 34Composition for Stills: Telephoto Lens
14:48 35Composition for Stills: Macro Lens
07:50 36Techniques for Capturing Motion in the Field
25:15 37Lenses and Filters for Outdoor Photography
26:20 38Capturing Landscapes - Part 1
28:12 39Capturing Landscapes - Part 2
23:36 40Capturing Movement in Stills
32:17 41Shooting Water, Sky and Panorama
29:40 42Understanding Stock
20:45 43Editorial vs Commerical
03:57 44Pricing Stock
05:40 45Producing Stock
14:49 46Shooting for Social Media vs Stock
11:37 47Choosing an Agency
08:58 48Assignments and Capturing Stock
13:49 49Stock Photography Market
05:28 50Create A Style Guide
05:30 51Stock Shoot Analysis
21:29 52Workflow for Selecting Final Stills
27:43 53Initial Editing in Adobe Bridge
21:02 54Reviewing and Selecting Motion Footage
11:02 55Keeping Track of Your Story Ideas
22:40 56Script and Story Structure Evolution
04:34 57Editing to the Content
05:00 58Music as a Character
05:41 59Business Diversification
07:07 60Business Strategy
04:57 61Pillars of Revenue
17:09 62Branding
06:36 63Partnerships and Brand Strategy
05:12 64Galleries and Fine Art
03:11 65Budgeting
05:21 66The Future of Photography
26:12 67Q&A And Critique
1:09:39Lesson 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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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!
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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.
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.
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