Learn advanced drone videography techniques to take your aerial footage to the next level. This 50-minute class — the second installment from Wild Rabbit Productions and DJI — covers how to create a narrative by planning and executing a film shoot with a moving subject. Looking to add a pro touch to your video projects? This class is for you.

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Class lessons include:

- Building a narrative

- Scouting locations and subjects

- Crafting a storyboard and shot list

- Shooting with dual operators (pilot + camera)

- Capturing the shots

- Making footage selections

To get started, you'll need a drone with a video camera (the DJI Inspire 1 is used in this class but not required) and familiary with basic video editing software*.

By the end, you'll plan, shoot, and finalize a video piece ideal for your portfolio, to garner new business as a freelancer, or simply to level up your drone filming capabilities.

*Please note that this class does not include a lesson on video editing, as it focuses entirely on the planning and executing of a full film production

Create a minute-long narrative film using drone videography

Tell a story with drone footage! Your assignment is to create a one minute (or less) narrative drone video. Come up with a simple story to tell that involves a moving subject, scout the ideal location and subject for the story, create a story board and a shot list to execute it, and then conduct the shoot. Once you have all the footage, you will make selects and edit everything down into a minute-or-less masterpiece.