Thanks Taylor !🙏 We had a lot of fun shooting this property. We use a 24-70 f2.8 and 85mm 1.4. The 24-70 is great but can get heavy for the gimbal which at the time was an rs2. The biggest challenge for this property was the time on site. We had 2 hours on site on the Thursday to shoot the cars, model & fpv and then 2 hours on the Friday to complete the gimbal footage of the house. The video was then required to be delivered by the Saturday morning as it was launching with a national campaign the Australian News outlets were covering. (I believe you can find the story on channel 7 news) Due to the above the music was licensed and I can confirm the music cost more than the price of the video 😂 but the clients fell in love with the song and were adamant on using it. Fpv footage was completed by @squid-fpv. Although our team can fly basic fpv drone movements .. when it came to a $10million property with $500k worth of windows, we didn’t want to take the risk 😂.
Hey!! Glad you found the video 😁 Thanks for sharing more insight about the production details. Y’all did a great job and you’re doing good work with the tutorials & everything on your channel too. Glad to connect 🤙
Love this series of you breaking down videos and showcasing other work we probably wouldn't see! So here's my take - I feel like I appreciated the shots/cinematography more than the video itself. Loved the variety, shots are near perfect, like you mentioned still shots of the model, but it's just almost too much for one video. Like every trick in the book all at once. And while watching I almost forgot what it was about since I was just focused on the cool shots. Love the concept and super skilled to pull off work like that, but I would use it more for shorts/reels to get the most engagement, and then produce a more "toned down" version as the actual video. (if the goal is a "real estate video") Now my takeaways are I'd love to include time lapses, never have! Cool breakdown 🤙🏼
I love how the edit put shots together in such an intentional way. Using the edge of the roof in the FPV flyover as a wipe transition to the backyard structure that transitioned into the spin, the the way the model was looking up and turning to give reference, then spinning again, the timelapse clouds, the pan, and spin again. Structured very well... plus the music had the lull that gave a little pause, then picked back up. I would love to see more emphasis on the day/night transition. Overall really well done and engaging. Great review also.
Cool video. This style IMO really only works for this very modern style of home though. Did you notice, I think there are a couple dolly zooms at the 1:02 mark. The tight shot of the couch and the next shot. I could be wrong, but it looks like its stretching. That's neat.
100% it would look hilarious on a house that doesn’t look cool already lol. I think those are just subtle keyframing added in post. To exaggerate it you could also slightly push in or out opposite of the key frame in camera to make it look even more like a zolly too without having to pull off everything in camera 👌
Its always a hard balance between making a cool video using all of your skills, making the Realtor happy, making the seller happy and making a video that answers all of the questions of a potential buyer. One thing is for sure though, that was a DOPE video
Haha yeah that’s probably impossible, honestly. There are lots of needs an edit can fulfill though! Great upsell opportunity especially thanks to shortform edits 😉
Hey Taylor, thank you for all these videos! They’ve been super helpful!! I am just starting, I have done about 7-8 projects. Only photos and drone pics for now but I want to start doing video. What lens do you recommend to start for video? I have a EOS RP. Thank you so much!
Hey! Here’s a link to my cropped sensor canon reccs! Rf10-18 should be good. I haven’t tried it out to test the distortion but from what I’ve seen it looks nice. kit.co/taylorrbrown/budget-real-estate-photo-video-hybrid-kit
I learned there's a lot to learn. It was definitely unique and interesting. I see you're using a TANGO ii (?). What sim are you using to learn to fly? Keep those videos coming! Love your style and content.
Thanks! Yup, I’ve been practicing on a simulator game called Liftoff (on STEAM) Pretty fun! Just trying to be as ready as I can before I start crashing real drones lol. Do you do FPV??
Hah. Yes that’s why I’m practicing too and I also use Liftoff primarily. I’ve tried some other sims like DRL but Liftoff is fun and close to realistic physics wise (or so I’ve been told). I plan on getting DJI goggles 2 or Integra once I feel ready before I get / build a drone. Are you looking at specific FPV goggles yet? Hope to see your future videos that incorporate an FPV shot or two 😉
For sure!! Yeah, mostly planning to take recommendations from here and planning to get some prebuilt gear > ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8a_mv1p6N8k.html
These types of videos are good for reels/shorts. If I was looking to buy a home, this will not entice me to purchase it. The interior shots were great plus the pool shot.
Hey! It seems like it would be pretty good for these scenarios since it's easy to start using and get set up (and its set up to safely fly indoors if you want to). The camera isn't quite wide enough so a lot of people still end up mounting a GoPro on top to get that normal FPV look. I'm planning to get a normal FPV though not the Avata. Who knows, maybe they will release more models that are better though!
Love these videos! Always looking for a new angles and directions. Great mix of shots, not a fan of the the model or weird car flex shot in the beginning, but hey its art, lol. It's always crazy to me to see the level of time on location ppl put on these edits. I show up to a site with 2 houses and I have 4 hours to do it all. I'm guessing at this level you don't show any of the stats in video of the house, rooms, bathrooms, garage, square footage, etc... All good, have a great day!
Thanks! Yeah I think this style is more for boosting social media engagement and highlights instead of just documentation. Totally different purpose! I guess as long as there’s pics and stats on the listing it all works together to deliver the info if that’s the potential buyers focus. Will be interesting to see how these trends keep developing and when people revert back to timeless cinematic vids 😃
My exact reaction to the model shots-exceptionally well-done. I am brand new to drone everything (had to look up the term FPV - haha) What did I learn? I have a lot to learn. Decided I was going to learn some night shot real estate techniques last night. I am selling a beautiful property near Yosemite National Park. This morning I've added "brand new dji mini 4 pro included" to the listing, as it now resides in an oak tree on the side of the mountain. I need you or @duoco_media to rescue the drones from me.
So sad! I've heard people recommend hiring a tree trimming / landscape crew to climb up and get it safely since they have all the gear. Another option if you have access to it at all that I've done in the past is literally just getting several PVC Pipes and couplers to put them together to make a 30+ft pole and knock it out of the tree. Might be able to catch it but it's pretty hard. They do pretty well with falls though, worst case it would probably not cost too much for DJI to fix. Send a link for the listing though, It'd be cool to check it out! I haven't been over there yet but would love to see the area some time.
