+Dennis Rea Thanks Dennis, so glad you liked it. The woods are some of my favorite places as well. Nature really reminds you how amazing she is when standing in some of those places.
Wow, now that is sharp and rich! One of the first pieces I've watched on 4k display that popped like it's supposed to. I think the bitrate makes a huge difference on the raw camera. Well done
Lovely shots mate. Well composed and edited. This could easily be a part of a special 4K program with David Attenborough doing the voice overs. Superb.
man you really ain't getting enough credit on these videos. I think Canon have something called "Canon Explores" folks who create breathtaking images with canon gear, you definitely should be a DJI-explore ;-)
Wow. You really did justice to a beautiful part of the world. Well done. Great music choice too. Really enjoyed this. As a new Inspire/X5R user the split grade version was really interesting too. Thanks!
Great work Ian. Really great footage. The soundtrack is heartbreaking. Overall really well done. I think there is a lot more to be done in post. For example, some of this footage was obviously shot in high frame rates at high shutter speeds. Both lending to a non-cinematic feel. Obviously shooting at high frame rates and not actually slowing it down will give it a commercial look. You can export it in 24 which essentially removes frames and gives a much nicer film look. As for the high shutter speed, this as you may know can be solved next time with some ND filters. I especially like grad filters as it increases dynamic range for sky highlights. Lower shutter speed gives a much more cinematic look. As per color grading, I'd look carefully at how Newman films is grading their x5R footage as the result is absolutely stunning. Conclusion: you can fix the frame rate and color grading, but you're stuck with shutter speed which happily is the least hindering to achieving a gorgeous "film look".
Kimball, thanks! As to your comments on capture techniques: I choose to shoot aerial footage at 30fps. Although 24fps is a traditional film frame rate, I don't care for it when shooting serials. Footage can quickly become too choppy, even using the appropriate shutter speed. I prefer the aesthetic of 30fps for my pieces, as a personal prefernce. It's also best practice for stock, since much stock is requested at 30fps, and can easily be conformed to 24 with a pleasing slight slowdown. Secondly, I always use ND filters. Every shot in the video is shot at or near 1/80 shutter speed. I realize the traditional "180 degree shutter" would put it at 1/60, but I find it to have a touch too much motion blur, leaving it unable to retain detail in high frequency areas of the image. My personal preference is 1/80 or 1/100. Still has pleasing motion blur, but retains detail. As to Neumann LUTs and processing, I have a lot of respect for their work, but I don't care for their processing style. It's a bit over processed for my taste, often with an overly HDR look that doesn't seem natural to meet. It's neat, but I don't care to use their LUTs in my work.
What a great couple of videos. Loved your bts info, very informative and helpful - I'm keen to know you found handling the data, I know it's going to be a lot but how much, and how long did it take to copy over to your mac. For examples any much footage in time does the X5R hold when shooting RAW and 4k? Can you copy it over to back it up then process it later, I heard it had to go through some software first, is this right? And your second film, edited together is lovely, a great example of what it can achieve, I liked how slow and smooth you moved, allowing time to properly observe the landscape in detail. Well done to you and your guys. Dominic
+pixel.flights You get about 30 minutes of footage per 512GB SSD. Here's a link to a video I did showing approximate transfer times: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gYTrpBR-CC8.html . And yes, unfortunately you have to go through CineLight to offload media, I'm really hoping they change this in the future.
The fact that this absolutely stunning video only has 5,000 views makes me really sad, especially when you realize people get millions of views just for siting infront of a webcam playing video games.
+Seth Hendrickson (S Hendrickson Filmography) Thanks Seth. I try not to let viewcount affect me. What I love is that even though the video only has a few thousand views, many people like yourself have taken the time to leave a kind comment which I appreciate. If even just a small amount of people watch this video and get the amount of enjoyment out of watching it that I did filming it, then that's what counts and makes me happy :)! Cheers
+Richard G I can understand why they have the blanketed policy, there are SO many people with UAVs now, and a lot of people fly extremely recklessly. However, you're right it would be nice if in the future they would allow special permission to certified operators.
Absolutely stunning Ian!! Just got the xr5....if I can do half the things you have done I will be happy. Fantastic scenery, great flight plans for shots, great editing. BTW what do you use for editing? Awesome, thank you so much for posting👍
+nick adams Thank you Nick, that's very kind. I use Adobe Premiere Pro CC for editing. I use the Lumetri effect for most of my "color grading" (very rudimentary) as well and really like it. Cheers!
Fantastic work Ian. Just read your blog on inspire pilots. This is the best X5R footage I've seen. Did you film in 30fps and slow down to 24fps on some clips?
+Richard G Richard, as the first 15 seconds of the video states, for any scene depicting a National Park, I was handholding the UAV. If you watch the BTS video, you can see some video of me running around while holding the Inspire 1 in my right hand for those shots.
Hey Quick Question @ian cresswell. Is the 60mbps Cap on the X5R MP4/MOV just like the original X5 ? or does the x5R shoot higher bitrate in all formats?
Ian, there are couple shots there with some macro blocking artifacts. I think in the sky and dark areas at the end. Is that the camera or youtube compression? Have you shot 60P in HD? How does it look? What frame rate was this one shot with? Thanks in advance.
+Jonesy Jones There's no macroblocking at all in the RAW files. Now, there is some noise in the blues of the sky in some portions of the video. As with any camera, the blue channel is going to be the most susceptible to noise. But, no, there's no macroblocking in the RAWs whatsoever.
What Setting do you shoot in ?? manual ?? if so whats the stats if you don't mind me asking What do you like to run your Apature at ? ! Great work ! .. Also manal or auto focus ?
+Nate Reutter I have. And the Production camera as well. The X5R is obviously higher resolution than the BMCC, but I would say it's about 1/2 or 1 stop short of the dynamic range on the BMCC. Pretty darn close though.
Congratulations! really inspiring footage! Please tell us a bit more about the technical details: Color depth, how much can you record in 512GBs, best lens you recommend? 15mm or 12mm? thanks!
+Ian Cresswell Thanks! again! amazing work! great review video! you did exactly what all of us wanted to know! just one question. How much can you record on a 512GB card? thx!
+Ian Cresswell Is the 60mbps Cap on video on the X5R MP4/MOV just like the original X5 ? or does the x5R shoot higher bitrate in all formats? besides raw?
Amazing footage and editing! Curious, I have a I1 V1.2 rev D t600 bought it used from b and h. Virtually new condition...If I changed the gimbal and purchased this camera would it be able to carry it in flight? Sub your channel thanks!
+Al Diaz I filmed this entire video using the X5R on my V1 Inspire rev A (yes, the very first batch of Inspire 1's shipped over a year ago, with the nice woven carbon pattern). I bought the X5/X5R dampening plate kit (w/leg extensions) and that's what I used with the X5R to shoot the video. So, I know that a V1 Inspire 1 will carry the X5R. I will say though, that I personally would recommend getting a V2/Pro for the X5R, since I think the extra KV on the newer motors will come in handy in certain situations. V1 will work, but I plan on using V2/Pro in the future.
+Brian Baldwin Decently well. Although, personally, I don't like to do that often. The occasional reveal shot with a sun flare is ok. But it's odd to me how often people try to shoot straight towards the sun.
+Dawson Boyle 30fps, shutter between 1/60 and 1/120. Usually 1/80 shutter. Aperture usually between F4 and F5.6, sometimes F2 in the woods and other dark places though.
Great work, nice shots! I would choose some more uplifting/epic music, but that is ofcourse personal preference. Do you fly everything LOS if your camera is controlled by someone else?
+the unique view Thanks, I realize the music is a bit haunting at times, but I really loved the sort of bittersweet sound. Everything I shoot is single operator, just me. I try to almost always be LOS. Very very rarely do I break that personal rule.
+adictiveadictive "Line of sight". It means always flying your UAV within your ability to see the actual craft with your own eyes. For example, not going behind buildings or trees, and not flying so far away from yourself that the UAV becomes too small to see in the sky.
+tallaganda83 Start small, try to save for a phantom series UAV. Try to sell footage to local businesses and whatnot. Continue to build your skills and client base. Set goals and you can reach them. Best of luck.
+TheUnstill We were very straightforward with any park personnel we saw, explaining that we were simply handholding the drone. Every member of park staff was courteous and professional. We had 0 trouble.
+TheUnstill We really were handholding for the shots in the National Parks, so as to comply with policy. In this BTS video you can see me running around holding the Inspire 1. You can see it at around the 4 minute mark: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-u8GdhiwIYQ0.htmlm57s
We didn't fly inside any National Parks. Footage from within park boundaries was all handheld, carrying the Inspire1/X5R like a gimbal. I'd bet nearly all this same footage could be shot today, I doubt much of anywhere we flew has been converted to NFZ. Maybe a portion of the California coast. They seem to be adding a lot of NFZ area out there for bird/marine life reasons.
+whitetiger0802 As the first 20 seconds of this video addresses, we did not fly within national park boundaries. If you want to see how we got those shots, watch this portion of the BTS video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-u8GdhiwIYQ0.htmlm57s
