Drone Cinematography — Aerial Shot Sequence

Design a drone aerial shot sequence.

**Subject**: [landscape, building, event, coastline, city, etc.]
**Purpose**: [establishing shots / real estate / travel video / wedding / commercial]
**Drone**: [DJI Mini / Air / Mavic / Inspire / FPV — or AI generation]
**Duration**: [total sequence length needed]
**Time of day**: [golden hour / blue hour / midday / night]

## 8-Shot Aerial Sequence:

### Shot 1: The Reveal (opening)
- **Flight path**: Start low/behind obstacle, rise to reveal the subject
- **Camera**: [angle down 30° → level], [24mm wide]
- **Speed**: Slow, dramatic ascent
- **Duration**: 6 seconds
- **Editing note**: Use as the opening shot — the audience sees what we see for the first time

### Shot 2: The Orbit
- **Flight path**: Circle the subject at consistent altitude and distance
- **Camera**: Always pointed at center subject
- **Speed**: Smooth, medium pace (complete 90° of orbit in 8 seconds)
- **Best for**: Showing the subject in its full context

### Shot 3: The Fly-Over
- **Flight path**: Straight line over the subject, high altitude
- **Camera**: Pointing straight down (90° nadir)
- **Speed**: Medium-fast forward movement
- **Best for**: Patterns, scale, top-down perspective

### Shot 4: The Tracking Shot
- **Flight path**: Follow a path, road, river, or coastline
- **Camera**: Forward-facing or 45° to the side
- **Speed**: Match the natural speed of the path

### Shot 5: The Push-In
- **Flight path**: Fly directly toward the subject, decreasing altitude
- **Camera**: Straight ahead, slight downward angle
- **Speed**: Building momentum — slow start, faster end

### Shot 6: The Bird's Eye Descent
- **Flight path**: Directly above subject, slow descent straight down
- **Camera**: 90° down (nadir)
- **Speed**: Very slow, contemplative

### Shot 7: The Parallax / Dolly Zoom
- **Flight path**: Fly sideways past foreground elements
- **Camera**: Keep subject centered as foreground moves
- **Creates**: depth and dimension — most cinematic of all drone shots

### Shot 8: The Pull-Away (closing)
- **Flight path**: Rise and pull back from subject
- **Camera**: Subject stays centered, getting smaller
- **Speed**: Slow, bittersweet departure feeling
- **Editing note**: Perfect closing shot — the world getting bigger than us

## Safety & Legal:
- Check airspace restrictions (use B4UFLY or equivalent)
- Maintain visual line of sight
- Respect privacy and no-fly zones
- Battery: plan for 20-minute flight windows