Design an aerial drone shot sequence for landscapes, real estate, events, or establishing shots. Flight path, camera settings, and editing notes.
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
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