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Any Way of Telling Which Scenes In "Aerial America" Are Shot With Drones?

RutgersRaRa

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Any techies with knowledge of the difference between a scene shot from a drone and one shot from a helicopter?
 
Sometimes can see the shadow. Other than that I've got nothing.
I'll start watching. The shots that are taken from 50' and under can now be shot from a drone and is much less expensive than flying a chopper, so it got me wondering. My buddy brought his drone to an outdoor wedding two weekends ago and took it out for a spin, and it was pretty amazing. They are heavier than I thought they'd be.
 
why would it matter?

OP wants to know everything about the posters here... is wondering about the difference between copter and drone shots really that odd?

My answer to OP... I would think a helicopter or plane would be a more stable platform.. less up and down, left and right or pitch and yaw movement in winds... especially over longer shots. Most of the shots I have seen on that program seem to be sunny days, but maybe you can tell something about the wind by looking at trees and high grasses, fields.. In windy conditions, maybe you will see no drone shots.. or drone shots would be clipped to short lengths around the sudden movements of the drone.
 
OP wants to know everything about the posters here... is wondering about the difference between copter and drone shots really that odd?

My answer to OP... I would think a helicopter or plane would be a more stable platform.. less up and down, left and right or pitch and yaw movement in winds... especially over longer shots. Most of the shots I have seen on that program seem to be sunny days, but maybe you can tell something about the wind by looking at trees and high grasses, fields.. In windy conditions, maybe you will see no drone shots.. or drone shots would be clipped to short lengths around the sudden movements of the drone.
Having just spent a weekend with a buddy of mine who brought his drone, the shots were remarkably stable at 50' in modest wind, but helicopters and airplanes would still be advantageous given the larger platforms and heavier cameras they can use on them. Drones are more prevalent than I had thought, and I expect many shots in movies and other productions, such as Aerial America and other shows, to incorporate them. It was easy to tell the difference in technology when the switch was made from vinyl to CDs, but the difference between standard aerial shots and a drone isn't as obvious, at least not yet.
 
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