Video Ideas

For our video idea, my group discussed that we wanted to do something outside the box in which we decided that filming with a drone would be a great idea. In the past helicopters were predominantly used due to their versatility over a fixed winged plane. However, you still needed a lot of time to prepare onsite and numerous staff to manage the process and ensure a safe operation. A drone is much smaller and is a 'one man job' meaning it is easy to set up can be up and flying in around 5 minutes, assuming all site surveys and risk assessments have been completed. 

They are also very versatile as they can fly from only a few centimetres of the ground to 400 feet in the air as one long continuous shot, whilst panning and framing a chosen subject. Drones can fly from inside a room and out through a window or door, creating a very unique shot. With zero emissions, using battery-powered drones is an environmentally friendlier alternative that helicopters meaning whilst capturing these shots we wont be harming anything.

The ideas I suggested were that we can create amazing establishing shots of the city during the evening , when the sun is setting, which would perfectly suit the song of Jessie J "Sweet Talker". As the song is quite slow, having a shot of the city creates a calm atmosphere that would not only add meaning to the video but would be visually pleasing to the rest of the audience keeping them engaged.