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This is a link post Another video to try and justify to my wife why I spent a grand on a drone. I made this!
I'm not sure it's working.
(I helped save b3ta! Snorty McBumhole YouTube.com/MinistryOfGeeks, Thu 18 May 2023, 19:19, , Reply)
This is a normal post you had some good shots in there, but the editing is choppier than the sea that day
as some tips, mixing tracking with fixed position shots is jarring. You could start with the panning shot, and then make the rest tracking, It's a common form: establish the scene and then start moving through it.
though I think the one where you come out of the cave would be a great opener and you could cut the panning shot all together. Editing is mostly about what you leave out
 (I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 18 May 2023, 23:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post Thank you!
I appreciate the input! I'm still learning so I'm grateful for the advice.

in my defence I didn't have much footage to play with, as I had my daughter there with me so didn't get as much as I'd have liked. I actually had this video half done for months and pretty much gave up on it (Hence it being winter in the video). but though fuck it, might as well try get a short video out of it.

I'll try to take on board your suggestions for my next video!

EDIT: Can I get your thoughts on the colouring? It was such a dull fucking day I really struggled to get any colour other than gray, and as i'd been staring at the video so long i can't actually tell if i managed to make it work or not.
 (I helped save b3ta! Snorty McBumhole YouTube.com/MinistryOfGeeks, Thu 18 May 2023, 23:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'm not that strong on my knowledge colouring profiles
for my work I have a few presets that I spent a lot of time googling at the time but have mostly forgotten what I did. In general, small tweaks are fine to get a bit more warmth, but if you want to make a shitty day look like a sunny one you're going to get a noticeably artificial look to it. this can be fine, plenty of music and surf videos crank it up to alice in wonderland trippiness. But it's a choice, and to me showing the beach on a windswept choppy day has a stark beauty to it, and not exactly out of the ordinary for wales. embrace the natural palette of colours

Another suggestion is the striptease. Don't open your coat and show them everything straight away. You could start with a tracking shot pointing straight down showing nothing but moving sand, or the waterline. Pique their interest. "What am I looking at? Where am I?" and then gradually build to the majestic wide shots, the final reveal and climax. It all learning, and thinking about the edit will inform the next time you film, what shots you go for
 (I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Fri 19 May 2023, 1:17, , Reply)
This is a normal post Don’t show the shark until the final reel.

(I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 19 May 2023, 7:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post Also think about when you want to show the helicopter and bridge.
You don’t want the audience to know it’s real until the end.
 (Pie of Meat ___°¬¯O¯____\o/_____/\_,____Y¯¯Y, Fri 19 May 2023, 21:59, , Reply)
This is a normal post Not if you want to win awards anyway

(I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 19 May 2023, 22:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post if you want to win awards you've got to do the whole film in a single shot
starting with buying the drone at maplins
 (I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Fri 19 May 2023, 22:52, , Reply)
This is a normal post Maplins?
You'd have to film yourself inventing the time machine as well.
 (Penis Christ Supercar not to be confused with other popular Christs, Sat 20 May 2023, 12:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post You film that with the drone at the end.

(tacpprm has a mmrpcat, Sat 20 May 2023, 12:12, , Reply)
This is a normal post And where on the high street can you get flux capacitors now they've gone...?
(Although theirs were packaged in a blister pack and grossly overpriced ...)
 (I helped save b3ta! Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Sat 20 May 2023, 15:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post i thought they'd last forever...
well, at least there's still Dixons
 (I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Sun 21 May 2023, 2:56, , Reply)
This is a normal post You didn't dare fly it out to church rock then ;)

(tacpprm has a mmrpcat, Sat 20 May 2023, 12:05, , Reply)
This is a normal post Church rock!?
Where's that?

I was at poppet sands the other day, and flew it all the way out to a small fishing boat. Was extremely impressed at the range it got when unobstructed. Unfortunately then thick fog just rolled in.
 (I helped save b3ta! Snorty McBumhole YouTube.com/MinistryOfGeeks, Sat 20 May 2023, 16:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post I think I'm thinking of the wrong broadhaven bay.
If you were at the one near Pembroke it would be impossible to.miss. I just checked the map and saw there's at least two of em.

I recommend going down there. It's about 300m off the beach and quiet photogenic.
 (tacpprm has a mmrpcat, Sat 20 May 2023, 22:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post I was at the one West of haverford West?
I can't see any other ones?

But looking around on Google maps I've just seen quite a few cool little islands that I'd love to attempt a drone flight to.

Edit: Broad Haven South Beach is what you're thinking of, it appears.
 (I helped save b3ta! Snorty McBumhole YouTube.com/MinistryOfGeeks, Sun 21 May 2023, 22:28, , Reply)
This is a normal post That's the one.
It just gets "broadhaven bay" in my climbing guidebook so blame the climbers club for the confusion;)
 (tacpprm has a mmrpcat, Sun 28 May 2023, 7:47, , Reply)