Car aerial photography and editing skills, ordinary users can also make a blockbuster

[TouchSky Ferris · Tutorial Author: Zhou Yin]

If you want to shoot a car or a fast-moving car (hereafter referred to as "racing", it's convenient to describe it), there are some tricks. This time, Zhou Yin will explain the aerial photography skills of the car through a relatively classic video. We will not mention the ordinary aerial photography method. There are many such tutorials on the market, and we don't need to repeat them.

Let's watch the video first:

In addition, we will also remind you of some issues that may be overlooked but important, and finally we will talk about editing techniques.

If you can really apply what you have learned, I am sure that it will add a lot to your work.

The case video of this time was taken by Dajiang for the WRC Poland station, but Dajiang itself did not go online in China. The cooperation between the flying hand and the Yuntai hand is absolutely world-class.

Ok, let's get to the point.

1. UAV follow-up skills

The flight techniques mentioned below can be completed on the premise that the track, terrain, direction of the car, environment, etc. are well understood and the shooting plan is already in place. If the skill of the flying hand is not high, then it is recommended to do more drills.

1. Drone panning down to follow

As shown in the above figure, the L-shaped road section can be used with the drone to fly along the direction of the road, and gradually descends from the perspective to the close-up.

2. The drone pans and the camera rotates to follow

When encountering the type 7 section shown in the above figure, the route of the drone in the video is roughly as follows: the camera follows the subject, and the lens is viewed from the front to the top. This kind of operation compares the tacit understanding between the flying hand and the cloud platform hand. It is recommended to practice a few times to ensure smooth shooting. After all, there is a saying called "The camera shakes and shakes, and I can't eat it later" (in fact, it is Zhou Yin and I am jealous).

3. Drone chamfering translation follows

For roads like this, although the driving route is long, the spacing between the U-shaped sides is short. If you want to collect short and more exciting materials, you can use this method. That is, the drone follows the driving direction and chamfers to the close of the rear.

The main difficulty of this method is the expected aspect of the speed of the car. In the end, the middle of the lens cannot be stopped. The technical requirements of the flying hand are relatively high.

4. Long shots follow

In fact, the various sections of the road mentioned above can be regarded as a variant of the U-shaped section. The selection of aerial photography skills mainly relies on the pre-shooting planning of the flying hand and the cloud platform hand. Considering the composition of the picture from the road direction, the driving angle and the aerial shooting angle, different flight routes are formulated, so that the captured material will not be Everything is the same.

Material diversity

In addition to the above mentioned techniques, in order to expand the diversity of our material library, we shoot in addition to the ordinary large panoramic shooting, brush pot (flat brush or ascending and descending brush, how do you want to brush how to brush), etc. Means, you can also use the following methods:

1. The drone is at a high standstill

Such methods need to match the composition of the terrain. If the terrain composition is not good-looking, don't use such a technique; it is not suitable to shoot such materials in large quantities, because no one wants to watch the racing video like an ant-like one, so it can be used later. There may not be many, just for the sake of the icing on the cake.

In the case

First of all, the terrain is L-shaped and U-shaped, and the composition of the picture is not monotonous.

On the other hand, static drones + dynamic racing cars form another dimension of visual impact.

Finally, in the U-shaped section, the clip is in the form of a picture overlay, which creates a visual difference and has the illusion of watching slow motion.

(Be careful, there are DJI banners on the ground... Yin Jie feels badly, the flying hand is definitely intentional, hahaha, I just want to show DJI)

Slow motion

When the car is moving fast or making sharp turns, it will raise a lot of dust, smoke, etc. We use a slow-motion lens when shooting the subject, which can highlight the dust or smoke from the process of nothing, like gently Man dance. In a thrilling event, this contrast can give a stronger sensory impact.

This method is actually used in many TV dramas. For example, when a car accident occurs, instead of showing all kinds of noisy screams on the scene, it is better to be completely silent. The audience only sees the tears, eyes, expressions, gestures, etc. of the injured person. Through this method, the rendering power is stronger.

3. Make good use of the surrounding environment

It’s really boring to take a photo of a car. In addition to the difference between the scenes (close-up, medium-sized, panoramic, etc.), we must always use our own aesthetics. For example, if you find a beautiful woman in the crowd, or when you take a car, you will have a half-faced face (take a car through the tree) to avoid the monotony of the overall video landscape. Use the landscape to increase the diversity of the landscape and enhance the ornamental.

Three. Clip processing of the broken lens

Since the speed of the car is very fast, the length of each lens will not be too long. If you use a lot of long shots or large panoramas, the excitement of the game will disappear; what if you want to use a lot of broken shots to reflect the exciting tension of the game?

The works are made to have a taste. Therefore, we can't simply pile up, do whatever we want, and we need to be artistic and ornamental.

Here, we introduce a concept of " painting and drawing ". That is, the subject is used to leave the picture and the rhythm that appears in the picture.

In the case, a lot of this technique was used to connect different lenses.

1. Right out and left into

2. Left lower, right up

3. Going up and going up

This is a bit different from the two directions mentioned above, mainly in the direction of the car and the direction of the lens. It is not only hard to know the point of knowledge, but the lens language of the picture is also very important.

Drawing

Entering the picture

It can be seen that when the car is drawn, as the road sails into the distance; the next shot, when entering the painting, the car is approaching the camera. Visually, a coherent effect is produced.

four. to sum up

I have said a lot of aerial photography methods that are more skill-oriented, as well as some processing techniques for short-lens, but we can't just pursue the aerial photography technology of a single lens , but ignore the overall effect . The general lens is also necessary.

There is ample material, we can be in the late editing, can be rushed and orderly, have a relaxed, grasp the overall rhythm of the video . The works that come out in this way have a sense of hierarchy.