Phantom Filmschool Sample course curriculum
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Introduction:
- Introduction lecture: this sets out what the course will cover
- FAQ's
- Litchi Mission hub lecture: this is where you learn about how to use the hub website where you can easily and comfortably create missions from home or work on a desktop PC or laptop
- Framing your subject: here I discuss the principles of keeping your subject inside the frame during an autop pilot shot and which variables to tweak to do this
- Showcase of techniques on Montage: this is a showcase of shots taken by me of some of the killer shots taken in the courses
- Interpolate lecture: this explains a concept which is very useful t understand especially for the Reveal shots
- C button technique for Phantom Standard: this shows the Phantom Standard users a work around for not having C buttons on their RC
- Introduction lecture: this sets out what the course will cover
- FAQ's
- Litchi Mission hub lecture: this is where you learn about how to use the hub website where you can easily and comfortably create missions from home or work on a desktop PC or laptop
- Framing your subject: here I discuss the principles of keeping your subject inside the frame during an autop pilot shot and which variables to tweak to do this
- Showcase of techniques on Montage: this is a showcase of shots taken by me of some of the killer shots taken in the courses
- Interpolate lecture: this explains a concept which is very useful t understand especially for the Reveal shots
- C button technique for Phantom Standard: this shows the Phantom Standard users a work around for not having C buttons on their RC
The Litchi app & camera settings:
- Litchi app settings for Android lecture (Updated for Mavic): This is a walk-through of the Litchi app settings on an Android device
- Litchi app settings for iOS lecture (Updated for Mavic): same as above except on an iOS device
- Photography concepts lecture: a lecture that precedes the Camera settings lectures to help those who need to understand photography and camera fundamentals
- Litchi camera settings for Android lecture: this lecture covers all the key camera settings for still photography and video on an Android device
- Litchi camera settings for iOS lecture (Updated for Mavic): same as above except on an iOS device
- Litchi app settings for Android lecture (Updated for Mavic): This is a walk-through of the Litchi app settings on an Android device
- Litchi app settings for iOS lecture (Updated for Mavic): same as above except on an iOS device
- Photography concepts lecture: a lecture that precedes the Camera settings lectures to help those who need to understand photography and camera fundamentals
- Litchi camera settings for Android lecture: this lecture covers all the key camera settings for still photography and video on an Android device
- Litchi camera settings for iOS lecture (Updated for Mavic): same as above except on an iOS device
Video editing:
- Lecture on 4K Zoom Effect: a video editing lecture on an effect taught on Adobe Premiere Pro
- Lecture on 4K Zoom Effect: a video editing lecture on an effect taught on Adobe Premiere Pro
Killer shot 1: The Flyby:
- Pausing versus stopping a mission: a lecture explaining the difference between pausing vs stopping and what I recommend you do when you panic. This is taught across the various drones which have different methods
- Introduction to the Flyby: an intro to the 1st killer and most fundamental shot I teach, the Flyby
- Set up of the Flyby: this is your first real taste of Litchi because in this lecture you learn about the Waypoint mode and understand key concepts like mission settings, waypoint settings and all the key variables within
- Execution of Flyby: here we see the Flyby as it executes in the air from the viewpoint of the mobile device screen recording, showing you what it looks like from a pilots point of view
- Review of the Flyby: here we see the footage shot after some post production has been applies
- Flyby alternative method with Tapfly: here an alternative Flyby method is taught for Phantom 4 and Mavic owners using Tapfly on the DJI Go app
- Pausing versus stopping a mission: a lecture explaining the difference between pausing vs stopping and what I recommend you do when you panic. This is taught across the various drones which have different methods
- Introduction to the Flyby: an intro to the 1st killer and most fundamental shot I teach, the Flyby
- Set up of the Flyby: this is your first real taste of Litchi because in this lecture you learn about the Waypoint mode and understand key concepts like mission settings, waypoint settings and all the key variables within
- Execution of Flyby: here we see the Flyby as it executes in the air from the viewpoint of the mobile device screen recording, showing you what it looks like from a pilots point of view
- Review of the Flyby: here we see the footage shot after some post production has been applies
- Flyby alternative method with Tapfly: here an alternative Flyby method is taught for Phantom 4 and Mavic owners using Tapfly on the DJI Go app
Extra bonus lectures:
- Intro course to bonus lectures
- Corkscrew: loved by many students as an amazing effect that you can do with the Orbit shot
- 360 Pano's capture in auto lecture: Giving you a taste of the popular section from Filmschool 2 on capturing 360 pano's from a drone
- Mastering Focus mode lecture: a really powerful flight mode in Litchi that is often under-looked giving you the ability to spontaneously record a shot combining manual and auto pilot
- Phantom 4 Pro Tapfly modes: Taken from Phantom Flightschool this flightmode is very powerful and something I use a lot
- Intro course to bonus lectures
- Corkscrew: loved by many students as an amazing effect that you can do with the Orbit shot
- 360 Pano's capture in auto lecture: Giving you a taste of the popular section from Filmschool 2 on capturing 360 pano's from a drone
- Mastering Focus mode lecture: a really powerful flight mode in Litchi that is often under-looked giving you the ability to spontaneously record a shot combining manual and auto pilot
- Phantom 4 Pro Tapfly modes: Taken from Phantom Flightschool this flightmode is very powerful and something I use a lot