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Aerial Video Production

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Aerial video shot is an emerging trend that creates low-altitude images by using remote controlled, lightweight helicopter drones. The technology makes it possible to get stunning aerial shots useful in action sports, construction videos, and the filming industry.

Tips for aerial video photography

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The type of drone used to take the aerial shots will highly determine the kind of output you will get. Depending on their costs, some cheap drones do not have stabilization controls which control your camera’s pitch axes. This means that shots taken using this drone will be of low quality. Using drones with stabilization control gives the best quality of shots and is the best choice for your aerial video.

  Safety

In most areas of work safety is a consideration, and so it is with aerial video photography. It is unacceptable to fly less than five miles at an airport or in crowded areas. Drones have legal rules governing how far they can go. You will have to put this in mind when taking your aerial shots otherwise you may end up in jail for failing to follow the rules.

Monitor system

For the best aerial shots, you have to be in a position to see what the drone is doing at any particular moment. This means that a good wireless system for monitoring the drone has to be in place. Your monitoring system can have two monitors, each remote control with one. The idea is to have two drone operators. One will pilot the drone while the other will adjust the camera pan and tilt using the second remote control. The availability of such a monitoring system is important for taking great aerial shots.

Weather

The main factor when it comes to aerial video production is the weather. To have good aerial shots, you should film small bridgeon days when there are fewer winds. Optimum conditions for such weather are usually in the morning. Shots taken in windy situations are always shaky. Take the weather into account before doing an aerial video shoot to get the best shots.

Flying with helicopter drones can be a lot of fun as you get a view of the cinematic beauty of your shots. You should however not be carried away and forget that the purpose of this is to take the best shots. Put these tips in place and achieve the best aerial video shoot for your photography.

Principles Of Learning Guitar

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The guitar is a great musical instrument. It is relatively inexpensive, portable and easy enough for you to learn the basics. As a matter of fact, it is entirely up to you to take your playing as far as you want. There are a lot of people all over the world who learn to play the guitar every day, regardless of their age.

Learning to play guitar

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This seems rather obvious because we know that practice makes perfect. However, you will find that everyone continues to give you the same advice whenever you ask for tips. A big part of learning how to play the guitar revolves around your finger memory i.e. motor skills. Initially, your brain will tell your fingers what to do, but with practice, your fingers will know exactly what to do without your brain having to tell you. It is essential to practice on a daily basis and give anywhere between one to three hours if you want to master the instrument.

Master the basics correctly

A combination of core competencies is needed for learning guitar. You should take some time to learn these skills because they have to be learned properly. Knowing the basics is of the utmost importance if you want to be any good at it. You can get a book for this purpose or hire an online teacher. You can also find tutorials online that can teach you the chords and notes. You also need to be aware of rhythm, lead, master picking, and strumming.

 Train yourself to listen

Listening is a skill that is often under-rated, but you should remember that it is this skill that will help you in becoming a great guitar player, more than anything else. Listen to others when they play, both in albums and live.

Play gradually

When you start learning how to play guitaplaying guitarr, you spend most of your time learning chords and putting them together. But, when you change chords, you sometimes pause without even realizing it, and this breaks your rhythm. Correct
fingering is important, but this is something you learn over time. It is best to play regularly without breaking your rhythm. Play slow and play fast. This will help you in getting better.

What kind of guitar are they playing? Are they playing single notes, plucking or strumming? What type of tone are they achieving and how are they doing it? Listen to yourself when you are practicing. Can you hear when you are doing something wrong? Are the notes clear? Do you play the chords correctly? Answers to these questions are going to help you in learning to play.

Learning guitar is not that difficult, as long as you understand the five basics and essential principles that govern it.