 Drones. It's the future. You see them everywhere. You probably have one. He's got one. He's got one. I don't have one, but I want one. They're amazing. Whole new world of possibilities shows you a true perspective of what you're riding, and there are so many different ways to film a shot. I love drones. We are filming Driven, the next high-caliber snowboard movie, brought to you by award-winning cinematographers, the pirate movie crew. Hold on to your seats, because this is the how to create an epic snowboard action film. Greetings. We are here in Austria, the cradle of alpine snowboarding. Look it around us. Look it around us. This is beautiful. In this episode, we're going to take you through drone flying and what it takes to get a good drone shot. And I got a hike up there, so... Have fun? See you at the top? See you at the bottom? One of those. Both of those. So for drone shots in the mountains, you're never allowed to forget that you actually have to carry your equipment. We have the drone itself. We have a gimbal with the camera mounted under the drone. We have multiple interchangeable lenses and filters, tons of extra batteries, and two controllers. One for the pilot and one for the camera operator. We also have the license to fly, and we have the insurance for all the equipment. They even got cool little chest mounts that look like some sort of S&N deal. Yes, strapping it on. Having two operators with the drone setup makes it way more likely to get a real greasy shot. One guy just focuses on the camera movements. One guy focuses on the drone movements. Okay, ready? Drones are awesome because there's so many different ways to shoot. A parallax shot is my personal favorite. You're keeping the rider in the center of the frame. You're moving sideways. You're trying to keep about the same distance away from the rider the whole time, and that gives you this crazy perspective with the mountains moving in the background. A bird's-eye shot is exactly what it sounds like. Drone up in the air, bird's-eye view, following the rider down a slope. Basically, you're wanting to show the entire perspective of what you're riding. A follow shot, usually you place the drone behind the rider. And as the drone approaches, it reveals what the rider's about to ride. Really cool perspective. A really great shot is a pullback, where, again, you start with the rider, and you're pulling back. Super cool perspective if you're pulling back in between trees or something like that. I'd say in everyone's drone diary, there's a little section called drone drama. This is normal. Don't be upset. Don't get worried. It happens. For us, we're setting up this jump perfect for a drone. Takeoff was right in between two trees, so we wanted to field goal and have the drone follow the rider. We're at the zone here. We got crew working on the in-run, crew working on the takeoff. I'm just being your host right now. But seriously, this is the perfect place for a drone shot. Flying close to objects and punching through a couple of trees is ideal for a good drone shot. However, the sensors were opposing a problem. You know, the thing's so smart, if you fly too close to a tree, it'll automatically stop and override the pilot. We got a narrow hallway of trees. May interfere with the drone. Are you turning off the sensors? I mean, there is a big enough gap to get it through, and that's where the money shot is, is punching through those things. So it's always fun to live on the edge. You crash the drone, that sucks. That pretty much ruins the snowboard shoot for the day. So it's risky. It's up to you to choose. Ready! Drop in! Nancy's dropping. Yeah, keep and go. I found this pretty cool gap in the trees that I don't think had ever been hit. And I wasn't really sure if it was worth it to build because it was a two-day build. We weren't sure if it had enough speed, and the angles kind of looked like crap from the ground. The drone allowed us to get a bird's eye view, get the whole scene and walk away with the good shot. Hit it a mystery gap. Focus. Okay. Okay, boys, 10 seconds. Ready! Drop! Honestly, this thing is as good as I was expecting it to be, as far as, like, how it lines up and also how it shoots. Some jumps are just tricky. Tricky land and tricky to film. And the drone is the tool to make this thing look good. Looks cool with the cheese in there. Yeah, that looks awesome. After reviewing the shots, I had to walk away with something. All right, let's get it. Breaking out the rig on this one. No shirt, no gloves. Let's see if I can get away clean. This could be major punishment. Or it could be... Oh, crap. Get ready. Tommy Bahamas dropping in. Okay, John. For this episode, hope you guys got a good taste of drone aerial footage. As you can see, opens up a whole new realm of possibilities. Shut up, Victor. Next up, we're going to Japan. The pirate crew is going to show us how to capture an amazing cable cam shot.