Finally! Learn DRONE Footage Editing THE RIGHT WAY 🔸Beginner Drone Tips

Music…I constantly get asked where I get my music from. I found Epidemic Sound to be the best. There’s a musician named ARTHUR BRUNSON, All my favorite songs are by him!

Hello FLYING CAMERA CREW.
Today we look at a few beginner drone tips for editing footage: “The Big Ted Method!”. Most is from my DJI Mini 3 Pro and Mini 2 drones. Most beginners focus on getting cinematic drone footage, but in today’s episode we talk about why I think storytelling is a more fruitful goal with editing. It’s much harder but substantially more fun & creative than simply pursuing a rich “cinematic” color grade.
The editing program I use is LUMAFUSION. It has all the features I need and not a ton of features I don’t use. Editing on LUMAFUSION is incredibly fast & fun. I tried all the popular editing programs like Premiere Pro, Davinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro and others. Editing took way too long to complete with those programs because they’re too complicated, designed to accomplish complicated tasks that I’ll never do. Just my opinion based on all my testing.

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[TedNemeth]

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[xyan]

Ted, I am glad you did this installment dealing with editing. Editing can be really daunting for beginners ( such as myself ) so a bit of a primer is a big help. One of the things you are pretty consistent in with your videos is the notion of storytelling, and it was nice to see you give this little tutorial that lays in some useful foundations to build on. I have been using many of your tips, tricks and creative suggestions in my more recent projects and when I sat back and watched it, the end result was really impressive for someone just learning how capture the video, and then use an editor to frame and present the story. Without any of that input, I am pretty sure it would have ended up 'just another drone video'... The other thing I found, and it goes to your point of evoking emotion or triggering an emotional response, sound layering for effect, and also selecting a score that is consistent with your intended message / narrative is massively powerful in delivery. If you get a chance, check out my latest and let me know your thoughts. This is turning out to be a lot more fun and rewarding than I had hoped in the beginning, and I honestly believe that having someone to look to, who is passionate on the subject, but also willing to share knowledge in a thoughtful and demonstrable way has really helped people to be more deliberate in their planning and production efforts to a degree that it really becomes an artistic pursuit. Not only that, but I love how it creates excuses to get out and take notice of things we often take for granted.

[Wedgenbigg]

Hi Ted. Awesome video. My #1 focus on a video is sound design. With the right audio, I find that my footage almost edits itself. I spend time listening to my music before I edit so I have an idea on what type of shots I "feel" in the beat. I love waking up to a new video from you. Thank you so much for making the start of my day a great one!

[dennisclark]

I wait for your next flying camera tutorial with the excitement I had as a kid waiting for Christmas. Thanks for teaching.

[denaco]

okay so i watched the two fiver editors and i knew that was what they were going to produce.I knew as i did it as a test myself a year ago and was very shocked with what i got back. they both used your inbetween/positioning footage that is jerky and they did that with me too. that's the stuff you totally cut out, and narrow down the hero shots from. your's was the best out the 3.

[iandoughty]

Thanks so much Ted. I really appreciate just how much time, effort, and especially emotion you put into your videos. It is a huge commitment on your behalf for which I am extremely grateful. I’ve been waiting to see your basic editing workflow and you have certainly delivered.
Thank you

[InTheKnow]

your edit is way better...their edits has so many transitions which looks annoying and so many jerky movements. They could have also done a little color grading because the footages are so flat looking. Adding a little saturation and contrast would have improve thier edits a little bit.

[Tropicusa]

The Story is where its at!
Thanks for Sharing and great ideas.
Good Stuff!

[CAMTechChris]

Awesome content Ted. I’ve become a huge fan of your channel and binge watching your videos!

[chansachipampata]

Okay, I’m starting to get your ‘story-telling’ angle. It’s certainly a different approach & requires imagination & creativity. Thanks, this video really helped and I’ll be rewatching. Keep them coming Ted, love each one!

[ItamarAlfassi]

Man you are so underrated. Your content is awesome, keep it up! Good job❤

[MSantosProductions]

Was little disappointed at intro/competition aspect, then at the 2:35ish mark w/ update to explore different views/styles, that's EXACTLY what I was thinking during your intro! Love seeing other artists interpret the same source, always makes me think "WOW! I didn't even think of that!". Excellent video & channel!

[JadeSambrook]

I can't stop a seeing your reference to Ken Heron in all your videos. It's hilarious! This time written with a felt pen on the lamp shade 😂 Pure gold!

[HikeFly]

It's interesting how similar the other 2 edits are as far as shot placement. I liked the storyline of the second video but the first one cracked me up at the end. You always add that comedic element to your videos. Awesome

[MrksKr]

Thanks for sharing, loving your videos and the stories you're telling.

Funny story:
Been recording some "drone footage" for my municipality's park team.

Originally, they wanted "just" raw drone footage of the urban parks with the editing to be done by their marketing team.

But then their parks commissioner pulled me to the side and asked me to do all the editing as well because he felt I'm telling stories that their marketing team (i.e. the "pros") aren't getting across.

So yeah, totally with you, it's much more than just editing - it's the narrative, the story, the emotional responses we're generating.😊

Keep up the amazing stories you're telling - loving it 🤩

[mariomorales]

You're right, Storytelling is Key!.

[soulsedg]

Just a word of advice....your drone cameras, like mine in the beginning, were very abrupt and jittery. You need to turn down your control curves and make them much more fluid. Even if you slam the stick or left or right, it should be smooth.

Thanks for the editing tips though! I liked the last guys a lil too

[bepowerification]

I cant believe they kept so many of the yaw shots in the videos. this is not meant to be disrespectful but now I have more confidence in my beginner editing "skills".

[tomask.]

"-Masterclass in mediocrity" 😆 I do recognize some of my own drone footage from that class! Seriously, learning storytelling and not only luts and lenses is what I need. Thank you so much for this video.

[michaelcraig]

Bro I love your energy, humor and passion. You have my attention and looking forward to future posts.