Does anyone have tips to offer on how to make an interesting video? One tip that I read was to just use small 5 second clips out of a flight video instead of posting the whole thing so people don't get bored. I think that can go either way. Some people want to feel like they are part of the whole flight while others just want to see the highlights.
Thoughts about this and any other tips that you can share?
I am in the 5-7 second clip camp and I do this professionally. The only people who would sit through a video with longer clips are other drone pilots; who probably are not your target audience to begin with unless you are making a video about how long or how high your UAS can fly.
The fastest way to learn how to make interesting videos is very simple; watch videos that most people find interesting. Every time I watch a movie i look at each scene's lighting, composition, camera movement, points of view, etc. etc. No one does it better than Hollywood so why not learn from them? If you start really watching the camera work in any Hollywood movie you will notice the camera is always moving, even if ever so slightly, almost no clips are longer than 7s max, even if its just a second camera angle, and lighting, composition, and color grading can make or break every scene.
I have also often repeated it on this forum; aerial video alone is just not interesting; I use aerial video only to show the big picture; from there I dive into the details using traditional DSLRs, sliders, tripods, etc. Without the details the big picture can get quite boring. If you are adventurous you can use a drone to do both, I have shot videos using a drone platform almost exclusively; but it involves some creative flying, and can be quite hazardous to your drone's health.