Filming with Drones for Audiovisual Projects
Parts of a drone and maintenance
A course by Yeray Martín Perdomo , Director of photography
Joined September 2012
About the video: Parts of a drone and maintenance
Overview
“A drone is made up of a lot of parts. Knowing its correct maintenance is vital to extend the life of our aircraft and avoid accidents. In this lesson I explain how.”
In this video lesson Yeray Martín Perdomo addresses the topic: Parts of a drone and maintenance, which is part of the Domestika online course: Filming with Drones for Audiovisual Projects. Achieve impossible shots using a drone as your new audiovisual tool.
Partial transcription of the video
“Parts of a drone and maintenance In this lesson I am going to talk about the parts of a drone and how to carry out its correct maintenance. In this case I will use a slightly old drone, Phantom 1, to explain its parts to you, and then I'll finish with a Phantom 4. First I will talk about the engines, one of the most important parts. The drone motors are "brushless" type. They are motors that work by magnets, there are some small coils, like these in here, of copper wire, which are activated or deactivated, they are charged with electricity to magnetize these little magnets that we see here....”
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Course summary for: Filming with Drones for Audiovisual Projects
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
DaVinci Resolve -
Areas
Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking

Yeray Martín Perdomo
A course by Yeray Martín Perdomo
Yeray is a cinematographer, although he also produces and directs documentaries. He has filmed in more than fifty countries and has participated in productions for advertising, television and film, including Amazon and National Geographic.
Recently, he has participated in the documentary Manolo Sanlúcar, the legacy, nominated for eight nominations for the Goya 2020 Awards.
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