South Africa: A Mavic Tale is a beautifully shot, magnificent Lion-King-esque film made completely using the Mavic Pro drone. Via the Digital Circuit:
Having never been to South Africa, Rind decided to take along his Mavic Pro, which he’d purchased in January. Though he’s had experience with drones since 2012 on production shoots, he’s never actually *owned* one. So he doesn’t describe himself, by any means, as an expert. He went hoping to capture some of South Africa’s wildlife and majestic scenery, as well as put the Mavic Pro through its paces.
“I was going on the trip and picked up a Mavic Pro to see what kind of stuff I could pull off,” he told TDC from San Francisco. Rind also wanted to see if the Mavic Pro might be an appropriate tool for an upcoming pro shoot he has planned for California’s Mount Shasta.
Rind knew he’d likely be flying in bright conditions. So he picked up a set of Taco RC neutral density filters – and was very glad he did.
“I used those and was running probably no less than an ND16 at any point in time. I’d rather have it be darker and not be completely blown out,” he explained.
He also decided, because he’s a producer and not a post-production expert, that he wanted going to go play around with some presets and not work on colour grading in post. Most of the time he was shooting in standard portrait mode, he says, while doing other manual tweaks.
“To be honest I’m not an expert – so every day I would tweak and see what else I could get.”