Professional Development & Training

The small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS), or drone, is emerging as a powerful video and photography platform for both professional and hobbyist videographers, photographers, artists, scientists, and storytellers. This 2-day course will prepare students to capture and edit aerial video footage using the latest drone technology and video editing software. The first day of this course will be spent outside capturing video footage. The second day will focus on editing footage in a computer lab environment.

Students will receive training in video camera setup, camera maneuvers, shooting practices, pre and post production planning and film editing. In addition, the course will review safe flying practices with an emphasis on current FAA airspace regulations, rules and privacy concerns.

Other Topics Covered in this Course

• Camera & Gimbal Settings

• Camera Movement

• Working with ND filters (180° shutter rule)

• Tripod Mode

• Overview of Adobe Premiere Interface

• Importing Footage

• Sequence Settings

• Project / Panel Window

• Transitions

• Editing in the Timeline

• Creating Titles

• Overview of Color grading

• Exporting footage

Students need to bring a laptop, PC or Mac, with them to the video editing portion of the class. We ask that students download the free trial of Adobe Premiere a few days prior to the class (unless students already have Premiere on their device).

If you do not have a laptop, contact Kyle Hirshkind (kyle.hirshkind@unh.edu) to reserve a loaner for use during the workshop.

All additional course resources and materials will be provided.