You don’t need School to Succeed 🎥
How I became a full time Videographer and Drone Pilot at 19:
At 16, I decided to leave school as I had no interest in any subjects other than media. I was told by many I’d go nowhere without qualifications and university - but that route was not for me. I decided to pursue my passion in videography & drone flying and that soon became my full time career by the age of 19.
I built up a portfolio in both videography and drone flying, particularly FPV, which I have spent over 4 years mastering and now I’m privileged to call what was previously a hobby my full time job. I started posting videos online of scenic drone shots from around country, along with approaching businesses offering videography services in a wide range of sectors. Over time I managed to land small projects which led to bigger projects and enabled me to buy gear, build my portfolio and ultimately a name for myself locally as a drone operator and videographer 🚁
Qualifications and what you have on paper mean absolutely nothing in the freelance creative industry. Clients want you see the work you’ve produced, not what degrees you have in X, Y or Z. Your portfolio and experience are much more important than your on-paper qualifications in this industry, in my opinion. 🎥🚁
School didn’t work for me as there was absolutely no push to entrepreneurship and starting your own business. It was all about heading off to Uni, getting your degree and getting a steady job in a STEM career. Although that works for many, it wasn’t for me ❌
Now 21, advice to anyone wanting to get into the world of Commercial Drone flying or Videography would be just do it! Put yourself out there, go out and shoot stuff, no matter what it is and build your portfolio. I look back and cringe at the stuff I used to post when I first started, the many hundreds of cold call emails I used to send begging for work, but that’s all part of the journey. Everyone starts somewhere and you’ll only succeed if you put yourself out there 💪
#videography #noschool #motivation #fpvdrone #fpvdrones #drone #dronepilot #videographer #fpvfreestyle #fpvlife #fpvpilot #determination
Cinematic FPV Showreel 2022 - Northern Ireland
2022 - what a year! We are proud to present our 2022 FPV Drone Showreel, showcasing some of our best shots from filming projects throughout the year. We saw demand for FPV Drone filming sky rocket in 2022, from Fly-Throughs to TV & Film productions, we were delighted to be able to offer this exclusive service to even more clients throughout the year. Being involved in a diverse range of projects, we brought this unique method of aerial filming to a variety of sectors for the first time in the whole of Ireland including FPV Drone coverage of the EMERGE BELFAST & Shorefest 2022 music festivals.
We look forward to 2023, with a number of exciting projects in the pipeline. Many thanks to all of our clients, both past and present. Here’s to 2023!
Track: We’re Back by @marten_horger
Sunset along NI’s Causeway Coast 🌊🌅
View the spectacular Causeway Coast by air including the Giant’s Causeway & Fair Head cliffs, 2 of my favourite spots for sunset along the iconic coastline.
#northernireland #ireland #giantscauseway #discoverni #causewaycoastalroute #causeway #causewaycoast
Winter hikes will soon look like this
As we come into November and soon December, we will hopefully see some more snowfall in the Mourne Mountains - I had the privilege of capturing the mountains with the most spectacular snow covering last year and this is what they looked like 😍❄️
#mournes #mournemountains #northernireland #ireland #tourismireland #tourismni #discoverni #discoverireland
Scotland’s most iconic mountain? 🏴🏔️
Captured this incredible FPV drone shot of the iconic Buachille Etive Mòr mountain in Scotland last month. Situated on the A82 to Glencoe.
We were treated to some pretty amazing weather - blue skies and not a breath of wind which allowed for perfect reflections of the mountain in the river 😍
Shot with @iflightgo Chimera 6 & @djiglobal O4 Pro 📽️
#fpv #scotland #fpvdrone #dronevideo #scottishhighlands #highlands #scotland_insta #scotlandhighlands #unitedkingdom #cinematicfpv
Fly over Murder Hole Beach, Donegal, Ireland 🍀
Some recent FPV drone shots of the stunning Murder Hole Beach located on the north coast of Ireland in County Donegal 📍close to the town of Downings
#ireland #donegal #cinematicfpv #discoverireland #irish #ireland🍀#tourismireland #wildatlanticway
POV: You live in the old Irish Village of Galboly 🍀
Here is some FPV Drone footage I captured of the stunning Hidden Village of Galboly along the Antrim Coast’s Causeway Coastal Route in Northern Ireland 🌊
I captured this shot with my Shendrones Thicc Cinelifter & LUMIX GH5S cam with Laowa 7.5mm lens 🎥
Quad specs for all the FPV nerds 🚁:
Frame: Shendrones Thicc V2
Motors: Brotherhobby 2812 1115kv
FC: Matek F722 HD
ESCs: Foxeer Reaper 65A (x2)
VTX: DJI OG Air Unit
RX: Crossfire Diversity
GPS: BN-880
#fpv #ireland #fpvdrone #cinelifter #causeway #causewaycoastalroute #antrimcoast #northernireland #discoverni #discoverireland #tourismireland #ireland☘️#fpvpilot #fpvracing #fpvlife
Mount Errigal FPV, Donegal, Ireland 🍀🏔️
FPV Drone footage of the stunning Errigal in Donegal. I headed here for the first time a few weeks back during the spell of blue weather and captured some pretty incredible drone & FPV footage of the mountain, flying right up to the top of it and diving down from multiple angles.
It’s been quite a while since I posted scenic reels focused on just footage, and it’s good to be back - I have a load of footage captured over the past few weeks and will be sharing soon 🍀
Shot on iFlight/2Raw Spectre 7 and DJI O4 Pro Unit 🎥
#fpv #ireland #errigal #donegal #donegaltourism #tourismireland #discoverireland #ireland🇮🇪 #irelandtourism #mounterrigal #visitdonegal #visitireland #irish #ireland☘️
Winter FPV Drone Chase 🚁🌅
Here is a chase clip from last week in the Mourne Mountains where myself and @eazeefpv did a chase flight up to the top of Slieve Bearnagh in the Mourne Mountains at sunset - with a spectacular covering of snow 😍
I have never seen light like it before in the Mournes and they looked absolutely stunning in the snow - which is a rare site.
I was chasing Paul’s AOS 7 with my custom built @geprc Pulsar 9, which is a 9inch Long Range quad that is capable of over 50km of range or 1hr of flight time 🚁
Footage was shot on a GoPro 12 🎥
#mournemountains #fpvdrone #fpvchase #dronevideo #fpv #fpvpilot #fpvfreestyle #fpvlife #fpvdrones #dji #radiomaster #gopro #gopro12 #northernireland #mournes #discoverni
Pavo Pico dives the Matterhorn 🤯
This time last year, myself and 3 pals headed to Zermatt in Switzerland to dive the incredible Matterhorn mountain with our FPV drones. On our 2nd day of the trip, we decided to try something crazy and attempt to dive the 4478m tall peak, sitting around 4.5km away with a @betafpv Pavo Pico 2S tinywhoop. As you can see, the quad didn’t do too badly 😆
What do you think of the shot? 🎥🚁
ps. This was definitely NOT shot on a Pavo Pico 🤣
Do you think a tinywhoop would ever be able to pull a shot like this off? 👇
FPV Drones chasing at Sunset 🚁🔥
Here is some cool chase footage of myself & @eazeefpv flying at the famous Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland 🍀
There’s nothing cooler looking than a good chase shot 🎥
My quad was a custom-built Speedybee Mario 8 and @eazeefpv was flying a @geprc Croc 75 🚁
Also, how cool is that pole cam perspective? 🤩
Shot on GoPro 12 📸
#fpvdrone #cinematicfpv #northernireland #causeway #causewaycoast #causewaycoastalroute #discoverni #fpv #fpvlife #fpvpilot #drone #dronelife #dronepilot #dji #djiglobal #djifpv #gopro #ireland #visitireland #discoverireland #wildatlanticway #tourismireland #ireland🍀
