5 years ago I went into the local hobby shop to inquire about an RC helicopter capable of handling a DSLR payload. Sans camera and 2nd operator the estimate topped $8k. I failed to mention this in the podcast but this is probably the starting point of it all.
Some more background information for you to consider. All the cool "flying shots" in all the videos I've ever done were shot with either long depth of field or failing continuously while racking focus and increasing/decreasing shooting distance. Which is to say, you either got a non-cinematic look, or we had to shoot the same shot over and over again because we couldn't rack focus while moving.
I failed to mention this in the podcast as well.
The rest of the stories in the podcast hold up, but keep these things in mind when I talk about technologies and drones etc.
Condition One (the workshop video I shot 4 years ago that popped up on my feed recently): https://vimeo.com/27748575 Kate Compton (the grandaddy video that started
