- Joined
- Feb 1, 2018
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- 36
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- Age
- 71
- Location
- Carlsborg, Washington
- Website
- spiritvisionfilms.com
Just wanted to say hi from the North Olympic Peninsula! I live in a little town called Carlsborg.
I started my business, Spirit Vision Films in 2015. I not only do aerial videography and photography with my Phantom 4 Pro and Phantom 3 Pro, but do ground-based documentary style work as well.
I took my CATS test for the FAA UAs pilots license on the morning it was offered and was probably one of the first to have the license in Washington state. I also worked under the Section 333 exemption since 2015. It went bye, bye in Oct. of 2017 and saw no need to continue with it.
I work with a local public access television station in Port Angeles, Washington called PAPA TV (Peninsula Area Public Access TV). We created a series called On the Road which highlights spots all over the beautiful Olympic Peninsula and Olympic National Park. I use my UAVs when I can to add more dimension to the series. Unfortunately, the national park system has banned or made flying UAVs in national parks extremely hard to do.
I also work a lot with local governments, such as the city of Sequim, Clallam County, city of Port Angeles, Peninsula College, and local Native American tribes such as the Jamestown S'Klallam and Quileute tribes of the peninsula. I've created PSAs and short documentary films for them.
I am currently working on the deconstruction and re-construction of the McDonald Creek bridge project. It is an eight month project that I am documenting with my UAV and some ground-based photography. I'll create a short 5-7 video showing the progress of the bridge after the project is done in March.
At this point, I do not lack work and have worked right through the last two winters, which I found to be amazing.
About 40% of my work is aerial. The other 60% is ground-based.
But the aerial work helps me get that other 60% in most cases. I love this job!
I started my business, Spirit Vision Films in 2015. I not only do aerial videography and photography with my Phantom 4 Pro and Phantom 3 Pro, but do ground-based documentary style work as well.
I took my CATS test for the FAA UAs pilots license on the morning it was offered and was probably one of the first to have the license in Washington state. I also worked under the Section 333 exemption since 2015. It went bye, bye in Oct. of 2017 and saw no need to continue with it.
I work with a local public access television station in Port Angeles, Washington called PAPA TV (Peninsula Area Public Access TV). We created a series called On the Road which highlights spots all over the beautiful Olympic Peninsula and Olympic National Park. I use my UAVs when I can to add more dimension to the series. Unfortunately, the national park system has banned or made flying UAVs in national parks extremely hard to do.
I also work a lot with local governments, such as the city of Sequim, Clallam County, city of Port Angeles, Peninsula College, and local Native American tribes such as the Jamestown S'Klallam and Quileute tribes of the peninsula. I've created PSAs and short documentary films for them.
I am currently working on the deconstruction and re-construction of the McDonald Creek bridge project. It is an eight month project that I am documenting with my UAV and some ground-based photography. I'll create a short 5-7 video showing the progress of the bridge after the project is done in March.
At this point, I do not lack work and have worked right through the last two winters, which I found to be amazing.
About 40% of my work is aerial. The other 60% is ground-based.
But the aerial work helps me get that other 60% in most cases. I love this job!
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