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Live Stream Consulting + Production, Drones About Live Streaming Video Projects Contact Eddie July 16, 2019 | 0 Comments Let’s Play: D&D in US Prisons I was asked by documentary filmmaker and producer Elisabeth de Kleer if I would be willing to help create a Kickstarter video for her upcoming documentary film on inmates who play Dungeon and Dragons in the American prison system. Being a bit of a D&D nerd myself, this was an easy call. The Let’s Play: Dungeons & Dragons Behind Bars project went live today. Her documentary will tell the story of how inmates and ex-cons are using role playing games to survive inside prison and how these games are used as tools to prepare for life on the outside. In the US, where the notion of rehabilitation is a joke, role playing games offer a very real way for inmates to find focus, meaning and community in their lives which goes a long way to reducing recidivism. Breaking the cycle of reoffending is a goal that benefits everyone. If you feel the same, please consider backing this worthwhile project. Share this: Twitter Facebook Tumblr More Reddit Email Like this: Like Loading... August 24, 2018 | 0 Comments They Promised Us Jetpacks Here’s your real life Tony Stark flying his jet suit around Hiller yesterday. Richard Browning of Gravity Industries , British inventor of the Daedalus Flight Pack, is as close to Iron Man as anyone has gotten. Just don’t ask how he scratches his nose. Share this: Twitter Facebook Tumblr More Reddit Email Like this: Like Loading... November 15, 2017 | 0 Comments The 3rd Annual FRiFF The Flying Robot international Film Festival , the drone film festival I started 3 years ago, returns to the historic Roxie Theater in San Francisco on November 16th. This event is always a culmination of a ton of work and passion, and that includes all the submitting filmmakers. We’re looking at a sold out show and several participating filmmakers coming in from out of town. I’m super stoked to see the audience reaction to several of the films that made the cut. My long time friend and collaborator, Ryan Junell , outdid himself on the title animation sequence, which I’ll post after the festival. So much to love about this year! Share this: Twitter Facebook Tumblr More Reddit Email Like this: Like Loading... October 10, 2017 | 0 Comments Aerial Imagery Presentation at Dorkbot I was invited to give a presentation on advanced aerial imagery techniques using drones at dorkbotSF on September 20, 2017. Here’s the recored presentation, thanks to dorkbot videographer James Young. Eddie Codel, Advanced Aerial Imagery Techniques with Drones, Dorkbot-SF, 2017-09-20 . Share this: Twitter Facebook Tumblr More Reddit Email Like this: Like Loading... June 28, 2017 | 0 Comments Aura Pet Collections Aura is a beautifully designed connected picture frame. We created this promotional video for the introduction of Aura’s new pet collections feature. Share this: Twitter Facebook Tumblr More Reddit Email Like this: Like Loading... February 8, 2017 | 0 Comments 3D Modeling and Photogrammetry with DroneDeploy I’m enjoying capturing images of iconic architecture and creating 3D models using photogrammetry. This is a screencast video of a model I created of an old abandoned grain silo in San Francisco using a DJI Mavic Pro and DroneDeploy . DroneDeploy makes it easy to create missions to capture images, created 2D maps and 3D models using drones. Share this: Twitter Facebook Tumblr More Reddit Email Like this: Like Loading... February 6, 2017 | 0 Comments Drone Innovation Trends in 2017 I wrote a piece for iQ by Intel , Intel’s tech culture magazine: Drone Innovation Trends to Watch in 2017 . I run down some predictions of what you’re likely to see in the world of flying robots this year. Share this: Twitter Facebook Tumblr More Reddit Email Like this: Like Loading... January 5, 2017 | 1 Comment Drone’s Eye View of Richmond, VA I was back on the east coast for the holidays visiting family and friends. I brought the new DJI Mavic Pro with me (fantastic little drone btw, best one yet) while visiting Richmond, Virginia. The mighty James River runs through this historic city, a perfect place for capturing some aerials. This short aerial film was shot during the closing days of 2016 during an especially magical golden hour. Share this: Twitter Facebook Tumblr More Reddit Email Like this: Like Loading... December 31, 2016 | 0 Comments 2016 Drone Year in Review (originally published on Medium on 12/31/16) Celebrating Drone Culture I launched the Flying Robot international Film Festival , the first international drone film festival, in 2015. FRiFF is a drone shorts festival focused on fantastic aerial cinematography, storytelling and the positive uses of drones. By many measures, the inaugural festival was a success. We received over 150 entries from 35 countries across 7 categories. We screened 20 selections and awarded prizes to 14 winners valued at over $10k. A number of well known drone industry companies and startups stepped up as sponsors. We sold out two screenings in San Francisco and took the inaugural program on the road to Australia, Indonesia and the Netherlands earlier this year. FRiFF 2016 World Premiere in San Francisco Year two of FRiFF premiered November 17th this year, again in San Francisco at the Roxie Theater. More entries from more countries flooded in as the bar in quality and variety continued to elevate. New this year, we added the first ever Flying Robot Aerial Imagery Day . This all day event consisted of a series of presentations, talks and workshops on all things drone based aerial imagery. While not as well attended as I had hoped, the caliber and diversity of presentations were stellar. Plenty of lessons learned for next year. Drones For Good Something that doesn’t get a lot of ink in the hype around drones are their humanitarian potential. Drones are being used to deliver life saving medicine and blood to rural villages in Rwanda, to prevent poaching of endangered rhinos and elephants and to save the rainforests of indigenous lands in Panama. We have a Drones for Good category in FRiFF specifically for highlighting these vital stories. Commercial Drone Operations — FAA Part 107 The Federal Aviation Administration oversees manned and unmanned aircraft regulations in the US. The FAA released their long awaited Small UAS Rule regarding commercial drone operations on August 29th, creating a path for drone pilots to legally become certified to fly for commercial purposes. I soon decided to become certified as a Remote Pilot by taking the remote pilot certificate exam. It wasn’t very hard but did take a bit of studying. If you’re interested in getting certified for commercial operations, I recommend this resource put together by 3DR . Now that I’m Part 107 certified, I’m able to do aerial drone work-for-hire. I did a fair bit this year, primarily capturing aerial footage for creative production companies and architecture firms. I plan to do more of this in 2017, as well as providing consulting services around commercial drone applications. Looking Toward 2017 Drone innovation is accelerating at a breakneck pace. For something that’s really only been a viable option for little more than 3 years, it’s crazy insane how far things have progressed. In 2013, a quadcopter drone could barely find its own way home. Now consumer drones can capture buttery smooth 4k imagery, see objects around them, avoid or track them, fly repeatable mission paths, stay aloft much longer and can almost fit in your pocket . Of course, drones are used for more than just capturing incredible photos and video. The commercial applications of drones are numerous. DroneDeploy is a well-funded startup that provides cloud-based photogrammetry services (3D maps and models created from aerial photos) for industries such as construction, agriculture, industrial inspection and mining. Their services are made to work with any drone, though it ...