FAA Approves Drone Use

http://deadline.com/2014/09/drones-hollywood-faa-approves-841265/

This article is about the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) allowing unmanned aerial cameras called drones to be used in the film industry. Filmmakers now have the opportunity to shoot never before seen scenes in film and push their creativity level even higher than before. New technology calls for new methods/types of shooting for movies, which is a major impact. It also supports job creation, but at the same time discourages Hollywood's helicopter/fixed-wing pilots with camera crews careers. I believe that in the future it will take its place and jobs like that will not existence. However, by taking that away, drones will also have a decrease in helicopter crashes that have occurred in the past and resulted in death at times. This is just one advantage that aerial cameras have, but others include being more environmental friendly and cheaper. Although the FAA is allowing drone usage there are some safety guidelines that must be followed. This is includes licensed pilot control so that they aren't flown out of sight, as well as no nighttime flying. Lastly, a fire safety officer and medical technician must be present during the flight of the drone. This article caught my eye because i was interested in finding out how drones could have contributed in the film industry. As a consumer this affects me because it's going to change the look on certain films and now that filmmakers have their hands on this technology they can be more creative with their works. As a student, it teaches me about how important it is to keep subjects like aerial cameras under intensive safety guidelines. I never really knew that drones were illegal in the United States up until I read this article. As a filmmaker, it shows me that, they now have an opportunity to shoot their movies in a way that has never been shot. Before this, you had to have a really big budget to rent out helicopters with film crews or use stock footage, which isn't so creative. Aerial cameras does bring up some questions in my head such as: What kind of problems will filmmakers face when using new technology like the drones? Will aerial drone cameras actually become a huge hit in the film industry or just be a bust?