SKILL: Drone & Aerial Framing

Version: 1.0 | Hermes Agent Camera & Lens Language

DESCRIPTION

Mastery of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) cinematography and elevated static perspectives. Aerial framing reveals spatial relationships invisible from ground level, creates geometric abstraction through top-down views, and delivers dramatic scale reveals. Covers drone-specific movements (orbit, reveal, pull-out, push-in) and the unique psychological impact of god's-eye perspective.

TRIGGER KEYWORDS

drone shot, aerial, bird's eye view, overhead shot, top-down, aerial photography, drone footage, God's eye, aerial reveal, pull-out drone, orbit shot, aerial landscape, high altitude, birds eye, elevation, aerial cinematography

CORE RULES

• Altitude determines meaning: low = intimate context, medium = environmental, high = abstraction/insignificance
• Nadir (straight down) creates geometric graphic patterns — subjects become shapes
• Drone orbit reveals subject in context: use for establishing location, not just beauty
• Human figures at high altitude signal isolation or insignificance — use this intentionally
• Shadows become design elements from aerial perspective, especially at golden hour
• Pull-out reveal: start close to hide scale, pull back to reveal the surprise of context
• Always specify "smooth stabilized" — unstabilized aerial reads as equipment failure