Join the Above Summit team as we kick back and we celebrate another fantastic year in drone filmmaking and photography. Network with festival presenters and attendees. Ask any last burning questions in this relaxed environment.

We are inviting Paul Nurkkala, Joshua Bardwell, Christian Mollica, Jan Verhaeren and Sander Sassen to have an open discussion about what the future of FPV looks like as new technologies and new forms of storytelling are evolving. Panel moderated by Jovan Tanasijevic.

Follow Vic Moss as he guides you through the different airspace rules you need to know and how to gain access. Vic Moss has been involved in the UAS industry since 2014 and has been a Remote Pilot since  September 2016. He has been owner of Moss Photography since 1988.  Vic is also an FAASTeam Drone Pro and the Director of Legislative Affairs for UAS Colorado. He is also  COO of DSP Alliance, an industry voice for FAA Remote Pilots.  

Vic is a nationally known drone educator and drone advocate. He was also recently appointed to the  FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee as Citizen UAS Operators. There he will advocate on behalf of   Remote Pilots, Recreational Flyers, and FPV Flyers. 

Let Hugh Hou walk you through how to edit an Aerial 360 video step by step in Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects. Hugh Hou is a Co-Founder and Creative Director for CreatorUp, a digital media education company and production studio. He heads up immersive media content creation and has produced VR content for numerous companies and organizations such as Samsung, the Special Olympics, Google, Oculus, MasterCard, Twitter, TikTok, RedBull Music, LACOSTE, Huawei, and the Los Angeles Police Department.

We are inviting Solly Levi, Iain Kerr, Gustavo Lozada, Danielle De Leon and Debbie Saunders to have an open conversation about the impacts and safety of droning in wildlife. Panel Moderator: Jovan Tanasijevic

Join Dan Wahl as he goes over the difference between Rates and PIDS. He will show you tips and tricks on how to get the perfect shot and while having all your gear synced up to your personal style.

Who doesn’t like experiencing speed? In drone racing, you can experience high speeds with your feet still planted on the ground. You’re fully immersed, maneuvering your drone through a highly technical track from behind your FPV goggles. Join Mako Reactra, a sponsored female drone racing pilot, to learn about how to get started in FPV racing.

Join Mike Bishop as he teaches you top notch aerial filming techniques for nature & wildlife. Mike is a multidisciplinary creative director with a background in motion design & VFX. He is also one of the worlds most awarded aerial cinematographers and previous winner of the Boston Drone Film Festival. He runs an aerial production company is called Motion Craft Aerials.

Join Noel Thomas as he teaches the process for creating stunning aerial time-lapses. He will cover the following: aerial composition, drone flight settings, camera settings (day or night), when to use ND filters, post-processing raw photos with color correction, stabilization, best video output settings.

As an added bonus we will also cover a special technique for performing holy-grail “day-to-night” or “night-to/day” drone time-lapse. Participants will be able to ask questions and will finish the workshop understanding how to make amazing day or night aerial time-lapses.

Join Vadim Sherbakov in this exclusive 44 minutes tutorial for post processing aerial photography from start to finish. In the first part of this tutorial he will be talking about drone camera settings for taking best picture possible. In second part he will be showing my technique for post processing aerial photo.

Vadim will be using Lightroom for AEB and panorama stitching as well as preliminary color correction and lens correction, then he will be using Photoshop and Google Nik Software plugins for advanced post processing, channel masking, dodge and burn techniques as well as noise reduction and sharpening.

Join hobbyist photographer Greg Sager as he demonstrates his process for capturing sunrise and sunset photos, from choosing locations and angles, to navigating legal requirements, to selecting gear and camera settings, to editing the results. This workshop will walk through this entire process to show how a single photo was created, and will introduce the apps, websites, and other tools used to create it.

Join Maarten Slooves in this workshop as he covers important topics to consider for people interested in using drones for video production.

Maarten would describe his role in the filmmaking community as such, “As a cinematographer I translate stories to visuals. I love to create atmospheric cinematic images that authentically portray feelings and deliver messages. For me, it is a pleasure to create an original visual concept with my client and produce a film that is goal oriented. Since drones have become unique image capturing devices, I have started incorporating aerial cinematography into my arsenal of film making tools. Drones have allowed us to take cinematography, literally, to a higher level.”

We are welcoming Kara Murphy, Susan Kay Smith, Nicole Abbett, Loretta Alkalay, Kim Players to have a conversation about their work in drones and how being a women in this industry has empowered them to create the work they make.

Join Christian Mollica as he defines FPV drones and their applications, the FPV experience, and offers a window into the minds of Master-level FPV pilots. Christian is the author and illustrator of "FPV Flight Dynamics: Mastering Acro Mode on High-Performance Drones."

Join Nicole Abbett as she breaks down how to start your own drone company. She will give you all the tips and tricks to get started and have sustained success.

From basic operations to the most advanced techniques of 360º post-production, Mistika Boutique Product Manager and Mistika Expert User, Adrian Gonzalez will reveal how to create a truly immersive 360º video content using the very latest Mistika Technology based solutions - tools that are giving time back to the creative process.

In this overview session, attendees will have a chance to learn how to efficiently surpass the most common technical challenges faced during the VR/360º post-production process: from the initial optical flow stitching to color grading and final finishing.