Unique Video Nets Italian Drone Pilot $1,000

Inspired by the videos of other travelers, one Italian drone pilot made a travel video of his own — and won $1,000 in the process.

  MINNEAPOLIS, MN - 07/18/2018 (PRESS RELEASE JET)

Mauro Pagliai says he loves watching videos by travel bloggers and decided to make one of his own. Since he can’t travel much, though, he got creative with his latest video project, titled “Not Only NOW, It’s EPIC.”

Using his DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone and other camera equipment, Pagliai took footage of a castle in Italy and also filmed travelers dressed from different eras as they visited the castle. The final product was a journey through time, all while focusing on the same subject matter of the castle.

Pagliai said he uses the point of interest mode on his DJI drone to film the castle at different times of day, and combined those shots to produce the effect of time travel. His video was voted on among four other finalists during the “Drone Video of the Week” contest hosted by AirVuz.com.

Pagliai has been sharing his videos on AirVuz for more than two years, with many of them featuring his dog. His contest-winning video is featured in a curated collection of drone videos from Italy on AirVuz.

As the winner of the Drone Video of the Week contest, this video of Italy is automatically eligible to win the Drone Video of the Month award for the month of July. The monthly contest awards a total of $2,500 in prize money, including $1,000 to the winner.

The Drone Video of the Week contest follows the success of the inaugural AirVuz Drone Video Awards, which selected the best drone videos and photos of 2017. Voters chose winners in 13 categories from a total of more than 33,000 videos. 

For more information about the contest, contact Tyler Mason, Director of Public Relations, at tyler@airvuz.com.

About AirVuz

Since its launch in 2015, AirVuz has become the world’s leading drone video and photography sharing platform and global community for drone pilots and aerial media enthusiasts. Drone enthusiasts worldwide can upload and share videos and photos in unlimited quantity and at no cost. Site users have free access to an ever-growing library of drone media content including easily browsable categories such as travel, extreme sports, golf courses, drone racing, landmarks and more. AirVuz users also have access to original AirVuz content, including the weekly AirVuz News program, profiles of top content creators, product reviews, and how-to information for drone pilots on how to take and edit high quality drone video.