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Automotive · 2025
Goodie Automotive Shoot
Manmadecinematics produced an FPV aerial film for Goodie featuring a branded sedan on a paved circuit at dusk. The camera moves from a wide view of the track to close orbits of the vehicle and a pass at windscreen height, presenting the livery clearly throughout.
- Client
- Goodie
- Production
- Manmadecinematics
- Services
- FPV cinematography, automotive filming, colour grading
- Format
- 4K and 1080p, 16:9
About the shoot.
Objective: to present the Goodie livery in motion, with the branding clear and legible from every camera position.
Approach: a low-flying FPV drone followed the vehicle around the circuit, progressing from a wide establishing view to close orbits and a windscreen-level pass. The flight paths were planned in advance around the track layout, the vehicle's route and the evening light.
Delivery: a finished film with a cinematic colour grade of rich shadows, neutral tarmac, a warm horizon and a strong yellow livery. The film is available in 4K and 1080p, and the footage is prepared for launches, car films and social edits.
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