2020 Drone Videos of the Week: Episode 40

Check out this amazing aerial tour of Florence, Italy by top AirVūz contributor Alta Movie srl.  The video opens with an excellent shot of the Ponte Vecchio, one of the world's most famous bridges, which crosses the Arno River in the heart of the Tuscan capital.  From there you'll fly past the great tower of the Palazzo Vecchio, followed by the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and the adjacent Giotto's Bell Tower, concluding with some night shots of the city. This video was picked as the Drone Video of the Week in October 2020.
 

With multiple Drone Video of the Week/Month wins to his name, DiamondSKy is one of the top content creators in the AirVuz community.  That should be reason enough to check out this stunning new piece he brings us from Russia's Ergaki National Park.  The park is located in the southwestern part of the Siberia region, in the Ergaki Mountains.  The tallest peak in the Ergaki range is Zvyozdniy, which has a summit elevation of about 2.1k meters above sea level or around 6.9k ft.  The Ergaki Mountains form part of the larger Sayan range.  

For a first upload to AirVuz, brand-new contributor opia media lab brings us this phenomenal demo reel from Mexico.  The reel features footage from across the giant country.  Some of the featured locations include Puebla, the second-largest city of colonial Mexico; the great port city of Veracruz; the town of Tepoztlán, south of Mexico City; and the great stratovolcano called Popocatepetl, which is the country's second-highest mountain and has a peak elevation of about 5.4k meters above sea level or around 17.8k ft.  

Check out this stunning DVOW nominated film of a centuries-old village in the hills of northern Pakistan, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot oculusfilms.  The area filmed is around the town of Shah Allah Ditta, and its located in the Margalla Hills in the Islamabad Capital Territory, just west of the country's capital city.  The Margalla Hills are part of the Murree Hills, which are in turn part of the Lower Himalayas, a chain of "foothills" which run parallel to and a bit south of the High Himalayas range.  

Every week, our team reviews every video uploaded to the site to pick the Top 5 videos. Then, we name our favorite as our Drone Video of the Week and send that drone pilot $ 250. (The winning video is also then a contender for Drone Video of the Month.) AirVuz proudly features these Top 5 videos are both here on AirVuz and across our social platforms ... we love to celebrate this amazing content from our community of drone pilots ! Wondering how to become eligible? Simply upload your drone videos to AirVuz; it's that easy!

The subject of this Dronie by AirVūz contributor and drone pilot mrsimone7is the great Colosseum of Rome. Filmed during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, this talented content creator was able to use his DJI Mavic 2 Pro to take one epic dronie from inside one of Italy's most iconic locations. One of the great landmarks of the Antiquity, the great open-air stadium was built in the first century AD and could hold up to 80k spectators. This video was chosen as a Drone Video of the Week nominee in October of 2020.