Annual Reels: Best of 2024

Top AirVuz contributor Lancelot Tintignies brings us this fantastic professional drone reel.  The reel opens with a series of outstanding FPV "chase" shots, including a stunning shot of a BMX rider hitting a jump at the :09 mark, followed by shots of snowboarders, a sailboat, longboarders, and a race car.  At :25, there's an incredible shot flying through an explosion, presumably filmed for a movie.  From :34 through :48 there are a series of "people" shots, and the video wraps with a series of shots of famous French landmarks.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist MichasWelt brings us this excellent 2024 first person view (FPV) drone reel.  The video opens with a shot skimming over a harbor on the Mediterranean island of Malta, followed by a flyover of some hot-air balloons.  At the :16 mark, you'll skim over the blue-green waters of Indonesia, and at :40 you'll fly over some of that country's famed rice terraces.  At :50, you'll dive down a mountain in Iceland's Highlands, and at 1:25 there's an amazing shot flying into a grotto on Malta.  

This 2024 first person view (FPV) drone reel by top AirVuz contributor and pilot MazzaFPV opens with an epic shot flying through a gap in the rocks at Cabo Espichel, in the southwestern corner of Portugal, followed by a shot diving an waterfall in Iceland.  This pattern continues, with shots alternating between the two types - flying through tight gaps in rock formations on the Portuguese coasts, and diving shots of various waterfalls in Iceland, including Detifoss, Engifoss, Migandifoss, and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor alexchristophe brings us this fantastic first person view (FPV) drone reel.  The reel opens with shots of the Sydney Opera House, perhaps the most iconic spot in the Land Downunder.  From there, you'll head to Diamond Beach on Nusa Penida, a satellite of the Indonesian island of Bali.  At the :46 mark, you'll see the Matthias Church in Trinity Square in Budapest, Hungary.  At 2:11, you'll see the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue in its namesake cultural park in Bali, and at 2:30 you'll see Budapest's Parliament Building.  

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) pilot maga.fpv brings us this excellent 2024 FPV drone reel from Kazakhstan.  The video opens with an establishing shot of followed by a dive down the Almaty Tower, a television tower built on a mountain overlooking the city's largest city.  At :15, you'll follow some parasailers and hot air balloonists, and at :25 you'll chase some drift cars.  At :40, there's an epic shot of a BMX rider hitting a jump, and at :45 you'll chase a jetski rider skimming the waves.  

Former DVOW Finalist SirM Productions brings us this fantastic FPV drone reel from Italy.  At about the :15 mark, you'll skim over a narrow beach backed by towering cliffs in the Aeolian Islands, an archipelago just north of the island of Sicily.  Starting at :33, you'll fly over an alpine stream for a "reveal" of the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy, followed by an epic shot of some skiers hitting a jump.  Other highlights include a magnificent shot flying through a rock gap (:48), another very clever "gap" shot (1:13), and more.