Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) buckled under pressure from six American studios and agreed to the commercial use of drones during some of film and television. This means that for the first time with the Hollywood studios will be able to legally shoot people from the air.
Movie studios have convinced the FAA that you are able to use the drones with safety. June 2, they submitted their proposals, which involve the use of machines to 25 kg and flying no higher than 123 meters. Drones are to be operated by licensed pilots. Prohibited is the use of drones at night.
– Today’s decision is a victory for consumers around the world, because it gives the filmmakers an even greater possibility of crossing the boundaries of creativity. It is an opportunity to create scenes and images with which a few years ago we could only dream of – said Chris Dodd, president of the association that cares for the interests of the American film industry Motion Picture Association of America, which are joined to the application. 
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This is the first time that the film company will be able to make commercial use of drones in the United States. Until now trying to use these machines, the filmmakers had to shoot scenes in countries with more liberal rules.
The use of drones in the film is already practiced in many parts of the world. He took advantage of them even Peter Jackson, director of the film “The Hobbit: Smaug Desolation”, which was filmed in New Zealand.
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the FAA announced that it received further requests from outside Hollywood. These include Amazon, Disney and Google. In April, Google bought drone manufacturer, the company Titan Aerospace. The company wants to create a network of solar-powered flying machines, which will provide wireless Internet access to remote parts of the world.
Experts from the FAA, which is supervising the civil aviation authority have explored how the use of drones on a massive scale will affect the safety of the airspace. They pointed out, however, that the use of flying vehicles can bring tangible economic benefits. The pioneers of flying objects will be used for filming scenes from hard to reach places, and in the television industry to broadcast the TV signal. Their use will bring companies operating in these industries significant savings, because drones are much cheaper to operate than manned aircraft.
Author: KLO // kdj / Source NY Times, Bloomberg
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