Producing high-speed long-range drone videos isn’t just flying and editing — it’s a full creative questline.
Every member of the team contributes to a mission-style workflow, and every project earns achievements, ranks, and progress scores based on how well we follow our flow-chart procedures.
In this post, we break down exactly how we measure performance, how achievements unlock, and how spider-graph diagrams reveal the strengths and weaknesses of each session’s editing and collaboration process.
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🧭 Our Workflow as a Questline
Every production run follows the same “main quest” arc:
Footage Prep
Sorting, labeling, and selecting the best shots for the project.
Rough Cut
Assembling the narrative; the first pass of the timeline layout.
Fine Cut
Tightening timing, polishing transitions, and adding rhythm changes.
Color Grade
Setting the visual mood and ensuring temperature consistency across clips.
CG Inserts
Adding digital interludes, overlays, and HUD-style graphics.
Sound Sync
Beat matching music and layering environmental ambience.
Final Output
Rendering, Quality Control (QC), and final uploading.
This flow chart is the backbone of our creative pipeline.
It’s also the basis for our achievement system and spider graph scoring model.
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🏆 Achievement Examples — Based on Flow Adherence
Here are some examples of achievements earned during the editing cycle:
✨ Timeline Tactician
Awarded for completing all timeline passes (rough → mid → final) without skipping stages.
🎚 Color Commander
Earned for proper color-grading that matches the project’s mood board without requiring major revisions.
🌀 CG Synthmaster
Unlocked when CG/HUD inserts are implemented correctly on the first attempt with proper timing and motion sync.
🔊 Beat Rider
Granted for audio alignment that matches the flow chart guidelines — no drift, no mismatched transitions, no late cues.
📂 Data Ranger
Awarded for perfect organization of bins, directories, asset tags, and sync folders.
Each achievement is tied directly to one of the six performance dimensions in our spider graph system.
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📈 Spider Graph Diagrams — Measuring the Editing Journey
Spider graphs (also known as radar charts) allow us to compare:
✔ Adherence to flow-chart procedures
✔ Quality of execution
✔ Elapsed progress of each team member
✔ Performance deductions from miscommunication or skipped steps
Each axis on the spider graph corresponds to one step of the editing pipeline:
Footage Prep
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Rough Cut
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Fine Cut
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Color Grade
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CG Inserts
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Sound Sync
Below are the two radar diagrams generated for demonstration:
📊 Example 1 — Session Score (Showing Strengths + Weak Spots)
🔗 achievement_radar_1.png
This example shows excellent Footage Prep and Sound Sync, but lower performance in Fine Cut and CG Inserts, indicating areas where the team may have rushed or miscommunicated during transitions.
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📊 Example 2 — High Consistency Across the Board
🔗 achievement_radar_2.png
This chart represents a smoother, well-coordinated session with fewer corrections needed.
Color Grade and Sound Sync are especially strong, signaling that the flow-chart instructions were followed more closely.
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⚠️ Performance Deductions — Why They Matter
Even small miscommunications in our flow chart steps (e.g., skipping sync folders, mislabeling clips, or starting CG before the Fine Cut is locked) create ripple effects.
These issues result in:
Wasted render time
Extra revisions
Conflicting timelines
Incorrect color passes
Audio drift
Asset mismatch
These show up as lower levels on the spider graph, making it easy to spot bottlenecks visually.
By deducting points when steps are incomplete or out of order, the system rewards team coordination, not just individual skill.
CREW ROLES (CLASSES)
• Pilot Class: Navigates drones, captures high-speed lines.
• Editor Class:
Crafts timeline, syncs music, polishes visuals.
• CG Artist Class: Generates
interludes and HUD-style inserts.
• Scout Class: Finds park locations and
safe lines.
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🎯 Why This System Works
✔ Clear expectations
✔ Visual feedback
✔ Achievements that make progress feel rewarding
✔ Graphs that instantly reveal problem areas
✔ Flow chart compliance built into the scoring
✔ Encourages team communication and smoother sessions
This transforms the production pipeline from a routine checklist into a game-style questline with visual analytics, boosting morale and creative cohesion.
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