Searching for the Shot
Daniel, aka “Doctor Quads”, is an American born Filmmaker, drone designer, pilot, sound engineer, and youtuber who has lived in China for the last 10 years. Diving head first into the world of creation with just a Sony a6400, he quickly found his passion making films about the beautiful land he had come to love. Adapting and learning quickly, he used his tireless work ethic to quickly master many skills surrounding the art of the camera.n
However, upon learning of FPV drones and their use, Daniel took on the name “Doctor Quads” and began a journey that would shape his life. His natural skills as a pilot were immediately noticed and he quickly climbed the ranks of his peers.
He took on jobs as early as his first month with brands like BMW, Wanda Plaza, Zhaoqing Tourist bureau, and Rui Feng National Media Organization. Achieving professional respect and winning prestigious awards such as the “Shenzhen Daily Expat’s Eye Video Contest
Climbing from this success, he was advised by his long time friend Diego, a successful marketing film director, to make a Youtube channel and push for the next level. In just a few months, he was spotted by the FPV antenna company “Maple Wireless” and Motor Company “Brother Hobby”. They quickly signed him and incorporated him into their marketing campaigns. Even his early videos still are the most viewed relevant marketing material for both company’s entire social medias. All this from a month old Youtube account.
But Daniel was not content with just small success, he continued to push into new boundaries to improve his ability. When asked by Brotherhobby to design a drone around the motors they would be branding in his name, he took on the challenge without a second of hesitation.
This further pushed him into more professional fields such as 3d printing, 3d animation, and quadcopter tuning. Within a few months he was tapped to become the Polymaker “FPV” ambassador for the world’s most premium 3D printed filament, and the developers of world’s most popular flight software, Betaflight, offered him to be their hardware relationships manager.
Doctor Quads began learning Blender, not a traditional CAD design software, but the flexibility with cinema and design enticed him. Many said Blender could not be used to design drones comparable to CAD software, like Fusion 360. However, in his second design, Doctor Quads managed to create an entirely unique and revolutionary 3″ whoop that went viral on Chinese Douyin and blew up on his Youtube channel.
