An Exemption To The Section 333 Exemption?

After spending a weekend surrounded by FAA Section 333 exemption holders at the recent New York City Drone Film Festival, a common issue permeating the event was how do exemption holders work within their restrictions to make these films even better than they already are? Even with the exemption, there are stringent conditions imposed by the FAA that limit what exemption holders can do.

For example, the "Best in Show" winner, Afterglow: Lightsuit Segment, was brilliant (check it out here), but it could not have been filmed in the United States because the entire premise – skiing down a mountain in magnificent lightsuits – required it to be filmed at night, an explicit prohibition by the FAA. But what if there was some flexibility with the Section 333 exemption?