Aerial Perceptions LLC
S.04Creative

Aerial Cinematography for Film & Television

Professional aerial cinematography by an IMDb-credited drone operator. Traditional cinema drone work favors stability, wide establishing shots, and slow, controlled tracking, built to match a production's visual language, not override it.

Every project gets its own treatment: smooth and understated for one film, bold and composition-forward for the next. See Film & TV credits below for the range.

  • IMDb-credited drone operator
  • Traditional cinema drone rigs
  • Wide establishing & slow tracking shots
  • Shot planning matched to the production
Film & Television — Aerial Perceptions LLC
Film & Television
S.01Deliverables

Handed over the way a production expects it.

Aerial units slot into an existing post workflow. Everything below is specified to match what the rest of the shoot is already doing.

DaVinci ResolvePremiere Pro
  1. T-01

    Original camera files

    Every take at full resolution in log, unclipped and unsharpened, with the aerial unit's own file naming carried through.

    Formats · Log · ProResUse · Post houses · DITs
  2. T-02

    Circle takes

    The takes the director marked on the day, separated out so an assembly can start before the full transfer lands.

    Formats · ProRes · MP4Use · Editorial
  3. T-03

    Camera reports

    Shot, take, lens, altitude, and timecode logged per flight — the aerial unit's equivalent of a camera sheet.

    Formats · PDF · CSVUse · Continuity · Post
  4. T-04

    FPV unit

    Where the sequence calls for it, FPV flown as a second aerial unit on the same day, matched to the main camera's look.

    Formats · Log · MP4Use · Action · Interiors

5 features

IMDb-credited

1st place

Made in Oklahoma – Films

Part 107

Certified & insured

S.02How a job runs

The production sets the language. We match it.

An aerial unit that imposes its own house look is a problem in the edit. Every project here gets its own treatment, decided before the shoot day.

  1. 01

    Boards & references

    We work from the director's boards and reference, not a reel. Which moves, in which scenes, and what they're doing narratively — that conversation happens well before a call sheet.

    Prep
  2. 02

    Recce & airspace

    Location scout, obstruction survey, and airspace authorisation for the shoot days. Aerial units get one window; nothing about it should be discovered on the morning.

    Part 107
  3. 03

    Shoot day

    Cinema rig for stability, wide establishing frames, and slow deliberate tracking; FPV where the sequence needs speed or a continuous move. Both fly from the same unit on the same day.

    Cinema · FPV
  4. 04

    Conform & deliver

    Files matched to the production's LUT and codec, camera reports attached, and handed to the DIT or post house in the shape they asked for.

    Conformed
S.03Use cases

Where an aerial unit gets called.

Five features so far, each with a different job for the drone.

  • 01

    Feature film

    Establishing shots that set geography, and tracking moves that carry a scene between locations. Matched to the film's grade rather than delivered as a separate look.

  • 02

    Television & episodic

    Repeatable aerials across a run — the same approach to the same location, episode after episode, so the series reads as one piece.

  • 03

    Documentary

    Location and scale on a small crew and a tight schedule, where the aerial unit is often also the second camera.

  • 04

    Commercial & branded film

    Advertising work shot to a boarded spot, with the aerial moves timed to a cut that already exists on paper.

S.04Proof

Five features, five treatments.

See more in the gallery →

Unplugging, starring Eva Longoria and Matt Walsh, took smooth transitions and natural pacing — subtle work about isolation and connection. 1717 Primrose went the other way: bold visuals and a strong focus on composition.

Possessions is darker and more intense, with tighter controlled movements. Narco Mennonites is built on energy and motion. The Nature of Romance takes a softer touch, smooth and flowing. Same operator, five different visual languages — which is the point.

  • Aerial still from Unplugging, starring Eva Longoria and Matt Walsh.Unplugging · Feature

    Aerial still from Unplugging, starring Eva Longoria and Matt Walsh.

  • Possessions — darker, tighter, more controlled aerial movement.Possessions · Feature

    Possessions — darker, tighter, more controlled aerial movement.

  • Working inside the production truck: the aerial unit as part of the crew.Production · Truck

    Working inside the production truck: the aerial unit as part of the crew.

S.05Questions

Film & Television, answered.

01Are you IMDb-credited?

Yes — credited aerial cinematography across five features: Unplugging, 1717 Primrose, Possessions, Narco Mennonites, and The Nature of Romance. The work has also taken First Place, Made in Oklahoma – Films.

02Can you work under a production's insurance and paperwork?

Yes. Part 107 certification, our own liability cover, and airspace authorisations are all in place, and we supply certificates and waivers to production in advance rather than on the day.

03Do you travel for shoots?

Yes, nationwide. Oklahoma City is home, but the aerial unit travels for productions and travel is quoted up front rather than added afterwards.

04How much lead time does an aerial unit need?

As much as you can give, mostly for airspace. A rural location can be turned around quickly; controlled airspace, a stadium, or anything near an airport needs the authorisation to be in motion well before the shoot day.

05Will the aerial footage match our main camera?

That's the intention. Give us the camera body, frame rate, and LUT the production is running and the aerials are shot and conformed to it. An aerial unit that looks like a different film is a problem you'd have to fix in the grade.

06Do you fly FPV on film sets?

Yes, as a second aerial unit. FPV covers the sequences a cinema rig can't fly — continuous interior moves, tight geometry, and anything that needs to be fast and close. It goes up the same day as the main aerial rig.

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