Aerial Cinematography for Director-Led Commercial Production
There is a category of commercial production that operates differently from agency-led shoots. Producers call it director-led. The director is the creative engine. The agency is a stakeholder, not the briefing authority. The shoot day is built around the...Choosing the Right Drone for an ARRI Alexa Mini Package
If your principal camera is an ARRI Alexa Mini, the aerial unit choice is not interchangeable. The cinema body, the lens kit, and the gimbal package together drive a payload number that disqualifies most consumer-grade drones and changes the shape of the shoot day....The Drone Department: Why Your Aerial Unit Should Operate Like Camera, Not Like a Vendor
Most productions book a drone like they book a generator. Email goes out. Quote comes back. Day rate. Insurance certificate. The aerial unit shows up on the call sheet as a separate vendor with their own COI, their own slate, and their own working language. That model...Cold Weather and Altitude: How They Cut Your Drone’s Flight Time and What We Do About It
Cold weather slows LiPo battery chemistry. Altitude thins the air the rotors are biting into. Both cut flight time. Here is what that means for your shoot day and how we plan around it.
