
Aerial cinematography in feature films
Last weekend saw the release of the trailer for the 80 minute feature film The 12 written by Jessica Whitehill and produced and directed by James Whitehill. Their combined knowledge of cinematography meant that no shot was left to chance. The composition, movement and pace of every shot was considered in order to convey the story to the viewer in a particular way. Not least of all the aerial footage which was my pleasure to shoot with the awesome DJI Inspire 2!! The ability t

Flying a drone inside
Target Darts are an established dart manufacturer sponsoring events and some of the world’s leading players on every continent, from the UK, through Europe and North America and throughout South East Asia and Japan. I was asked to provide the drone footage for their recent film. From 48secs - 1:30 flying inside and outside of their UK depot. I look forward to visiting their other premises in 2018! Flying inside can create added complications. The steel construction of the bui

Feature film aerial cinematography
My aerial footage has been used in everything from promotional real estate videos to corporate films... and more recently by producer and director James Whitehill in the first feature film I've been involved with! I was asked by James to shoot all the aerial footage needed for the gripping 80minute thriller 'The 12' screen written by Jessica Whitehill. This is just a 'low-res' showreel of some of the shots: #DronePilotLondon #DroneOperatorLondon #AerialCinematographer #Aerial

Drone operator south east of England
I regularly shoot aerial footage for the award winning production company PictureBookFilms, who work closely with Grounded Events - organisers of the Brighton marathon and the Ragnar Relay Race sponsored by Reebok. This is two day team event where the participants each run multiple legs of the race to cover a total distance of "170ish" miles, along the coastal route from Maidstone to Brighton. The drone was deployed at each exchange point along the route to capture the pace a

Being a drone operator in London
Even being a CAA approved drone operator in London is not without it's problems. There are many places where flying a drone is not permitted due to not being to adhere to the 'drone code'. A distance of 30 meters must be kept when taking off, staying away from people, roads and buildings not under your control. This requirement is then increased to 50m once the aircraft is in flight. So when we were approached by a supercar experience company, to produce a promotional video t