Orbit
The camera circles a fixed subject at a constant radius, keeping it centred while the background rotates behind it.
Clubhouses, hero vehicles, buildings
The process
From first look
to final file.
Six steps, one team, no handoffs. Here is exactly what happens between the phone call and the finished film landing in your inbox.
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process
Optional behind-the-scenes clip for the process page.
Behind the scenes on a recent shoot.
01
Scout and plan
Before anything flies we look at the property on a map and in person where we can, check airspace and any restrictions, and work out where the light comes from. Most of the value in an aerial shoot is decided before the drone leaves the case: which direction the hero shot faces, and at what hour.
02
Shoot the air
The Mavic 4 Pro flies the planned moves, and then we fly the ones we did not plan, because properties always have something the map did not show. We shoot more coverage than the edit needs so the cut has options.
03
Shoot the ground
The aerial gives scale, but people connect to detail: the texture of the turf, the badge on the car, the light through the lodge window. Ground work is shot the same day, in the same light, so it will cut together.
04
Colour and balance
Every clip is corrected for white balance and matched across the shoot, then graded to one treatment. This is the step most operators skip and the reason their footage looks like footage rather than film.
05
Cut and sound
The edit is built around what the property is actually selling. Pacing, music, and sound design are chosen for where it will be published, because a website hero and a paid social cutdown are not the same film.
06
Deliver ready to publish
You get the hero film, vertical and square cutdowns for social, and a graded stills library, in the sizes and formats your channels need. No further work required at your end.
Step four, up close
What a grade actually does
White balance first, so that every clip agrees on what white is. Then exposure and contrast are matched shot to shot. Only then does the look go on, and the look is chosen for the property: a links course in autumn does not want the same treatment as a glass showroom.
The result is footage that feels considered rather than captured. Drag the handle to see the difference on a single frame.
UngradedStraight off the cardExport one frame with no correction applied
GradedAfter the gradeThe same frame, fully graded and balanced
Shot library
The moves, and when each one earns its place
Every aerial move says something different. Knowing which one a property needs is the difference between footage and a film.
Reveal
The drone rises or pushes over a foreground object so the subject appears from behind it. The most reliable opening shot there is.
Signature holes, resort arrivals
Nadir
Camera pointed straight down at 90 degrees. Turns a property into a graphic composition and reads as deliberate rather than accidental.
Course layouts, lot inventory
Fly-through
A continuous move through a gap, gate, or doorway. Creates a sense of scale and geography that cuts cannot.
Village walkways, service bays
Parallax
Lateral movement close to a foreground element so it slides against a distant background. Reads as depth on a flat screen.
Tree lines, ridge lines, façades
Tracking
The drone matches the speed and direction of a moving subject, holding it steady in frame while the world moves.
Vehicles, skiers, golf carts
Top-down push
Straight down while descending or climbing. The scale change does the storytelling without any cut.
Property overviews, opening titles
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Start a project
Start with a conversation.
Tell us the property and the deadline. We will tell you honestly what is achievable and what it will cost.