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HELIPHOTO AERIAL VIDEO OVERVIEW

Aerial Videos or videos on location are taken with our Sony Z1 camera system. Depending on your needs we shoot DV or HD quality; 4:3 or 16:9 format, hand-held or stabilized footage.

Video editing is done using the latest version of Final Cut Pro software. We can provide you with the unedited footage or produce custom DVDs with narrative and music.

Our stabilized videos are shot using a AEI state-of-the-art gyro-stabilized video platform with helicopters. Our customers find our aerial video to be exceptionally high quality and priced at a fraction of what other companies charge for aerial video. The following review describes how this system compares to high-end stabilized broadcast camera systems: American Cinematographer, Aerial Exposures.

Sony Z1 Camera with K-8 Gyro
Sony Z1 Camera with K-8 Gyro
 
AEI Mount in R-44 Helicopter
AEI Mount in R-44 Helicopter

VIDEO CLIPS - Part One - Handheld

Our sample video clips that follow are meant to show you various degrees of stabilization, use of different aircraft and both 4:3 and 16:9 video formats. These clips are compressed for the web and do not show in HD. The music is provided by friends of Heliphoto.

Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown LA
handheld from helicopter, with gyro
note: fewer and softer bumps, even though helicopter is affected by turns and wind
Music: Alexander Kraut - Chill-Inn Music
Delmar Racetrack
Del Mar Racetrack, CA
handheld from helicopter, no gyro
note: small bumps due to turns of the helicopter and wind conditions
Music: Stan Ausmus - Kinshasa
 
Shoup Glacier
Shoup Glacier, AK
handheld from airplane, no gyro
note: larger bumps due to up/down drafts typical in airplanes
Music: Alexander Kraut - Live in Neu-Strelitz

 

VIDEO CLIPS - Part Two - Stabilized with AEI Mount

Our sample video clips that follow are meant to show you various degrees of stabilization, use of different aircraft and both 4:3 and 16:9 video formats. These clips are compressed for the web and do not show in HD. The music is provided by friends of Heliphoto.

More Things Change
The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same
Stabilized with AEI mount, helicopter
note: smoothness and stability
Music: Stan Ausmus - Kinshasa
Painted Desert
Painted Desert, AZ
stabilized with AEI mount, helicopter
note: the raindrops on the windshield show the movement of the helicopter
Music: Daniel Paul - Neptune's Court

 

CLIENT WEBSITES USING HELIPHOTO VIDEO

Malibu Country Mart
Malibu Country Mart (go to gallery/aerial video)
Loyola Marymount
Loyola Marymount University (see video tour)
Baja 500
Baja 500 offroad race featured on YouTube