Real estate & property media

Your event, venue or brand from the perfect angle

Sweeping landscapes or close, moving shots of people and places. Aerial photography and video for events, marketing, promotion and advertising.

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What this covers

Aerial work beyond property listings

The same aircraft that photograph a house can open a brand film, show the scale of a festival or put a resort in its landscape. Whether you need sweeping views or intimate close-ups, a drone gives you shots that grab attention and make the viewer feel they are there.

Events. Races, festivals, ceremonies and openings, planned around the crowd, the programme and the airspace. Marketing. Hero images and footage for websites, brochures and campaigns. Promotion. Tourism, hospitality, wineries and venues shown in their setting. Advertising. Footage for broadcast and online, from cinema aircraft with interchangeable lenses and raw recording.

What separates good aerial footage from forgettable footage is planning: the light, the direction of travel, how the shot starts and ends, and where it will be cut. We plan the shots with you, and deliver edited clips as well as the raw files. For listings, see aerial video and social video.

Aerial work beyond property listings: Illustration

Rules that shape the flight

Flying at events and near people

Topic	Canada	United States
Near and over people	Basic pilots must stay 30 m from bystanders. Advanced pilots can fly closer, within limits. Flying over people needs an aircraft declared for that use, such as one with a compliant parachute system.	Part 107 allows operations over people only with aircraft in the right category, or with a waiver.
Crowds and advertised events	Flying at an advertised event needs a special flight operations certificate (SFOC) from Transport Canada. Apply well ahead.	Crowds and open-air assemblies bring extra restrictions; check the operation category and any local rules.
Controlled airspace	Advanced certificate and NAV CANADA authorization.	LAANC or FAA authorization.
Parks and venues	Parks, municipalities and venue owners may have their own permit rules. Ask before the date is fixed.	The same; national parks prohibit drone launches.

How it works

From the brief to the final cut

Brief

Tell us the event or campaign, the date, the location and where the footage will be used.

Permissions

We check airspace, the venue's rules and whether an SFOC is needed, and apply early when it is.

Shot list

Agreed shots with timing, light and movement, and a backup plan for weather.

Shoot

Flown by an Advanced-certified crew with a visual observer where crowds are nearby.

Deliver

Edited clips and stills for review, then the finals and raw files on one project record.

From the brief to the final cut: Illustration

What goes wrong

Why aerial shoots at events fail

Permissions left too late

An advertised event needs Transport Canada approval, and the venue may need its own permit.

How we handle itWe check at the brief and apply early. →

One weather window

The event date is fixed; wind and rain are not.

How we handle itA plan for alternative shots and aircraft suited to the conditions. →

Great shots, wrong format

Horizontal footage when the campaign needed vertical, or no clean start and end for the edit.

How we handle itThe shot list starts from where the footage will be used. →

The people around the job

Who the crew works with

Event organizer

They need from you: Great footage without disrupting the event or its safety plan.
You need from them: The programme, the site map and a safety contact.
On the DroneLink record: Flight areas and times agreed in advance and briefed on the day.

Agency or producer

They need from you: Shots that cut into their edit.
You need from them: The storyboard, the frame rate and the delivery spec.
On the DroneLink record: Shot list and delivery format agreed before the shoot.

Venue or park

They need from you: Their rules respected and their neighbours undisturbed.
You need from them: Written permission.
On the DroneLink record: Permission obtained and carried on the day.

Questions

Can you fly over the crowd at our event?

Only where the rules allow it. Flying at an advertised event in Canada needs a special flight operations certificate, and flying over people needs an aircraft suited to it. We tell you at the brief what is possible and apply for what is needed.

Do you edit the footage?

Yes. You receive edited clips and stills to review, and the raw files for your own editors.

What if it rains on the day?

Some aircraft can fly in light rain; heavy rain and strong wind ground them. We plan alternative shots and, where the date can move, a backup date.

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