Our Cineflex V14 HD on David Tommasini's Eurocopter AS355 Twinstar from Four Seasons Aviation in Toronto.
Our Clients
We work with great clients including Disney, Discovery Channel, BBC, PBS/Nature, Planet Green, Red Bull, Burton Snowboards, Amazing Race, CBS/Survivor, Lockheed Martin, ESPN and TruTV.
Our cameras cover the YukonQuest Dog Sled Race, NASCAR races, chase sequences for Animal Cops and film for the British Columbia Tourism Board.
Read what our clients say about working with us.
Cineflex V14 HD Aerial Filmwork
Aerial Filmworks provides experienced full-time camera operators, and the gyro-stabilized Cineflex HD camera systems for entertainment, advertising and corporate clients. The Cineflex, used for the Planet Earth series, provides amazingly smooth aerial video footage. Our extensive helicopter filming experience, in-house Cineflex camera operators, tech support and years of location work deliver successful projects in extreme environments.
We deliver a complete turnkey package including the Cineflex V14 HD heli-gimbal, helicopter brackets, Sony CineAlta SRW-1 HDCAM SR record decks, HD LCD monitors, generators, air-to-ground radios, and much more.
Aerial Location Expertise
With 25 years of helicopter and location experience, Aerial Filmworks will manage all the logistics and flight planning required for a successful project. We have contacts with helicopter companies all over the world.
In just the past year, we completed USA projects in Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, Utah, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Ohio, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington State, Washington DC, New Hampshire and Florida.
International Expertise
Our international projects include Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Samoa, Kuwait, and Taiwan.
We are fully registered with the US State Department to export our Cineflex into countries authorized under the ITAR regulations. We have the in-house expertise to wrangle complicated international projects.
The Aerial Filmworks full-time staff will manage the entire process including travel arrangements, shipping, insurance and ATA carnets.
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Aerial HD Stock Footage
Aerial Filmworks continually creates new aerial HD stock footage for licensing through Corbis Motion and Thought Equity Motion.
We currently have HD stock video footage of the Grand Canyon National Park, Monument Valley, Vancouver, Denver, Chicago, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Lake Powell, Utah, Newfoundland, and oil refineries in Texas and Louisiana.
View sample clip bins.
Cineflex Services
Aerial Filmworks is the source for gyro-stabilized Cineflex HD aerial projects. Our full-time camera operators have thousands of hours of Cineflex time filming all over the world.
Extreme environments? Not a problem... We provide complete Cineflex V14HD systems with HD LCD director monitors, helicopter brackets and various HD recording options. The Cineflex V14HD delivers rock solid aerials using the newest technology with Sony CineAlta HDC-1500-R dual-link 4:4:4 HD cameras.
Earth-Friendly Approach
The Aerial Filmworks team believes in doing our part to maintain a carbon neutral planet. Through a partnership with TerraPass, we purchase carbon offsets for every hour of flight time that our Cineflex equipment is on a helicopter.
Contact Us
Email Ron Chapple: cineflex@aerialfilmworks.com
USA | International
808.281.1921
USA West Coast | Canada
310.998.7009
Recent Work
The BBC and Monterey Bay
Aerial Filmworks provided the BBC with Cineflex V14HD systems for over 50 days of filming on the upcoming "Million Dollar Otters" program about sea otters in Monterey Bay. The Underwater Company provided local expertise and the ultra-stable marine platform.
Discovery Project with Sir David Attenborough
Ron Chapple and David Attenborough discuss the Cineflex during the aerial filming of a new Discovery Channel program.
Tall Ship Lynx
We filmed the 1812 Privateer Lynx, off the coast of Hawaii during the Trans Pacific race. Click here to view a short clip of the Cineflex V14HD in action.
Testimonials
“The Cineflex V14 allowed us to film sea otters in their natural habitat from long distances. The gyro-stabilization system keeps the lens rock solid even though we were on a moving boat. We were able to capture unique animal behavior.”
~Emma Napper, Producer- BBC Natural History
"Just wrapped a great Cineflex sequence on the new Burton snowboard film. The amazing gyro-stabilization of the V14 in windy mountain conditions saved our project. Read more...
~Brad Kremer, Director, Burton Snowboards
“I just wanted to say how pleased I am with the quality of the aerials that you shot. My absolute favourite is the footage of the lava deep inside the earth – absolutely steady as a rock and gorgeous! This is a difficult series to plan in advance and we really appreciate the way you have been able to spring into action with such short notice and work so efficiently. Discovery Channel is really happy!”
~Alice Harper, Series Producer- Raging Planet II
Pioneer TV Productions
“Thanks so much for all your hard work; my editors are blown away by what you shot, the air-to-air of the helicopter formations were amazing, and will definitely make this show sensational! We are really happy with what we got and will definitely be contacting you again.”
~Al Edgington, Maui Chopper (TruTV series)
“I just wrapped a month long project using Aerial Filmworks complete package. Their team delivered as promised and provided support all along the way. The Cineflex is the camera of choice for HD video...”
~Mark Hryma, Flyboy Pictures
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Aerial Services
Aerial Filmworks provides geo-coded images and video for utility transmission line surveys, and for land & resource management projects. We deliver Google Earth KML files and HD Blu-ray DVDs. More info about our aerial services.
Cineflex Sales
Aerial Filmworks is the exclusive reseller of the Cineflex V14 HD, V9, and Cineflex V14 MSII Multi-Sensor systems in Canada, and an authorized reseller within the USA. The advanced technology delivers stabilized images along with GPS auto-tracking, thermal imaging and moving map solutions. Visit our Cineflex Sales page for more information.
Rock Solid Aerials
The Cineflex system delivers amazingly smooth video. Click the movie above to view the test at 14,000 feet in the Colorado Rockies. The horizon remains perfectly level even though the helicopter is twisting and banking.
News
Air-To-Air Filming of Hawaiian Airline’s First Commercial AirplaneRon Chapple of Aerial Filmworks worked with The Traveling Picture Show Company and Director Chris Woods...
Aerial Filmworks Provides Aerials for Taiwan’s Yangmingshan National ParkAerial Filmworks just completed a week long aerial filming project in Taiwan. Produced by The Editing...
Aerial Filmworks Delivers Aerial HD Video for New Ric Burns PBS DocumentaryRic Burns documentary “Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World” premiered on May...
World Premiere of “Inside Job” at the Cannes Film Festival, Featuring NYC Aerial Cinematography by Aerial FilmworksNew York City Cineflex V14HD Aerial Gray Mitchell of Aerial Filmworks provided New York City aerials...
Aerial Filmworks Provides Cineflex V14 for “Heroes vs Villains” CBS Survivor SeriesAerial Filmworks has again provided the Cineflex V14HD gyro-stabilized camera system for the latest...
