Aerial Cinematography
We fly for productions that can't afford a wobble. Aerial Cinematography is our founding discipline — twelve years of cine-rated drone work for film, television, and commercials, shot in 8K Log and matched to whatever camera package is already on set.
Helifilm started in 2013 as one pilot chasing better light over the Balkans. Today we fly the DJI Inspire 3 and Ronin 4D for cinema work, with FPV in reserve for shots that need to move through a space rather than over it. Every aerial unit we send out — Sarajevo, Mostar, the coast at Neum — comes with a second pilot and a backup aircraft on the ground, because a dropped shot on a locked-down production day costs more than the redundancy ever will.
We drop into other people's productions as a self-contained aerial unit, or run the whole shoot end to end — aerial, ground, post, delivery. Either way you get a director-level conversation before the first flight: what the shot needs to do in the edit, not just what looks good in isolation. Airspace clearance, BHDCA paperwork, and NOTAMs are ours to manage, including the recurring restricted zones around Sarajevo and national park boundaries.
Masters come back color-matched to your pipeline in ProRes or whatever your DIT specifies, with a social cut alongside if you need one for the same budget line.
What you get
Common questions
Just aerials, or the whole shoot?
Either. We can drop into someone else's production as aerial unit, or handle the entire project — aerial, ground, post, delivery.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. BHDCA-registered operator, commercial liability insurance, and we handle permits for restricted zones.
What's your typical budget range?
Real estate from €850. Tourism and brand work typically €3,500–€15,000. Film and TV second-unit is day-rate based.