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Cineflex V14HD on the AS355 Twinstar.

Our Clients

We work with great clients including Disney, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, BBC, CBC, PBS/Nature, History Channel, Planet Green, Korea New Network, Red Bull, Burton Snowboards, Amazing Race, CBS/Survivor, General Dynamics, Entergy, TransCanada, Warner Brothers, NFL, ESPN and TruTV.

Read what our clients say about working with us.


Cineflex Elite and V14HD Aerial Filmwork

Aerial Filmworks provides experienced camera operators, and the gyro-stabilized Cineflex Elite and Cineflex V14HD 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 coast to coast one-stop turnkey package including Cineflex Elite and Cineflex V14HD gimbals, helicopter brackets, HD LCD monitors, generators, air-to-ground radios, and much more. Our recording options include both tape and digital file-based options: Sony CineAlta SRW-1 HDCAM SR, Sony HDW-S280, Panasonic AJ-HPM200 P2, AJA KiPro, and Convergent-Design NanoFlash units.


Aerial Location Expertise

With 25 years of helicopter and location experience, Aerial Filmworks will manage the logistics and flight planning required for a successful project. We have contacts with helicopter companies all over the world.

We have worked all over the USA on projects in Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Ohio, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, New Mexico, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington State, Washington DC, Wyoming, New Hampshire and Florida.

International Expertise

Our international projects include Brazil, Chile, Canada, Colombia, Morocco, Guyana, Nicaragua, Nepal, Costa Rica, Samoa, Kuwait, Oman, and Taiwan.

We are registered with the US State Department to export our Cineflex into countries authorized under the ITAR regulations. Our 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. Please contact us, and we will personally search for the footage you need.

We have HD stock video footage of New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hawaii, Alaska, Grand Canyon National Park, White Sands National Monument, Death Valley, Monument Valley, Vancouver, Denver, Chicago, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Lake Powell, Utah, Newfoundland, crop dusters in Mississippi, the Tar Sands in Alberta, and oil refineries in Texas and Louisiana.

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Cineflex Services

Aerial Filmworks specializes in gyro-stabilized Cineflex Elite and Cineflex V14HD aerial filming. We provide the Cineflex Elite with the ARRI Alexa-M Super 35 camera and Canon 4k Digital Cinema lenses, and the newest model Cineflex V14HD systems for rock solid aerials with Sony CineAlta HDC1500 cameras. Our camera operators have thousands of hours of aerial filming experience all over the world. We provide complete Cineflex Elite and Cineflex V14HD systems with HD LCD monitors, helicopter mounts and numerous HD recording decks.


New Cineflex Elite and ARRI Alexa-M Super 35


Aerial Filmworks will own the first Cineflex Elite available to the global aerial filming marketplace. The new Cineflex Elite will integrate the ARRI Alexa-M Super 35 camera and Canon 4k Digital Cinema lenses into the innovative 5 axis gyro-stabilized housing for rock solid imagery in all weather conditions.


Earth-Friendly Approach

TerraPass

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. Aerial Filmworks is the only aerial filming company approved by the Green Production Guide.


Contact Us


Email Ron Chapple: cineflex@aerialfilmworks.com

USA | International
808.281.1921

USA West Coast | Canada
310.998.7009

Recent Work

Filming at 19,700 Feet in Chile

Cineflex V14HD in Chile

Aerial Filmworks delivered the Cineflex and aerial coordination to film in the Salar de Atacama region of Chile on a recent PBS project. Using an Astar AS350-B3, the crew filmed the lake at the top of the Licancabur Volcano from an altitude of 19,700 feet!


Discovery Project with Sir David Attenborough

David Attenborough

Ron Chapple and David Attenborough discuss the Cineflex during the aerial filming of a new Discovery Channel program.


Testimonials

“The Cineflex V14HD 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


The Cinetruck

Use our custom designed Cinetruck for ground-based production. Work from leather seats inside the comfort of an air-conditioned crew cab 4WD truck. The Cinetruck, customized with iCom air-to-ground radios, is the perfect chase truck for aerial production.

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