Media & production
Aerial media and production
Commercial aerial photography and cinematic video, shot with intent and delivered in the shapes your marketing actually runs in - and an aerial capture partner for agencies and production companies that do not keep their own drone operation.
ExampleIn short
AerialIQ produces commercial aerial photography and cinematic video across Colorado, and works as an aerial capture partner for agencies and production companies that do not keep their own drone operation.
Capture and delivery
What AerialIQ captures, and what you receive
Captured on site
- Cinematic aerial video - planned moves rather than a drone wandering overhead
- Establishing footage that places a business or property in its Colorado setting
- Advertising and branded footage to a shot list
- Vertical footage framed for social from the start, not cropped afterwards
- Aerial stills for websites, print and campaigns
- Raw aerial capture alongside your own ground crew
What you receive
- Edited video
- Wide cuts for websites and presentations, with shorter cutdowns for ads.
- Vertical cuts
- 9:16 edits for Reels, Shorts and TikTok.
- Edited stills
- Colour-corrected aerial photographs.
- Source footage (where agreed)
- Ungraded clips for your own editor or agency, when that is part of the quote.
ExampleWho it is for
Common project situations
Typically marketing agencies, production companies, developers and commercial property, tourism, hotels and resorts, golf courses and venues, automotive businesses and local businesses.
An agency production
The aerial unit for a larger shoot, flying to your shot list and handing footage to your editor.
Development and property marketing
Footage and stills that show a development or property in the context of its setting.
A campaign or launch
Aerial media planned around a specific campaign, with the edits it needs.
Destinations and venues
Hotels, golf courses and attractions shown in the landscape that makes them worth visiting.
For agencies and production companies
Your aerial capture partner
Agencies and production companies bring AerialIQ in for the aerial portion of a shoot rather than keeping their own drone operation. You own the creative and the client; AerialIQ flies the shots, safely and legally, and hands the footage to your editor.
To your shot list
Planned moves agreed before the day, flown on your schedule.
Flight planning handled
Airspace, authorizations and site access checked in advance.
Alongside your crew
Coordinated with your director, ground crew and talent on set.
Footage your way
Raw, graded or cut - delivered in the formats your editor wants.
Delivered where it runs
Formats you can receive
The shot list is planned around where the footage will be used, so a vertical cut is framed as vertical on the day rather than cropped from something wider.
| Attribute | Aspect | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Wide cut | 16:9 | Websites, presentations, YouTube |
| Vertical cut | 9:16 | Reels, Shorts and TikTok |
| Short cutdowns | 16:9 or 9:16 | Paid social and ads |
| Stills | As required | Web, print and listings |
| Source footage | As shot | Your own editor or agency, where agreed in the quote |
Wide cut
- Aspect
- 16:9
- Typical use
- Websites, presentations, YouTube
Vertical cut
- Aspect
- 9:16
- Typical use
- Reels, Shorts and TikTok
Short cutdowns
- Aspect
- 16:9 or 9:16
- Typical use
- Paid social and ads
Stills
- Aspect
- As required
- Typical use
- Web, print and listings
Source footage
- Aspect
- As shot
- Typical use
- Your own editor or agency, where agreed in the quote
Pricing guidance
How much does aerial video and photography cost?
Starting guidance
- From
- $375/ shoot
Starting figures are guidance, not a quote. The final price is confirmed in writing once the scope, location and deliverables are known.
What moves the final quote
- Project scope and the size of the site
- Location and travel from northern Colorado
- Complexity - access, airspace, obstructions, timing windows
- The deliverables required, and how much editing they involve
- Flight requirements such as number of viewpoints or passes
- Recurring work, priced per visit below the one-off rate, with a lower rate again for prepaid terms
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Do you work as a subcontractor for agencies and production companies?
Yes. AerialIQ works as the aerial capture partner on productions: flying to your shot list, coordinating with your ground crew, and delivering raw or graded footage to your editor. The client relationship stays yours.
What kinds of businesses use aerial media?
Businesses where the setting is part of the pitch: developers and commercial property, destinations, hotels and resorts, golf courses, automotive dealers and local businesses with a location worth showing.
Can you shoot vertical video for social media?
Yes. Vertical footage is planned and framed for 9:16 on the day, so it is not a wide shot cropped down afterwards.
Do you deliver edited video or raw footage?
Either, or both. Most projects receive edited cuts; source footage for your own editor is included where it is agreed in the quote.
Are there places a drone cannot fly?
Yes. Drones cannot be launched or landed in national parks, sites near airports need FAA authorization, and flying directly over people is restricted. Locations are checked during planning so the shot list only includes what can be flown legally.
How much does aerial video and photography cost?
Prices start from $375 per shoot. The number of locations, editing, the formats required and travel affect the final figure, which is confirmed in writing in the quote.
Can AerialIQ travel to my site?
Yes. Projects throughout Colorado, from a base in northern Colorado. Travel is estimated from the project location and itemised in the quote, so the price reflects where the site actually is.
Next step
Ready to talk about a project?
Send the location, what you need captured and roughly when. That is enough to come back with a scope and a price.