// WorldwideDrone pilot in Venice.
Aerial photography and video on both coasts and inland. France requires a declared flight in most scenarios. That declaration is part of the job.
Send an enquiry →You cannot fly over the centre, and that is fine
Anyone arriving in Venice expecting to film St Mark's Square from above goes home with nothing. The historic centre is closed to drones and it is enforced. That does not take the city out of the picture: from the Lido and the open lagoon the Venice skyline stays in the background while the boat sits in the foreground, in airspace where flying is allowed.
The rest is timing and wind. At dawn the lagoon is a mirror and the aircraft holds steady; by mid morning the water is churned by traffic and the sea breeze fills in from the east. Clearances for the permitted zones are applied for before the trip, not on the day.
What I bring to France.
Drone photography
Stills from the air for listings, brochures and press. Sites, buildings, boats and coastline, delivered edited.
More →Aerial filmDrone videography
Moving footage in 4K and higher. Slow passes, orbits and reveals, cut for the web and for social.
More →PermitsThe legal side
Licence, insurance and clearance where they are required. Handled before the day, not on it.
More →GroundAir and ground together
Aerial footage on its own tells no story. I shoot both, so the film has somewhere to land.
More →How a shoot in France runs.
Enquiry and planning
A short conversation about the boats, the water and the goal. You get a clear plan with a date and a fixed price.
On location
One or two shooting days at the berth and under sail. Photography, film and drone in a single visit.
Delivery
Finished material for listings, website and social media, including publication and advertising if you want it.
Aerial footage in Venice?
Tell me briefly which boats and which water it is about. You get a personal answer with a proposal and a fixed price.
Send an enquiry →