Showreels
Watch of our showreels to find out more of what we do, the tools we use, and how we make the creative dreams of our clients a reality. These videos include the results of our aerial filming projects for ‘Hollywood ‘blockbusters and high end TV production. Take a look at our equipment in the safe hands of highly experienced aerial cinematography specialists within our team.
Showreel 22
Watch to see recently released productions that HFS has worked on, including Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and Jurassic World: Dominion.
'Illuminating London' at Night
These stunning night time aerial sequences were filmed over Central London by our helicopter rigged with the Shotover K1 gimbal, a Sony Venice camera and Zeiss 80-200 lenses. This content was shot by Jeremy Braben and Jim Swanson for Sony & Televisual and embodies the first time the newly launched Sony Venice camera was used from the air. We pride ourselves on such ‘aerial filming firsts’.
Showreel 16 - Edit 1
Watch to see aerial sequences our team filmed for productions such as Captain America: Civil War and Rush.
Aston Martin Cygnet
A short video of our Aston Martin Cygnet compact tracking vehicle - great for getting into those tight spaces.
Heavy Lift - Aerigon Drone
Watch to find out more about our Aerigon drone, the first elite heavy-lift cinema drone system.
Drone Showreel
View examples of footage captured by our drone filming teams: drone pilot plus specialist camera operator. Much of the footage was captured using our Heavy-Lift drones - as used on productions such as Spider-Man: Far From Home and Sense8.
Showreel 16 - Edit 2
Watch to see aerial sequences our team filmed for productions such as Captain America: Civil War and Rush.
Tracking Vehicles and Stabilised Remote Heads
Take a look at our array of tracking vehicles - the Aston Martin Cygnet, Mitsubishi Evo 8 and Volvo XC60 - and stabilised remote heads, available for use on helicopters, vehicles and boats.
Shotover F1
Take a look at our Shotover F1 gimbal. This super-stable 6 axis stabilised gimbal can be used with a range of cameras, including ARRI and Sony products.
Shotover G1
A short video explaining the functions of our Shotover G1 stabilised system - a super-lightweight 3 axis stabilised head, which can be mounted on cranes, drones, helicopters, boats and more.
Black-Tek Tower
Some information on the functions of The Black-Tek Vertical Tower.
Air-Grip System
A short video explaining our Air-Grip Car Rigging System - an on-board filming camera mounting rig.
BBC One Ident
The Director’s Cut of the famous ‘Helicopter’ BBC One ident - featuring an aerial sequence of a helicopter landing atop the Bishop Rock lighthouse in the Isle of Scilly. DoP Ben Smithard BSC. This ran for nearly 3 years.
Mitsubishi Evo
A video showcasing our Mitsubishi Evo tracking vehicle - a four-wheel drive camera platform which films safely at speeds of over 100mph.
Shotover K1
Some information on the functions of our Shotover K1 gimbal - a super-stable 6 axis stabilised head and the basis for our 6-camera aerial array
Showreel 09
Archive of our 09 showreel.
‘RUSH’ Aerial chase BTS
A short BTS clip of one of our helicopters on the set of ‘RUSH’, chasing the period formula cars - directed by Ron Howard with Anthony Dodd Mantle BSC; Aerial DoP Jeremy Braben; Associate BSC
