First-Person View (FPV) Drone Photography and Video
Professional CAA-approved FPV drone pilots, photographers, and filmmakers, working on indoor and outdoor commercial projects
We’re equipped and qualified for first-person view (FPV) drone flights, with setups ranging from traditional GoPro cinewhoops for capturing exhilaratingly acrobatic visuals to custom ‘naked’ Blackmagic builds mounted on cinelifter drones for 6K RAW/ProRes broadcast-ready shoots matched to other on-set cameras.
We use the ‘Thicc’ heavy-lifting (cinelift) model from Shendrones for larger cameras. This drone, much like the Inspire 2, is made for those Hollywood movie projects — but with all the benefits of an FPV (first-person view) drone. And our Insta360 builds record true 360º footage in which the drone is intelligently stitched out.
We’ve used FPV and sports drones to create 360º tours of homes and shops, chase dust-kicking drift cars around the racetrack, survey infrastructures within the walls of commercial and residential buildings, and more.
Qualified FPV Pilots
You’ll be working with legally-approved professional pilots. We hold operational authorisation, granted to us by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) . We’re also a member of Drone Safe Register.
Qualified Spotters
Our spotters are highly experienced in assisting with FPV flights, and are equipped with Eartec headsets to remain in constant contact with the pilot for the entirety of each shoot. Assured safety every time.
National Coverage
Our pilots and ground team work all over the UK, in the busiest and the most remote places. We’re familiar with staying in cities far and wide for multi-week production schedules.
Serious About Safety
Risk assessments, pre-flight plans, and specialist PPE: we ensure every shoot is safe, and closely adhere to the special rules that apply to FPV flights.
Small FPV Drones for
Aerial Inspections in Tight Spaces
Our ‘tiny whoop’ drones can fly in all the small obscured spaces where humans can neither reach nor see: within the walls of properties, inside large machines, and through deep, dark caves.
FPV Sports Drones for Fast-Paced 100mph Shoots
Our cinewhoop and sports drones are primed for action, flying at 100mph speeds and dodging, ducking, flipping, and spinning to perfectly capture fast-paced events, vehicles, and film sequences.
Broadcast-Ready FPV Drone Visuals
Our custom ‘naked’ Blackmagic builds, hefty cinelift drones, and wide range of lenses can be matched to the technical specs and creative vision of every shoot. 8K/4K, in CinemaDNG/Apple ProRes (licensed), at varied focal lengths.
Aerial 360 FPV Photography
Our FPV Insta360 kit captures true 360º visuals, with the drone intelligently stitched out of the footage. These can be shared as immersive social media posts, or adapted for use in traditional video edits.
Video Editing for FPV Drone Visuals
As well as capturing aerial FPV footage, we can create informative and entertaining videos for websites, social media, press, film and TV, and other uses, with 360º shots included.
2D Animation & Titling for FPV Videos
From social-ready text overlays and tracked callouts to full-scale animated ‘explainer’ segments, we use 2D motion graphics to enrich the videos we produce.
All-Day Aerial Filming
We’re equipped with battery charging generators to keep our FPV drones running all day. Our broad fleet of whoops and quads permit sequential shoots of different scenarios, to avoid recharge downtime.
Multi-Date Deals for Long Productions
Lengthy production schedule? No problem. We’re open to negotiating discounted rates for multi-week, multi-location shoots, for events, sports, film and TV, and the rest!
FPV Drone Film Projects
FPV drone video: Burberry’s 2021 collection at their flagship London store
Broadcast production legends Vivid Broadcast called us up to ask about our FPV (first-person view) drone services — particularly, our indoor flying skills. Before long, they got back to us to pencil in a site recce and a few shoot dates. We looked at the address of the location where we’d be filming — it was the flagship store of luxury fashion house Burberry! Vivid Broadcast did a superb job as the production company running the project.
FPV drone rally car chase with Quadrant and F1 star Lando Norris
Gaming and lifestyle brand Quadrant, founded by McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris, called us up earlier in the year to ask us about our FPV drone services. That’s how we ended up chasing a Ford Fiesta WRC down a dirt track with a team that included one of the world’s best Halo players!
Filming EU Legends Tour 2022 preparations at JCB Golf & Country Club
Ahead of the 2022 EU Legends Tour, JCB Golf & Country Club in Rocester contacted us about our FPV drone services. They asked us to film their mightily impressive course, the staff who keep it looking its best, and the JCB machines they use. So, early in July 2022, we set off up north!
FPV drone one-shot and remote-controlled cars at Waylands Bristol
We used GoPros mounted on FPV drones and remote-controlled cars to capture a one-shot fly-through of Waylands, a new Volvo showroom in Bristol. The zero-cuts clip runs for nearly two minutes, and takes the viewer from the dealership entry to the showroom floor to the on-site maintenance garage, with natural situational beats in each area.
At the races: FPV drone shoot with Praga at Anglesey Circuit
We joined Marc Bow from Speedstream Films to capture breakneck FPV drone footage of racing car manufacturer Praga’s Britcar Endurance Championship test day, featuring a number of high-profile names from the world of racing.
The Cannons, West Sussex - A visually stunning FPV Property Tour
As preferred partners of Surreys award winning WS Planning & Architecture we were first on the list to be called in for drone expertise. They had seen our First Person View property tours and had a gorgeous property for us to showcase. Check out the video on the left.
FPV Drone fly through for ABP Southampton
After being the first media team onsite for the opening of the new Horizon Cruise Terminal we were excited to return to fly around inside and out with our FPV Drones,
The purpose of the video was to show key stakeholders around the terminal and the video was displayed at Cruise Miami.
£1 Million House in Old Portsmouth: an FPV Drone Tour
Estate agency Bushnell Porter requested we shoot footage that showcased both the striking interior of their Old Portsmouth property and its impressive harbour surroundings.
Indoor FPV tour at Portsmouth’s We Create Market
We captured an exciting FPV fly-through of the We Create Market in Portsmouth: an event in a recently-shuttered Debenhams. The flight included a couple of daring shots through hanging letter cut-outs!
Gunwharf Quays’ COVID-19 preparations
With bustling crowds, fairly tight thoroughfares, and very few ideal spots for take-offs and landings, shopping centres aren’t the easiest places to fly safely and legally. When Gunwharf Quays offered us the chance to fly around freely during the COVID-19 lockdown, we were ecstatic!
As if our ‘main’ DJI Inspire 2 and Mavic Pro 2 footage wasn’t already ‘never-before-seen’ enough, we used one of our FPV cinewhoops to get some truly unique fast-paced shots. A GoPro mounted to the FPV drone captured the video, and we used ReelSteady to stabilise the results.
FPV shoot of the Sospan Dau for Boskalis
As part of a larger national campaign, we shot the Sospan Dau — a trailing dredger — for Dutch dredging and heavylift firm Boskalis, contributing footage to a UK-wide edit that promoted their maritime infrastructure maintenance services. We used agile whoop drones linked to our FPV headsets to capture these eye-catching, engaging snippets of video. This shoot took place in Newhaven; we’ve also worked with Boskalis in London, Hayling, and Kent.
FPV Tour of Southsea Rock Gardens
As proof of concept for a collaborative project we are working on we captured FPV drone footage of Southsea Rock Gardens. Here’s a Bumble Bee’s eye view tour to feast your eyes on.
Mike filmed this on one of our custom tiny whoop drones. It carries a naked Go Pro Hero 8 camera and is a go anywhere sub 250 gram drone perfect for indoor and outdoor tours.
Kind words from our clients
“JCB and The JCB Golf and Country Club enlisted the experience and expertise of Solent Sky Services to bring a new genre of video to our audiences, with the skill of Solent Sky Services to plan, shoot and edit all within an extremely tight deadline, the team wasted no time in getting stuck in and exploring the 240 acre golf course, all from 4am in the morning! The whole team go above and beyond to deliver exceptional flight skills, customer service and jaw dropping content. It is clear Solent Sky Services are passionate and the industry leader with what they do, and we wouldn’t have had the success we did, without their expertise. We look forward to working on more exciting projects with the team in the future.”
“Loved working with Mike and the team at Solent Sky Services whilst shooting with a WRC2 car earlier in the year. They approached the job with a huge amount of professionalism and captured exactly what we were looking for. Would highly recommend these guys to anybody and would happily utilised their services in the future! All the best!”
“Professionalism, quality, value. Mike and the SSS team did some aerial filming of my property and the surrounding area, and did so superbly. Navigating complex rules to obtain airspace permissions from the harbour authorities, the naval dockyard, the regional air traffic control agency, plus local landowners, he kept me informed from the start to the end, providing polished and professional video products which are now being used in the marketing material for my property. Most excitingly, he used a small internal drone to provide a 'fly-through' video tour of the building, which came out very well. Thank you Mike and Lauren for your help, and I will definitely use in the future for my next project.”