RECENT WORK FEATURES IN
Deutschland von oben (Germany from Above)
Our role: Aerial cinematography.
An aerial documentary series for ZDF featuring mainly aerials, CGI and time lapse images.
The first three episodes are streaming on ZDF's website www.zdf.de
Directors: Petra Höfer and Freddie Röckenhaus, ColourFIELD tell-a-vision.
Bank of New Zealand - Whale Watch Kaikoura TVC's
Our role: Aerial cinematography.
A series of three TVC's each telling a story within a single aerial sequence.
Mount St Elias
Our role: Aerial cinematography in New Zealand and Alaska.
This film follows three extreme skiers preparing and participating in their attempt to ski from the summit of Mount Saint Elias to the coast.
Home
Our roles: Aerial cinematography for approximately one-third of the movie in 18 locations.(10 operators worked on the film)
Location production - New Zealand. Yann Arthus-Bertrand's and Luc Besson's epic aerial movie shot over two years in fifty four countries. Home shows an environmental snapshot of planet earth and carries an important message to its primary inhabitants - humans. You can view the entire movie streaming at
That's It - That's All
Our role: Aerial cinematography in New Zealand.
A snow boarding movie with Travis Rice. Director Curt Morgan
Check out the director's extra - 100% New Zealand aerial scenics.
BBC South Pacific
Our roles: Aerial cinematography in Fiordland, New Zealand and French Polynesia.
Boat mounted gyrostabilised shots in French Polynesia.
Six part natural history series about the South Pacific featuring ground breaking slo mo imagery. Aeroptics' aerials feature in all six episodes.
Beyond the Frozen Sunset
Our role: Aerial cinematography in Antarctica.
A 17 minute film that shows continuously at the International Antarctic Centre in Christchurch. Director - Mike Single.
BBC Last Chance to See - The Unnatural History of the Kakapo
Our role: Aerial cinematography in Fiordland.
Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine visit New Zealand to encounter a flightless parrot.
Gladiators of the Sky
Our roles: Aerial cinematography and technology development.
A film documenting the World Grand Prix Glider Race in Omarama, New Zealand. This was a groundbreaking event where live coverage with CGI graphics was seen for the first time at a gliding event. Director - Peter Newport
Warbirds over Wanaka
Our role: Aerial cinematography of every event since 2004
A series of collector's souvenir videos of the biennial vintage airshow at Wanaka, New Zealand. Director - Andrew Hillman
Tourism New Zealand
Our roles: Aerial cinematography and digitising of material
Aeroptics has been commissioned to shoot many locations and occasions for Tourism New Zealand over the years.
Koh Lanta
Our roles: Aerial cinematography, aerial co-ordination
A reality TV French Survivor series which is consistently amongst the top rating shows broadcast in France.
World Heli Challenge.
Our roles: Aerial cinematography and digitising.
Three days of ski and snowboard competition in New Zealand's Southern Alps - only accessible by helicopters. Director - Tony Harrington
Ata Whenua
Our role: Aerial cinematography and technical development of the prototype Cineflex used on this shoot.
A non-verbal 32 minute film featuring the landscape of Fiordland, New Zealand, primarily from an aerial perspective and the beautiful musical composition of Murray Burns Directed by Dave Comer. http://www.fiordlandcinema.co.nz
Car Commercials
Recent car commercial shoots have included Subaru, Honda, Lexus, Nissan, Suzuki and BMW on location in New Zealand and Germany.