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About Aerial Cinema
With years of on-location and aerial experience, the Aerial Cinema team's dedicated professionals have extensive photography, video and stock industry backgrounds. Our goal is to make beautiful images and footage available for educational, editorial, documentary and commercial use.
High-Definition Video
We use the Cineflex V14 HD gyro-stabilized aerial camera system to create our footage. The Cineflex contains an integrated Sony CineAlta HDC-1500. We record 1920 x 1080 via dual-link 4:4:4 on HDCAM SR tape stock using a Sony CineAlta SRW-1/SRPC-1 digital recording deck. Our ground-based work is captured 1920 x 1080p on the Panasonic P2 HPX-3000 camera with a Fujinon 16x HD lens. Using an AJA Kona 3 video card, we capture our tape-based footage using Final Cut Pro to an 8-Core Mac Pro with 17Gb of RAM and 8TB RAID array. Every file is custom color-enhanced. Please contact Aerial Filmworks for documentary, entertainment or corporate aerial projects.
High Resolution Images
All photographs are shot with our Hasselblad H3D-39 camera. As we shoot, the GPS coordinates of the camera location are embedded into the EXIF data of each image for accurate keywording. Every 39 megapixel image file is meticulously color-corrected and optimized in post-production to the highest industry standards.
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Earth-Friendly
Reducing Global Carbon Emissions and Noise |
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The Aerial Filmworks team believes in doing our part to maintain a carbon neutral planet through an investment in carbon offset credits. In addition, we review every flight path to determine a balance between noise and fuel consumption. Avoiding known wildlife areas, or remaining downwind of the area reduces our impact. Fortunately, our Cineflex with a 42X lens allows us to zoom in while remaining as much as a mile away. The goal, of course, is to always deliver stunning aerial footage… flying in a more earth-friendly way is better for everyone. |
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Aerial Filmworks is a "White Badge" partner with Terrapass to purchase carbon offset credits for every hour of flight time that our equipment is on a project. Carbon offset credits help maintain a carbon neutral planet. |
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Questions? Please feel free to contact us anytime:
Aerial Cinema
501 North College Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 377-4217
admin@aerialcinema.com
Meet the Aerial Cinema Team
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Ron Chapple
President, Aerial Director of Photography
Ron’s been shooting aerials for over 20 years. With hundreds of helicopter hours, you can find Ron anywhere from sea level to 15,000 feet. As founder of Aerial Cinema, Ron continually invests in state-of-the-industry technology. His clients include Discovery Channel, ESPN, Amazing Race and TruTv. Clients appreciate his clean sense of composition and willingness make every project a success. Ron directed the aerials on Aerial Filmwork’s demo reel. |
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Gray Mitchell
Camera Operator
Gray’s excellent Cineflex work impresses a growing client list that includes Burton Snowboards, Disney, Discovery Channel, NBC, CBS and the Golf Channel. His footage from the aftermath of Hurricane Ike is now airing on the new “Raging Planet” show, and ESPN featured his golf course aerials for the 2009 PGA Championship. |
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Susan Smullen-Dempster
Photo and Footage Post-Production Specialist
Susan’s excellent skills in color-correction and editing help make Aerial Cinema's images and footage look their most spectacular. |
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Sara Woodmansee
Senior Photo Editor, Digital Asset Manager
Sara sorts through thousands of images every month to select the very best images for the collection. She also helps maintain our Digital Asset Management system and the Aerial Cinema website. |
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Rebecca Giblin
Financial Manager
Becky has worked with Ron since 1990 making sure that our financial strength and insurance requirements are always in top shape. Having over 23 total years of experience with top-tier privately held corporations as both financial manager and controller, she brings the vast background needed to support our in house operations. A firm believer in long term relationships, Becky manages our key resource contracts along with regulatory procedures with the US State Department for temporary international export of our Cineflex. |
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