500+ productions · 23+ years · Newport Beach
Drone Videography Services Directed Like a Feature
Mag Bay Yachts 33 — Aerial Delivery Across the Mojave
Drone videography services from Hilo Motion Pictures in Newport Beach, Orange County: aerial cinematography directed by Timothy Kline, cut with the ground footage into one directed film.
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Newport Beach Aerial
Newport Beach aerial · drone footage
Sand, surf and coastline from straight overhead.
Aerial & Travel Sizzle Reel
Aerial and travel footage · Hilo Motion Pictures
Coastline, skyline and a boat cutting a wake.
Mag Bay Yachts From the Air
Mag Bay Yachts builds sportfishing boats, and a sportfisher sells from the air. Timothy Kline directed the aerial cinematography for Mag Bay's films in Miami and Arizona, made alongside Black Sail Media. Hilo holds the rights to the footage.
Orbits at cruising speed. Low chase passes behind the transom. High reveals against open water. Every aerial is planned on the same shot list as the boat on the water.
Mag Bay Yachts 33 — Miami Leg
What Are Drone Videography Services?
Drone videography services put a camera in the air to show scale, movement and place: the boat at speed, the coastline, the whole event at once. Hilo Motion Pictures shoots it from Newport Beach, Orange County, with aerial cinematography directed by Timothy Kline, and cuts it into one directed film.
What We Shoot From the Air
Marine and Yacht
Orbits at cruising speed, chase passes and golden-hour circles over open water. See our yacht video production.
Coastline and Destinations
Newport Coast, harbor and beach-town aerials. Aerial footage that shows the whole place in one frame.
Brand Films and Commercials
Commercial drone work as one camera inside a larger production, cut with the ground footage.
Events
The moment the whole crowd is visible at once.
FPV Flight
FPV drones fly close, fast lines through and around a subject that a standard drone can't. We plan FPV drone work like any other shot.
We film underwater too.
Drone Video Production, Directed as One Film
Drone video production at Hilo starts on the same shot list as the ground coverage and is graded with it, so the aerial and the ground footage cut together as one film. Every shoot is directed by Timothy Kline | CEO & Primary Director.
- Aerial cinematography directed by Timothy Kline
- Cinema-grade cameras with cinema lenses on the ground
- Directing productions from Newport Beach since 2003
Hyperlapse and drone demo reel
How a Drone Videography Service Works
We learn the film, the location and where it plays. Every aerial shoot starts with one clear plan.
Aerial and ground shots on one list. We plan every flight around sun, tide and wind.
Aerial cinematography directed by Timothy Kline, with the ground crew on the same team. Aerial and ground the same day.
Aerial and ground cut and graded together with color grading. Two review rounds included.
Every ratio you need: web, social, broadcast and presentations.
Get a Free Quote Give us the number and we'll build the scope to it.
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Drone Video Production Near Me
Looking for drone videography near me in Orange County? Hilo flies from Newport Beach across Orange County and shoots nationwide. The same team that directs the ground coverage plans, flies and cuts every aerial. More on our Orange County video production.
Drone Video FAQ
Who flies the drone on your shoots?
Aerial cinematography on every Hilo shoot is directed by Timothy Kline. The flight crew works as part of the same production team as the ground cameras, so the aerial footage is planned, shot and graded to match the rest of the film.
How much do drone videography services cost?
Every drone shoot is quoted to the location and the film. Give us the number and we'll build the scope to it.
Can you combine aerial footage with ground footage?
Yes. We plan aerial and ground coverage on one shot list and grade it as one film.
What do you shoot from the air?
Yachts and marine, coastline, brand films and commercials, events, and FPV flight through and around a subject.
What happens if the weather or wind is bad?
Safety comes first. If wind, rain or visibility make a flight unsafe, we move the aerial to the next clear window and keep the rest of the production on schedule where we can.
Do you travel for drone shoots?
Yes. We're based in Newport Beach and shoot nationwide.
Case Studies
Aerial Work for Real Clients
Mag Bay Yachts
Mag Bay 33 · Mojave Aerial Film
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Mag Bay Yachts — Mag Bay 33 Aerial Film
A sport-fishing boat builder needed its Mag Bay 33 seen the way buyers dream about it: from above, at speed. We tracked the 33 across the Mojave from the air and filmed it on the water at Lake Havasu, with aerial cinematography directed by Timothy Kline. Aerial and ground footage cut into one film for the brand's website and social.
Mag Bay Yachts
Mag Bay 33 · Miami Aerial Film
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Mag Bay Yachts — Mag Bay 33 Miami Aerial Film
A sport-fishing builder needed its flagship 33 shown on open ocean, the water its buyers actually run. We filmed the boat off Miami at speed from the air and on the water, with aerial cinematography directed by Timothy Kline, then built a client master and a shorter brand cut. Cinema-grade cameras with cinema lenses, motion-picture color grade, for the brand's website and social.
Your Story. From the Air.
Tell us the location and the film. Give us the number and we'll build the scope to it.
Same-day response from the director.
director@hilomotionpictures.com · (949) 449-4472
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Hilo Motion Pictures · 220 Newport Center Dr #11-248, Newport Beach, CA 92660 · (949) 449-4472
