Shotover gyro-stabilised cinema camera gimbal mounted to a helicopter nose at sunrise for aerial filming in Africa
Filming · Namibia & the delta

The gimbal goes on at four so the light is not wasted at six

Nose-mounted stabilised camera work for expedition filming across the Namib and the Okavango.

A stabilised gimbal is fitted, balanced and tested before the unit arrives. The pilot flies a repeatable line to the frame; the camera department owns everything inside it. Ten years of expedition work with one international art institution, plus production units who bring their own crew and expect us to disappear into the background.

The permits are part of the job. Low-level and filming approvals are where most aerial shoots quietly lose a day.

Mission detail
Aircraft Bell 407 / AS350Method Shotover nose mountLocation Namibia, Botswana

Filed under Filming

In a client’s words
For over ten years, Aviation ONE has been one of our most trusted partners on filming expeditions. Even in remote parts of Africa, faced with unexpected challenges, they stayed composed and took care of every detail. We focused on our work; they made everything else possible.

Internationally recognised art institution · client of more than ten years

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