Seattle Aeronautics & Media

09/26/2024

Some photos from this mornings mapping shoot of the FS Fire Roads in the , captured on one of our trusty drones, and some ground shots on a beat up in "Pro" mode.

09/02/2024

On a sunny afternoon, a boy with dreams of becoming a film director picks up the controls to a cinema drone, and begins his journey...

We are excited to announce that our Aerial Media team at Seattle Aeronautics has grown, with the addition of Ben, our founder's son. Ben has done an incredible job, learning camera movement and operation in an exceptionally short time and, though he has much still to learn, he's on his way to becoming a great camera op and, per his stated intentions, eventually a great director!

To celebrate his efforts, and partially to demonstrate to him the value of editing skills, we put together this little cut of his first few practice shoots. You can definitely see how substantially his skills have improved over the span of 24 hours, and we look forward to bringing you more videos of his work as Ben continues to progress!

On August 4th and 5th, Seattle Aeronautics Founder Evan R took his son on several flight sessions on an SA Inspire 2 to teach him about cinematography and ca...

06/09/2024

Another of our small creative projects we've recently finished re-editing and rendering; "Autumn Fog"

On a cold October morning, our crew got up hours before sunrise and set out to capture one of our favorite atmospheric conditions; FOG. Above the humdrumery and haze, this morning found a beautiful sea of wisps and mists teasing at the crisp, clear day that was to come. Subtle hints of a world still asleep, the sun rays beat down on crystalline v***r of life transitioning from slumber to half-dream.

Enjoy!

Another of our small creative projects we've recently finished re-editing and rendering; "Autumn Fog"On a cold October morning, our crew got up hours before ...

05/15/2024

Re-premiering a short from late 2002, shot in Downtown Bellevue, WA, fully re-edited, colored, and re-mastered in 4k UHD.

'Bellevue: Elevated Perspective" is a short compilation of downtown , WA shot at dusk, highlighting a beautiful juxtaposition of glass, green, steel, and sunset, calmly floating through while a million tiny people live a million tiny lives in little, glowing boxes.

Shot by Seattle Aeronautics, Directed by Scipher
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All clips © 2002 Seattle Aeronautics LLC
Licensing available upon request

A short compilation of downtown , WA at dusk, highlighting a beautiful juxtaposition of glass, green, steel, and sunset, calmly float...

05/14/2024

We're excited to premiere our latest little project via our Youtube Channel (link below)! This project spanned ~14 months of shooting and post-production, marred by weather and technical challenges. We hope you enjoy!

'Waking Life - In Between Dreams'

A dreamy compilation of various aerial sunrise and sunset shots laid over a bed of soft, semi-lucid melodies, 'Waking Life' teases at that not-quite-asleep-but-not-quite-awake period of blurred realities and unclear memories. Featuring music by Eneide, and directed by Scipher, this relaxing, almost hypnotic collection of beautiful drone shots is certain to leave you calm, quieted, and slipping into a beautifully relaxed state.

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All shots copyright 2023 Seattle Aeronautics LLC & Scipher Media
Individual clips licenseable upon request

A dreamy compilation of various aerial sunrise and sunset shots laid over a bed of soft, semi-lucid melodies, 'Waking Life' teases at that not-quite-asleep-b...

05/14/2024

We're excited to premiere our latest little project via our Youtube Channel (link below)! This project spanned ~14 months of shooting and post-production, marred by weather and technical challenges. We hope you enjoy!

'Waking Life - In Between Dreams'

A dreamy compilation of various aerial sunrise and sunset shots laid over a bed of soft, semi-lucid melodies, 'Waking Life' teases at that not-quite-asleep-but-not-quite-awake period of blurred realities and unclear memories. Featuring music by Eneide, and directed by Scipher, this relaxing, almost hypnotic collection of beautiful drone shots is certain to leave you calm, quieted, and slipping into a beautifully relaxed state.

Shot on &
All shots copyright 2023 Seattle Aeronautics LLC & Scipher Media

https://youtu.be/XQTXMocKt1g?si=k3pwFzY6Kb4mqS3Z

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05/11/2024

Although it was at the tail end, we were lucky enough to snap a few shots last night from an . Each panorama is the culmination of 30 individual 8-sec exposures, totalling 4 min of exposure time per final, and ~5 min of total shooting time per photo.

03/02/2024

Took a trip up into the Mount Baker National Forest earlier this week to capture some b-roll of the snow. Parked on the tiny, snowy bank on the side of a highway snaking through a remote back-mountain town known as Silverdale, we popped up in the air to see what we could find.

Turns out, there's quite a lot to see (if you can withstand the cold, biting wind and frigid temperatures)!

01/30/2024

We are super excited to have finally pulled the trigger on upgrading some of our on-ground video game! We've just added the to our equipment arsenal, and we're already working to incorporate auto-follow, Lidar, and vehicle mounting to our available functions!

Keep your eyes peeled for more videos, coming soon. Looking forward to what 2024 has waiting to inspire and create!

12/27/2023

And now for a surprise Holiday addition to the fleet. A cinema classic to tide us over until our Alta X is ready!