DUTCH DRONE SERVICES

CERTIFIED AND 12 YEARS OF SET EXPERIENCE

DRONE AERIAL CINEMATOGRAPHY

COMMERCIALS, FILMS, SERIES, CORPORATE VIDEOS AND MORE

Kiwi Aerial Shots is a Dutch drone company based in Amsterdam (the Netherlands). We have certified drones and pilots and have a team with 10 years of experience and a great diversity of skills. This way we can always act fast and understand the workflow and methods of small and big film productions. Our drone services include heavy-lift drone services flying camera setups like ARRI Alexa and RED cameras and smaller drones like the Inspire 2 plus X7 and FPV drones. If you have any questions regarding our certified drones, pilots, and camera setups, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

If you need a professional Dutch drone company for your shoot, you’ve come to the right place!

HEAVY-LIFTER

When production or DoP demands that the aerial shots are made with the same camera as they use on the ground we have our Kiwi Condor drone. Camera setups up to 13,5KG for our own ALEXA MINI or a ARRI 35 with heavy Anamorphic prime lenses are no problem for this beast!

ARRI / RED PAGE

DJI INSPIRE 3

At Kiwi we have two of these amazing new drones and two X9 cameras. This means we can always bring a backup set. We'll also bring a wireless monitor for the client or Director/ DoP and have all the lenses possible for this camera. From 18mm up to 50mm.

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FPV DRONES

We fly all sorts of FPV drone setups, completely adjusted to your whishes and production. From the Cinewhoop or Parrot drone with GoPro 12 or the more high-End FPV drones for a naked Black magick poket or Freefly Ember camara for 4K footage in 800fps!

FPV page

Our drones and cameras

OUR OWN ALEXA MINI | FPV OR HEAVY-LIFTER | ALWAYS A BACKUP ON SET

At Kiwi Aerial Shots we have a workshop with a great diversity of drones, cameras, and technical equipment. All our drones are registered and certified. For the bigger productions and camera setups, we fly our self built heavy-lift drones like the Kiwi Condor quadcopter which is the same as a Freefly Alta X. Also or our Matrice600 Pro drone is used regularly for flying camera bodies like the Lumix Panasonic, ARRI Alexa Mini and Sony cameras. Underneath our Condor we use DJI Roninn 2 gimball for flying or ARRI Alexa mini or ARRI 35.

THE NEW DJI INSPIRE 3

8K RAW FULL FRAME | 120FPS | 14 STOPS | RTK FUNCTIEON

For some of our drone productions, it’s faster and easier to fly the brand new DJI Inspire 3 with Zenmuse X9 Air camera. This impressive successor of the Inspire 2 allows film in 8K resolution at 75fps! This can be pushed up to 120fps in 4K resolution. Another upgrade is the positioning system. The Inspire 3 is way more stable and by using an RTK (Real-Time Kinematic) positioning system the flight path of this new DJI drone is amazingly accurate. The new Zenmuse X9 camera has dual native ISO and 14+ stops of Dynamic Range. Let us know if you need more information about our new Inspire 3 drone and all the possibilities.

AS A STAND ALLONE TEAM OR AS A PART OF A BIG FILM PRODUCTION

Commercials

We've done commercials for Volkswagen, Toyota, AMAZON, McDonalds, Mustang and RED BULL

Portfolio page

CORPORATE

Our drone services have contributed to many corporate videos and we can also provide the whole production from concept to 4k video

Corporate drone video

FILM & DOCS

For film and TV series we mostly fly our own ARRI Alexa Mini or one of the RED cameras.

ARRI / RED services

SPORTS

We have years of experience in filming extreme sports and are true specialists when it comes to filming kite-surfers!

portfolio

TV SERIES

We have made drone footage for tv series of Netflix, Discovery Channel, the BBC, and National Geographic with Europe from above.

MUSIC VIDEOS

We have flown our cameras for some big productions like Armin van Buren, rapper Bizzey and the famous Dutch music artist Willem for his music video 'Houten pak'.

Drone portfolio

Livestream

Our Livestream drone team can deliver great aerial footage for your tv channel or online platform.

livestream services

SINGLE PILOT VS DUAL OPERATING

Drone teams of one, two er even three professionals

All drone pilots start with being both the pilot of the drone and the camera operator. Fine in most cases especially when there is a lot of space around the subject that needs to be filmed and you can work with some wider lenses. On more professional film sets drone teams often come with a minimum of two people. A certified drone pilot and an experienced camera operator. This way, the pilot can make the best flight paths as he can watch the drone at all times, not worry about the frame. This way the drone pilot can fly near objects, buildings, people or trees without any risk. At the same time, the camera operator can make the best shot possible completely focussing on the lighting and framing of the shot. Something that will always get you the best result possible, especially when filming with longer lenses. When we work with our heavy-lift drones we often come with a team of three. The third person in this case operates the focus or zoom which is possible when adding lens motor to the bigger camera setups.

FLYING OUR OWN ARRI ALEXA MINI AROUND THE GLOBE

12 YEARS OF BUILDING A DRONE PORTFOLIO

After twelve years, we’ve built a portfolio we are truly proud of. Below you can see some videos for which Kiwi Aerial Shots made the drone footage. As said, we have worked on all kinds of productions. From a music video for Armin van Buren to the Chapter One movie with among others Richard Branson. To see more of our drone and helicopter portfolio you can go to our portfolio page or contact us directly so we can send you specific drone footage that matches your request.

High-end Aerial cinematography

For cameras like our own ARRI Alexa Mini or a RED we fly our heavy-lift Condor drone, The Freefly Alta X, or the DJI Matrice600, depending on the requested setup. Read everything about this on our ARRI and RED drone page.

ARRI and RED drones

European certified

Kiwi Aerial Shots is a so-called EASA SPECIFIC certified drone company which means we can get exemptions to fly in every possible air space. Next to this, we only work with certified and insured drones.

About Kiwi

Inspire 3 with Zenmuse X9

The DJI Inspire 3 is a commonly used drone that we use for all sorts of productions. We fly the DJI Inspire 3 with a X9 9AIR camera for full-frame 8K 75fps aerial shots.

Drones and Cameras

HIGH-END Camera setups and payloads

All our gimbals are equipped with multiple D-tap connections to add extra's like a lightweight follow focus to the setup.

Drones & Cameras

Globally active

We travel across the globe to make aerial shots for all sorts of film productions. We have the knowledge, the network and experience to get the best aerial shots from Fiji to the France Alpes.

Live stream drone services

We can deploy a professional live stream from any location in the Netherlands making certified drone shots for your online platform.

Live stream drone services

Professional Dutch drone teams

We work with fully certified pilots and professional camera operators. We have multiple in house drone teams so we are always able to deliver!

About Kiwi

Specialised in the Maritime industrie

Making drone shots above the water requires special skill, experience, and technical knowledge of the drone. At Kiwi Aerial Shots we have over 9 years of experience filming offshore, the biggest million-dollar yachts, extreme watersports en the most beautiful nature from the Netherlands and Fiji.

Maritime drone productions

Heavy-lift Condor drone

This heavy-lift drone gives us the capacity to lift bigger camera setups. The Condor drone has a maximum take-off weight of 28KG!

Equipment

12 years of drone experience

After years of technical and cinematography camera experience, we are now flying our drones for more than 12 years. This combination makes us able to deliver the best possible drone shot to any film production!

About Kiwi

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European Certified drone company

NIGHTFLIGHTS | AMSTERDAM-ROTTERDAM | HARBOR AREAS

Regarding the Dutch drone regulations, we have all the knowledge you need to have. Together with our certified drones and certified drone pilots we can get exemptions on Dutch locations that others can’t get. We can fly in the harbor of Rotterdam or in the airspace of Amsterdam. We have the info to contact air traffic control in all the different airspaces in the Netherlands and are even allowed to fly our drones at night. Get in touch when you have a question about certain parts of the country and we can inform you about the possibilities.

Drone flights at night

As a fully certified drone company Kiwi Aerial Shots has a unique certification for performing drone flights at night! Call us if you want to know more about this.

Performing drone flights at night

Airspace exemption

For some parts of the Dutch airspace, a special permit is needed. This is the case in controlled airspaces like next to the Dutch national airport Schiphol. At Kiwi we can always get the approval so let us know wher you want to fly!

Flying in Amsterdam and Rotterdam

Big Dutch cities like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Maastricht are all within controlled civil airspace because of a nearby airport. We can get permission to fly in these restricted airspaces with a so-called RT operator.

WE CAN FLY IN HARBORS AND INDUSTRIAL SITES

For the so-called CTR (controlled traffic regions) within the Dutch airspace, we have to send out a NOTAM. We also have all the contact with customs, police and harbor masters to fly at any harbor location in the Netherlands.

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Our drone workflow methods

Location, Airspace, Camera, location, subject and production

When we have contact about your video production we want to discuss the exact wishes of the DoP/ director. Sometimes the goal and shots are completely clear, other times a conversation is needed to explain what is possible whit the required drone and camera setup in which we are more than happy to help. The main subject to get clarity about is for example the type of camera that is needed. This determines the drone we need for the shoot. Next to that, it’s important to know what the subject of the video will be and what the role of the drone shots is in the overall video production. Next to these, location is a very important factor. This to get a clear insight into the safety on the ground and exact airspace we have to carry out the drone flights. For bigger productions it’s possible we go on a recce with the DoP and or director. We can discuss the whole production and check safety measures that must be taken into account. If everything is all good we contact IL&T if we need to get special exemptions and later one we will contact LVNL to state our drone flight. If you want more information about the Dutch Drone regulations or the controlled airspace within the Netherlands, check our Kiwi blog page. Of course, you can also just contact us, tell us about your video production and we will make sure everything is handled in the right way.