Aerial Filmworks


Aerial HD filming with the Cineflex V14HD in Costa Rica. Aerial Filmworks provided the gyro-stabilized camera system, helicopter mount and camera operator.

Aerial Filmworks, a division of Ron Chapple Studios, provides experienced full-time camera operators, and the gyro-stabilized Cineflex HD camera systems for entertainment, advertising and corporate clients. The Cineflex, used for the Planet Earth series, provides amazingly smooth aerial video footage. Our extensive helicopter filming experience, in-house Cineflex camera operators, tech support and years of location work deliver successful projects in extreme environments.

Grand Canyon Demo Reel

“I just wanted to say how pleased I am with the aerials. My absolute favourite is the shot of the lava deep inside the earth – absolutely steady as a rock and gorgeous! We really appreciate the way you have been able to work so efficiently. Discovery Channel is really happy!”

~Alice Harper, Series Producer, Raging Planet- Pioneer TV

We deliver a complete turnkey package including the Cineflex V14 HD heli-gimbal, helicopter brackets, Sony CineAlta SRW-1 HDCAM SR record decks, HD LCD monitors, generators, and ground-to-air aviation radios. Aerial Filmworks is the source for gyro-stabilized Cineflex HD aerial projects. Our full-time camera operators have thousands of hours of Cineflex time filming all over the world.

Aerial Location and International Expertise

With 25 years of helicopter and location experience, Aerial Filmworks will manage all the logistics and flight planning required for a successful project. We have contacts with helicopter companies all over the world.


Testing the new Axsys Technologies V14MSII surveillance system on a Eurocopter AS350B2 in the California desert for General Dynamics.

We have filmed with the Cineflex V14 HD in Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, California, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada, Utah, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oregon, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming, West Virginia, Washington State, Washington DC, New Hampshire and Florida.

Our international projects include Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Samoa, Kuwait, Oman, and Taiwan.

We are fully registered with the US State Department to export our Cineflex into countries authorized under the ITAR regulations. We have the in-house expertise to wrangle complicated international projects. The Aerial Filmworks full-time staff will manage the entire process including travel arrangements, shipping, insurance and ATA carnets.

Aerial HD Stock Footage

Aerial Filmworks continually creates new aerial HD stock footage for licensing through Corbis Motion and Thought Equity Motion.

We currently have HD stock video footage of the Grand Canyon National Park, Monument Valley, Vancouver, Denver, Chicago, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Lake Powell, Utah, Newfoundland, and oil refineries in Texas and Louisiana.

For detailed information, please visit http://www.aerialfilmwork.com/