Drone photography and aerial video in Corsica
It would take pages to describe what drone photography or aerial video shows in a second, such as a site within its setting, the size of an estate, or how close the sea or the village really is. We shoot these aerial images in Bastia, on Cap Corse and anywhere in Corsica. Retouching and editing follow, right up to files that are ready to publish. Every flight is planned in line with aviation rules and image rights.
What you get from drone photography and aerial video
An aerial shoot is useless if the images arrive in a format you can't use. So before the shoot, we fix the deliverables with you, in other words the exact list of files you will receive.
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Retouched aerial photos
The best views. We level the horizon and correct the light and colour. Each one comes in two versions, a light one for the web and a full-resolution one for print.
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Edited film
A short video about your venue or your business, ready to publish. The music is licensed, and your titles and logo are built in.
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A version for every format
Horizontal 16:9 for your website and YouTube, vertical 9:16 for Stories and Reels, square or 4:5 for feed posts. Each version is reframed for its screen. We never stretch an image to make it fit.
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Raw footage on request
Rushes are the raw clips, exactly as they come out of the camera. You can have them if you'd rather edit yourself or keep an archive of everything.
What aerial video can be used for
Your visitors first want to know where the place is and what's around it. A view from above answers that directly. Depending on your sector, it then serves quite different goals, for a business as much as for a public body.
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Tourism and hospitality
The path down to the beach, the pool, the garden, the view. The film also places the property in relation to the village or the coast.
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Wine estates
The plots and the lie of the land, the estate through the seasons, for your website, your trade fairs or your online shop.
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Events
Conveying the scale of a festival, a race or a show with wide shots, alongside the ground footage. Near the public, the flight stays within the limits the rules set.
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Businesses
A production site, a business park, your facilities. These images work on a homepage, in a job advert or in a sales presentation.
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Public bodies
Showing off a development, a harbour, a heritage site or an urban project. Or showing the before and after of a scheme.
Drone filming, the shoot step by step
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The brief
You tell us what you want to show and to whom, then where the images will be published. We draw up a list of shots and sequences from that, then choose the time of day when the light will work best.
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Feasibility and permissions
We study the location, looking at restricted zones, nearby houses or an airfield, whether the public will be there, possible take-off points. Then we handle the formalities the flight requires. If a shot can't be done, we suggest something else.
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On the day
The remote pilot, who flies the drone from the ground, checks the weather and the area before take-off, without forgetting the equipment. The planned shots are then captured with the drone always in sight.
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Retouching and editing
We choose the best images, correct them, then edit the film as agreed. Adjustments are still possible before the final version, within the limits set in the quote.
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Delivery
You get a download link. Files are named and sorted by use (website, social media, print).
Flying a drone under French and European rules
In France, professional drone use falls under both European rules and the French civil aviation authority (DGAC). Flights are sorted into European categories according to risk. The simplest belong to the so-called 'open' category; the others fall into the 'specific' category, which calls for a risk assessment and extra formalities.
For every shoot, we check the restrictions on the area (built-up zone, protected natural site, the surroundings of Bastia-Poretta airport or another airfield), the weather, wind above all, and whether members of the public will be around. We do not fly over gatherings beyond what the rules allow. Between a shot and a risk, we give up the shot.
Image rights and the usage licence for your aerial photos
The rights behind an aerial image cover two quite separate matters. The first concerns people and neighbours. A recognisable person shouldn't appear without their consent, and the privacy of neighbouring properties has to be protected; we think about it at the framing stage and, where needed, blur a face or a number plate in post-production.
The second is what you will do with the images. The quote sets out the licence granted, with the media (website, social media, print, advertising), how long it lasts, where it applies and whether it is exclusive. You know from the outset what the files can be used for. Wider uses can be built in if the project needs them.
What drives the cost of drone photo or video work
No standard rate here. Two shoots are rarely alike, so the quote goes through the few factors that matter, line by line.
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The location and its access
Travel within Corsica, how easy the site is to reach, the number of take-off points.
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Regulatory formalities
Flying over open countryside takes less preparation than flying in town, near an airfield or above an event.
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The volume of images
How many retouched photos, how many video sequences, and over how many locations or times of day.
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Editing, formats, rights
A simple film or a more crafted one, the number of versions to deliver, use limited to your website and social media or extended to advertising.
Technologies and methods
- Aerial photography
- Aerial video
- 16:9, 9:16 and 4:5 formats
- Photo retouching
- Video editing
- EU drone categories
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to be there on the day?
It isn't required, but it helps. Someone on site can open a gate, move a car, warn the occupants or approve a framing. If you can't come, we agree a contact on site beforehand.
Can you film at sunrise or sunset?
Yes, when the location and the rules allow it. In the morning and late in the day, low light brings out the relief, the stone, the sea. We time the flight to the way the site faces.
How many photos or video clips will I get?
That is decided at the brief, depending on how you'll use them. A homepage needs only a few strong views. A gallery calls for a fuller set, and social media for a film with its different cuts. The number of files delivered is written into the quote.
Can I use the images in an advert?
Yes, if the licence allows it. Bring it up at the brief, because a campaign, billboards or exclusivity widen the rights, and so change the quote.
Can you put the images on our website?
Yes. KALLISTACK also builds websites, so we can place the images on a homepage or in a gallery. We keep an eye on file size so the page still loads quickly.