Real estate drone photography and hotel video in Corsica
A listing does a poor job of describing where a property sits. Real estate drone photography, and drone video for a hotel or a campsite, show it at a glance, with the view, how you get there and everything around it. In Corsica, the sea, the maquis (the island's fragrant scrubland) or a village nearby often weigh on the decision, and that is precisely what your clients want to see before they travel. We shoot these images in Bastia, on Cap Corse and across the island, with retouching that stays true to reality.
Real estate drone photography, the location as much as the property
For a house, a plot or a new development, interior photos say nothing about what lies around it. Yet that is the first thing buyers and tenants look at. An aerial view gives them the real size of the plot and which way it faces, how far it is to the beach or the village centre, the neighbours, the view.
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Houses and villas
The whole property in one view with its garden and pool, set among its surroundings.
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Building plots
The shape of the plot, its slope, its access all read clearly. Very handy when land is hard to judge from the road.
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New developments
The site before and then during the works, plus images of the surroundings for the developer's sales material.
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Commercial premises
How visible a business unit or a shop is, where people park, how it is served by road.
Drone video for a hotel, a campsite or a wine estate
A tourism business expects two things from aerial video. It should make people want to come, and it should reassure them. Future guests see where they will sleep, what the grounds look like, how you walk down to the sea or up to the village. This kind of content belongs on your website's homepage, in your booking listings as well as on your social media.
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Hotels and holiday residences
The façade, the pool, the terraces, the garden, the view from the upper floors. The shots follow the route a guest would take.
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Campsites
An overview of the pitches and facilities, with the access. A top-down photo can even serve as the background for the site map handed to holidaymakers.
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Wine estates
The vines and the terrain, the cellar, the estate through the seasons. For welcoming visitors, for trade fairs or for the online shop.
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Restaurants and leisure
A beach restaurant, a watersports centre or a terrace by the sea, filmed at the hour when the light suits it best.
Images ready for your listings and your social media
We decide together where each image will be used. The files you receive are already adapted to their channel, from the property portal to your website.
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Photos for listings
Retouched views in the horizontal format that portals and booking platforms ask for, in a web version and at full resolution.
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Showcase film
A short video that alternates aerial views and, if you wish, ground-level footage. The music is licensed, and your contact details appear at the end.
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Vertical formats
9:16 versions edited for Stories and Reels, made to be watched on a phone.
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Added to your website
KALLISTACK also builds websites. So the images can go onto a homepage, a gallery or a property page without slowing it down.
How a property or tourism shoot works
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The brief
The property or venue, what it has best to show, the channels you are aiming at. For tourism, we add the season and the mood you're after.
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Feasibility and permissions
We check the restrictions on the area, especially in a town centre, near Bastia-Poretta airport or in a protected natural area, then handle the formalities. If a viewpoint can't be done, you're told.
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Getting the site ready
Small details change a lot. A clean pool, cars moved out of shot, shutters open, furniture in its place. Remember to let the occupants or guests know as well.
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The flight
The time of day is chosen to suit which way the place faces. We check the weather, then capture the planned views.
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Retouching, editing, delivery
Sorting, correction, editing. Then the files are delivered, sorted by use.
Respecting the neighbours, retouching without cheating
A property or a hotel nearly always has neighbours. We frame shots so as not to expose the gardens, terraces or windows next door, and we avoid filming recognisable people without their consent. Your guests or occupants are therefore told in advance; a face caught by chance is blurred in post-production. The flight itself follows French and European aviation rules, with whatever notifications or authorisations the place requires and a weather check.
When retouching, we correct light and colour, and we remove passing details like a parked car or a garden hose left on the lawn. Anything that belongs to the property or its setting, on the other hand, stays in the picture. A power line, a neighbouring building, a road, we leave them where they are. An honest image protects your credibility. A misleading listing can backfire on the seller or the business.
Licence and cost of drone video for a hotel or a property
The images come with a usage licence defined in the quote (listings, website, social media, brochures, advertising, duration). An estate agent often needs the images for as long as it takes to sell. A hotel or a campsite wants to use them for several seasons, on all its channels. The licence adjusts to either case.
The cost depends on how many properties or sites there are and how easy they are to reach, on the regulatory formalities, on the number of photos. It also varies with whether an edited film is planned, with the formats delivered and with the scope of the licence. If an agency has several properties to shoot in the same area, grouping them into one round keeps travel costs down.
Technologies and methods
- Aerial photography
- Showcase video
- 16:9 and 9:16 formats
- Honest retouching
- Website integration
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to film a hotel or campsite?
When the place is ready (pool filled, planting back in leaf, terraces set up), but before the peak-season crowds, so no guests end up in the shots. We talk it through at the brief, based on your opening calendar.
Should we tell the neighbours?
It isn't always compulsory, but in a residential area it's advisable. A neighbour who has been told worries less when a drone goes over. At the brief, we let you know if the location calls for specific formalities.
Does the owner need to give consent?
Yes. We fly at the request of the owner or the site manager, or with their consent, and we only take off from a spot where we're allowed to.
Can you film the interiors too?
The drone stays outside. For rooms and shared areas, KALLISTACK also shoots ground-level video for websites and social media, which gives you a consistent set.
Are the photos suitable for property portals and booking platforms?
Yes. We deliver versions in the formats and file sizes they expect. The licence covers that use as long as it appears in the quote.