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Construction films and aerial monitoring for London developments.

Retained by Ballymore. CAA Operational Authorisation. Cleared to fly Central London restricted airspace.

For developers. Update films For contractors. Aerial monitoring

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For residential developers

Quarterly buyer update films

Off-plan buyers wait two to four years to see what they have bought. Photographs of foundations and hoardings do not build confidence. A quarterly film does.

One shoot. One film. Every stakeholder. Buyers, investors, lenders, sales teams, board.

We are retained by Ballymore for quarterly buyer update films across Embassy Gardens and Brentford. Two-year programmes, eight episodes, restricted London airspace.

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Standard films from £1,000 per quarter. Premium from £3,000.

For contractors and construction directors

Monthly aerial site monitoring

Programmed monthly flights from a fixed flight path. Stills, edited video, time-lapse archive. The same coordinates every month, frame-accurate continuity, no surprises.

Built for site progress reporting, programme verification, stakeholder updates, dispute evidence.

CAA Operational Authorisation. £10m public liability. CHAS-equivalent SSIP. Cleared to fly inside Central London restricted zones.

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Programmes from £350 per month, duration of build.

The retained programme that proves the model.

Eight quarterly films across two years for Ballymore. The Capston at Embassy Gardens. The Brentford Project. Ground-level cinematography, drone aerial, animated CGI composited into live 4K, on-camera interviews with site management. Restricted-airspace clearance every quarter through NATS, Battersea Heliport, the Metropolitan Police, and the American Embassy. Frame-accurate GPS-locked flight paths that compound into a complete time-lapse by handover.

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Three credentials that matter

01

Restricted London airspace

Operational Authorisation from the Civil Aviation Authority. Active workflows for Central London Restricted Zones R157, R158 and R159. Coordinated clearances with Battersea Heliport, the Metropolitan Police MPSFU, and US Embassy security. Most drone operators cannot or will not work this airspace. We do, every quarter, on retained contracts.

02

Construction-side compliance

£10m public liability. £1m+ professional indemnity. CHAS-equivalent SSIP accreditation. RAMS templates ready for Procore, Asite or your system. CSCS-carded crew on every site visit. Insurance certificates and policy documents available on request before mobilisation.

03

Ten years of production discipline

Created by Blood Orange Film. Ten years producing for NatWest, Bentley, Adidas and the BBC. The crew, the kit, the colourist and the post pipeline are the same. The output meets broadcast standards even when the audience is one boardroom.

Selected work

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The Capston, Embassy Gardens

Ballymore

Quarterly buyer update film. Episode 1 of 8.
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The Brentford Project

Ballymore

Quarterly buyer update film. Q1 2026.
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Confidential project

Tier 1 main contractor

Canary Wharf. Monthly aerial monitoring. Available under NDA on request.

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How a retained programme works

  1. 01

    Pre-production call.

    We confirm site, frequency, key milestones, stakeholders to interview, and any access constraints.

  2. 02

    Quarterly or monthly capture.

    Crew on site. Clearance handled in advance. No site disruption.

  3. 03

    Frame.io review.

    You watch your film in 4K and drop comments on the exact moment that needs attention. No spreadsheets, no timecodes.

  4. 04

    Delivery.

    Master file plus the cut-downs you need: investor pack, social, sales suite, board deck.

Common questions

Are you cleared to fly Central London?

Yes. We hold active NATS Non-Standard Flight Permission workflows for R157, R158 and R159, and have coordinated clearances with Battersea Heliport ATC, the Metropolitan Police, and the US Embassy on Ballymore's Embassy Gardens scheme.

What insurance do you carry?

£10m public liability, £1m professional indemnity, £10m employer's liability. Certificate of Insurance current to the year and available on request before mobilisation.

Can you produce content under NDA?

Yes. Roughly a third of our active work is under NDA. Case studies are published only with written client consent.

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Document a development properly.

Most developers send buyers a few site photos and a paragraph from the project manager. We make the film that does the rest.

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