Aerial footage that truly adds meaning.
Aerial views are powerful only when they are used at the right moment, for the right reason. La Pixellerie treats drone images as a complement to your story, not as an effect in itself: geography, scale, context and atmosphere, always in line with the rest of your footage.
More than “nice shots”.
Drone footage becomes useful when it helps your audiences understand where they are and what is at stake: the layout of a congress centre, the setting of a campus or the scale of a coastal project on the French Riviera.
- aerial establishing shots of venues, cities and campuses,
- top views of infrastructures, routes and logistics flows,
- calm, readable movements designed for replay and editing.
Integrated into your films and live setups.
Aerials are prepared and graded together with your main cameras so that the final result feels like one single film. They can be used in corporate or institutional films, teaser clips, recaps of major events or as opening shots for live streams.
- integration into corporate and institutional films,
- key shots for event recap videos and aftermovies,
- aerial context for live streams and hybrid events.
Showreel – French Riviera aerials.
A short selection of aerial images filmed around Nice, Cannes, Monaco and the surrounding region: hotels, congress venues, coastal sites and institutional locations.
Note: full-resolution versions and customised edits are prepared for each project, depending on your audiences and platforms (web, internal, broadcast).
Showreels & recent excerpts.
A few emblematic excerpts from recent productions: cultural institutions, ministries, international festivals and lifestyle sequences where aerial images support the overall story.
Where aerials matter most.
Drone footage is not systematic. It is proposed when it clearly reinforces your message: explaining a site, a route, an environment or the scale of a project on the French Riviera.
Geographic context.
Aerials help viewers understand the structure of a site, the distance between key elements or the way an event is organised across several locations.
- overview of campuses and hospital sites,
- mapping of routes, circuits or logistics flows,
- reading of a site before a conference or congress.
Event overview.
For major events, aerial views bring order and clarity: how guests arrive, how spaces are arranged, what the overall atmosphere feels like from above.
- opening shots for recap films and highlights,
- documentation of large-scale installations,
- visual proof of attendance and engagement.
Projects & infrastructures.
Aerial sequences are often decisive when explaining an infrastructure, a regeneration project or a coastal development in a clear, didactic way.
- urban or coastal planning projects,
- presentation of industrial or research sites,
- before/after comparisons over time.
Safety and regulation on the French Riviera.
The French Riviera is a sensitive area for drones: coastal zones, heliports, dense urban areas, ports, protected sites and institutional buildings. Each flight is prepared accordingly, with a realistic assessment of what is possible.
Preparing each flight.
Before any aerial shoot, we analyse your location and the nature of your event: proximity to airports and heliports, altitude limits, local restrictions and the presence of sensitive sites or infrastructures.
- preliminary study of the site and surrounding area,
- assessment of regulatory constraints and no-fly zones,
- adapted flight plans or alternative options when needed.
Working with your teams.
For hotels, institutions and private venues, drone operations are coordinated with your security, communication and technical teams so that flights remain discreet, respectful and compatible with your protocols.
- coordination with venue management and security,
- particular attention to guests and privacy,
- clear go/no-go criteria in case of weather or constraints.
A simple method for aerial projects.
Drone work follows the same structured method as the rest of La Pixellerie’s projects: clarify, prepare, film and deliver — with a specific focus on regulation and integration into your final edits.
1. Clarify & plan.
We start by defining what aerial images should show: context, routes, scale, or a very specific point of view.
- briefing on the project and audiences,
- shortlist of useful aerial shots,
- integration into your overall video plan.
2. Secure the shoot.
Once the objectives are clear, we validate feasibility on site, prepare the flights and adapt to the constraints of the venue and event.
- site recce (remote or on location),
- regulatory checks and safety measures,
- coordination with your teams and the venue.
3. Deliver useful images.
Aerials are delivered together with your other footage or as standalone sequences, ready to be edited, archived or used in future projects.
- masters plus web-ready versions,
- selection of key shots for your editors,
- images that can be reused beyond a single event.
They trust us.
Media, institutions, cultural and research organisations, health bodies, hotels and event organisers call on La Pixellerie for tailored coverage, interviews, films, live setups and aerial views on the French Riviera and beyond.
