Production Services
10 years of aerial filming expertise. SGM combines highly experienced FAA certificated pilots with established cinematographers known for creativity and discipline.
Our teams have worked on numerous film and TV productions. We have extensive experience working closely with producers, directors and DPs through all aspects of production.
SGM builds and operates specialized camera drones uniquely designed to achieve stunning visuals.
Aerial Stock Footage
SGM maintains extensive libraries of aerial stock footage available for licensing. Footage is captured and processed in strict workflows to meet and exceed professional color broadcast standards. Our footage is regularly intercut with A camera footage on premium episodic narratives and feature productions.
SGM also provides a full service B-roll sourcing service. We work directly with your post-production team to acquire original footage specific to your need, matching time of day, location, lighting, etc.
- Alexa Mini/LF, RED, Venice, Inspire X9 / X7 / X5S.
- Lenses by Cooke, Zeiss, Angenieux, Sigma, etc.
- Remote focus, iris, zoom.
- HD and 4K video downlink.
- $5M aviation liability, workers’ compensation, general liability.
- IATSE Local 600 Cinematographers Guild.
- FAA authorizations, film permits, waivers, exemptions.
- Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Chicago, New York City.
- 4K – 6K resolution.
- RAW source graded and rendered to ProRes 422HQ / 4444XQ.
- VFX plates, 360.
- 3D topography modeling.
- Shoot to license options for productions seeking custom footage.
Recent Film and Television Projects
A Man in Full (Netflix, 2024), Abled: The Blake Leeper Story (2023), Choose Love (Netflix, 2023), The After Party (Apple TV+, 2022), Succession (HBO, 2022), All American (Warner Brothers, 2019-2022), Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO, 2021), Insecure (HBO, 2017-2022), Long Slow Exhale (Paramount, 2021), AGT Extreme (NBC, 2021), Fake Famous (HBO, 2020), Skin In The Game (2019), Raising Dion (Netflix, 2019), Superfly (Sony, 2018), Hermanos (2018), The Mandela Effect (2018), MotorTrend Ignition (2018-2019), Snowfall (FX, 2017), Goliath (Amazon, 2016-2017), Skid Row Marathon (2017), Stars 80 (2017), The Nice Guys (Warner Brothers, 2016), Shut Eye (Hulu, 2016), Colony (USA Network, 2016)
Clients
Netflix, HBO, max, Warner Brothers, Hulu, Amazon Studios, FX, Sony Pictures, A24, Disney, CBS, ABC, KTLA, Mistress, 72andSunny, Major League Baseball, LA2028 Olympic Committee, Los Angeles Tourism and Convention, MotorTrend, The Broad, Center Theater Group, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Hyundai, Toyota, John Deere, and others.
Stock Footage Library
Sweeping skylines, neighborhoods, iconic locations, highways, bridges, city streets, night, day, sunset. Silly Goose Media maintains extensive aerial footage libraries of Los Angeles, Southern California, San Francisco, Atlanta, and other locations. If you have a film, television or commercial production seeking drone stock footage, please contact us for access to the fully searchable online library.
A small sample of our vast library of aerial drone stock footage of Los Angeles daytime. Over 300 different locations across LA.
A “best of” collection from the Los Angeles aerial footage library of nighttime scenes. Updated Dec 2023.
A high-speed drone tour over the recent California wildflower super bloom in the Antelope Valley. This is the one time drone shadows are cool!
An aerial journey by drone across Los Angeles from dusk until dawn.
A sample of the Atlanta drone stock footage available in our online library which features over 50 different locations.
In 2013, I first flew a drone in downtown Los Angeles and edited the footage into a video. This video is a recent fresh take on that video.
Equipment
Great Shots, Small Package
We fly the DJI Inspire 2 with the X5S and X7 cameras more often than any other drone. We use them on-set and for aerial library footage. They’re small and feature an integrated HD downlink and camera control. And the cameras deliver exceptional quality, with 13 and 14 stops at 5K (12-bit) and 6K (14-bit) resolutions respectively in either RAW or ProRes formats.
Heavy Lift Drones
Set up to carry the ARRI Alexa Mini / LF or the RED Weapon / Helium / Komodo, these X8 and quad format drones deliver the same quality as your A camera. A wide variety of lenses and mounts exist including Zeiss and Cooke primes and Anginieux anamorphic lenses. Standard on all platforms is a 1080p HD downlink, FIZ camera control and a 3 to 4 person team of professionals.
Cinelifter FPV Drones
Custom designed platforms capable of producing high quality 4K footage at speeds up to 90MPH, operating in close proximity to vehicles or other objects. They have the smoothness of a drone but produce footage that feels like flying. They are capable of carrying a variety of camera systems and lenses including the RED Komodo.
Drones on Wheels
We bring a complete mobile production service to your set with production-ready equipment in order to fully integrate into your working environment no matter how remote. We bring portable power systems and workstations to provide continuous battery charging, video review and media handling.
On-Set Essentials
Large field monitors, wireless video village relay, camera and workstation carts compliment our on-set capabilities to make sure we fully integrate with your production environment and can work quickly and effectively in acquiring, reviewing and delivering shots.
Everything Else
From custom cases that carry media shuttles or charging equipment to a selection of purpose built camera control systems to a selection of tools and spare parts, we carry a lot of specialized equipment that through years of experience make the difference between good and great.
Contact Us
Silly Goose Media is based in Los Angeles, CA with regional production offices in Atlanta, GA and New York, NY.
