The biggest hurdle was solving camera stabilization in flight. The 1946 film, The Bandit of Sherwood Forest, reported using a custom-built helicopter with a camera rig. For example, engine vibrations and mid-air shaking often lead to unusable footage. Image provided by The Metropolitan Museum of ArtĪerial cinematography saw further advancements in the 1927 film Wings, showcasing daring mid-flight stunts and acrobatics. However, aerial shots featuring action or subjects on the ground remained a challenge to capture. Unfortunately, those photographs do not survive today. Two years earlier, French photographer, Nadar, made history taking similar views of Paris. One of the earliest American aerial photographs was taken from a hot air balloon featuring views of Boston. ‘Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It’ (1860) – James Wallace Black Filmmakers captured early aerial shots from hot air balloons or specialized kite rigs. The desire to transport the viewer to great heights has been around since the early days of photography. Acquiring an aerial shot requires deliberate planning and often special equipment. For instance, this equipment can range from planes, helicopters, cranes, and drones, to name a few. Sometimes considered a point-of-view shot, they can convey an omniscient perspective. Additionally, birds-eye-view or god’s-eye-view is another terminology used to describe this shot. The Aerial Shot is one of those uniquely cinematic shots in the filmmaker’s toolkit that can do that and more!Īerial shots can convey a sense of scale and geography through a high or elevated vantage point. It can immerse us in a story world or communicate subtext and nuance. The shots a filmmaker chooses do more than tell us about plot and action. The ability to take the viewer on a dynamic visual journey through storytelling and drama is one of the advantages of filmmaking.
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