A camera, a drone, and a whole lot of sky.
It began the way the best stories do — with someone looking up.
Independent. Obsessive about the shot. At home in the sky.
Above the Story started the way most good obsessions do: one flight, one look at the world from three hundred feet, and no going back. Since then we've been climbing steadily — mastering flight paths, camera angles and cinematic reveals, and learning exactly which shot makes people say "whoa."
The flight log is young, but the standard is not: our first client project was planned, flown and delivered on time and on brief.
Every shoot runs like a production: pre-flight checklists, airspace clearance, shot lists and ground support on site. Safety and preparation come first on every single flight.
Explorers of the third dimension.
Everyone else films the world from five feet up. We think stories deserve the full picture — the rooftops, the treetops, the winding road that leads home. That's the view we chase on every flight.
How we got here
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The Spark
First flight
A first drone, a wide-open park, and that unforgettable moment the camera tilted down and the whole neighborhood turned into a miniature world.
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The Grind
Practice became precision
Hundreds of flights. Smooth orbits, cinematic reveals, tracking shots — plus learning the rules of the sky and how to plan a shoot from checklist to landing.
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The Milestone
First client project delivered
A real client, a real brief, a real deadline. Delivered on time — and the client loved it.
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Today
Above the Story takes off
Now we're booking flights for properties, brands and big productions — bringing feature-film aerial cinematography to real business stories.
Flying by our values
Three rules we never break, no matter how good the shot looks.
Safety First, Always
Pre-flight checklists, airspace checks and conservative flight plans on every shoot. No shot is worth a shortcut.
Big-Screen Standards
Shot lists, backup batteries, careful edits, on-time delivery — we treat every project like it's headed for the big screen.
Wonder in Every Frame
We fly because it's amazing up there. That excitement shows up in the footage — and it's the reason clients say our films feel different.