Film locations and helicopter photography work

We have more than 25 years’ experience working with the film industry and we specialise in mountain flying, lifting, aerial filming, and transporting crew and gear. We have supported filming in some of the most remote parts of the South Island and in offshore locations in the South Pacific and the subantarctic Islands. 

Our pilots regularly use Continental, Tyler Wescam and Spacecam mounts and our helicopters can be customised to meet the precise needs of a film crew. We support film crews working on large and small scale projects, often in challenging mountainous environments. 

We have extensive local knowledge and can recommend locally based specialist resources to support your filming operation.  

Our experience includes:

• Feature films – Lord of the Rings, The Vertical Limit, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit 
  International advertisements
• Promotional filming – mostly in the Mount Cook, Southern Lakes and Fiordland regions
• Offshore filming – subantarctic Islands and New Caledonia
• Television news
• Natural history documentaries
• Relocation of support crew 

We also help photographers capture award-winning images by getting them to the right place at the right time. We’ve supported award winning photographers in the following fields: 

• Wildlife
• Adventure sports
• Landscape
• Topography
• Natural history
• Aviation
• News media
• Research