When the shot needs a real cinema camera in the air, this is what we build.
Not every aerial shot can be done with a small drone. When a production needs the image quality of a full cinema camera — the resolution, the latitude, the lenses — you need a platform that can carry it. This is ours.
The mighty Freefly Alta X, paired with the Movi Pro gimbal and the ARRI Alexa Mini LF: a powerhouse built for big, stable, cinematic moves that open up whole new creative possibilities.
Why this combination
The Alta X is the heavy-lift airframe — powerful, stable, and designed to carry professional cinema payloads. The Movi Pro is the gimbal that keeps the camera rock-steady through aggressive moves. And the ARRI Alexa Mini LF is one of the most respected large-format cinema cameras in the industry.
Together they let us put the exact camera, lens and look the DP is using on the ground up into the air — so aerial and ground footage are indistinguishable in the edit.
What it unlocks
Big, stable moves: slow rising reveals, long tracking shots, and locked-off frames that hold on a landscape or a vehicle without a hint of wobble. It's the difference between a 'drone shot' and a cinema shot that happens to be airborne.
It's the flagship of our fleet for high-end film, television and commercial work — and it flies alongside our FPV kits and cinema drones so we can scope the right tool to every shot.
Frequently asked
- What camera can the Freefly Alta X carry?
- The Alta X is a heavy-lift drone capable of carrying full cinema cameras such as the ARRI Alexa Mini LF (paired here with a Movi Pro gimbal), as well as RED and other large-format bodies with professional lenses.
- Why fly a full cinema camera on a drone instead of a smaller drone?
- A full cinema camera matches the ground unit's image quality, colour and lenses exactly, so aerial shots cut seamlessly into the film. Smaller drones are lighter and more agile but can't match that image pipeline.
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