When is a drone not a drone?!
There are those who would say a drone is always a drone, but in my opinion if it isn’t flying then it’s not doing what a drone should do. DJI have developed and built an amazing array of aerial technologies […]
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Drone Filming for Season 2 of The Crown
LA Media was delighted to be asked back for series two of The Crown, a widely popular show on Netflix. On season one of The Crown, we were invited out to use our drones to capture upwards of 1000 stills for […]
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Britain’s Coastal Railways With Dame Julie Walters
The whole LA Media team was utterly buzzing when we received a call from Alaska TV to come work with them on Channel Four’s new four-part documentary series, ‘Britain’s Coastal Railways with Julie Walters’. This documentary will see Julie take the […]
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Golfing Drama Tommy’s Honour Released at Cinemas
Tommy’s Honour is out now in the UK cinemas and LA Media was extremely proud to produce some outstanding drone footage for this BAFTA award-winning film. We are thrilled that our drone footage is being shown on the big screens across the […]
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Highland Spring Commercial: Brave By Nature
LA Media was thrilled to be asked once again by MTP, one of Scotland’s leading commercial production companies, to come out and do some exciting drone filming. We were asked to film the aerials for a new action adventure promotion for […]
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Drone Filming for ITV’s New Murder Mystery ‘The Loch’
LA Media was chuffed to be asked by ITV Studios to film drone footage for their landmark drama The Loch. The Loch is a six-part murder mystery thriller starring Laura Fraser (Houdini and Doyle, The Missing, Peter & Wendy), Siobhan […]
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LA Media gets Schwepped Away on Eilean Donan
LA Media‘s drone team was recently booked by David Taylor Production Services to use our drones to film Eilean Donan Castle. The client in question was soft-drink giant Schweppes. Working alongside a Spanish crew and Norwegian director we brought our Scottish […]
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LA Media First to Fly Drones Inside Celtic Park!
LA Media has been at the forefront of commercial drone production since drones have been around. Naturally, we were thrilled to be asked by 422.tv, a Glasgow-based production company, to fly drones over Celtic’s iconic football stadium. This was a historic […]
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5 Drone Weather Tips for Safe Happy UAV Filming
Drone weather tips: the pressures and pitfalls of flying for production in a Scottish climate – Oh the glamour of it all! We all know the weather is a crucial factor when filming outdoors, but it becomes even more important […]
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Eagle Meets Drone: A Short-Film is born!
Recently LA Media had the opportunity to film a stunning golden eagle called Diesel and his handler Steven Mallice. In this blog we will tell you how we managed to execute these shots using our DJI Inspire1 drone.
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The Drone Market: UK’s High Tech Economy
As we stride into the New Year we here at LA Media feels buoyed up by the Government’s release of a new consultation document on the Benefits of Drones to the UK. How can the drone market Benefit the UK? Well PwC […]
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New York City Drone Film Festival to Commence in March
LA Media is super excited for the 3rd annual New York City Drone Film Festival, which is taking place this year on 17, 18 & 19 March 2017. The New York Drone Film Festival is considered to be the world’s […]
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Buying a Drone Doesn’t Have to be Scary
Buying a drone can be a daunting task, believe us we know. Depending on who and what you are buying it for it can be a significant investment. But more importantly, you want to get the right drone for what […]
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The Drone Safety Code – Rules to Fly By!
It’s happened, drones have officially gone mainstream. To say that drones have become popular in recent years is an understatement. Drones are considered to be one of the must-have gadgets for Christmas 2016. Because drones are becoming so popular we […]
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Lovesick Season 2 – Drones over Loch Lomond
The Netflix series, formerly known as Scrotal Recall, now known as Lovesick is a British sitcom created by BAFTA nominated writer, Tom Edge. Starring Johnny Flynn, Antonia Thomas and Daniel Ings, the show is a fun romantic comedy that follows the exploits of main character Dylan. […]
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Drone Filming with Director Evangelia Kranioti for Barrie
LA Media was asked to film drone footage for award-winning Greek filmmaker and visual artist Evangelia Kranioti. Kranioti was selected to capture the vision of historic luxury cashmere manufacturer Barrie’s new Autumn/ Winter 2016 collection. Drone Footage by LA Media […]
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Tommy’s Honour Wins BAFTA
We are so chuffed to officially have contributed to a BAFTA winning film! In 2015, LA Media was very proud to be asked to provide drone filming for Jason Connery’s latest directorial venture, Tommy’s Honour. Connery is the son of the […]
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BBC 2 The Great Guide: Our North Sea Coast
Recently we were very pleased to be asked by BBC 2 to capture drone footage of Scotland’s stunning North Sea Coast for the fifth episode of their fascinating new series, The Great Guide. With Neil Oliver and Tessa Dunlop presenting […]
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Drone Hire: The 7 questions you should be asking!
Are you a production manager? Thinking about using drones for your next production? You may not have worked with them yet in your production career but you will have heard of them, and, no doubt at some point in the […]
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LA Media Films The West Highland Way Run Using Drones
LA Media was recently asked to capture drone footage for the exciting BBC Adventure Show. In this episode they needed drone cameras to capture a unique perspective of the notorious West Highland Way Run. 2016 marked the 32nd running of this great race […]
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2016 Euro Cup FPV Racing Championship Takes Off!
Woohoo it’s one day till the Euro Cup FPV Racing Championship in Ibiza, which takes place October 7th – 9th 2016. This is one of the biggest FPV events in the Drone Racing calendar. It is also a qualifier for […]
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Why Use Drones? We’ve Got 5 Compelling Reasons Why You Should
Why use drones? Don’t worry here at LA Media we have million reasons why using drones is a good thing. In this blog we share with you our top five reasons to use drones in media. Well to put it simply […]
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Scottish FPV Open Championship 2016
In August 2016 the very first Scottish FPV Nationals took place in a field near Dundee. The purpose in creating this event was to find a Scottish Champion and a Scottish national team of six pilots that could represent Scotland in […]
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Is FPV Drone Racing the Next Big Spectator Sport?
FPV Drone Racing is tipped to be the world's next big spectator sport, but what is it exactly and is it really the new Formula One of the future? Keep reading to discover how this hobby went from a backyard game to an international high stakes competitive sport.
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Drone Filming for Volvo’s Stunning New Campaign
Earlier this year LA Media provided drone filming for Volvo’s campaign for their new V90 Cross Country vehicle. It was all top secret and ‘hush-hush’ until Volvo had their launch…well, now they have so we can share with you! Drone […]
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