Local 600 Drone Operators in New Orleans

Local 600 and non-union crews available. Studio-approved paperwork.

Louisiana's incentive program pulls union features and series, and Second Line Stages anchors a market that crews professionally. We supply Local 600 aerial crews for New Orleans productions.

CineDrones supplies Local 600 crews for union productions and non-union crews where the show allows it. We know how the aerial unit fits into the camera department on a union call sheet, how the day is accounted for, and what production accounting needs from us. It is the least glamorous part of the job and the part that most often decides whether a vendor gets hired twice.

Crewing in New Orleans

Louisiana's incentive built and kept a professional crew base here, and Second Line Stages anchors it. The market is smaller than Atlanta's but the people are experienced and the rates are reasonable.

The New Orleans production market

Louisiana's incentive program built a real crew base here, and Second Line Stages anchors it. Productions come for a look that cannot be faked anywhere else, which puts a premium on aerial work that actually uses the geography.

We shoot the French Quarter, the river, the bayou, and the Garden District — and we travel. CineDrones works nationwide, so if your production is basing in New Orleans and shooting somewhere else entirely, that is a normal week for us.

What a New Orleans booking includes

  • Local 600 crews for union productions
  • Non-union crews where the agreement allows
  • Aerial unit slotted into the camera department properly
  • Paperwork production accounting will accept
  • Studio-approved safety documentation

The same toolkit on union and non-union days — the crewing changes, the capability does not.

Selected credits

Our aerial units have worked on Ozark, Jack Ryan, Bosch, Mayans M.C., SEAL Team, NCIS: New Orleans, Fear the Walking Dead, American Horror Story, Modern Family, 9-1-1, Goliath, The Resident, Raising Dion, Castle Rock, Doctor Sleep and Chef's Table, for Netflix, Amazon, Apple, HBO, Hulu, Showtime, Sony, CBS, AMC, MTV and Bravo. See the work →

Local 600 Drone Operators in New Orleans — questions we get

Are your New Orleans drone crews Local 600?

We supply Local 600 crews for productions that require them and non-union crews where the show allows. You do not need to source two vendors to cover both cases.

How does the aerial unit fit on a union call sheet?

As part of the camera department, with the classifications and accounting your UPM expects. It is the least interesting part of the job and the part that most often decides whether a vendor gets a second call.

Can you work a mixed show?

Yes. Plenty of productions run union principal photography and non-union second unit or promo work. We staff to whatever the specific day requires.

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