Ed Sheeran's July 18 stadium show at Allegiant Stadium is a reminder that Vegas production now extends well beyond the Strip's resort corridor — and requires its own airspace clearance.
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Read More ›From Dolby Live to The Colosseum to Fontainebleau's new BleauLive Theater, this summer's residency calendar is stacked — and it's a reminder of how much promotional and aerial production work moves through the Strip's resort corridor.
Read More ›Nolan's $250M IMAX epic hits theaters this week having shot entirely on location and on film — a bet on practical craft that's good news for anyone in the business of real, in-camera aerial footage.
Read More ›New mid-year data on the luxury real estate market shows buyers weighing lifestyle over almost everything else — and that's reshaping what agents need from their listing video.
Read More ›The Television Academy handed out its 2026 nominations on July 8, with "The Pitt" leading the pack — a signal that big, location-heavy prestige television isn't going anywhere.
Read More ›With 64 shows and counting, the Eagles' Sphere residency is now the longest-running in the venue's history — and a preview of how much ongoing aerial production work Vegas's residency economy is generating.
Read More ›A year into California's $750 million Film & Television Tax Credit expansion, the state has real numbers to show for it — and aerial and below-the-line crews are among the beneficiaries.
Read More ›The Strip sits inside Harry Reid International's Class B airspace, making it effectively off-limits to drone operators without direct FAA authorization. CineDrones holds that clearance.
Read More ›A proposed FAA rule would let owners of stadiums, amusement parks, and energy facilities petition for standing drone flight restrictions, a shift production teams will need to plan permits around.
Read More ›Milano Cortina 2026 deployed 15 custom FPV cinewhoops alongside traditional broadcast cameras, offering the clearest look yet at techniques increasingly showing up on film and TV sets.
Read More ›A contested fight over who yields the sky, drones or manned aircraft, has stalled the FAA's Part 108 rule past its February deadline, pushing routine beyond-visual-line-of-sight filming further out.
Read More ›A record-breaking 22,580-drone display and a new industry safety alliance mark a fast-moving start to 2026 for the drone light show business.
Read More ›New industry data shows drone video adoption among agents has jumped sharply, and a fresh California disclosure law is reshaping how altered listing photos can be used.
Read More ›Remote ID enforcement, insurance requirements, and the coming BVLOS rules are reshaping how production teams plan aerial shoots.
Read More ›AI-assisted flight, immersive 3D archiving, and heavy-lift rigs are pushing aerial storytelling into new territory this year.
Read More ›Hollywood is changing, but production is still alive. CineDrones provides professional aerial cinematography, drone filming, and cinematic drone services for film, TV, commercials, and branded content.
Read More ›Mike Fortin founded CineDrones in 2013 and helped pioneer modern aerial cinematography in Hollywood. A feel good story about building a leading drone company, weathering industry slowdowns, and expanding into new services.
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Read More ›Warner Bros. Discovery's restructuring and the network TV pullback made for grim headlines, but the reshuffle is opening new lanes for production — and CineDrones has been flying in them.
Read More ›The writers' and actors' strikes and the streaming shakeout hit production jobs hard — but they also forced a more diversified industry to take shape. Here's how CineDrones adapted along the way.
Read More ›Vague "Hollywood is back" headlines can ring hollow to crews still rebuilding client rosters. Here's what real, measurable traction has actually looked like for CineDrones.
Read More ›Production spending pulled back hard over the past two years. Instead of waiting on the sidelines, CineDrones used the downturn to build new revenue lines across live events, real estate, and new markets.
Read More ›The old geographic center of gravity for production is shifting away from a single zip code. CineDrones has been tracking — and following — where the work is actually going.
Read More ›It's been a hard couple of years for production crews. Here's an honest look at what's actually changed — and what CineDrones has done to keep working through it.
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