Matanglawin

Thank you Kuya Kim! It was fun to be featured again on your show! Cheers! :-)

Can you see the BIG difference?

Here are some of our works this year.. If you're comparing us with the other copy cat suppliers, watch very carefully and see very very well what makes AeroEye Asia number one!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011: What a year this was!

Another year full of adventures and I can't help but smile as I look back to what AeroEye Asia has accomplished this year. We were just targeting about 47 aerial contracts.. I lost count after 60.. Aiming for just one TV guesting appearance, the final count now is three TV guesting features! Our works are everywhere! --TVCs (Pharmaton, DBP, Milo, Globe Telecoms, et al), Station IDs, National Anthem (ABS-CBN Lupang Hinirang), MOVIES (Thelma, Who's that Girl, Bulong), Beauty Pagents (Miss World), NEWS and SPORTING EVENTS (Ironman, Camsur Marathon, TriUnited, Bike United). Our air travels brought us to Cebu(3), Davao(2), Cagayan de Oro(2), Bukidnon(2), Puerto Princesa(1), and Boracay (3).

This year also saw the emergence of new players in the industry. Anyone with a weak heart would easily fold and panic, --seeing how heavily these COPY CAT suppliers are investing on equipment. Nauna porma, eh. That is exactly how I was when I started an I.T. company back in 1999.. Nauna ang porma.. Hayun nalugi, I had no choice but to close it. Too much porma wasn't sustainable for the business. Yabang nalang and pride was the one that kept it running till I ran out of money and had no choice but to close the company. And I'm glad I did. It taught me a lot of lessons about how to really do business. It's all about being practical. I am very proud to say that when I started AeroEye Asia back in late 2006-early 2007 and offered an alternative and affordable means of doing aerial photography and aerial videography, WE CHANGED THE RULES OF THE GAME! And now, madami nang gaya-gaya! Ahihi! ;-)

With AeroEye Asia, "ang bida ang client namin, hindi kami". Once we get the green light to publish our works, we flaunt it with pride. What our clients appreciate most about AeroEye Asia is our ways to help them cut on cost and find solutions that are right on the dot. And to borrow the slogan of one of the Philippines' leading financial institutions, yes, "we find ways".

Safety is our number one concern with our operations. We are very honest with our limitations. We know when to say NO and we're really firm about it.

I am actually flattered that people are copying us! This is a sign that finally I'm in a business that everyone is seeing with big potentials! When I was starting, wala pang gaanong pumapansin sa akin noon.. They think my business was a joke.. Ngayong umaasenso na kami, umaasenso piloto ko, biglang "charang!", eto na ang mga "gaya-gaya"! Haha!

But unknowingly to them, "iniisip palang ng mga copy cats na ito, nagawa na namin"! Wala naman kasi sa gamit eh. Nasa ganda ng composition, quality ng output and dedication and passion to the business. Ikanga, "Wala sa Pana, Nasa Indian.". My aerial business is a product of marketing research and a good understanding and putting into practice the art of business acumen.

I am really proud of my team right now. We have the right mix of talents, abilities, skills and experience to make it all happen. I finally found the right partners who share my vision.

Thank you Lord Jesus for all your blessings and may 2012 be another fruitful year for AeroEye Asia! Amen!

Cebu!

Yes, we're back in Cebu! The land of Cebu Lechon as my friend would describe it.. Took the 6:40AM CebuPac flight and our usual 90Kg checked-in baggage is now down to just 60Kg! We were able to minimize since our aerial shoot is aerial stills only. Flight was really smooth and quiet, no "show me" contest for early morning flights. Was seated at 1A, making it another pleasant experience. We arrived 15mins ahead of schedule, our baggages were out almost immediately. Our client's representative here in Cebu treated us to breakfast first before heading out to our first take-off point at Cebu Temple. Weather was perfect, blue skies, we were able to take aerial stills with just a minor concern with the retracts. Retracts switch needs replacing already.

Second location and take-off point we had to call-off the shoot since rain clouds suddenly appeared. Had lunch at the hotel and had Texan steak at Golden Prince. We tried resuming the aerial shoot around 4PM that same day but 4PM was too dark already in Cebu would you believe?!

The next day we had to leave early to do a takas shoot since the client had some concerns with securing a permit.. We were in and out of the area 15 minutes tops and was successful in executing the takas shots mission impossible style. Yes, we're that good. :-)

Next project site: SM City Consolacion. Just one flight and we're done as well. By 9AM Day 2, mission accomplished already. Lunch was a real treat, VP invited us to join him for lunch and we had bulalo, calamares, talaba, panga, lechon kawali and kilawin.

Mactan airport by 6PM. Flight back was unpleasant, the ATR's air-conditioning system wasn't working right and the FA in front wasn't smiling at and was so "taray" to everybody.. She must be having a bad day.

Important lesson learned from this trip:
Never choose ATR flights to and from Cebu! Flight time is much longer than via Airbus.

Sent from my iPhone

BGC Shoot

Our shoot this morning was a breeze.. The sun was finally out after a week of rains.. Was in BGC around 8AM, tested the two Helicams.. Studied the shot requirement that will show vastness of BGC and link the scene to 2Serendra.. moved to an ideal take-off point near High Street.. executed the shot and we were done by 9AM.. Just one flight.. Client gets the stabilized clip 10:30AM via download link.. Done!

Tomorrow we leave for Cebu to do another aerial shot of Cebu Temple and a building built by our client.

Thank you Lord for the beautiful weather today! Looking forward to more beautiful sunny days ahead. :-)

Wow!

11 months have passed and no entry.. Wow! We were that busy.. will try my best to retrace everything that happened these past months, discuss a little backstory perhaps, and embed our output. It's been an amazing 2011.

What a year 2010 was!

After August 2010, things got really busy that I missed out on updating my blog..

36 Aerial Shoots
12 AVPs

As of May 19, 2010
Over quota already!
Way to go team!!

It's just recently that I discovered how easy life can be if I use my MBP's built-in applications to help me do the uploading and updating of pictures and blogs.. grrr I should have discovered this last year pa! "Hindi siguro naging stagnant ang blog na ito!" :)

So updating photos on my new blog and Facebook account has been a breeze ever since the start of 2011.. WTF?! That was quick!

I'm thinking of retracing events after August 2010.. will try to find time for it.. but for now, Hello 2011! :)

Cebu Temple May 2010

This is one aerial shoot that I am really proud of.. This is our debut into Night Time Aerial Videography and there can be no other perfect subject than the newly built Cebu Temple. It was truly an honor for the whole AeroEye Asia team to be of service to God! :)

SuperFerry Print Ad

My father was the one who saw this on Saturday's paper... :)

Aerial Virtual 360° Tours

As part of AeroEye Asia's commitment to constantly find ways to improve our services and offer new innovative solutions to our clients, we are re-introducing the Aerial Virtual 360° Tours.

A few months back we hinted about launching this new service. Now that we have perfected our procedure in conducting such shoots, this is our answer to what my professor at the Asian Institute of Management would fondly say, "Make yourself obsolete, else others will".

This is perfect for real estate developers and marketers. From an aerial virtual perspective to an interior virtual tour of model units and facilities. Go ahead, check out the following links:

http://www.aeroeyeasia.com/aerialvirtualtour.html

http://www.aeroeyeasia.com/virtualtour

Matanglawin's New OBB

We got interviewed on ABS-CBN lately to talk about the making of Matanglawin's New Opening Billboard that they'll be using as the show enters it's 3rd year.

Thank you Matanglawin Production Team and especially Kuya Kim for this honor and privilege to work with you guys! More power to your show!

Shooting for PNOY

Shooting for President Noynoy Aquino is such a privilege and a feat that will be hard to equal by any of the new players in our industry. It was such a historic event for AeroEye Asia that left me proud of my team for such an astonishing achievement. Despite the rains that day, Cory Magic prevailed and we were able to conduct a successful shoot LIVE on national TV with no less than the President of the Philippines as guest of honor and witnessing our helicam take the shot of the unfurling of the Guinness Book of World Records entry, Tita Cory's Gigantic Photo Mosaic. The milestone event was held at the Quirino Grandstand area last July 31, 2010, around three o'clock in the afternoon.

We were guarded by no less than four Presidential Security Group personnels, all our equipment inspected and were tagged with PSG stickers.




(Guinness World Records Entry; Tita Cory's Gigantic Photo Mosaic)

Aerial Photography of Ships

Surprisingly, despite the rains, July and August got pretty busy as well.

Here are two of the recent ships we shot:

Shooting ships is by far the most challenging aerial shoot that we ever do. This may look and sound simple but behind the scenes there are so many concerns and details to tackle, ranging from the ship's date of availability, the course of the ship to take, average speed, maneuvers to make (Williamson's Turn), the ship owner's go signal and the ship captain's cooperation, --plus concerns of the weather and the best time to shoot. 

Before AeroEye Asia started offering close range aerial photography services using RC helicopters, there was the problem of logistics. It was so difficult to match the time of rendezvous of the airplane or helicopter with the ship. Out in the sea, it is like finding a needle in a haystack. What if the lorry carrying the ship's fuel got delayed? What if it rains? What if the ship encounters some technical problems and can't leave port immediately? So many concerns that can easily drive any project manager to insanity.

After MT Matikas, Betico2, MT Magsaysay Island, MT Panglao Island, Star Sirius, SuperFerry20, MT Samal Island, we can safely say that AeroEye Asia has the experience to help simplify the task of conducting aerial shoots of ships SAFELY and SUCCESSFULLY, from barges to Motor Tankers and Cruise Ships. 

(Aerial Photography of Ships in the Philippines, Aerial Photo Cruise Ships, RORO, Barges and Motor Tankers) 

Back to work!

Now after a month of R&R and R&D, it's time to get back to work. I aim to make July another exciting month for AeroEye Asia.. So far we have two confirmed bookings already, I need to find two more to meet my monthly targets (even though we reached our quota for the year already months ago).

Done with the Engine break-in of AeroEye4... finally! Next step is to install the governor then next comes the autopilot system. I aim to have it up and running by the end the month.

Aerial shots we did for Pilyang Kirubin and Endless Love were aired recently.  :-)

Sa totoo lang...

"Sa totoo lang" TV ad has been airing almost daily on prime time spots and even in cinemas.. wow!!! :-D

AeroEye Asia Web Site finally updated!

I finally found some free time to update the two gallery pages of our web site!

Check them out!

http://www.aeroeyeasia.com/galleryp2.html

http://www.aeroeyeasia.com/gallery.html

Beautiful Batanes: Mission Accomplished!

We flew in Monday, May 24, 2010, on a chartered flight which took us about one hour and ten minutes flying time, cruising altitude of about 30,000 feet. Capt. Dan (tisoy) was the one flying the 30-seater twin jet liner.

Batanes aerial shoot is for the upcoming TV series of GMA7, "Pilyang Kerubin". Our shoot involved a scenic shot featuring two kids running on a hill top something similar to Sound of Music opening sequence, in a location known to locals as Marlboro Country. Another shot involved Janno Gibbs with the kids and one with Eddie Garcia.

Upon arrival, we went straight to Marlboro Country and we were able to shoot a couple of scenes before it started raining. We resumed shooting around 4PM and by 5:30PM we were done for the day.

The morning of Day 2 it was raining really hard. Over breakfast, I was able to discuss with the executive producer the outlook of that day's weather based on several internet sites and saw a break by 11AM. So we all went back to our hotel rooms and by 11:30AM we were at the second location (beach scene) with Eddie Garcia and was able to shoot by 1PM when the rain finally stopped. Our shot with Eddie Garcia involved flying over rocks then revealing Eddie Garcia standing at the beach and flying around him then a pull out shot. By 3PM we were back at the Marlboro Country location to finish off our shot list involving Janno Gibbs. Thank you Lord!

We were done by 4PM and our driver, Romy, took us on a scenic tour around Batanes... wow.. Beautiful Batanes indeed!!!

Tataran Island

Our Cessna Team just got back today from Palawan Wednesday afternoon, bringing back with them amazing aerial shots of Tataran Island in Quezon, Palawan.

They were there Monday, May 17 and did the aerial shoot Tuesday, May 18. This aerial shoot involved flying our 2-seater Cessna to Puerto Princessa which took them 12 long hours total flying time to reach Palawan! They had to battle the headwind in full power! Plaridel-Calapan-Busuanga-Puerto Princesa was the route they took and their stop over refueling points.

Flying back to Manila only took them 8 hours due to the tailwind.

Good work team!

Catarman Shoot

Just got back from Samar... Tomorrow will be leaving for Gensan for another aerial shoot. So much has happened already and I'm now playing catch up on my blogging. Will update this by this weekend and post new pictures. :-)

Aerial Update Shoot for 32 Months!

Thursday, April 15, 2010... got a call from an energy company and they informed me that my proposal to do an aerial shoot of their 600 hectare project site in Bataan got approved already and that we'll be doing this for the next 32 months! Wow! We are to submit update aerial photos on or before the 13th of each month! :)

This is a job only a Cessna can accomplish and I have asked for the help of my dear friend Capt. Dennis Baltazar to take care of this for me. Norbert, our top gun DOP will be the one handling this since he has the experience already shooting out of the window of Dennis' two-seater Cessna. Norbert was the one who shot the NLEX, SLEX, SCTEX and STAR TOLL for the DPWH video project which aired (together with our 14-day footages of road networks and bridges all over the Philippines) on national TV last April 4, 2010. :)