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!!!