Aerial drone video filming

The sports media giant, which holds broadcast rights to the NFL, MLB, Nascar, pro golf and numerous action sports, is increasingly using aerial drones as part of its live sports broadcasts.

Aerial drone video filming locations

Typically, the drones are used to capture both taped and live flyover footage. These are beauty shots that help viewers get a sense of the environment, and drones are proving to be a more effective than helicopters and blimps in capturing them, said Michael Davies, svp of field and technical operations at Fox Sports.

“There are some shots that you simply can’t get with conventional means,” said Davies.

“You can get a lot lower and close to different structures and ground elements with drones.”

For instance, before last year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Vancouver, Fox Sports used aerial drones to shoot videos of its outdoor studio set in and around Coal Harbour.

These videos, which would have been tough to capture using a helic