Staten Island Drone Services

Staten Island’s mix of waterfront, parkland, and low-rise neighborhoods makes it one of the more distinctive boroughs to shoot from the air. Xizmo Media provides professional drone photography and cinematography across Staten Island, covering real estate listings, construction sites, film and broadcast productions, and 3D mapping projects. Every flight is planned and flown by an FAA Part 107 licensed pilot who knows the borough’s airspace, from the Staten Island Ferry approach to the flight paths around the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. As a full-service production company, we also bring supporting equipment such as Steadicam, Techno Crane, and cable cam rigs to a shoot when ground coverage needs to match the aerial footage.

We shoot stills and video on the same visit whenever it fits the project, so a real estate client can walk away with high-resolution photos and a short video walkthrough from one flight, instead of booking two separate sessions.

Local Staten Island Landmarks We Shoot

We’ve flown over St. George and the Staten Island Ferry terminal, the wetlands and trails at Freshkills Park, the South Shore waterfront near Great Kills Harbor, and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge from both the Staten Island and Brooklyn sides. That local experience means we already know the airspace, the best light at each location, and where a shoot needs extra lead time for FAA authorization. It also means fewer test flights on site, since we’ve usually scouted the general area before, which keeps production days shorter and more predictable for clients working on a schedule.

Our work here breaks down into five areas. Each one is staffed by pilots and camera operators who specialize in that type of shoot rather than generalists rotating between jobs.

Real Estate Photography and Video

We shoot exterior aerial stills, video walkthroughs, and twilight shots for single-family homes, waterfront properties, and new developments across Staten Island. Listings with aerial photography tend to draw more views online, and turnaround on edited real estate images is typically 24 to 48 hours. Our real estate aerial photography service covers package options and sample turnaround times in more detail.

Construction and Industrial Monitoring

Contractors and developers use scheduled drone flights to document site progress, track grading and excavation, and inspect roofs and facades without renting a lift or scaffold. Thermal imaging is available for facade and roof inspections, including work that falls under NYC Local Law 11 requirements for periodic building inspections.

Film, TV, and Broadcast Production

Our FAA-licensed pilots have flown for network television, commercials, and independent film productions, working alongside ground crews and supporting gear like Steadicam and Techno Crane rigs when a shoot calls for it. Our aerial cinematography team covers everything from single-camera drone shots to full productions, and for live sports and event coverage on Staten Island, our live broadcast drone services extend across all five boroughs.

3D Mapping and Photogrammetry

We fly mapping missions over construction sites, land parcels, and existing properties to build 3D models and orthomosaic maps for surveying, permitting, and progress tracking. Our 3D mapping service has more detail on deliverables, file formats, and turnaround.

360 VR Aerial Production

For real estate and event clients who want an immersive view, we produce 360-degree aerial footage built for virtual tours and VR headsets. Our 360 VR production work pairs with interior and ground-level capture for a complete virtual walkthrough.

Xizmo Media has been flying professionally since 2008. Our pilots are FAA Part 107 licensed, including a night operations waiver, and every flight is covered by a five million dollar insurance policy. We handle NYPD permitting on jobs that require it, so Staten Island clients don’t have to deal with city paperwork on their own. Our team has worked alongside network television, commercial, and independent film crews, and that broadcast experience carries over into how we plan and run a shoot for any client, large or small.

Xizmo Media covers all of New York City. If your project spans more than one borough, see our Manhattan drone service, Brooklyn drone services, Queens aerial drone service, and Bronx drone services pages for coverage in those areas.