Let's talk ESAerial production · Bogotá and Colombia
Aerial video to show your company, a property or a destination. We plan and shoot from Bogotá, Colombia, and deliver either the footage or an edited piece for web, social and campaigns.
Location and date first. Scope, logistics and deliverables in writing.
Our own archive · Sequoia Speed
Landscape, tracking and editing rhythm. See how we worked aerial shots into a piece from our own Sequoia Speed archive, and look through its frames before you request a quote.
What this case shows: aerial capture, tracking and editing within a piece of our own. It is not work commissioned by an outside client. Services for real estate, hotels and events are scoped according to your brief; this case is not presented as experience in those sectors.
01 / Choose your deliverable
If you already have an editing team, we fit into their workflow. If you need a finished film, we plan the whole production.
For your production
Footage to integrate into a campaign, documentary or project that is already underway.
For your brand
A piece that connects the aerial shots with your project's message and rhythm.
The proposal specifies shoot days, resolution, length, versions, revisions, usage rights and travel. Flight conditions and weather are reviewed for each location.
The quote changes with the number of locations and shoot days, travel, shoot preparation and post-production. Delivering clips for your editor is a different scope from a piece with edit, color grading, sound and adaptations.
To compare proposals, ask each one to separate capture, logistics and deliverables. Send the location, a tentative date, references and the delivery date; if you have a budget range, it helps us prioritize the shots. You can use our guide to preparing a video brief.
02 / A wider view
Not every project needs the same shots. We start from what your customer needs to understand and choose framings that show location, scale, route or context. These are applications we can plan with you.
Show offices, facilities and operations in context. We combine the shots with interviews, ground-level footage or commercial pieces, depending on scope.
Corporate video ↗Show access, the relationship with the surroundings and the size of a property or development. A presentation that helps prospective buyers understand the place before they visit.
Share my project ↗Connect rooms, outdoor areas and landscape in a single story. We plan formats for your website, campaigns and social content.
Commercial production ↗Place the celebration and its venue within the film. We coordinate the flight with the ground coverage, subject to feasibility and conditions on the day.
Photography and weddings ↗03 / From concept to flight
Drone filming is part of a production. We take care of the intent behind each shot and the conditions needed to get it.
Let's talk about your idea ↗We define the goal, the place, the references and where the video will be seen. We agree on what the aerial view should add.
We check access, the hours of usable light, operating conditions and applicable permits. We confirm feasibility before promising a shot.
We work from a shot list and coordinate the aerial capture with the rest of the production, according to the agreed scope.
We organize the footage or take it through editing, color grading and final versions. We deliver the formats defined from the start.
Get a quote for drone filming
Tell us what you want to show and where. We'll reply by email to define feasibility, scope and budget.
Sending an inquiry does not confirm availability or reserve a date.
Bogotá as our starting point
Tell us the exact address or share a pin for the location: an urban development, a country estate, a hotel or an event venue each call for a different plan. We check access, timing, travel and site conditions before confirming the shoot.
If the shoot is outside Bogotá, the proposal separates production from travel and logistics, so you can compare scopes clearly.
Sequoia Studio · Calle 77 #24-10, Bogotá, Colombia.Regulations and permits
In Colombia, commercial drone filming is governed by RAC 100, the drone regulation issued by Aerocivil (Colombia's civil aviation authority), and falls into the specific category. That requires a registered drone, a pilot with a certificate of competency, a certified operator, third-party liability insurance and a flight authorization, as well as staying out of the zones where flying is not allowed.
RAC 100 sets out two categories. The open category covers non-commercial flights for recreation, hobby or sport, with aircraft of up to 25 kg; in it, registration is mandatory from 200 grams and flying for profit is prohibited. The specific category covers commercial or professional operations with aircraft of up to 250 kg; according to Aerocivil, in that case the drone must be registered regardless of its weight.
The operator applies for the flight authorization through the Plataforma UAS Colombia online system. According to information circular MAUT-5.0-22-012, the application includes the operating area as a KML file, a risk assessment and the insurance policy, valid for the dates of the flight. The authorization specifies the approved dates, times, pilots, equipment, areas and altitudes. During the operation, the pilot must carry the drone's registration, the insurance policy, their certificate of competency, the operator's certificate, the authorization and the flight and maintenance logbook.
Bogotá has restricted airspace for several reasons. RAC 100 does not allow open-category flights within a 9 km radius of an aerodrome reference point, except between 6 and 9 km out, below 61 meters above the lowest runway threshold. Nor within 3 km of a heliport, within 2 km of military or police bases, prisons and critical infrastructure, or within a 2 km radius of the President of the Republic. With El Dorado airport inside the city, the areas near the airport fall within that 9 km radius.
A commercial operation near an airport is not ruled out, but it takes more steps. In addition to the flight authorization, RAC 100 requires prior coordination with the relevant air traffic services unit. According to the Aerocivil circular, if that coordination requires a NOTAM to be published, the flight cannot take place before that publication, nor before five business days have passed since the coordination procedure. Requests in restricted, danger, prohibited or military operations airspace go to the Colombian Aerospace Force (Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana).
In urban areas there are additional rules: you may not fly within 30 meters horizontally of people not involved in the operation, nor within 30 meters of any building; you may not exceed 400 feet (122 m) above ground level, and the flight must stay within visual line of sight. To fly at night, the drone needs visible lights and an observer, and in the specific category the pilot's certificate must carry a night-flight endorsement.
The aviation permit is not the only one. Filming in Bogotá's public space requires the Permiso Unificado para Filmaciones Audiovisuales (PUFA), the city's unified filming permit, managed by the Bogotá Film Commission, part of Idartes (the city's arts institute), through the SUMA+ platform. The PUFA does not cover use of the image of building façades or monuments: that permission is requested from the private property managers or, for city monuments, from the Instituto Distrital de Patrimonio Cultural (Bogotá's cultural heritage institute). At a country estate, a hotel or a private residential complex, you also need the approval of whoever manages the property.
That is why, before confirming an aerial shot, we assess the location and the applicable requirements: we check Aerocivil's Visor Geográfico UAS (its online map of drone zones), review the distance to airports, heliports and restricted facilities, the type of space, the time of day and the presence of people, and we list in the quote the permits and lead times that apply. If an area does not allow flying, we propose an alternative: another permitted spot, another location or ground coverage that tells the same story.
This guide summarizes the version of RAC 100 published by Aerocivil (Amendment 2, December 2024) and the circulars in force as of September 27, 2026. The rules are updated: always check the current version. Aerocivil warns that operating in restricted zones or breaking the rules can lead to penalties of four to more than fifty times Colombia's current monthly legal minimum wage, depending on severity.
Yes. Under RAC 100, every commercial operation falls into the specific category and requires a registered drone, a pilot with a certificate of competency, a certified operator, third-party liability insurance and a flight authorization issued by Aerocivil, Colombia's civil aviation authority. The open category, which needs no flight authorization, is limited to recreation, hobby or sport and prohibits flying for profit.
In the open category you cannot fly within 9 km of an aerodrome reference point, except between 6 and 9 km out, below 61 meters above the lowest runway threshold. A commercial operation in that vicinity requires a flight authorization and prior coordination with the air traffic services unit, and may require a NOTAM to be published.
Aerocivil publishes the Visor Geográfico UAS, an online map where you can check drone no-fly zones and other restricted areas. Manufacturers also build GEO zones into their drone software; according to Aerocivil, unlocking one of those zones requires a flight authorization, which open-category pilots cannot apply for. The check is done for each location and date.
We do not promise the shot. We assess the location and the applicable requirements before confirming the aerial shot, and if the area does not allow flying or the paperwork cannot be completed in time for the date, we propose an alternative: another spot where flying is allowed, another location with a similar feel, or ground coverage that meets the same storytelling need.
Official sources consulted on September 27, 2026. The rules change: confirm the current version before planning the flight.
04 / Before the shoot
The quote depends on the location, dates, shoot days, shot complexity and editing. Travel, permits and versions are also itemized. Send us the location and how the video will be used so we can prepare a concrete scope.
We plan projects in Bogotá and other locations in Colombia. Availability is confirmed based on dates, travel and whether it is feasible to fly at the exact location.
Feasibility is reviewed before the shoot is confirmed: location, access, site conditions, safety and applicable permits. An aerial shot is confirmed after that review.
We agree on a shoot window and a contingency plan. If conditions make it impossible to fly, we look at rescheduling or alternative coverage, as set out in the proposal.
You can request footage for your post-production team or a finished piece with edit, color grading and versions for web and social. Resolution, length, formats, music and revisions are defined in the quote.
Resolution is set before the shoot, based on the equipment and the final use. If you need a 4K master, original clips or a delivery for your editor, say so in the brief so we can confirm compatibility, resolution, frame rate and file format in the proposal.
The schedule depends on shoot days, footage selection, editing and revisions. We agree separately on the shoot date, the first cut and the final delivery. If there is a launch date, it must be set before booking.
Yes. We plan the aerial shots together with the ground coverage so they share intent, light and rhythm. At weddings and events, flying is subject to the location's feasibility and conditions on the day.
The Sequoia Studio showreel includes an aerial sequence of landscape and of a motorcyclist being tracked, produced with our own Sequoia Speed archive footage. You can play it on this page and see three frames from the footage. We do not present it as work for an outside client, or as experience in sectors that this case does not demonstrate.
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