With scenery and wildlife as spectacular as that found in East Africa, film companies are quickly coming to realise that there are still many unspoilt locations available for filming. For filming charters, Everett Aviation provides the perfect platform to get the right shots every time. We have a variety of camera mounts available to choose from. Also, the helicopter can be used to support crews on location as well as transporting celebrities using our V.I.P interior suite. We can undertake to support all levels of filming from major motion pictures to short advertising films for new housing developments and have recently undertaken a filming charter for the Tourism Board of Uganda. Working with the leading Kenyan production companies (Pontac Productions, Viewfinders, Film Studios, Blue Sky, Complete) we are able to offer all services required for your production.
Everett Aviation has been supporting film makers in East Africa for 15 years, and has been involved in most major productions over that time. Our fleet can support a wide variety of filming enterprise, from major motion picture productions. Some of our major movie productions include:
| Title | Mount | Type | Year | Location |
Africa’s Elephant Kingdom |
Spacecam Nose mount | IMAX | 1996 | Kenya & Tanzania |
Mysteries of Ancient Egypt |
Airfilms Ele-2 Nose mount | IMAX | 1996 | Tanzania |
Kilimanjaro, the Roof of Africa |
Airfilms Ele-3 Nose mount | IMAX | 1998 | Tanzania |
Jane Goodal’s Wild Chimpanzees |
Airfilms Ele-3 Nose mount | IMAX | 1999 | Tanzania |
Survivor 3, Africa |
Wescam Side mount | 35 mm | 2000 | Kenya |
Tomb Raider 2 |
Wescam Nose mount | 35 mm | 2003 | Kenya & Tanzania |
Mysteries of the Nile |
Spacecam “RAMS” mount & Ele – 3 | IMAX | 2003 | Ethiopia |
The Constant Gardener |
Tyler Middle mount | 35 mm | 2005 | Kenya |
Camera Mounts and Equipment
Everett Aviation hold KCAA approvals for the following mounts for AS350
- Airfilms Ele-2 IMAX
- Airfilms Ele-3 IMAX
- Spacecam IMAX nose
- Spacacam R.A.M.S. IMAX nose
- Wescam Cineflex
- Wescam 35mm nose
- Wescam 35mm side
- Tyler Middle mount
- Tyler nose mount
- Airfilms single pole nose mount
- Aerospace Designs UBM single pole nose mount
Everett Aviation have available for hire:
- Airfilms Ele-3 nose mount (up to IMAX camera)
- FLIR Systems Leo 400 stabilised video and thermal camera, Sony 930 Camera
- Single pole nose mount
- Gimballed side mount (up to 35mm)
- Various monitors, cabling, kit etc.
Wescam 35mm side
Wescam Nose mount
Tyler Middle mount
Spacecam "RAMS" mount
Aerial Photography
We can also arrange to take aerial photographs of your company buildings or sites. Take an aerial safari and in the right season, enjoy the wildebeest migration from the air!
For details of any of our filming options simply call or email our office to discuss your requirements.