Blog - John Gore John Gore is an experienced and licensed drone pilot, specializing in flying Red Epic cameras for the commercials and film industry. https://johngore.co.za/blog/blog Mon, 24 Oct 2016 00:13:19 +0000 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management en-gb First Fully Licensed Drone Operator in the Film Industry in South Africa https://johngore.co.za/blog/first-fully-licensed-drone-operator-in-the-film-industry-in-south-africa https://johngore.co.za/blog/first-fully-licensed-drone-operator-in-the-film-industry-in-south-africa Drone Crew is very glad to announce that we have received our Remote Operator Certificate (ROC) from SACAA on 23 October 2015, and are now fully licensed to operate (RPAS) drones in South Africa.

Drone Crew (Pty) Ltd is the first fully licensed drone operator in the South African film industry, and the 3rd fully licensed operator overall (the others being in Anti Rhino Poaching and Mining sectors).

We would like to thank all involved at SACAA and DOT for processing our application in a professional manner, and our entire team of experts for their hard work and commitment to the process, as well as all those who have supported us and cheered us on along the way.

This is a great milestone for us, and we look forward to leading the way in providing a safe and reliable service in this specialised part of the film industry.

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[email protected] (John Gore) Blog Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:46:43 +0000
RED Drone Filming in Lagos Nigeria https://johngore.co.za/blog/red-drone-filming-in-lagos-nigeria https://johngore.co.za/blog/red-drone-filming-in-lagos-nigeria We used our Red Scarlet camera on the drone for this international TV commercial shoot.

Filming in Lagos Nigeria can have some unique challenges, but our shoot was quite smooth, except for being rained out all morning of the shoot. Fortunately the weather cleared up just enough to get the shots.

"Will definitely give you a call for future work."
-- Mark Lawrie (director)

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[email protected] (John Gore) Blog Thu, 18 Jun 2015 07:05:14 +0000
Time Off - International TV Commercial https://johngore.co.za/blog/time-off-tv-commercial https://johngore.co.za/blog/time-off-tv-commercial Shooting drone aerials early in the morning high up in the mountains for a TV commercial for Time Off.

Various drone shots of a game drive as well as establishing shots of a hotel and guest enjoying activities at the hotel.

"This is really a lot better than we've had in the past."
-- Michael Oberholzer (director)

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[email protected] (John Gore) Blog Fri, 05 Jun 2015 17:49:26 +0000
Drone Filming in Mozambique https://johngore.co.za/blog/drone-filming-in-mozambique https://johngore.co.za/blog/drone-filming-in-mozambique Captured some drone footage for a corporate video in Mozambique.

 

"Thank you so much. The footage is wonderful."
-- Joao Marcos Oliveira (director)

 

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[email protected] (John Gore) Blog Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:28:03 +0000
FCMB Bank - International TV Commercial https://johngore.co.za/blog/fcmb-bank-international-tv-commercial https://johngore.co.za/blog/fcmb-bank-international-tv-commercial Indoor drone flying for some interesting camera movements on this TV commercial for Nigerian based FCMB bank.

The drone shots were cut seamlessly with steadicam shots and speed ramping to allow to viewer to travel through the building.

"Thank you for helping us out."
-- Nikki Bowden (production)

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[email protected] (John Gore) Blog Sun, 29 Mar 2015 16:00:07 +0000
Karvan TV Commercial - RED Drone https://johngore.co.za/blog/karvan-tv-commercial-red-drone https://johngore.co.za/blog/karvan-tv-commercial-red-drone

Aerial footage with RED Scarlet camera on octocopter drone for international TV commercial.

 

"I love this shot!"
-- Basha de Bruijn (director)

 

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[email protected] (John Gore) Blog Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:10:29 +0000
Mooirivier - South African Feature Film https://johngore.co.za/blog/mooirivier-south-african-feature-film https://johngore.co.za/blog/mooirivier-south-african-feature-film Mooirivier feature movieMooirivier, a South African feature film written and directed by Rene van Rooyen, has just been released in Cinemas in South Africa. We provided the aerial footage with our Canon 5D on our octocopter drone in early 2014.

We loved working with this energetic South African crew! The film is set in the town of Potchefstroom, about 2 hours from Joburg. We shot a number of scenic and establishing shots in and around Potchefstroom and surrounds.

The film was released at cinemas in South Africa in February 2015.

"Great to work with your team"
-- Desmond Denton (co-producer)

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[email protected] (John Gore) Blog Fri, 13 Mar 2015 08:53:51 +0000
RED Drone Filming in Zanzibar https://johngore.co.za/blog/red-drone-filming-in-zanzibar https://johngore.co.za/blog/red-drone-filming-in-zanzibar Filming in Zanzibar for a feature film, with the RED Scarlet camera on our octocopter drone.

This included a lot of flying from a speedboat, to film the action.

 

"The drone shots are amazing, We will have you back for the next block"
-- Sam (director)

 

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[email protected] (John Gore) Blog Thu, 12 Mar 2015 10:23:22 +0000
C300 Drone Filming for McDonalds https://johngore.co.za/blog/c300-drone-filming-for-mcdonalds https://johngore.co.za/blog/c300-drone-filming-for-mcdonalds Corporate video for McDonalds South Africa, featuring the farms where food is produced for McDonalds franchise in SA.

We shot drone aerial footage with a Canon C300 camera on our octocopter drone.

 

"That is exactly what we are looking for."
-- Chris Green (director)

 

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[email protected] (John Gore) Blog Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:37:06 +0000
RED Drone Filming for McDonalds - International Commercial https://johngore.co.za/blog/red-drone-filming-for-mcdonalds-international-commercial https://johngore.co.za/blog/red-drone-filming-for-mcdonalds-international-commercial We used a RED Scarlet camera on our octocopter drone for this international commercial for McDonalds, Germany.

Drone shot of a luxury home with a Lamboghini and Rolls Royce Phantom, and another shot of a luxury yacht traveling at speed with jetski's racing around it.

 

"I like that very much"
-- Nico Beyer (director)

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[email protected] (John Gore) Blog Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:09:47 +0000