Just what is an S.F.O.C.?
By Tom Comet To commercially fly drones in Canada the Operator (company, pilot etc.) must have a couple of important things in place. Yes, they must know how to competently fly a drone but in this article I am talking … Continued
Our DJI Inspire 2 Is Here – A Celebration and a Quick History Lesson
By Tom Comet We are happy to announce that we have added the DJI Inspire 2 to our ever-evolving fleet of drones here at DroneBoy. I thought this would be a good time to reflect on how far this … Continued
Four Camera Drone Fireworks Live Stream with Wirecast Software
Written by | Tom Comet I have written about this awesome project that we completed last summer in previous posts but THIS article was just published on the Telestream Wirecast web site so I thought it would be a good idea to revisit … Continued
Drone 360° Technology Used to Create Stunning Condo Previz
Written by | Tom Comet Click & drag on photo to activate 360° | Image courtesy of Klokwerks Creative Production Studio from the Great Gulf Power + Adelaide project Here is a question for you – how do you sell someone on the fantastic view … Continued
New Transport Canada Regulations for Personal Use.
Written by | Stefan Marchand Transport Canada announced some changes today to the regulations related to the use of drones (UAVs). More specifically, they have made it clear that drones can not be operated within 75m of people, buildings, vessels, … Continued
Professional Camera Drones Can Fly Indoors!
Written by | Tom Comet Folks usually associate drone use with high flying outdoor applications. Missions such as photo and video capture, 3D mapping, inspections and more but all in wide open outdoor spaces. Yes, drones do work great outdoors but today’s drone technology can be … Continued
Canada Wide, USA & International Drone Certifications, Operations & Partnerships
Written by | Stefan Marchand Although we are based in Ontario, we have clients from across the country and people who need work done across different provinces. We are based in southwestern Ontario and we are fully approved by Transport … Continued
xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
Written by | Tom Comet The new installment in the xXx franchise is out so we can finally talk about it… The DroneBoy Team is excited to have been a part of what has to be one of the most … Continued
Bros Music Video “Tell Me”
Written by | Tom Comet The DroneBoy team just returned from a very dynamic and awesome video shoot for the band Bros. Bros is the “vintage punk and power pop” offshoot of the very well-known Canadian band The Sheepdogs and … Continued
“Al Purdy Was Here” Documentary
Written by | Tom Comet Back in 2014, we shot with director Brian Johnson for his recently released documentary entitled “Al Purdy Was Here.“ Al Purdy was a very well known Canadian poet who spent most of his life living … Continued
Drones Help Judge Horse Race
Written by | Tom Comet Here is a new, original and exciting use for drones – assisting judges see during live horse races. When the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) contacted our office a few months ago and … Continued
Drone Pickle Delivery
Written by | Tom Comet This job was another example of “we got this crazy call and then…” which is actually how a lot of our jobs start out now that I think about it. In this case the company was … Continued
Our New UpDrone Technology
Written by | Tom Comet At DroneBoy we have been strapping gimbal stabilized camera rigs on the bottom of drones for years now and we have been getting some pretty great results this setup. One disadvantage to putting the camera … Continued
Mission Report – Drone Fireworks Live Stream
Written by | Tom Comet To watch the video from the Telus Facebook live stream, click here. For Canada Day this year the DroneBoy team was presented with an amazing opportunity, as well as a huge challenge, when we were … Continued
World Scleroderma Day – Niagara Falls in Blue
Written by | Taryn Krueger We recently had the amazing opportunity to shoot some spectacular nighttime footage of Niagara Falls, in partnership with the Scleroderma Society of Ontario, for World Scleroderma Day on June 29th. The falls were lit blue … Continued