Drone video in Altea, with the paperwork in order
Nobody searches for a drone. What people do is stop scrolling when they see the coast from above, and remember the hotel, the restaurant or the plot that showed it to them. That is what this is for.
Included in the Pro pack (1,500 € + VAT a month), or as a separate job.
Let us be straight: this is not a sales channel
We are not going to tell you drone footage brings customers the way a Google listing does. Almost nobody searches for it, and we would rather say that here than let you find out after paying for it.
What it is, is the thing that makes your business look different from the other eleven in the same street. A hotel seen from the sea, a restaurant with the bay behind it, a plot of land shown so a buyer understands where it actually is. It is the difference between a page somebody reads and a page somebody remembers.
So it belongs in the Pro pack and in specific jobs — a new property, a refurbishment, an opening — and not in the entry pack. If your listing is a mess, fix that first.
Certified, insured and legal
Flying a drone commercially in Spain is regulated. The pilot is certified by AESA, the Spanish Aviation Safety Agency, with the operator registration, the permits and the insurance in order. That matters for two reasons: because flying without it is an offence with a serious fine attached, and because a hotel or an estate agency will ask you for the paperwork before letting anybody fly over their property.
There are places on this coast where you simply cannot fly, or where you need specific authorisation. We check that before the day, not on the day.
What we film
Hotels and rentals
The building, the pool, the distance to the sea. What a photograph of a bedroom can never show.
Restaurants and beach bars
The terrace with the bay behind it, at the hour when the light is worth something.
Property and plots
Where the plot actually is, what surrounds it and what you can see from it. It answers the questions a buyer asks first.
Works and refurbishments
Before and after from the same angle, which is the most convincing thing a builder can show.
Events and openings
One flight, and material you can use for a year.
Edited, not just filmed
The footage arrives cut, graded and in the formats each network needs. Raw files if you want them.
None of this is stock footage: we filmed it in Altea and over the bay, one of the videos for Altea town council.
How a shoot works
1 · We check the airspace
Before agreeing a date. There are places on this coast where you cannot fly and places that need specific authorisation, and finding that out on the morning is not a plan.
2 · We pick the hour
Light decides more than the camera does. On this coast that usually means the first hour after sunrise or the last before sunset, which is also when your terrace looks like somewhere people want to be.
3 · The flight
Twenty minutes to an hour in the air depending on what we are covering, with the permits and the insurance in the folder if anybody asks.
4 · Editing
Cut, graded and delivered in the formats you will actually use: the long one for the website, the vertical one for social media. Raw files too if you want them.
What the paperwork actually means
Flying a drone for a business in Spain is not the same as flying one on holiday. The operator has to be registered with AESA, the pilot certified for the category of flight, and there has to be third-party insurance in force. Flying without it is an offence with a serious fine attached, and the fine goes to whoever commissioned the flight as well as to the pilot.
In practice it matters for a simpler reason: a hotel, an estate agency or a town hall will ask you for the documents before letting anybody fly over their property. Turning up without them means the shoot does not happen.
We can show you the registration, the certificate and the insurance before the date is agreed. It is also, honestly, the main thing that separates a professional job from a neighbour with a drone.
Where the footage ends up
A flight produces material you will use for a year if it is planned that way. The long version goes on the website, usually on the home page and on the page for whatever you are selling. The vertical cuts feed social media for months. The stills become the photographs on your Google listing, which is where a lot of people see your business first.
That is why we would rather film once and edit properly than film often and deliver raw clips. And it is why drone sits in the Pro pack alongside the monthly filming session: the two together are what stops your business looking like every other business in the same street.
What we are not going to do
What it costs
Drone video is included in the Pro pack, 1,500 € + VAT a month, which also covers 12 social posts, Google and Meta Ads and a blog article a month. As a one-off job it is quoted on its own, because it depends on the location, the permissions and how much editing you want.
Frequently asked questions about drone video
How long does a shoot take?
Usually a morning or an evening, including setting up and waiting for the light. The flight itself is the short part.
What if the weather is bad?
We move it. Wind is the usual reason, not rain, and it is not worth flying in conditions that produce shaky footage you would not use.
Can you film inside as well?
Yes. Most jobs end up being a mix: the aerial shots for context and ground-level footage for the detail. It is the combination that makes a video worth watching.
Do you have the licences?
Yes. AESA-certified pilot, operator registration, permits and insurance in order. We can show you the paperwork before the shoot, which is what a hotel or an estate agency will ask for anyway.
Can you fly anywhere?
No. There is restricted airspace on this coast and some locations need specific authorisation. We check it before the date is agreed, not on the morning.
Is it worth it for a small business?
Honestly, often not on its own. It works when you have something worth seeing from above: a view, a plot, a building, a terrace. If you do not, your money goes further elsewhere and we will tell you so.
Do I get the raw footage?
If you want it, yes. What you get by default is the edited video in the formats the networks use.
Can I book a single shoot without a monthly pack?
Yes. It is quoted separately, depending on location, permissions and editing.
What else we do
Each service has its own page, with what it includes and what it costs.
