The Industry Leader

Arena re-invented aerial filming by being the first UK operator to offer a "one-stop-shop" at the lowest possible price & with a clear "no-hidden-extras" pricing policy. Ten years on and we're the UK's number one, with five dedicated filming aircraft flying around 1,200hrs per annum. We also run the only dedicated UK news-gathering contracts.

In 2008 we introduced the R44 HD. Designed to bring Sony's renowned "Cinealta" top-end HD movie camera within reach of all Clients. Mastering on HDCAM & HDCAM SR in 4:4:4 at up to 880Mb/s (or P2 & XDCAM-EX at 35-100Mb/s), we offer the most versatile HD package available. In fact we are so confident of our low cost and clear pricing policy we've published it below, and it's all backed up by our quality & price guarantee:
     - First hour flown        £ 850+vat    (our minimum charge)
     - Subsequent hour/s  £ 650+vat    (charged pro-rata per minute flown)
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Included: R44 Raven II helicopter, top of the range Cineflex "V14" camera system, Sony Cinealta camera with 84x HD lens, experienced R44 filming pilot, V14 camera operator, filming co-ordinator, fuel, a landing fee and even a roll of HDCAM tape stock. P2-HD or XDCAM-EX are charged extra due to the significantly higher cost of the stock. Mastering on HDCAM (or HDCAM SR) is recommended as it allows you to retain higher quality originals and simply dub onto other SD or HD formats as required - something we can do in-house.
   
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Our "go anywhere" twin engine AS355 aircraft are also very popular and used for example on our Sky News (clip) & BBC News (clip) contracts. We are well known for our work on The Apprentice, ITV News at Ten titles & The X-Factor. Arena is "the" established and reliable name you can trust to deliver a first class solution at the lowest possible price. If that's not enough, we are also backed up by the expertise of the UK's largest independent Outside Broadcast operator - Arena Television.

 
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Call us on 01737 821 222 for an informal & friendly chat about your next shoot!

We are a specialist CAA approved Public transport operator. Located just north of Gatwick airport, we are only 10 minutes flying time from central London and can provide cost-effective solutions anywhere in the UK or Europe. We also hold a growing archive of footage that is available for purchase.

CO2 Neutral. Keen to reduce any impact we have on the environment, we are the ONLY company in our sector to be fully CO2 Neutral by working with a scheme called targetneutral. - Richard Yeowart, Managing Director.
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