Skydiving Movie Productions has been the leader in aerial cinematography and photography for the past 40 years, providing exciting images for feature films, television, commercials, sports events and printed media. Skydiving Movie Productions is a “turn key” operation providing its clients with all services necessary to take any project from concept to completion.
When you hire Skydiving Movie Productions you do not only hire Norman Kent (founder and creative force behind the company), an award winning Director of Photography with over 35 years of experience, but you get the wealth of experience of his production crew including other world renowned DP’s like Craig O’Brien, who has worked side by side with Norman in many productions and is responsible for many of Hollywood’s major productions himself. Skydiving Movie Productions and crew have been responsible for the most famous aerial sequences appearing in Hollywood feature film blockbusters such as “Kingsman – The Secret Service”, “Godzilla”, “Get Smart”, “Cutaway”, “The Hangover 3”, “Iron Man III”, “Drop Zone”, ”Point Break”, “Eraser” and many others.
The 1994 Winter Olympics and 1988 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies and the first successful expedition to parachute on to the North Pole are other example of our company’s many achievements. We shoot in any and all format of stills and motion picture photography
Norman Kent Productions gives you the best in skydiving, base-jumping and any other kind of aerial footage you can imagine. We feel equally at ease shooting with a helmet camera, from a helicopter or airplane, and 1st and 2nd unit ground sequences to ensure the continuity of your production.
Our superior equipment includes RED Dragon and Helium 8K sensor and can handle any existing equipment. We also can fulfill all your video needs including live air-to-ground transmission. Our still photographic equipment includes a full line of the latest DSLR cameras.
Our extensive selection of camera mounts includes helmet, chest, aircraft wing and fuselage mounts, and we have years of experience operating and/or directing Tyler, Westcam, and Spacecam helicopter systems. This array of mounts ensures that you will get the unique angles you desire.
Norman Kent Productions has the only 35mm and RED (R3D) stock footage skydiving library in the world. Our stock library has been accumulated throughout 30 years of shooting.