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FreeFly ALTA X – The F-150 of Drones

Nov 10th, 2019

DroneBoy is very excited to announce that we have added the all new Freefly ALTA X to our Ultra Heavy Lift (UHL) Drone fleet. This unique and extremely capable machine enables us to fly up to 35lbs payloads at speeds… read more »

DroneBoy Tech Log – Freefly Systems & Redrock Gear

Apr 23rd, 2019

Written By |  Matt Joniec It’s no secret that in recent years DroneBoy’s service offering has expanded a great deal. We no longer offer just aerial cinematography and industrial drone services, but now a whole suite of start-to-finish production services as… read more »

The Freefly ALTA8 / MoVI PRO is Here

Oct 16th, 2018

Written by | Tom Comet In our never-ending pursuit to be the very best drone based aerial cinematography provider that we can be DroneBoy is constantly investing in both the equipment and training sides of what we do.  My team have… read more »

Flying Drones at the Airport

Apr 16th, 2018

Written by | Tom Comet We get this call all the time – “I need to do a drone project and I want to use you guys but we are two miles from the airport so we are going to have… read more »

DroneBoy Cessna Skymaster 337 Airplane

DroneBoy Has An Airplane!

Jan 17th, 2018

Written by | Tom Comet A drone company with their own airplane??  It sounds a little crazy so allow me to explain this awesome situation… The nature of our drone business is extremely diverse.  This is one of the things that… read more »

Monster.com

Sep 4th, 2017

Written by | Tom Comet This was an extremely complex shoot where large sections of downtown Toronto’s Financial District were cordoned off so that we could fly right over public streets filled with actors and stunt drivers.  This was a VFX heavy… read more »

Flying Drones in Busy Downtown Locations

Aug 9th, 2017

Written by | Tom Comet Almost daily we have film and TV producers call us asking “how long does it take for you guys to pull a permit to fly drones in downtown Toronto (Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Halifax…)?”  The answer is… read more »

Our DJI Inspire 2 Is Here – A Celebration and a Quick History Lesson

Apr 30th, 2017

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… read more »

Professional Camera Drones Can Fly Indoors!

Feb 22nd, 2017

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… read more »

xXx: The Return of Xander Cage

Jan 25th, 2017

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… read more »

Bros Music Video “Tell Me”

Dec 6th, 2016

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… read more »

“Al Purdy Was Here” Documentary

Dec 5th, 2016

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… read more »