What it really takes to create a successful drone virtual tour
Learn how we make your venue POP with dynamic and engaging drone virtual tour
It’s tempting to think a drone virtual tour is as simple as getting a friend with a DJI drone to fly through your venue. But in reality, creating a high-quality, immersive tour that truly showcases your space requires more than just basic flight skills and a sunny day.
We deliver incredibly cinematic drone tours using tiny custom built FPV drones known as Cinewhoops while also being able to film cinema garde flights indoors using our specialised Cinelifter Vulture Guarded drone and a Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K for buttery smooth hi-res footage.
A professional drone tour is a carefully planned production – part strategy, part storytelling, and part technical precision. It needs to be smooth, engaging, and visually impressive from start to finish. And that doesn’t happen by accident. At AerialJohnny, we approach every project with a clear structure that ensures your space is shown at its absolute best. Here’s what goes into doing it properly – and what we deliver every time.
1. Strategy & planning: The foundation of a great tour
Before a drone ever takes off, there’s a detailed planning phase that sets the tone for everything to come. We start by understanding your objectives. What do you want the viewer to experience? Which areas or features need to shine? From there, we coordinate every moving part – from choreographing staff or talent to appear naturally in the space, to prepping the venue so that it looks its absolute best on camera.
We also handle all the technical logistics: airspace restrictions, flight permissions, timing around public access, and any on-site limitations. If it impacts the quality of the final product, we’re thinking about it long before shoot day.
This upfront strategy ensures the tour feels intentional and fluid – not improvised.
2. Flights: one-take impact or
multi-shot precision
This is where the magic happens and where experience really counts.
We typically shoot in two core styles, depending on the goals of the project:
One-Take Flythroughs
A continuous, unbroken journey through your venue from entry to exit, seamlessly weaving through focal areas. These are dynamic and immersive, and theyre ideal for delivering a powerful first impression in a short amount of time.
Segmented Shots
Sometimes, its better to slow down and focus on specific areas in detail. We shoot individual sections from multiple angles, experimenting with flight paths, heights, and camera movements to capture the character of each space.
This approach allows for more flexibility in post-production and gives each area the attention it deserves. In both cases, our flights are stable, controlled, and purpose-driven.
Whether were flying through a showroom, warehouse, office, or open-air venue, we bring both creative vision and technical control.
3. Deliverables: from RAW to refined
A drone virtual tour isnt just about flying a camera through a building its about telling a story, guiding the viewer, and showing your space at its very best. It takes planning, precision, and post-production finesse to get it right. At AerialJohnny, we combine creative vision with deep technical expertise to deliver drone tours that are as impressive as the spaces they showcase.
Ready to turn your venue into a standout experience? Lets fly.
