High-Flying Footage, Music, and Video Elements
Whether it’s soaring above New York City or flying over a vast forest, aerial shots can be striking additions to any video project. As establishing shots, they’re ideal — they effortlessly introduce location, and they look great doing it. They’re also a superb way to add a cinematic, big-budget look to your work.
If you’ve always wanted to add an aerial shot into one of your projects but lack the resources to do so, we’ve got you covered. We’ve rounded up all the elements you need to build your own eye-catching aerial sequence without ever leaving the ground.
So dive on in to our latest toolkit and pick up professionally shot stock footage, soaring royalty free music, and high-flying video elements to match.
Breathtaking Aerial Footage
Using stock aerial footage comes with huge benefits. For starters, to get the right shot, you won’t need to pay for permits or for helicopter rental. Plus, if you’re not actually shooting on-location, it saves on travel costs.
The team at Shutterstock have kindly hand-picked over 100 of their finest aerial shots. This striking set features everything from footage of major world city skylines to a huge variety of landscapes and more. It’s a great, diverse selection that we recommend you keep in mind whenever you need aerial footage.
Customizable After Effects Templates
Put the finishing touches on your aerial shot with these After Effects templates made by our friends over at RocketStock.
Introduce the location of your aerial with Venue, a striking pack of lower thirds. Or incorporate aerial footage into a title sequence with Keyworks. Or to make your shot really stand out, check out video slideshow, Waypoint.
Have a look at our recommendations, then head to RocketStock to see their full collection. They even have a huge range of freebies available too!
High-flying Music
At PremiumBeat, we believe that pairing the right track with the right aerial shot is magic. That’s why our music team has compiled a playlist of royalty free tracks that are ideal for aerial footage.
Ranging from majestic orchestral cues to inspiring, playful instrumentals, these tracks effortlessly evoke the joy and wonder of flight. Take a listen and find the perfect track for your project.
- Epic Flight By Immersive Music
- Building and dramatic, featuring pulsing strings, bold brass and percussion that create a majestic mood.
- Let's Shape the Future By Tiny Music
- Bright and adventurous, featuring building string textures that create a hopeful mood.
- Pure Triumph By Young Presidents
- Upbeat and bright, featuring a driving Pop Rock feel, vocal oohs and piano that create optimism.
- Unprecedented Step By Evan MacDonald
- Lush and building, featuring orchestral sonorites that create a dramatic mood.
- Moment of Change By Vincent Tone
- Bright and building, featuring a gentle synth melody and driving drums that create an introspective, yet empowering mood.
- Panoramic By Elliot Middleton
- Building and bright, featuring shimmering electric guitar, warm piano and an Indie Pop feel that creates a heartwarming mood.
- Storytelling Piano By Immersive Music
- Flowing and inspirational, featuring pulsing piano and strings that create a hopeful and innovative atmosphere.
- Inspiring Storytelling By Crescent Music
- Warm and floating, featuring gentle electric guitar and introspective piano that creates a reflective mood.
- For the Team By Sapphire Studios
- Groovy and positive, featuring pulsing synthesizer, piano and electric guitar that create a hopeful, optimistic mood.
- Lifetime Travels By Cymatix
- Funky and stylish, featuring bouncy synthesizer, grooving synth bass and pulsing hand claps that create a chic, confident mood.
- Times By Wolves
- Bright and building, featuring electric guitar and hand claps that create an optimistic mood.
- Dirty Slide By Marc Walloch
- Edgy and tough with a garage rock feel, featuring gritty electric guitar, bass and pulsing drums that create a bold, rebellious mood.
- Little Baby Steps By Kensington Studios
- Bright and enthusiastic, featuring ukulele and a carefree glockenspiel melody that creates a celebratory mood.