Commercial video production from 805 Aerial goes beyond a single drone flyover. It's full brand and marketing video, combining ground-level interviews, product and location footage, and aerial establishing shots, built for San Luis Obispo County businesses that need video for their website, social channels, or paid ad campaigns.

This service is most often used by tourism and hospitality businesses, wineries, and local service businesses that want a professional video presence but don't have an in-house production team.

What a Commercial Video Project Typically Includes

  • Pre-production planning, including a shot list built around the business's actual goals, whether that's bookings, brand awareness, or a specific campaign.
  • Ground and aerial cinematography, mixing both for a video that feels bigger than a single-angle drone clip.
  • Interviews and voiceover coordination where a business wants an owner or staff member speaking on camera.
  • Editing, music licensing, and color grading for a finished, broadcast-ready video.
  • Multiple export formats, including vertical cuts for Instagram Reels and TikTok, and horizontal masters for a website or YouTube.

Why Central Coast Businesses Invest in Video

San Luis Obispo County competes for tourism and relocation dollars against the rest of California's coastline, and video consistently outperforms static images for engagement on the platforms most local businesses rely on. A winery, a hotel, or a destination business benefits from footage that captures both the setting, the vineyards, the coastline, the downtown corridor, and the specific experience a visitor gets.

Local note: businesses along the coast, particularly around Morro Bay and Pismo Beach, benefit from footage timed around the marine layer, since fog burning off midday often produces the clearest, most marketable shots.

Featured Client Work

Featured Client Work

Brand Video for a Central Coast Hospitality Business

The Setting

A hospitality business wanted a single brand video that could run across its website, social ads, and email marketing.

The Approach

805 Aerial combined ground interviews with staff, product and property footage, and aerial establishing shots into one edited piece.

The Result

The business used the finished video as its primary homepage asset and cut shorter versions for paid social campaigns.

Client work described from an actual 805 Aerial project. Specific figures and identifying details are generalized for privacy.

Aerial establishing shot used in a Central Coast commercial video project
Aerial photo of a commercial property in San Luis Obispo used for marketing video

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does a commercial video project take?

Most projects take 1 to 3 weeks from planning to final delivery, depending on the scope and how many locations or interviews are involved.

Do you handle music licensing?

Yes, licensed music is included in every finished edit so the final video can be used commercially without copyright issues.

Can you produce shorter cuts for social media from the same shoot?

Yes, most projects include a main edit plus several shorter cuts sized for Instagram, TikTok, and paid ad formats.

Do you work with local government or tourism boards?

Yes, aerial and commercial video is commonly used by destination marketing organizations and local government for tourism and public information content.

Related Services

Commercial projects often pair ground footage with aerial drone video and still drone photography for marketing collateral. See how local wineries use this approach in our article on Paso Robles wineries and aerial video marketing, and how it fits into the county's broader tourism strategy in SLO County tourism and aerial footage. We produce commercial video throughout San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, and Cambria.

For destination marketing context, see Visit SLO CAL and the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce.