THE WORLD FROM ABOVE - The world's largest aerial HD stock footage resource

Skyworks is a specialist in top-end aerial filming and footage - we create unique aerial HD stock footage for use in film and broadcast productions, advertising and corporate video, and all types of interactive applications. Filmed in HDCAM SR video, our aerial HD stock footage archive is the largest of its kind in the world, and is used by top international broadcasters such as Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel and the BBC. We also make our own broadcast TV programming, and create cutting edge interactive content based around our HD aerial video content.

Aerial HD Stock Footage of outstanding quality
Search our library of over 150,000 clips covering 3 continents; most are online - see also our showreels page with footage of places and themes. Read more about how our aerial stock footage can add production values and keep costs under control.

Interactive Content that engages and inspires
MediaSavi™, an inspirator and content UI for travel and tourism; i-Savi™, a consumer video map and video messaging application; geotagged microclips™ for dynamic shortform video content. Skyworks interactive content gives the travel industry unique tools to inspire and inform visitors and 'explorers', as well as containing engaging messaging platforms and stunning original content.

Television and Web programming and content
Skyworks has produced well over 100 factual documentaries for broadcasters such as the BBC, ITV, Discovery and Smithsonian Channel. We also produce for companies and causes. Our documentaries are made to the highest standard and have attracted record-breaking audiences.

Skyworks have supplied a substantial amount of material for a major project with a national newspaper. The footage is of an outstanding quality and the service provided has been exceptional. We would be happy to work with Skyworks again in the future.

— Zoe Tate, DVDpro

Places to Visit

Our Aerial HD Archive Site - where you can view and order our stock footage

Our Showreel Page - where you can see our short showreels from around the world

Our YouTube Channel - where you will find other material, trailers and viewers

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Skyworks News

The Footage Map now improved

March 26th 2012

We have improved our Footage Map to use Google Maps. This allows for better 'clustering' and quicker response to searches. We will soon be adding new countries, but The Footage Map is currently able to seach for over 1800 locations in the UK where we have…

World from Above now in 3rd Season

March 25th 2012

Skyworks series of 30 minute aerial journeys - "The World from Above" - is now in its third season and is achieving excellent sales worldwide. "The World from Above" is a series which highlights the history, geography and culture of a particular part of t…

Costa Concordia aerial footage

January 23rd 2012

Skyworks has footage of the area around the Costa Concordia incident. This includes views of Porto Giglio as well as extensive parts of the Tuscan coast where the ship ran aground in 2012.

New American Material

November 8th 2011

Following our most recent filming of the state of South Dakota, Skyworks now has thousands of clips featuring stunning views of this great plains state. Iconic sites, such as Mount Rushmore, have been captured in three different lighting conditions, and h…

The Footage Map

July 7th 2011

The Footage Map is a completely new way to search for footage of specific locations. Just locate the place you are looking for on the map, click on the closest map pin, and you will see an edited video of the footage we have for that particular location. …