Aerial shots in an edit
An aerial shot establishes place in a second: the coastline before a travel story, the city before an interview, the forest before a climate piece. Slow forward or orbiting moves are easiest to cut; fast flyovers work as openers and transitions. A 4K source gives room to stabilise or slow a drift without losing sharpness.
What to look for
Check the frame rate if you plan to slow a shot down, and the length if you need a long establishing move. Footage filmed from aircraft and helicopters, common in NASA’s archive, has a different, higher look: mix it with care. Free stock sites have large modern drone libraries; every search links to them alongside these results.
Each card plays its preview on hover, straight from the source, and opens to the full player with every rendition and the licence.
