"U.F.O. spotted in Rancho Palos Verdes shooting a prominent local realtor, Ed Kaminsky, while introducing his new listing.
Kaminsky is reported to have suffered no harm from the curious flying object which hovered within inches of his face then flew off to the right of the house located at 30259 Palos Verdes Drive East. The object continued to hover in some areas of the backyard, then circled around the home, up the hillside and down into the tennis court area of the home. Curious neighbors witnessed the event.
U.F.O sighted over 30259 Palos Verdes Drive East in Rancho Palos Verdes
It was later determined that the object is in fact a Quiet-Copter™ manufactured, owned, and operated by Hoverfly Studios in Torrance, CA. The device is expertly piloted by remote control from the ground, while mounted cameras obtain video footage from vantage points that no traditional virtual tour platform can offer.”
Ok, ok, it’s not a U.F.O.—but you have to admit it’s a pretty space-aged looking machine, and you probably wouldn’t know what it was if you saw it buzzing around your home at first! This was the first time we had used what is basically a flying robot, to shoot video and photographic images of one of our new listings, and were very pleased with the results.
We are excited to have adopted this new technology into our marketing plan as it will play a key role in taking luxury home marketing to new heights: literally. It has long been a challenge for Realtors to capture the expanse and the terrain of large estate homes; especially within a reasonable budget. With the continued advances of the internet and the increased expectations of internet buyers to have total access to property information, the video produced by Hoverfly Studios finally offers those buyers what glossy brochures and 360â—¦ virtual tours lack.
What’s so important, from our professional view as expert marketers of luxury homes, is that not only are we able to truly present the many facets of this home in a beautiful online presentation, we are also able to draw that international buyer from overseas into a very honest perspective of the home, making our listing extremely accessible, appealing and likely to be bookmarked for a property tour when that buyer/investor is state-side. Many buyers, both national relocation buyers and overseas buyers, tend to be very frustrated by what is available to them online. They are somewhat “blind” and at the mercy of the word of their U.S. agent until they are physically in the home. In many cases, that is a very long trip for a showing that’s not the right fit.
The Quiet-Copter™ captures transitional imagery that’s very hard to reach by traditional photographic means. The smaller Quiet-Copter™ can come from a high place, such as up on a hillside, and fly right down into the home itself—something traditional aerial photography cannot even represent! You can avoid the all too typical “pan & tilt” images that a grounded camera can only offer. Can you imagine getting this close to a home in a single engine plane or a helicopter? Can you imagine what your hair would look like if you tried to stand in front of a home and present it to a buyer with a helicopter hacking away at the air around you?
Ed interviews Aaron Spicker of Hoverfly Studios about their unique machine
The final video (featured below) was shot and turned around to us within 3 days, making it a timely addition to our marketing launch as we brought this new listing to the market. We’re excited to team with HoverFly Studios again in the very near future!
COME FLY OVER 30259 Palos Verdes Dr East in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA!
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