Aerial Cinematography • Camera Ships • Precision Stunt Flying • Aerial Coordination
Turnkey aerial camera platforms, precision stunt coordination, and 48-hour nationwide dispatch led by Chief Aerial Director Craig Hosking (IMDb)—the only pilot ever inducted into the Motion Picture Academy and a voting member for the Oscars.
Boeing — No one in the world can get this shot except Craig Hosking and his proprietary camera system.
High-speed air-to-air cinematography for the U.S. Air Force "Own the Sky" national campaign—filming fifth-generation fighters, attack aircraft, and long-range stealth bombers in their domain.
B2 Formation — Over-the-shoulder cockpit view filming the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber in tight high-altitude formation for THE WATCH: America's Nuclear Mission.
Low-level precision tracking along Los Angeles' iconic 6th Street Bridge and L.A. River channel.
Practical mid-air airplane hijacking and fuselage-drop sequence coordinated and filmed on IMAX cameras for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises.
Effortless 6-axis gyro-stabilized air-to-air cinematography for Gulfstream.
Las Vegas Sphere — Flying right into the heavy ocean spray of breaking Hawaiian waves to capture immersive aerial cinematography for the Sphere.
Inducted into the prestigious Living Legends of Aviation alongside the world's most accomplished aerospace pioneers, astronauts, and Hollywood aviators.
Craig and Rebecca Hosking on the red carpet at the Living Legends of Aviation gala—celebrating a lifetime of aerospace innovation and 375+ films.
Low-level night helicopter stunt and camera passes through tight downtown skyscraper corridors for The Matrix.
Air-to-air cinematography for the U.S. Air Force, filming the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber during precision mid-air refueling above the clouds.
High-speed car-to-helicopter stunt extraction coordinated and captured at low altitude alongside our AS350 camera helicopter and Russian Arm pursuit unit.
Low-altitude aerial tracking and high-speed race pursuit cinematography filmed for James Mangold's Academy Award-winning Ford v Ferrari.
Unobstructed rear-hemisphere tracking for SpaceX using our FAA-approved tail-mounted Shotover gimbal.
Open-cockpit biplane barnstorming, pasture skimming, and inverted passes for Secondhand Lions.
Precision close-proximity aerial choreography in the Pencil Stunt sequence.
Tarmac-skimming supercar pursuit at Alameda filmed from our nose-gimbal AS350 camera helicopter.
Mid-air stunt transfer executed between aircraft in flight, coordinated and filmed by Hosking Aviation.
The Oscars Gala
AMPAS Certificate
Craig and Rebecca Hosking at the Oscars alongside his official Academy induction certificate. Craig is the only pilot in history invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and serves as an active voting member for the Oscars in recognition of his exceptional accomplishments across 375+ theatrical motion pictures.
Precision low-altitude helicopter stunt extraction between downtown skyscrapers filmed on location for the Wachowskis' Jupiter Ascending.
Threading a stunt and camera helicopter through narrow high-rise building corridors with feet to spare for The Matrix.
Classic Mountain Dew "Cross-Training with Andre Agassi" commercial featuring canyon helicopter bungee stunts and high-speed aerial action cinematography.
Custom tubular nose-mounted cinema camera rig engineered onto the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch helicopter (N450CC) on location in Montana.
Craig Hosking landing and taking off completely inverted in his custom twin-landing-gear "Double Take" Pitts S-2B at the 1987 Sussex Airshow.
Selected IMDb highlights including Oppenheimer, Dunkirk, Tenet, Nope, The Matrix Resurrections, and Interstellar.
Large-format IMAX aerial cinematography and marine flight operations for Christopher Nolan's epic.
Real Spitfire dogfights filmed on IMAX cameras low over the English Channel for Christopher Nolan.
Atmospheric flight sequences and aerial tracking staged for Christopher Nolan's sci-fi epic.
High-speed Aerostar & heavy-lift Chinook formations for Tenet and desert aerial coordination for Oppenheimer.
Precision helicopter cinematography through tight urban corridors and mountain fortress sets.
Open-ocean tall-ship pursuit and island aerial cinematography across the blockbuster Disney franchise.
Piloting and custom nose-rigging the iconic Dutton Ranch AS350 helicopter on location in Montana.
Multi-helicopter high-speed supercar pursuit and practical crash stunt cinematography.
High-stakes helicopter pursuit and precision aerial stunt sequences for the global action franchise.
Dynamic aerial plate photography and flight coordination for J.J. Abrams' sci-fi blockbuster.
Threading stunt and camera helicopters through narrow downtown skyscraper corridors at night.
Executed the opening helicopter stunt battle directly over Mexico City's crowded Zócalo square.
Coordinated and filmed the mid-air airplane hijacking and urban night helicopter sequences.
Piloted and coordinated historic aircraft to recreate Howard Hughes' aviation trials for Martin Scorsese.
Flew iconic island helicopter approaches and the jungle-skimming airstrip landing sequence.
On set with Hosking Aviation’s camera ships, custom rigs, and film directors.
Once the youngest licensed helicopter pilot in the world at age 16, Academy (AMPAS) voting member Craig Hosking has logged over 23,000+ flight hours across 260+ aircraft types flown as Aerial Director of Photography, Aerial Coordinator, and Second Unit Director on 375+ productions.
View Craig Hosking on IMDb →The only aerial coordinator and stunt pilot invited as a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Three-time Taurus World Stunt Award winner (including Dunkirk) and recipient of the Art Scholl Memorial Award.
Inducted alongside aerospace pioneers, astronauts, and Hollywood aviators for lifelong achievements in aerial cinematography.
When volcanic gas choked his turbine engine while filming Paramount's Sliver over Kilauea in 1992, Craig landed via emergency auto-rotation directly onto the active Puʻu ʻŌʻō crater floor and coordinated the crew's rescue after 27 hours.
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