DPLA Aerial Unit
The flagship aerial lane: licensed capture, airspace planning, COI support and EP oversight.
From $7,500 · 3-day minimum
Rates and offer bands · 2026
Published production rates, so you can budget before the first call.
Every offer below carries a visible band. Nothing here is a placeholder for a sales call — the numbers are the starting point, and what moves inside the band is listed plainly.
— Offer bands
Six ways to book Dvicii Productions.
Aerial is the flagship lane. The rest scale up to full campaign and network scopes.
Aerial production days
A licensed Part 107 pilot added to an existing crew, for production companies and aerial coordinators.
$2,200 – $2,800 / day
Music Video Live Unit
Music-video and live capture with camera builds, crew and social-ready deliverables.
$18K – $45K typical scope
DPLA Signal Retainer
Fractional executive production for brands that need consistent content velocity.
$12K – $25K / month
Commercial & brand scopes
Commercials, creator-brand shoots and campaign capture with executive production.
$35K – $150K
Network & label projects
Repeatable support for labels, live programming, digital series and talent-heavy events.
$30K – $150K
— How pricing works
What actually drives the number.
Aerial pricing is driven less by flight time than by planning load. A single-location shoot in uncontrolled airspace with no unusual insurance requirements sits at the bottom of the band. A multi-location campaign that needs airspace authorization, a waiver lead time and a certificate of insurance with specific additional insured wording sits at the top.
That is deliberate. California requires general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence for filming, and unmanned aircraft coverage of at least $2,000,000 with the specific aircraft listed when a drone is used. Coordinating that correctly is real pre-production work, and it is priced as such rather than buried.
Travel, permits, location fees and talent are quoted as separate lines. If a scope does not fit a band, you will be told that directly instead of being fitted into the nearest one.
— FAQ
Rate questions
Why publish rates at all?
Because scoping in the dark wastes everyone's time. Published bands let you check fit against your budget before the first call, and they make the conversation about the work instead of the number.
What moves a project inside a band?
Shoot days, crew size, location count, travel, airspace complexity, insurance requirements and delivery scope. Complex locations and multi-day campaigns sit higher in the band.
Is the aerial day rate available on its own?
Yes. Single aerial production days run $2,200 to $2,800 and are intended for teams that already have a crew and need a licensed pilot for the aerial work.
What is not included?
Third-party permits, location fees, talent, insurance premiums beyond project-specific COI coordination, and travel outside the Los Angeles area are quoted separately and shown plainly.
How fast can you turn a quote?
Send dates, locations, shot list and budget band and you get a scoped response with the airspace and insurance questions already factored in.
— Booking
Get a scoped quote against a real band.
Send the brief with your budget band attached. You get a scoped response, or a straight answer that it is not the right fit.