Aerial Experience
Private Pilots License Fixed wing.
Mike Brennan has been working with stabilisation systems since he began working with minicams in the 80s.
Aerial Camera systems, Specialised spinning mass gyros, UM11, UMIII, Cineflex V14, V12. Tyler middle mount with HD cameras, Tyler nose mount.Robinson R44 ENG. Airship.
In 2003 he commisioned the Utility Boom Mount A bracket to allow the cineflex V14 High Definition gimbals to be used on AS350/AS355 type helicopters.
Following the London bombings in 2005 to 2006 he is frequent flyer with Sky and BBC news helicopters.
Selected aerial credits
The Tower BBC doc series V14
How We Built Britian BBC V14
Boomerang (part) Yann Arthus Bertrand epic aerial HD movie. V14
Earth From Above South Africa. French environemnt series. V14
Motorstorm Sony Playstation Game Evolution Studios & Sony Computers.
Shannon Esturary Landmark Irish TV series R44news
Australian Princess Leeds castle and other locations cineflex V14
Taming Nature Wind Turbines Tyler side mount f900 North Sea Belgium coast
Taming Nature Thames Barrier. Discovery Channel Cineflex V14
Outdoor Britian; Caves BBC
Animal 24.7 True North Productions
Extreme Jobs Powerline BBC
Helicopter Heros BBC air to air of actual emergency calls.
Irish coast RTE doc series.
Generic Dublin RTE
Airbus A380 Airbus Corporate Air to Air with A380
Eurostar Corporate Air to ground for the high speed run of the Eurostar Train
Make me a Supermodel C5
ITV non stop HD aerials used for ITV test transmission and benchmark footage displayed at IBC
Rolls Royce HD aerials of a gleaming balck beauty for Hamma Glamma
Spitfire 70th aniversery BBC Live High Definition Air to Air with a flight of 5 Spitfires Cineflex V14
Visit London HD aerials over London including a special low flight over London the pictures to be used on a 70ft screen in Tianaman Square. Cineflex V14
Gas Ship SD aerials of new Gas terminal using R44 eng chopper.
Save Willy extensive filming of the lost whale in the Thames for BBC
London Bombings ITN and BBC including live arrest of terror suspect.
Over Great Britain 30 day shoot using cineflex gimbal (HD coordinator).
Images of Italy 1 week HD shoot using cineflex gimbal, (HD technical coordinator).
Irish Tourist board using R44 with stabilised gimbal
Barretts f900 and Tyler middlemount
Herod the Great, the Dead Sea, Jerusalem, Massada. Tyler Middle Mount with f900
Bow Wow HD aerials of Ireland with Cineflex V14
Flight testing of Cineflex V14 HD gimbal in New Zealand and Los Angeles
Boy whose skin Feel off HD aerials Newcastle (2004 International Emmy Award) Cineflex V14
Barratts HD aerials for background plate Tyler middle mount
Air to Air lip synch Rough Guide to Chile (over an active volcano in a fleet of cessnas)
Air to Air lip synch Channel 4 series How Things Work. (Partenavia and Cessna)
Air to Air lip synch Police Camera Action (Two twin squirrels)
Blues and Twos documentary on HEMS London's Air Ambulance during weekend of Bishopsgate Bomb
Around Ireland Boat Race 2004 and 2006 (R44 Raven 11 ENG)
Crime Fighters a week shooting doc on Oxfordshire's Police Air Support unit
Police Camera Action documentary on Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit, including air to air.
Fire Nature of the Beast Air to Air with California Department of Forestry Air wing. Ground to air coordination of fire bombing fixed wing and helicopters.
Police Camera Action! Documentry about Los Angeles County Sheriff's Jolly Green Giant
LA PD ride (fly) along MD500 Discovery channel.
Hong Kong aerials using ultrawide lens hand held, for Price Waterhouse Coopers
New York City aerials Corporate for Price Waterhouse Coopers Tyler Middle mount.
Time Team pilot episode and first series aerials
ABC Sellafield Power Station.
Red Arrows for How Do they Do That?
Paul MacKenna RAF Hercules including exterior minicam
BT corporate Telecom Tower, sunrise noon and sunset. Tyler middle mount.
British Gas North Sea Rig
Documentary about Bob Tur included air to air and in cockpit shooting in LA news chopper
To Kill and Kill again downtown Chicago. Nosemount.
True or False, The hunt
999 various SAR and police helicopters.
Victorian State Emergency Service Public awareness promo and station ident.
Hand held, gyro, minicam and Tyler mount shooting from
Bell 206 Jet Ranger/longranger
Huey
AS 350 AS 355 Single/Twin Squirrel
EC120
Dauphin
Partenavia
Sikorsky CH-3E
Cessna 172, 337
Hercules HC 130 (RAF)
Bolkow
Beech King Air
R44 Raven II eng
Airship
Bios
Elton John
Lady Archer
Michael Heseltine
Elizabeth David
Shirley Bassey
Beethoven
Erik Sate
Yasser Arafat
Mary Whitehouse
George Shearing
Elizabeth Hurley (unauthorised)
Herod the Great (unauthorised!)
Selection of Subjects filmed in depth
Demolition Team
Leach Farming
Fire service
Yatch races
Contemporary Dance
California Department of Forestry
Viking boat building and navigation
Roman bridge building
Channel Tunnel construction
Formula One Teams
Formula One drivers
Formula One Technology
UFOs
Sexual perversions
Twins
Wind Turbines
Thames Barrier
Fire
Airport Fire service
Police Services
Ambulance Service
History of Constantinople
Underground railway construction
Architectural subjects
Food and chefs
Archeology
Music Contemporary
Oil rigs
Hospitals
India
Bollywood
Travel series USA and South America
Airlines
Concorde
Aerobatic display team
Oil Rigs
Historic Racing cars
Ireland; Walking and Shannon River cruising.
Technical Experience
if the numbers mean anything to you....
Viper, f900, Varicam, SRW1, HDW S280, RMB750, Cineflex V14, Ultramedia, R44 V12, Z1. D20, F23
Many SD systems including minicams and slo motion systems