Drones in Hollywood

“We’re getting shots you wouldn’t get any other way,” said Tony Carmean of Aerial MOB.  (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Austin Harris, a camera operator for Aerial MOB, watches a monitor during shooting of a scene for “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders” in Santa Clarita.

An Aerial MOB drone is used to shoot a scene on the set of “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders” in Santa Clarita.

A RED Epic camera carried by a drone is used to film a scene of “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders” in Santa Clarita. The Aerial MOB drone can carry up to a 22-pound cinema camera and travel up to 40 mph.