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Roger Tonry smiling in a green flight jacket in a jet cockpit

Meet our Aerial DP

Roger Tonry

Aerial DP

Founder, 3 Delta Fox

A legend in aviation filmmaking: pilot, director and cinematographer.

His story

Working with Roger

Roger soloed at 17 and never lost the bug. He trained as a filmmaker, shot more than 100 music videos and went on to direct hundreds of commercials for brands including Budweiser, Major League Baseball, Foot Locker and Mike’s Hard Lemonade.

Fascinated by the technical side of filmmaking, and a skilled formation pilot himself, he became the primary cinematographer on the jet-based Astrovision, Vectorvision and Shotover aerial photography systems. As a partner in XBRAND, he brings years of jet air-to-air experience and a director’s sense of story to every flight.

  • Pilot, director and cinematographer
  • Formation pilot
  • Jet-based Astrovision, Vectorvision and Shotover systems
  • Aviation content for airlines and aircraft manufacturers

In the cockpit, on the ramp and in the briefing room.

A production briefing around a conference table
Two crew members on the ramp beside a jet
Crew lined up beside a business jet on the ramp
Walking the ramp at golden hour
Reviewing footage with the crew
Roger Tonry with a fellow pilot in a jet cockpit, both wearing headsets
Looking over a shot with the team
The crew on the ramp with a business jet

The difference

What sets him apart

Few people have spent as much time behind a camera in a jet as Roger. His aviation clients include Alaska Airlines, United and Southwest Airlines, and manufacturers including Gulfstream, Textron and Mitsubishi.

  • Soloed at 17
  • More than 100 music videos shot
  • Hundreds of commercials directed
  • Primary cinematographer on Astrovision, Vectorvision and Shotover systems
  • Founder of 3 Delta Fox

His company

3 Delta Fox

3 Delta Fox specializes in the creation and delivery of aviation motion pictures captured from a variety of jet types, camera systems and helicopters. Based in Los Angeles, the company handles production of aviation content and commercials, editorial from offline through final delivery, and color grading.

Roger leads the company as director and cinematographer, alongside Kevin LaRosa II as aerial director and pilot, filming primarily from an Embraer Phenom 300 and an L-39 with chin-mounted stabilized gimbals.

Flexjet & 3DF

3 Delta Fox is trusted by

  • Flexjet
  • Air Canada
  • Alaska Airlines
  • Bombardier
  • Beechcraft
  • Crystal AirCruises
  • Cessna
  • Cathay Pacific
  • EVA Air
  • Embassy
  • FedEx
  • General Atomics Aeronautical
  • Gulfstream
  • Hawker
  • Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation
  • Textron Aviation
  • United
  • UPS

Credits: IMDb

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