Скачать или смотреть Celestial drone show lights up the Melbourne Docklands

A moving light display made up of over 350 drones has taken to the skies over Melbourne's Docklands, encompassing First Nations artwork, Australian icons, spoken poetry, and a custom commissioned soundscape. 

It marked the first time UK-based drone art company Celestial has performed a drone display in Australia.

Chief remote pilot from the Institute for Drone Technology Jake Andrew said it usually takes about three months to prepare and practice for the eight-minute show.

“It takes a huge amount of work to ensure the display appears seamless on the night and all contingencies are carefully planned for and mitigated against,” he said.

“We use an animation system to choreograph the drones in the display and drone show software to ensure they don’t fly into each other, stay in formation throughout the display and land safely back on the ground.”

Video courtesy of Celestial.