FPV drone shoot with Praga
High-speed drone shoot at Anglesey Circuit
Pre-Production
Marc Bow at Speedstream Films first dropped us an email in January 2021. “We have a production happening at Anglesey Circuit in Wales, and are looking into the possibility of high-speed FPV drone shots of a race car.” We set about building two cinelifting cinewhoops — FPV drones that can carry cinema cameras. On the day of the shoot, we set off for Wales.
Production
On the day of the shoot, we went to the track and laid out all our drones in the pit garage we were sharing with the rest of the production crews. We conducted a site recce, presented a safety brief, and got our risk assessments and method statements approved. Then, we began chasing the cars around the racetrack. We had displays on the ground streaming live views from our drones, for the client to watch.
Post-Production
The cinelifting drones performed faultlessly all day, and, when everyone started wrapping up, we saw the perfect opportunity for that one-shot take! There are no hidden takes here — just a flawlessly-executed FPV flight.
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