FPV drone video: Burberry's Autumn/Winter collection

When we headed up to London to see the site and start planning our shoots, we quickly realised it was a larger project than a simple FPV tour of the building. The 121 Regent Street location had been transformed into an entirely beige catwalk space, with immaculate drapes, carpeted stairways, and plywood platforms all eliciting Burberry’s signature tan colour.

It was the first time a drone had been flown inside the Burberry store! We did a run with our Mavic Pro 2, and three runs with our custom FPV tiny whoop only. We housed the Mavic in a bumpcage, which keeps a drone’s rotor blades well away from anyone it might hit in the event of an accident. We had a live feed streaming from the drone’s camera to screens in the ‘backstage’ area, where directors could watch.

All of the models were very professional about the drone flying near them. Only one looked up at it, and the shot was used in the final edit — it comes across like some confident side-eye. It was an incredibly high-pressure, largely one-take production, but we delivered, and everyone present — including over 200 freelancers hired in by Vivid Broadcast! — did a stellar job.