Drone mild exhibits have been all the craze, particularly this yr. Then there’s different types of utilizing drones for leisure, like the parents at Cirque du Soleil who put lampshades round drones and made them dance in a magical association.
The oldsters at SPH Engineering are on a quest to seek out the best possible of all drone leisure, which is why they’re placing on their 4th Worldwide Drone Present Competitors. The annual competitors is now open for members from all around the world, together with drone present suppliers, tech groups, designers, distributors, occasion and advertising businesses, mild and built-in present organizers, and drone present followers.
And among the many workforce of judges is, sure, yours really, The Drone Lady (sure, that’s me, Sally French!). It’s no secret that I’ve been fairly obsessive about drone exhibits.
To enter, you’ll sometimes must add a video of your drone present, which should match sure necessities together with sure deadlines (usually movies can’t be longer than 5 minutes). Entrants are judged inside a handful of classes, equivalent to Storytelling, Animation, Advertising, and small fleet exhibits (as much as 100 drones).
And don’t delay. The entry window closes on Oct. 13, 2023.
So what’s up for grabs in case you win? There’s the plain — bragging rights. However there’s additionally prizes together with the chance to showcase their animations at Drone Present Pageant 2024. Different prizes embrace gear from GetFPV, tickets to prestigious worldwide festivals like Cannes Lions 2024, in addition to different helpful gadgets for drone present suppliers.
A deep dive into the SPH Engineering Worldwide Drone Present Competitors
The 2023 version of the Worldwide Drone Present Competitors is its fourth yr, having launched in 2020. Since then, the competitors has judged 469 members who stem from over 104 international locations. Of these 469 entries, 31 have been acknowledged as excellent creators of drone leisure.
Potential opponents can get the complete, detailed guidelines and software deadlines by visiting the official competitors web site. Contributors can submit one software for every nomination.
This yr’s competitors will probably be judged by a panel of 9 judges, together with yours really. The judges for the 4th Worldwide Drone Present Competitors are:
- Alex Levandovskiy, Head of Drone Present Applied sciences at SPH Engineering
- Armands Blumbergs, Professional in drone present choreography / 3D animation, Govt Producer at Base Movement
- Ernest Biosca, Creative Division Supervisor of Flock Drone Artwork and Co Director of the Worldwide Drone Pageant
- Fran Arnau, CEO at Flock Drone Artwork and director of the Worldwide Drone Pageant
- Michael S. Eddy, Editor of Projection, Lights & Staging Information (PLSN) Journal
- Paul New, Co-Founder and Director of The Institute for Drone Know-how
- Pedro Rosário, CEO & Pathfinder at Drone Present Animations
- Sally French, Founding father of The Drone Lady
- Vincent Bauer, The Creative Director and Co-Founding father of Diffuse, France
The competitors primarily focuses on the next main nominations:
- Drone Present Animation (300 drones)
- Drone Present on the Occasion
- Drone Present Storytelling
- Drone Present as a Advertising Device
- Drone Present for Elevating Social Consciousness
Contributors can submit their entries for any of those classes, and the winners will probably be chosen from these main nominations.
Nonetheless, there’s additionally an thrilling alternative right here. In case your entry from main nominations aligns with the standards for the Particular Awards like “Drone Present with a Small Fleet,” “Collaborative Drone Present,” or “Rising Star Drone Present,” you not solely have an opportunity to win in your nominated class but in addition to obtain particular recognition in these extra nominations.
And even in case you’ve entered previously, you’re not fully excluded from getting into once more. Drone exhibits submitted in earlier years are eligible for resubmission — with a catch: the competitors requires that “important, distinctive, and progressive enhancements” should have been made.
The entry window closes fairly fast — that’s Oct. 13, 2023.
Previous winners have included established leaders in drone exhibits, in addition to particular person freelancers. They embrace Portugal’s D.S.A. – Drone Present Animations, in addition to Diffuse x Titouan Malivoir from France. There’s additionally Sky Components, which famously placed on the drone mild present for Serena Williams’ gender reveal get together and set a Guinness World Report by producing 40 drone exhibits over the vacation weekend!
Try this recap video of what final yr’s winners entered:
I’m on the sting of my seat ready for entries — in spite of everything, I’m a choose. However you gained’t have to attend till the successful entries are introduced earlier than you’ll have the ability to see the highest drone present expertise. You’ll be able to observe together with the hashtag #droneshowcompetition on social media, together with SPH Engineering’s YouTube and Instagram web page to make sure you don’t miss a beat.
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