SEGA - Persona 3 & Persona 4 Launch
A 200-drone light show animating Persona characters above a downtown Los Angeles rooftop for SEGA's Persona 3 and Persona 4 launch.
Mod Events contacted DRONESURF to produce a drone show for SEGA's release party for Persona 3 and Persona 4, held on a downtown Los Angeles rooftop with panoramic views. The crowd was eager, and did not know a show was coming.
DRONESURF built a storyboard for SEGA featuring the full Persona character roster, which was approved by SEGA executives in Japan. The team then created the animation in its drone show software and delivered a simulated run for final sign-off. On the day of the event the crew arrived five hours early to set up and run safety checks. The show was a success, with no faults.
Project details
Location
Downtown Los Angeles, California
Client
SEGA, via Mod Events
Engineering challenge
Choreographing 200 aircraft into recognizable licensed character silhouettes is a formation-flight and collision-avoidance problem solved entirely in simulation before anything leaves the ground.
Because approval ran through SEGA's executive chain in Japan, the simulation had to be presentation-accurate as well as flight-accurate. The performance itself took place over a dense urban rooftop, which set the safety envelope and drove the five-hour pre-flight window.
Credits
Drone Show Producer: Jovany Jimenez
Aerial Cinematography: Jovany Jimenez / David Angel
DP: Gustavo Padron
DP: Pedro Kuhn
Editor: Gustavo Padron
Show Production: Pixel Swarm Drones
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