Hundreds of Hours of Planning
A team of talented designers, armed with cutting-edge software, turned static storyboard drawings into animated sequences that blended music, narration, and pyrotechnics.
750 Drones
The drones for our show came from California and Puerto Rico. Each drone is capable of withstanding winds of up to 26 miles per hour and is positioned with incredible precision within 10 cm. They’re decked out with an impressive 900 lumens of ultra-bright lighting and soar up to 400 feet high.
Student Assistance
Nearly a dozen RPI students, including members of the RPI Drone Club, helped inspect the drones to ensure there were no defects that would prevent them from flying. After that, they inserted batteries into all 750 drones. In total, the 15-minute show required 12 hours of setup on site on the big day.