BE SURE TO WATCH IN HD! Flying through a firework show with a DJI Phantom 2 and filming it with a GoPro Hero 3 silver. The quad was not damaged. • GoPro: Fireworks From ...
timrs2001 It's illegal actually. Depending on where you live, there are laws preventing flight near fireworks and around crowds. Try and you will set the bar very very low very for all drone fliers. It only takes one accident to paint a broad brush for everyone.
ken masters I'm honestly a little surprised the authority having jurisdiction over such things has had time and effort to create such a law, but I'm now extremely interested to know the details - can you cite it?
Amazing footage!!! As a drone pilot myself, my thoughts went toward safety as alotta folks did. From what I saw, the fireworks were launched from unmanned barges, in the middle of a body of water. Thus, had the bird gone down, it was a very slim chance anyone would have gotten hurt. Yes, he risked his bird, but I'm guessing he knew that :-) My hats off to the pilot for enjoying life in the moment, and sharing it with us all :-)
Having shot fireworks before, I can tell you we wear hard hats. Lots of stuff goes up against the wind and comes back down with the wind, right where we are. So we’re ready for sun 250g drones. Please don’t do this with heavier ones, they would hurt...
It depends…. If they are just launching mortar after mortar I wouldn’t want to fly thru some shit like that but Something like this I’d risk it for the biskit to get that shot . $1300 and even more , 2,3,4 ..7 to 10 grand for the thermal drones. I’d HATE to loose my drone because it got knocked out the sky because I was flying over fireworks…..
For those of you saying this flight was not worth the risk, consider the financial risk return standpoint: TH-cam pays for adsense. Let's say the number was $1 per 1000 views. On December 13th, 2014, this video has 10,377,784 views / 1000 views = approx $10,377.78. DJI Phantom with the GoPro H3 goes for around $1000. For $1000, to make 10 tens off of it from 4 minutes of footage and a couple months, that's better than stocks.
I googled how to make money from TH-cam, and it's my understanding that only people with a lot of subscribers get paid for views on videos. And the best way to gain subscribers is to get million hit videos. The author of this video has 5,000 + subscribers, at this writing. I don't know what the magic number is to get paid.
I think the ratio of $ to views is lower. My 13 videos have accumulated a total of 17,000 views and I am sitting at $69.00 in earnings. I am guessing this is pretty standard.
Demetrius Villa The no-fly zone for fireworks was not designed with quadcopters in mind, it was designed to keep manned aircraft from becoming disoriented and losing their night vision in a display and then crashing into the spectators. Sure, the quadcopter is considered an aircraft, so it should also abide by the no-fly rule, but there is literally no risk. The worst case scenario is that one of the fireworks destroys the quadcopter, but because it has no gliding capability it would fall straight into the water harming nobody. Source: I'm a private pilot who has taken commercial ground courses, so we talk ALOT about the FAA's rules and why they are in place.
This footage is just amazing. Literally makes you see the beauty in things from a wholly different perspective. I literally had no idea what I was looking at at 3:37 and thought it was looking to the sky. I know that's impossible but, it was not until the camera panned to the buildings that I realized I was looking down. Such is testament to the beauty of what you managed to capture. On a side note, another excellent choice of music you could've used was the song "Whole New World" from the disney aladdin movie.
My jaw was dropped this entire video for two reasons. First is to the amazing shots you collected. Secondly, the fact that you'd fly your drone into fireworks. But truly a spectacular video.
Prague, by a small ravine from which they launch the fireworks ;) It looks nice but the explosions are so loud it shakes the glass in the windowframes :D
And now... this is the camera angle we will expect to see of any fireworks display that is televised. What is my life, when i was younger we were bitching about sodding tamogochii's, now its flying through actual decorative explosions like a video game!
You're lucky you didn't lose multiple hundreds of dollars worth of equipment... But the results are spectacular! This is by far the best view of a fireworks display I've ever experienced. Thank you!
I agree it's very cool, but that thing seriously could have crashed straight into a barge or into a crowd. This is the sort of thing that the FAA is going to point to when they want to start restricting the sale/use of drones for personal use.
Utterly amazing. This is what it must be like flying through a meteor storm. Reminds me very much of some of the imagery from Brainstorm at the climax of the film.
Just beautiful. so classy work of art in every respect . Your choice of song and in to the unreal fireworks are so moving, brought tears to my eyes..... It's comforting to know there are still people like you walking this earth. Beyond belief that some have given it the thumbs down !!! I don't care,, for every thump down there are millions thumbs up to take their place. Well done to you.
If you watch any #fourthofjuly videos, this is the one. Remarkable footage and it's surprising that the guy's drone didn't get lost as he's flying it alarmingly close to some of these explosions.
An octogenarian with a punk rock-style mohawk dude for an avatar... on TH-cam. Interesting. Anyways, if you truly do get trauma (PTSD) by viewing fireworks, why did you click on this video?
The drone probably costs less than a single rocket. The fireworks company should hire a dozen drone pilots and add that to the choreography, or add drone command to the computer systems controlling the rockets. Then live stream it to IMAX theaters or planetariums.
The song in "Con Te Partiro" (literally, With You I Will Leave) performed by Andrea Bocelli in Italian. He also did a beautiful version of this song with Sarah Brightman where the title lyric was changed to "Time to Say Goodbye". You can find both the solo and duet versions on his album "Romanza" from 1997. Look it up, it's worth a listen. If you liked this piece, you'll love the whole album. Also, check out Bocelli's bio on Wikipedia.
Tobias Keck Calm down there guy. Not everyone can be fluent in all of the worlds languages as you seem to be. Typical internet tough guy. The only thing he can think to do is pick on all of the old tired 'Murica tropes. So pathetic. Wow. Who says that any of the commenters on this post are American in the first place?
Wow. just happened to some accross this truely amazing and ground breaking aerial footage and incredible that the little Phantom didn't suffer any damage during the filming. Thank you for sharing this and keep up the great work.
Not even joking reading the comments below is like seeing a small child complaining something to his teacher gosh... This video is awesome and also the fireworks is far from where people are watching it and if the fireworks did hit the drone it wouldn't fly to someone like let's be real here people sounds so damn stupid in the comments....
You obviously have not concept of how powerful show grade fireworks are. They are military grade projectiles with pre-mature fuses that make you go ooooooo ahhhh. They are set up by professionals for a reason. If by some off chance that drone got nailed and fell onto the barge and knocked over one of the mortars. It can launch a shell into the crowed, since you are on youtub look up professional fire work disasters.
Well,gotta say thats one way to see fireworks up close and personnel,but what a way,amazing,I don`t think anyone has done that before,ever,and well worth the risk of a head to head with a sky mortar,thats he first time I have seen the fireworks from the other end of the spectrum,I have seen them being made,fired and exploding in the sky,but to be there with them when they do go pop is a first and well worth it,it was amazing,firework central or what,one thing how the hell did you get the drone back to you when it was so dark,you have got a Big pair my friend,and Thanks for an amazing Vid,ignore the Troggs.
The music is beautiful and so appropriate. Anyone who doesn't like it can certainly mute their speakers. Thank you, this is lovely. Brought tears to my eyes watching and listening to this. Well done.
This is the video that has set the standard for all of us with drones to try and reach. Amazing work.
timrs2001 It's illegal actually. Depending on where you live, there are laws preventing flight near fireworks and around crowds. Try and you will set the bar very very low very for all drone fliers. It only takes one accident to paint a broad brush for everyone.
ken masters I'm honestly a little surprised the authority having jurisdiction over such things has had time and effort to create such a law, but I'm now extremely interested to know the details - can you cite it?
timrs2001 The GoPro remastered version is
chuckugly FUCK THE COLOR OF LAW! Extortion scams!
ken masters For drones or aircraft? The line gets blurry there
Over 4 years later, I still come back to this video because I love the videography and music! Very well done!
4 years later
Amazing footage!!! As a drone pilot myself, my thoughts went toward safety as alotta folks did. From what I saw, the fireworks were launched from unmanned barges, in the middle of a body of water. Thus, had the bird gone down, it was a very slim chance anyone would have gotten hurt. Yes, he risked his bird, but I'm guessing he knew that :-) My hats off to the pilot for enjoying life in the moment, and sharing it with us all :-)
Pretty dangerous
@@nes.torfernandez Flying a drone at any point is pretty dangerous.
Having shot fireworks before, I can tell you we wear hard hats. Lots of stuff goes up against the wind and comes back down with the wind, right where we are. So we’re ready for sun 250g drones. Please don’t do this with heavier ones, they would hurt...
It depends…. If they are just launching mortar after mortar I wouldn’t want to fly thru some shit like that but Something like this I’d risk it for the biskit to get that shot . $1300 and even more , 2,3,4 ..7 to 10 grand for the thermal drones. I’d HATE to loose my drone because it got knocked out the sky because I was flying over fireworks…..
Drone pilot ? Calm down. You bought a drone and used it. That's it. Get over yourself
amazing stuff. perhaps the best drone video i have ever seen.
Συμφωνώ :3
this is a perfect example of what quad-copters and drones can be used for. How often do you see something so up close and wonderful? this is pure art
Years later, I am still saying this is stunning.
It's the fuckin' Catalina Wine Mixer!
Step brothers hahaha
POWPOW
freakin*
boi shutup he can say what he wants
Boats and hoes
Always come to watch this every year around the 4th of July. It's the best, thank you so, do much.
I love living in the future.
***** your brain and your parents love is not real
Davie Leyba BURN!
AzureRathalos Torterratrainer No, not really... It was a shitty comeback that was way out of context
***** actually time is real
It must sound fucking fantastic living in the future the present is good as well.
For those of you saying this flight was not worth the risk, consider the financial risk return standpoint: TH-cam pays for adsense. Let's say the number was $1 per 1000 views. On December 13th, 2014, this video has 10,377,784 views / 1000 views = approx $10,377.78. DJI Phantom with the GoPro H3 goes for around $1000. For $1000, to make 10 tens off of it from 4 minutes of footage and a couple months, that's better than stocks.
I googled how to make money from TH-cam, and it's my understanding that only people with a lot of subscribers get paid for views on videos. And the best way to gain subscribers is to get million hit videos. The author of this video has 5,000 + subscribers, at this writing. I don't know what the magic number is to get paid.
I think the ratio of $ to views is lower. My 13 videos have accumulated a total of 17,000 views and I am sitting at $69.00 in earnings. I am guessing this is pretty standard.
Beybit Williamnov than in your case ratio is higher than $1 per 1000, because u got more than $17
SwSAS1786 You didn't understand the risk part apparently.
Demetrius Villa The no-fly zone for fireworks was not designed with quadcopters in mind, it was designed to keep manned aircraft from becoming disoriented and losing their night vision in a display and then crashing into the spectators. Sure, the quadcopter is considered an aircraft, so it should also abide by the no-fly rule, but there is literally no risk. The worst case scenario is that one of the fireworks destroys the quadcopter, but because it has no gliding capability it would fall straight into the water harming nobody.
Source: I'm a private pilot who has taken commercial ground courses, so we talk ALOT about the FAA's rules and why they are in place.
This footage is just amazing. Literally makes you see the beauty in things from a wholly different perspective. I literally had no idea what I was looking at at 3:37 and thought it was looking to the sky. I know that's impossible but, it was not until the camera panned to the buildings that I realized I was looking down. Such is testament to the beauty of what you managed to capture.
On a side note, another excellent choice of music you could've used was the song "Whole New World" from the disney aladdin movie.
It's funny with the couple in the beginning, smiling politely at the nerd with his toy. Little did they know how fantastic the footage would be.
Hands down the best video of 2014.
I mean it's already cool but a 360 camera would bring it to another level.
or a 3d camera can you imagine
or a 3d 360 camera :P
Or a 3D 360 4K camera :PPPPP
or a 3d 360 4K Ultra OLED camera ;>
Or
a 3d lightfield® 360 16K SlowMo VR DX357544R8 ... pro of course
wow! absolutely unbelievable that your quad didn't take any damage... bravo!!! five stars all the way :)
Looks like it took a hit at 2:28
I never thought seeing fireworks from up will be this beautiful 😍
Best view of Fireworks! Thank you for sharing your perspective!
IT'S THE FUCKING CATALINA WINE MIXER.
boats and hoes!
Thank you for the front row seat to a spectacular event!
This is how I hope that our loved one we have lost view the fireworks. This is by far the best firework drone video and always has been. Great job.
As a fireworks enthusiast, this might be the coolest thing I've ever seen!
My jaw was dropped this entire video for two reasons. First is to the amazing shots you collected. Secondly, the fact that you'd fly your drone into fireworks. But truly a spectacular video.
This is just so amazing, I saved this many years ago but still watch it every once in a while.
I think this is one of the best things I have ever seen on youtube, since 2006!
Immediately thought of the movie Step Brothers when I first heard the music lol. This is really amazing stuff though.
So much yes.
Catalina Wine Mixer!
***** It's that f****** Catalina Wine Mixer. haha
This feeling of flying through sparks of light made me very happy.
Oh my stars! This video and song never gets old!!!
I've just listened to this music a thousand times. And that's not enough.
Perhaps the coolest thing I've ever seen! 😮
This flight and the beauty it captured is everything 💜 Thank you.
This + High Def 360 Video + VR headset = bliss
I dont listen to this type of music... EVER... but for some reason it spoke to me. The video and music together gives me hope for better days.
I live on 16th floor, this is what I see every New Year ;)
Where is this located ?
Prague, by a small ravine from which they launch the fireworks ;) It looks nice but the explosions are so loud it shakes the glass in the windowframes :D
TeaSpoon Are you sure it isn't at St john's at OPorto? 'Cause seems very familiar to me :)
Susana Machado I am talking about the proximity to fireworks the drone camera achieves ;)
TeaSpoon
Ohhh makes sense... My bad, sorry :)
This guy LITTERLY risking his drone to look at this. BUT IT LOOLS AMAZING THOUGH
Literally? English is hard...
Ocean Forest not everybody has English as his native language my dude
@@TimsWildlife yeah, I live in the Netherlands. Sorry I am a 12 year old🤷♀️
The beauty of light and sound and symphony.
May be one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen. Love the music too.
the only acceptable video of fireworks to this day
And now... this is the camera angle we will expect to see of any fireworks display that is televised.
What is my life, when i was younger we were bitching about sodding tamogochii's, now its flying through actual decorative explosions like a video game!
Absolutely Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing. I've never seen anything quite like this. Beautiful!
Never get tired of watching this!
Most wonderful thing I've seen in a while.
I decided to watch this again.... Truly one of the most beautiful displays I've ever seen
Keep coming back to watch this magnificent footage! Love it! :D
You're lucky you didn't lose multiple hundreds of dollars worth of equipment... But the results are spectacular! This is by far the best view of a fireworks display I've ever experienced. Thank you!
Hey, as long as it's someone else's budget, I'm happy to watch the results! :)
I agree it's very cool, but that thing seriously could have crashed straight into a barge or into a crowd. This is the sort of thing that the FAA is going to point to when they want to start restricting the sale/use of drones for personal use.
lol they would probably make that money with the views on this video anyway :p
Dallas Carney It was above water. It might have hit someone in a boat but that's more unlikely than flying it over a large crowd on land.
best I ever seen!
Of course!.Fly a drone through it! Very cool.
Awesome !!
I saw a drone flying over the fireworks in beacon. Cool.
Utterly amazing. This is what it must be like flying through a meteor storm. Reminds me very much of some of the imagery from Brainstorm at the climax of the film.
Great video of the nighttime fireworks with a beautiful soundtrack.
I just keep thinking of Stepbrothers with this song
Duhh
hahahahahahahahahahahaha
Walter White ahh ur contact photo is amazing
" pound those fucking drums Dale! '
boats n hoes
I sometimes forget that fireworks aren't 2 dimensional
Yes
WOW, that is the insides scoop!!! Beautiful..
WONDERFUL ! Thank you for this footage.
I remember when i was a kid wishing and dreaming i could fly through the fireworks!!
Thank you for making my dream come true!! Awesome!!
Wow, great idea and wondeful pictures.
Perspective is Everything....BEAUTIFUL! :-)
Wow. This is a whole new way of seeing fireworks like never before. Amazing, plus the editing and music was beautiful.
This is so beautiful
omg im from itay i and i now this song becuse im italian
Just beautiful. so classy work of art in every respect . Your choice of song and in to the unreal fireworks are so moving, brought tears to my eyes.....
It's comforting to know there are still people like you walking this earth.
Beyond belief that some have given it the thumbs down !!! I don't care,, for every thump down there are millions thumbs up to take their place. Well done to you.
Great song...spectacular video!!!! thanks
This is incredible and I LOVE that song!
got to watch this on 1080 P, full screen. Great job.
THIS WAS VERY COOL!! ITS ABOUT TIME WE HAVE A NEW USE OF DRONE TECH..VERY NICE!!!
WOW! It's hard to find words to describe my feelings watching this. One of the best videos I've ever seen on TH-cam. Excellent job!
Unbelievable...probably one of the best videos I ever watched...great song choice too. This footage is phenomenal!
Awesome point of view, perfect job for a multi rotor! Pretty awesome video editing as well!
The f--ken catalina wine mixer!
Joey Beans I THOUGHT THE SAME THING XD
You legend BOATS AND HOES
So magical. Especially when fireworks come up to meet the camera.
superb not only for the spectacular drone footage but attaching Boccelli's amazing voice to it! Well done!
If you watch any #fourthofjuly videos, this is the one. Remarkable footage and it's surprising that the guy's drone didn't get lost as he's flying it alarmingly close to some of these explosions.
I was surprised the drone wasn't damaged, and thinking that this has to be one of the best uses I have seen for a GoPro.
Breathtaking footage!
It was my fault we didn't get to see fireworks last night so I hope this is a good consolation prize for my wife ;)
Wow this comment was wrote in 2014 or somethin
Sober =Beautiful. Stoned =Fucking AMAZING!!!!!!
Wow! Just WOW! Thank you for risking your drone and for sharing the beauty.
This is one of the most stunning videos in TH-cam.
I am a world war 2 bomber pilot and I found this video traumatizing
Don't watch it...?
An octogenarian with a punk rock-style mohawk dude for an avatar... on TH-cam. Interesting.
Anyways, if you truly do get trauma (PTSD) by viewing fireworks, why did you click on this video?
Must have been one hell of a night mission you were on lol
smokebomb.exe
BOOM... Found out.............. HAHAHA!!
Dude you've gotta be like 90 by now and that is if you joined in 1941 at 16 years old, probably a troll.
This song is " Con Te Partiro " sung by " Andrea Bocelli "
No, it's boats and hoes
Drek Anon this makes me so sad, bocelli will never see fireworks
NYRangersfan63 lol
There was also another one with Sarah Brightman called "Time to Say Goodbye".
time to say goodbye is just the English version...she sang it with him. :)
Thank you Andy, The music and the fireworks are far better then flowers who die !
유튜브를 처음 보기 시작했을 때쯤에 보고 감동했던 영상. 간만에 추천 떠서 다시 봤는데 또 봐도 너무 좋다.
Art is truly a blast!
The drone probably costs less than a single rocket. The fireworks company should hire a dozen drone pilots and add that to the choreography, or add drone command to the computer systems controlling the rockets. Then live stream it to IMAX theaters or planetariums.
Now, here we got a man with an idea...
Run with that idea man. It's a good one.
Klaus Lungwitz Yea, stupid idea
Ya that would be tight!
drones are actually pretty expensive. the nice ones anyway. nice ones are $600 to $1000+ ... like this drone was well over $1000
Magnificent! Great choice of music.... thank you.
Damn this video was cool and the song from Andre Bocelli ... wow... how beatiful things humanity can create!
優雅で良いですねぇ。それになかなか見る事が出来ない視点なのも良い
Awesome footage! Thanks for sharing.
Awesome footage is an understatement. It's a good thing the drone did not get "shot" down by a firecracker.
Very, very emotional. Thank you for bringing this incredible video to us! God bless you!
Beautiful! What a magical video, and how wonderful to get such a unique view of a fireworks display.
And the music by Andre Bocelli "Con Te Partro" (Time to Say Goodbye is so great...)
Thank you! I was looking for that info!!
can't not think of "time to say goodbye" by twenty one pilots tho
Absolutely amazing! I love the music, I am not sure what language he is speaking, but it soooo beautiful.
The song in "Con Te Partiro" (literally, With You I Will Leave) performed by Andrea Bocelli in Italian. He also did a beautiful version of this song with Sarah Brightman where the title lyric was changed to "Time to Say Goodbye". You can find both the solo and duet versions on his album "Romanza" from 1997. Look it up, it's worth a listen. If you liked this piece, you'll love the whole album. Also, check out Bocelli's bio on Wikipedia.
typical 'MURICA. The only language they know is ENGLISH. Nothing else. This is so pathetic. Wow
Tobias Keck Calm down there guy. Not everyone can be fluent in all of the worlds languages as you seem to be. Typical internet tough guy. The only thing he can think to do is pick on all of the old tired 'Murica tropes. So pathetic. Wow. Who says that any of the commenters on this post are American in the first place?
Tobias Keck where are you even from that you would feel comfortable posting that?
Drone laws are pending.
amazing! also the song is my absolute favorite. could watch and listen all day.
breathtaking! thank you so much for this incredible perspective.
taking heavy flak fire
its the god damn Catalina Wine Mixer
Absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing. I've never seen anything quite like this. Beautiful! ❤💛🧡💚💜🤍
Wow. just happened to some accross this truely amazing and ground breaking aerial footage and incredible that the little Phantom didn't suffer any damage during the filming. Thank you for sharing this and keep up the great work.
The scores are in!
Technical achievement-10.0
Degree of difficulty-10.0
Artistic composition-10.0
Video Awesomness- 11.9!
You win TH-cam!
Who wishes they could have seen this in 3D?
That. Was. Incredible. I had shivers through most of it
Very,very beautiful!!!!!! Congratulations
Not even joking reading the comments below is like seeing a small child complaining something to his teacher gosh... This video is awesome and also the fireworks is far from where people are watching it and if the fireworks did hit the drone it wouldn't fly to someone like let's be real here people sounds so damn stupid in the comments....
You obviously have not concept of how powerful show grade fireworks are. They are military grade projectiles with pre-mature fuses that make you go ooooooo ahhhh. They are set up by professionals for a reason. If by some off chance that drone got nailed and fell onto the barge and knocked over one of the mortars. It can launch a shell into the crowed, since you are on youtub look up professional fire work disasters.
xmrrushx ok.
xmrrushx So let's never do anything. It's safer.
Well,gotta say thats one way to see fireworks up close and personnel,but what a way,amazing,I don`t think anyone has done that before,ever,and well worth the risk of a head to head with a sky mortar,thats he first time I have seen the fireworks from the other end of the spectrum,I have seen them being made,fired and exploding in the sky,but to be there with them when they do go pop is a first and well worth it,it was amazing,firework central or what,one thing how the hell did you get the drone back to you when it was so dark,you have got a Big pair my friend,and Thanks for an amazing Vid,ignore the Troggs.
so cool! i was looking for drone videos from this year's fireworks and i came across your video. awesome! thanks for sharing
The music is beautiful and so appropriate. Anyone who doesn't like it can certainly mute their speakers. Thank you, this is lovely. Brought tears to my eyes watching and listening to this. Well done.