A video recently added to Vimeo by New York City-filmmaker Nicolas Doldinger is guaranteed to make film geeks squirm with anxiety until they can get their hands on the Phantom quadcopter used to film the thing. The camera in his short “First Flight of the Phantom” soars over New York City with a certain ease and grace that’s a testament to the joy of filmmaking, taking in Central Park, city streets, Union Square, and Grand Central Station.
But the more surprising part of the video is that Doldinger was able to make it without getting busted in the near police state of Manhattan. No one seems to notice–not even the pedestrians over whose heads the quadcopter is flying–which shows just how quiet and inconspicuous these technologies can be.
Filmed by a Gopro Hero3 mounted on a DJI Phantom using a Zenmuse H3-SD Gimbal 3.
Source: Fast CoExist