![]() "Sandy clocked it right on the lens - first try," says the Marlins Director, Creative Services Taylor Bolles. While wearing FPV goggles that gave him the POV of the drone, Christensen spun the drone in 360-degree loops between the mound and home plate before directing it in the pitcher’s direction. The odds of making contact were a pipe dream. They attached a GoPro for the curving shots in between the legs of Chisholm and Segura, and they affixed a 4K, 420 frame-per-second Freefly Wave camera to depict Alcántara throwing a fastball.Ĭhristensen instructed Alcántara to hit the drone with any pitch: 70 mph, 80 mph, 90 mph, whatever he preferred. Told they’d be creating a hype video for home Saturday night Heritage games - when the Marlins wear red City Connect jerseys - Christensen and his colleague Erik Nelson brought a Rotor Riot Skylight, an FPV drone that can be fitted with various cameras. But having access to the Marlins players and ballpark had him salivating. He had steered them through football players’ legs and into hockey goalies’ gloves. He had flown drones through bowling alleys, Fenway Park’s NHL Winter Classic, Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium and the Philadelphia Flyers’ arena. The Marlins drone idea was initially brainstormed by The Famous Groups’ lead creative editor Steve Davis, who - when he heard the team would provide access to loanDepot park -immediately thought of JayByrd Films.Ĭhristensen’s reputation preceded him. "We need to incorporate this type of technology." "We just hosted the Drone Racing League at our ballpark a few weeks ago, it’s something that our audience likes, and we believe we have to cater to it," the Marlins’ VP of Marketing Tiago Pinto told SBJ. But, for the most part, those drones were behind the scenes. NASCAR is giving fans the driver's point of view minus the G-force with the Driver's Eye helmet cameraįor instance, Fox Sports just flew a drone for the first time inside an indoor basketball game at Madison Square Garden’s Big East Tournament, and the network also uses FPV drones to chase 150 mph race cars during NASCAR telecasts.Inside Fox Sports' deployment of drones during the Big East Men's Basketball Tournament.So a cracked lens is not the end of the world." "Sometimes maybe it will break - who knows? - but we’re in the business to explore these new types of shots. "Most times, you don’t want to put your cameras in the line of fire," says Christensen, whose colleagues call him "The Top Gun Maverick" of drone pilots. The pilot also chased sky-high fly balls with the drone, as well. ![]() and Jean Segura while they were taking simulated at-bats. Other daredevil shots include National League Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcántara intentionally throwing a pitch straight at a drone - and uncannily making flush contact - and infielder Luis Arráez hitting a virtual home run and then literally whacking the drone with his bat flip.Ĭhristensen - operating from behind home plate or a dugout - also swerved the First-Person-View drone in between the legs of infielders Jazz Chisholm Jr. The MLB team has collaborated with The Famous Group and the kamikaze drone pilot Jay Christensen of JayByrd Films to produce a first-of-its-kind pre-game hype video that includes a drone flying upwards of 80 mph straight into Jacob Stallings’ catcher’s mitt. Miami Marlinsįans will get an inside look at the Miami Marlins this season. The Marlins created this hype video from the POV of a drone flying upwards of 80 mph. ![]()
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