The three-part short film called "Fare Well," produced by Underbelly and Edinburgh Hogmanay 2020, reflects on the past year using a swarm of drones to create colourful images in the skies above famous Scottish landscapes including the Highlands, the National Monument of Scotland, and Edinburgh Castle.
"At the end of a year no one could have imagined, it was important that we started our week of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations with a heartfelt thank you to those across the U.K. who have worked so tirelessly to keep us safe during 2020," the event's producers Charlie Wood and Ed Bartlam said in a statement.
"Although we’re not able to come together physically to in the bells this year, we can enjoy a fully digital programme that continues the tradition of celebrating Hogmanay with poetry, music and performance.", with the third and final installment airing Thursday at 2 p.m. ET. The Scottish celebration of Hogmanay, the Scots word for the last day of the year, is being shared online this year with footage of a spectacular drone show.
Maaaaan, so many places had some cool stuff. Dancing drone shows, fireworks explosions galore. Friggin’ Toronto put some Christmas lights on the CN Tower & made ‘em blink! ☹️
How cool would it be to have something like that fly around the city
Proud to be a Scotty! 🎉
Choreographed drone attack on neighborhood...oops! Too soon?
Beauty!!
Wow.... That programming.! Tesla FSD?
One what? Failure?