Laughing Squid: King Kong Climbing the Empire State Building Recreated With a Stunning Drone Show | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

In the original, Fay Wray had to scream, today only the propellers buzz. Studio Hocks drones reconstruct King Kong's legendary ascent without monkey costumes and miniature sets. The highlight of American film history, reinterpreted as a choreographed drone swarm ballet.

A show of gifts recreates the mythical scene of the film in which the giant gorilla climbs the iconic New York building. The work has been developed using advanced technology called Helios, with drones that adapt to wind and noise in real time

Laughing Squid: King Kong Climbing the Empire State Building Recreated With a Stunning Drone Show | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Laughing Squid: King Kong Climbing the Empire State Building Recreated With a Stunning Drone Show. “Studio Hock very accurately recreated the iconic scene from King Kong where the giant ape climbed the Empire State Building using lightweight drones, precise positioning, and timing. The wind and cold from the height of the building, the general business of Manhattan, and the magnetic fields from surrounding steel structures made this feat rather …

King Kong Climbs The Empire State Building But Its Drones

Drone shows are the modern-day version of fireworks. Precisely synchronized drones work together to create giant images in the night sky. Drone show experts Studio Hock show off their technical prowess by flying their Helios drones in formation up the Empire State Building to recreate the classic film moment when King Kong climbed the iconic NYC skyscraper.