Before industrial designer, Léa Pereyre, started working at Verity Studios the job description of "drone costume designer" did not exist, so she had to come up with the title.
This is because the ECAL graduate, who was one of the speakers at the inagural #antenna2017, is working in a field that would not exist had technology not developed to a point where one can control drones using algorithm.
Together with a team of engineers, Lea is able to create magic and poetry with highly complex, choreographed drones. "Thanks to algorithm and implemented in the elecronics and an indoor GPS system these drones know precisely where they are."
This means that a large number of drones can fly together ina programmed choreography piece. The drones have been featured in a number of productions most notably, Metallica's current tour where micro drones fly above the band during their performance, bringing a new dimension to their recent hit “Moth into Flame”.
This is the world’s first autonomous drone swarm performance in a major touring act.
At #antenna2017 she took us through her process, the science behind what she does and the posibilities that lie ahead for the field.
