Red Bull – Solar Eclipse Flight Campaign
Capturing high-performance dual-plane aerobatics directly under totality of the solar eclipse in a once-in-a-lifetime cinematic production.
The Challenge
During a total solar eclipse, the window of totality lasts barely four minutes. The Red Bull creative brief required two aerobatic planes to fly in tight mirror formation at 250 mph while maintaining exact alignment between our chase aircraft, the sun, and the moon.
Lighting changes instantaneously from blazing midday glare to eerie twilight, requiring precision exposure ramping and custom gyro-stabilized camera optics.
The Creative Solution
We deployed high-speed RED 8K cameras fitted on specialized Shotover F1 gimbals. Months of GPS trajectory simulations allowed our team to calculate the exact flight vector needed to silhouette both planes precisely across the corona.
In post-production, we built a hybrid workflow combining raw 8K aerial plates, dynamic sound design captured directly from cockpit telemetry, and subtle VFX color grading to emphasize the eclipse's supernatural corona.
Campaign Impact
Measurable reach across broadcast television and social platforms