Hardstyle DNA 2025 at Nova Spektrum in Lillestrøm was one of the most logistically complex productions we've taken on. A single main stage running continuously from early afternoon until late. No breaks in the program. Multiple deliverables running simultaneously for different clients. And an FPV drone that needed to be in the air during specific moments with pyrotechnics scheduled around the same windows.

We put a team of five on it. Two photographers, two videographers, and one dedicated FPV operator. The planning started weeks before the gates opened.

The FPV pass that almost didn't happen

There's a shot in the Hardstyle DNA 2025 production that came together because of timing that had been prepared for but couldn't be guaranteed. A precisely timed FPV pass through the main stage structure during Evil Activities' set, captured just as the sun dropped below the skyline. The lighting was right, the performance was right, the flight path was cleared. Those three things aligned because each one had been planned for independently.

FPV at a live festival with pyrotechnics and live lighting requires a full risk assessment coordinated with the production team. We worked with the Head of Security and the production team at DNA to map every flight window before the day started. The shot came from that preparation.

Delivering 500 photos and 100 videos before midnight

Artists received their vertical edited videos walking off stage. Daily recap edits went out within hours of the final set. 500 high-resolution photos and a 2-minute aftermovie came in the days following. That delivery timeline only works when the workflow is built before the event, not during it.

Omar Haddouche and Andri Papanicolas trusted us with one of their biggest shows to date. The results reflect that trust going both ways.

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