Sparked

September 26, 2014 9:39 PM

Sparked is a short film by Cirque Du Soleil about a solitary inventor. And his lampshades.
posted by the hot hot side of randy (8 comments total)

I had a feeling it would be wise to wait through the final credits.
posted by spock at 10:11 PM on September 26, 2014

Yeah, but even if you do...?

Good start.
posted by notyou at 10:48 PM on September 26, 2014

This is great.
posted by vapidave at 12:28 AM on September 27, 2014

Here's a short "making of" video.
posted by HuronBob at 3:48 AM on September 27, 2014

Reminded me of this. Check out the formation stuff beginning at :43. Air currents would probably mess everything up which is why I'm guessing we're not seeing the June Taylor Quadcopter Dancers coming to a theater near you.
posted by kinnakeet at 4:32 AM on September 27, 2014

I am literally speechless.
posted by mikelieman at 4:39 AM on September 27, 2014

Air currents would probably mess everything up

Not really, they use a (large) array of cameras to constantly and exactly evaluate the fliers' positions so they can compensate for some air movement. They probably couldn't fly in a hurricane but the HVAC isn't going to be a problem.
posted by localroger at 2:31 PM on September 27, 2014

My dad watched this video and dubbed it "The Sorcerer's Electrician".
posted by Quietgal at 10:37 AM on September 28, 2014 [1 favorite]