FPV Event Flythrough

Overview, Purpose & What to Expect

An FPV (First-Person-View) event flythrough is designed to let future clients, attendees, and decision-makers experience a space, not simply view it through still photos or short video clips. Instead of disconnected visuals, an FPV flythrough moves naturally through an event environment, showing how people arrive, transition between areas, and experience the layout as a continuous journey. For venues, this creates a long-term marketing asset. For event organizers and vendors, it preserves the space and their work exactly as it was intended to be seen.

An FPV flythrough has been scheduled for this event. Because you are a venue, planner, or vendor involved, it’s important to understand how this type of production works and what is required to execute it successfully. The goal for everyone involved is the same: a calm, uninterrupted, first-attempt flight that captures the space at its best.

FPV flythroughs operate very differently from traditional photography or walkthrough video. Photos and segmented video are captured in individual frames or short clips, making them easy to pause, reset, or repeat even while people are moving through a space. An FPV flythrough, by contrast, is a single, continuous flight planned and memorized in advance. Timing, spacing, and flow are critical, and the pilot cannot safely pause or restart mid-flight. Because the flight is continuous, even brief interruptions affect the entire sequence rather than a single moment.

For this reason, an FPV flythrough requires a short, temporary lockdown of the spaces being filmed. During the flight window, spaces must be fully completed, guest-ready, free of people, and visually stable. This lockdown is not a preference and not simply a safety formality; it is a technical execution requirement. Without these conditions, a continuous FPV flight cannot be completed reliably.

Everyone involved shares responsibility for a successful result. The requirements that follow exist to protect the work of every vendor, prevent delays or aborted flights, and avoid day-of pressure or last-minute compromises. Because FPV flythroughs depend on preparation and coordination, this information is provided to all involved parties well in advance of the event, typically at least 30 days prior.

Please review the required execution guidelines and the role-specific information that applies to you. Questions should be addressed before the event day so the FPV flythrough can be completed smoothly and without interruption.