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Chasing a moving eFoil with a drone by hand means constant correction, and the moment you lose the line you have to cut. This one does not cut. It is a single take that follows a ride around an entire lake, roughly three miles of water, with the drone flying a path decided before the ride started.
The flight path does the flying, a person does the framing
The setup splits the job in two. A pre-programmed flight path on the DJI Air 3 handles where the aircraft goes, so the route is repeatable and the drone is never fighting a pilot’s reflexes. Laura handles the camera, keeping the rider in frame while the aircraft follows its programmed line. That division is why the shot holds for five minutes instead of falling apart at the first hard turn. The description points to a separate episode that walks through programming the path yourself, which is the practical follow up if you want to try this.
What was on the water
The board is a Lift4 Pro running a Surf 100 V2 front wing with a 32 Glide stabilizer, and the ride sits between roughly 22.5 and 26 mph. That is a real cruising pace rather than a sprint, which is part of why a continuous shot works: the speed stays steady enough for the drone to keep pace over the whole lap.
The post work that holds it together
A single take still needs help. The footage was upscaled with Topaz AI and stabilized with keyframing in After Effects, which is what removes the small drift and wobble that would otherwise make five unbroken minutes tiring to watch. It runs to Lonely Soul by UNKLE featuring Richard Ashcroft, with no commentary over the top.
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