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A hauntingly beautiful skateboarding video shot with a hexacopter drone

Among those who appreciate the craft, the skateboarding video is a cherished art form that has long been associated with unconventional filmmaking methods. This beautifully executed Czech production is no exception, shot via the versatile perspective of a camera-equipped hexacopter drone that captures an underlit, Tron-like skateboard (and rider) traversing a barren cityscape at night. 
via Popular Science

And, the “making of” video (which some say is better than the actual production above):

 

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