VisitLondon.com, the official city guide for the UK's capital, has launched its own London Top 10 Attractions with a film that uses footage from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The short film showcases the city’s top ten most popular attractions.
Following a record-breaking year for London tourism (the capital’s visitor attractions saw a 12 percent increase in visitor numbers), VisitLondon.com has curated its very own top ten list to celebrate the milestone.
“London has had a blockbuster year, experiencing a surge in tourists not seen before by any other post-Olympic host city in the world," said VisitLondon.com director Julie Chappell in a statement.
Advertising agency London Creative CEO Richard Teideman said that the main challenge for the film was not just to do the top ten attractions, but to do something that is dramatically different. "Filming with the UAV creates motion that is unlike anything else - the movement and ways in which you can play with this technology is truly groundbreaking," he said.
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“We were really excited about working on this project, as it is not often we get an excuse to fly in such amazing locations," said HeliPOV Company Director Jamie Cameron. "You can’t just put a UAV up in Central London without raising a few eyebrows. However by flying at un-sociable hours and working closely with all of the locations in conjunction with NATS and the CAA we got to see London from these unique angles – and the results did not disappoint.”
The VisitLondon.com Top Ten Attractions are:
1. The British Museum
2. The National Gallery
3. Natural History Museum
4. Tate Modern
5. EDF Energy London Eye
6. Science Museum
7. Victoria and Albert Museum
8. Tower of London
9. Royal Museums Greenwich (Royal Observatory Greenwich, The Queen’s House, National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark)
10. Madame Tussauds London