Manta Ballet — Reef Mantas From Above

A 13-second graceful slow ballet, 16:9, 24fps. At a reef cleaning station at 9 AM, three mantas barrel-roll as cleaner fish work their gills — twelve-foot wings beating in slow rhythm, seen from the drone above. 0-4s: the overhead opens on the cleaning station — three mantas circling in the shallow sunlit water, their dark shapes against the sand. They begin their rolls: the first manta tips and barrel-rolls, its twelve-foot wings sweeping, cleaner fish darting at its gills. 4-9s: the ballet — the mantas roll in slow sequence, wings beating in a stately rhythm, their shadows gliding across the sand below. The drone holds the overhead as the second and third follow, the three dark wings turning in the blue, the cleaner fish flashing silver at each pass. 9-13s: the wide — the mantas settle into a slow circling glide, the rolls done, wings fully spread and visible from above. The drone holds as they drift over the reef's edge into deeper blue, their shadows fading, the ballet complete. Craft: the three reef mantas with twelve-foot wingspans; the cleaner fish; the shallow reef and its sand; the 9 AM sun. Camera: overhead drone shot of the barrel rolls, the wings' span fully visible; slow, weightless movement. Lighting: 9 AM sun through shallow water, the mantas dark against the glowing sand. Mood: graceful, slow, balletic. Style: clear 4K reef cinema, reef tones and manta detail, 24fps, 13 seconds, 16:9.