Apple at present launched Submerged, the primary scripted brief movie designed for Apple Immersive Video on the Imaginative and prescient Professional headset. The 17-minute film is about in World Struggle II, and it follows a gaggle of sailors which are struggling to outlive a lethal torpedo assault.
Submerged was directed by Austrian filmmaker Edward Berger, who additionally directed 2022 film All Quiet on the Western Entrance. Apple shared a behind the scenes video on the making of Submerged, displaying off the full-scale 23-ton submarine set that was used for filming.
Submerged, like different Apple Immersive Video content material, options high-resolution 3D video that is meant to be considered on the Imaginative and prescient Professional, and it’s meant to make the wearer really feel like they’re a part of the motion. Spatial Audio is included for a extra immersive expertise.
“Apple Immersive Video permits Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional customers all over the world to expertise the subsequent technology of sports activities, documentaries, and music performances. With Submerged, an immersive movie from visionary director Edward Berger, we’re excited to premiere the subsequent technology of narrative filmmaking,” mentioned Tor Myhren, Apple’s vice chairman of Advertising and marketing Communications. “Imaginative and prescient Professional locations you in the midst of the story — inside a densely packed submarine, shoulder to shoulder with its crew. That deep sense of immersion simply wasn’t doable earlier than, and we will not wait to see the way it conjures up filmmakers to push the boundaries of visible storytelling.”
Along with introducing Submerged, Apple additionally highlighted further Apple Immersive Video content material coming within the subsequent few months.
Subsequent Friday, Apple plans to launch an immersive brief movie that includes the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend, and in November, Apple will crew up with The Weeknd for an immersive music expertise celebrating his new album, Hurry Up Tomorrow.
In December, Apple will launch the subsequent episode of its Journey collection. “Ice Dive” will comply with freediver Ant Williams as he makes an attempt his finest document for the longest distance dive underneath ice with a single breath. Journey will proceed in early 2025 in Majorca, Spain, with sport climber Kai Lightner.
A brand new collection referred to as Live performance for One will even come earlier than the top of 2024, and it’ll characteristic intimate performances from among the world’s largest artists. The primary episode will characteristic British singer-songwriter RAYE.
The following episode of the Elevated collection will are available early 2025, and it’ll characteristic a crisp autumn in New England, with an aerial journey alongside winding coastlines and rivers.
Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional is obtainable in Australia, Canada, China mainland, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, the U.Ok., and the U.S. All Apple Immersive Video is obtainable at no further value and it may be considered within the Apple TV app in most nations. In China, the video content material will be watched within the Migu Video and Tencent Video apps.
