Get an exclusive, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of Submerged, the groundbreaking short film that marks the first-ever scripted project shot in Apple Immersive Video. Step onto the set with Academy Award® winners Edward Berger and James Friend as they guide you through the entire filmmaking journey for Apple Vision Pro. From the initial spark of creativity in the writing room to the meticulous directorial choices, discover how these visionaries push the boundaries of storytelling in this cutting-edge format. Explore the intricacies of cinematography and the artistry behind production design as they craft a fully immersive experience, taking viewers on a deep dive into the future of cinema. This is filmmaking like you've never seen before, where technology meets storytelling in extraordinary new ways.
Watch Submerged now only on Apple Vision Pro!
Watch Submerged now only on Apple Vision Pro!
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00:00Everybody out!
00:02Everything we're doing here is the first time that anyone's ever doing it.
00:11When you put on the Apple Vision Pro, it does change the way you think about creating a story.
00:19It's a wonderful new medium that just expands the horizon of storytelling.
00:26Because you're not watching a movie anymore.
00:30You're inside the story.
00:34It's going to change the future of filmmaking.
00:40Tell him to turn towards me.
00:43I actually was going to...
00:46It's so real, you kind of go like, turn more.
00:50Submerged is about a group of people,
00:53Submerged is about a group of young navy men in the Second World War
00:59who are in the submarine and suddenly they're under attack.
01:08I think it's the perfect story to tell for the Apple Vision Pro
01:12because we get to look around, we get to hear in every direction.
01:18You basically have a camera that sees 180 degrees.
01:22You naturally become the camera operator.
01:25So someone would come in the door in your peripheral vision
01:28and you would naturally turn to see that person walk in
01:31and then walk into the sweet spot of the image.
01:34It transports you into this environment that you know that you aren't in
01:38and yet you see that you're there.
01:40It's much more real than anything else.
01:42Get everyone on first positions.
01:44Absolutely.
01:45We have one main character, James Dyson.
01:48He guides us through the story and we experience everything with him.
01:52We wanted to take the audience through a bit of a journey.
01:55When Dyson wakes up in the morning,
01:57we wanted to give a slight kind of thriller element to it
02:00which came about when Ed and I were breaking the script down visually.
02:08It truly is immersive.
02:10You're fully placed in the story
02:12and you can look around, witness things happening firsthand.
02:18We had to change our ways of thinking about filmmaking.
02:21You have to integrate the sound into the set.
02:30You have to integrate the lights into the set
02:32because you can't put up any lights anywhere.
02:34It basically challenges us in every way.
02:39The camera format has given us new challenges.
02:42With the 180 degree vision,
02:44we are having to think more about how we move a camera in a confined space
02:49without using track, dolly or anything that can be seen by the camera.
02:53I've worked a lot with the art department
02:55to create places within the set
02:57that we can hide a lot more of the moving mechanisms
03:00for moving a camera than we would on a normal shoot.
03:03It really opens up so many opportunities
03:06to immerse the viewer in such an amazing world.
03:15When you're watching the film on Vision Pro,
03:18you see everything in focus.
03:20Every detail is apparent.
03:23We've had to sort of up the level.
03:26So we built the set completely out of metal
03:29as accurately as possible, like a real submarine.
03:33We've pushed ourselves to use as many real materials wherever we can.
03:38Different surfaces, gloss, satin, to sort of build up interest.
03:45The fact that we're enclosed in quite an exciting space,
03:49wherever you look, there's something going on.
03:53When you're wearing the Vision Pro,
03:55you're always seeing the ceilings, the walls.
03:57We wanted it to feel authentic.
03:59Definitely wanted the audience to feel the claustrophobia of a submarine.
04:04The set that is behind me at the moment,
04:06that entire set gets completely submerged.
04:14It really puts you in the space and brings that fear
04:16that you find with the actors into your own head.
04:20You really can experience the story through one person's eyes.
04:25This is a very exciting tool for filmmakers.
04:29It's a new way of looking at cinema.
04:32When you put on the Apple Vision Pro
04:34and when you immerse yourself in this story,
04:36you really get a physical, emotional experience
04:41that I've never felt anywhere else before.
04:44In any movie, in any theater,
04:48you have to experience it for yourself.