"Immersive" Red Bull Ski Movie Drops on Apple Vision Pro
Never a company to shy away from a shinier, more high-tech way to experience the world, Apple has thrown its hat in the ski film ring.
That’s right, the company that brought you the iPod is now bringing you ski films via their new VR technology, Apple Vision Pro.
Apple Vision Pro is the company’s virtual reality headset that “seamlessly blends digital content with your physical space,” according to the company’s product description. A headset with a light-blocking eyepiece allows you to immerse yourself in video content via Apple Immersive Video, which has a 180-degree, 3D 8K recording format.
In conjunction with the Apple Vision Pro, Apple is creating and releasing content catered to the VR viewing experience, including a new series with Red Bull.
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The episodic World of Red Bull is available to watch now via Apple TV, but is only viewable via Apple Vision Pro.
The first episode? Backcountry skiing featuring professional skiers Logan Pehota, Finn Bilous, and Paddy Graham in Revelstoke, British Columbia.
Check out the trailer below. Keep reading for more.
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The film was made in partnership with Innsbruck based production company, Legs of Steel, who have made several other notable ski films, including documenting Lindsey Vonn’s historic descent of the Streif.
The behind-the-scenes content is pretty wild and shows camera rigs far outside your normal RED or Sony setups. There are things you’ve never think of, like the fact that they can’t have any footage of footprints, as it would detract from the immersive experience. Pehota said that watching the film through the VR headset was “pretty much exactly how it feels, skiing down beside us,” in an Instagram clip.
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While we don’t have a $4,000 Apple VR headset lying around to watch this film with, it’s definitely piqued our interest. In the last few years, it seems the ski industry has tried hard to move away from the homogeneity of classic ski films, and this is certainly one way to go about it.
The film also has some spooky, futuristic undertones. If, in 80 or 100 years, our planet has warmed to the point of no longer having snow, will virtual reality be all we’ll have left of powder days with our friends?
Sure, it would definitely be cool to experience a day on skis through the lens of Finn Bilous or Logan Pehota, but can it really replace the human experience?
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