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Jason Snell<\/p>\n
May 21, 2026 3:30 PM PT<\/p>\n
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I\u2019ve been thinking a lot about soccer this week. My team won the Premier League<\/a> for the first time since I became a fan, and they\u2019ll play in the Champions League final<\/a> later this month.<\/p>\n What better time to encounter Apple\u2019s latest immersive film for Vision Pro? Spain\u2019s Real Madrid is one of European soccer\u2019s most decorated clubs, and it\u2019s being the subject of \u201cReal Madrid: The Weight of Greatness,\u201d out Friday. According to Apple, the 20-minute-long documentary was filmed with more than 30 Blackmagic immersive cameras to capture the fan and player of experience of Real Madrid\u2019s Champions League match with Juventus back in October.<\/p>\n Apple\u2019s immersive productions are really benefiting from the larger selection of immersive cameras, now that Blackmagic is apparently cranking out its URSA Cine camera in volume. The doc has shots from a wirecam above the pitch, various angles around the pitch, and separate cameras observing fans in a bar, a 94-year-old fan at home, and even a taxi driver watching on his phone from inside his car.<\/p>\n I admit that I\u2019m still hungry for real sporting events in immersive, not short edited highlight packages interspersed with training ground footage overlaid with inspirational music and sound bites about how it\u2019s all one for all, all for one, supporting the legacy of the team, and all the usual stuff. \u201cReal Madrid: The Weight of Greatness\u201d has all of that.<\/p>\n But the soccer looks great. I really, really loved watching the shots from the \u201csuspended above the pitch\u201d view, which gave me a perspective (literally and figuratively) on strategy that I\u2019ve never had before. And the near-the-goal shots really show off the incredible athleticism and technique of soccer players that does not come across on most TV broadcasts, even if they\u2019re in 4K.<\/p>\n Alas, Real Madrid was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League this year, depriving it of its 16th title. I guess someone else will have to hoist that trophy in Budapest on May 30.<\/p>\n