{"id":443,"date":"2025-11-14T05:54:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T05:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maincoursefilms.com\/production\/?page_id=443"},"modified":"2025-12-10T01:57:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T01:57:39","slug":"the-fine-dining-bakery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.maincoursefilms.com\/production\/mcf_apple-immersive-video\/apple-immersive-projects\/the-fine-dining-bakery\/","title":{"rendered":"Th\u00e9 Fine Dining Bakery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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APPLE IMMERSIVE DOCUMENTARY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Th\u00e9 Fine Dining Bakery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Synopsis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Th\u00e9 Fine Dining Bakery <\/em>takes viewers inside the creative world of Master Pastry Chef Christopher Th\u00e9, creator of the Strawberry Watermelon Cake – highlighted in The New York Times <\/em>and often described as “the most Instagrammed cake in the world”. Shot completely in Apple Immersive Video on the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive, the film follows Th\u00e9 at Hearthe<\/a>, his fine dining bakery in Sydney’s Inner West, where he reimagines classic desserts with native Australian ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production Approach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As long-term creative collaborators, Clara Chong and Ben Allan ACS CSI approached the project as an intimate, human-centred documentary – designed to test how Apple Immersive Video could capture connection rather than spectacle. Rather than scripted emphasis, Th\u00e9’s own words shaped the narrative, creating intimacy and authenticity. The production also deliberately explored low-light conditions, small physical spaces, and a full on-camera interview to push the format beyond its usual subjects of extreme spectacle – sports or exotic landscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation & Craft<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Filmed with the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera, edited an graded in DaVinci Resolve Studio, and mixed in Fairlight for the Apple Spatial Audio format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Shot to highlight proximity and presence – including interviews filmed at 80cm, pushing Apple Immersive Video close proximity to an intimate threshold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Used iterative editing across four distinct cuts, previewed repeatedly in the Apple Vision Pro to balance pacing and audience comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Integrated ambisonic audio to capture the immersive 360\u00b0 atmospheres of both kitchen and garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Developed a custom LUT and scaling algorithm for a more filmic look, prioritising smoothness over video sharpness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Impact & Recognition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 World-first achievement: Southern Hemisphere’s first independently produced Apple Immersive Video documentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Validates the potential of Apple Immersive Video for intimate storytelling – beyond spectacle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Serves as a model for independent filmmakers to adopt Apple Immersive Video without the scale or resources of Apple-backed projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Credits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Main Course Films production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writer\/Director\/Editor: Clara Chong \u2022 Producer\/Cinematographer\/Colorist: Ben Allan ACS CSI \u2022 Associate Producer: Lauren Clair \u2022 Assistant Camera: Thomas Ah Kuoi \u2022 Assistant Sound: Carlo Giacco<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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