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Eighty years a er D-Day, a daughter uncovers her father's untold story as a combat cameraman. "D-Day: The Camera Soldier," a new Apple Vision Pro documentary from TARGO and TIME Studios, follows Jennifer Taylor's quest to connect with the man behind the lens. TARGO approached the fi lm as a narrative that moves fl uidly across formats, using immersive media as part of an evolving storytelling toolkit. By blending 2D archival footage, spatial and immersive video, and 3D interactivity, the fi lmmakers sought to bring audiences closer to the fi lm's emotional and historical truth. "We're now able to ask ourselves: 'Which medium is best suited to tell this specifi c part of the story?'"said TARGO cofounder and director Chloé Rochereuil. "Previously, we worked in silos—360 video, stereoscopic video, interactive scenes—each format operating independently. This project bridges those formats and allows us to choose the one that best serves the narrative." That mindset shaped every aspect of production, from developing a compact custom camera rig to designing a unifi ed post-production pipeline. "One of the fi rst challenges we faced was fi nding the right equipment: something lightweight, high resolution, and robust enough to follow life as it happens without disrupting it," noted Producer and TARGO Cofounder Victor Agulhon. Building a Spatial Rig Traditional 3D rigs are large and cumbersome, making them diffi cult for real-world documentary work. For "D-Day: The Camera Soldier," TARGO developed a miniaturized rig around two Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K G2s to capture the spatial footage. "These cameras gave us the right balance: cinematic image quality with a compact, lightweight form factor," said Agulhon. "They were small enough to mount on a light beam splitter, allowing us to move the system easily and stay mobile indoors, outdoors, even on beaches." Ultimately, it came down to image quality, form factor, and sensor synchronization. "The Micro Studio 4Ks were the only cameras that brought all three together in the way we needed," said immersive DP Mael Joanas. "They also provided reliable genlock in a small form factor without needing AC power, a crucial factor for us." In this Apple Vision Pro documentary, immersive formats converge to tell a deeply human story, powered by a unifi ed workfl ow in DaVinci Resolve Studio.