Metallica is a first-of-its-kind immersive concert film: 26 minutes captured at the final show of the M72 World Tour's second year. Part live concert, part documentary, it places viewers inside the eyes and minds of the band. The camera beneath it was built for one goal: a 1:1 recreation of the real world. Proximity is the point. Everything was done in service of the best story, the greatest access, and the deepest intimacy we could offer fans.



that meant going far beyond any lengths we'd gone to in previous immersive productions. To break down the barriers between artist and audience, we pushed the absolute limits of proximity by placing 14 cameras around Metallica's circular stage to unlock never-before-seen vantage points. It did what no concert film had: made the band feel larger than life, godlike, then suddenly singular, with an intimacy that shouldn't have been possible for the most documented band alive.




ACT II
THE FIRST KIND: METALLICA

CREATIVE LEAD & IMMERSIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
 marcom la 2025 / APPLE IMMERSIVE CONTENT /  VISION PRO
EMMY NOMINATED - OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAMMING





For 40 years Metallica has worked to bring their audience closer. Our ambition was to go further and put you inside the show, from perspectives that defy reality to places only the band goes. Closeness, in proximity and in emotion, becomes the concept itself. You experience the story, the awe, and the atmosphere as one.



The walkout. One take, one unbroken minute. You follow James through the dark beneath 65,000 people, into a place not even his security team goes. The stadium opens. The fans rise around you.




ACT II
NIGHTMARES

"I know my mind's a dangerous place and I shouldn't go in there alone" - James

The film moves between two visual worlds. Black and white gives the documentary its own space: the band in reflection, the art and philosophy beneath the performance. The language separates as the live performance transitions to color with the vibrancy of presence. Revisited throughout, striking intimacy and impossible perspective sharpen each other.





That separation was an editorial decision. Our focus for the performance was to capture it in the most immersive and cinematic way. Our cameras brought the audience close enough to feel physically present with the band.





The film moves between two visual worlds. Black and white gives the documentary its own space: the band in reflection, the art and philosophy beneath the performance. The language separates as the live performance transitions to color with the vibrancy of presence. Revisited throughout, striking intimacy and impossible perspective sharpen each other.





That separation was an editorial decision. Our focus for the performance was to capture it in the most immersive and cinematic way. Our cameras brought the audience close enough to feel physically present with the band.





Metallica is a first-of-its-kind immersive concert film: 26 minutes captured at the final show of the M72 World Tour's second year. Part live concert, part documentary, it places viewers inside the eyes and minds of the band. The camera beneath it was built for one goal: a 1:1 recreation of the real world. Proximity is the point. Everything was done in service of the best story, the greatest access, and the deepest intimacy we could offer fans.



that meant going far beyond any lengths we'd gone to in previous immersive productions. To break down the barriers between artist and audience, we pushed the absolute limits of proximity by placing 14 cameras around Metallica's circular stage to unlock never-before-seen vantage points. It did what no concert film had: made the band feel larger than life, godlike, then suddenly singular, with an intimacy that shouldn't have been possible for the most documented band alive.




ACT II
THE FIRST KIND: METALLICA

CREATIVE LEAD & IMMERSIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
 marcom la 2025 / APPLE IMMERSIVE CONTENT /  VISION PRO
EMMY NOMINATED - OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAMMING





For 40 years Metallica has worked to bring their audience closer. Our ambition was to go further and put you inside the show, from perspectives that defy reality to places only the band goes. Closeness, in proximity and in emotion, becomes the concept itself. You experience the story, the awe, and the atmosphere as one.



The walkout. One take, one unbroken minute. You follow James through the dark beneath 65,000 people, into a place not even his security team goes. The stadium opens. The fans rise around you.




ACT II
NIGHTMARES

"I know my mind's a dangerous place and I shouldn't go in there alone" - James

The film moves between two visual worlds. Black and white gives the documentary its own space: the band in reflection, the art and philosophy beneath the performance. The language separates as the live performance transitions to color with the vibrancy of presence. Revisited throughout, striking intimacy and impossible perspective sharpen each other.





That separation was an editorial decision. Our focus for the performance was to capture it in the most immersive and cinematic way. Our cameras brought the audience close enough to feel physically present with the band.





The film moves between two visual worlds. Black and white gives the documentary its own space: the band in reflection, the art and philosophy beneath the performance. The language separates as the live performance transitions to color with the vibrancy of presence. Revisited throughout, striking intimacy and impossible perspective sharpen each other.





That separation was an editorial decision. Our focus for the performance was to capture it in the most immersive and cinematic way. Our cameras brought the audience close enough to feel physically present with the band.