Apple’s “Let Free” occasion confirmed commuters their iPads as a substitute of the surroundings — however what they missed was a view of San Francisco’s Bay Space that does not exist.
As ever, Apple’s video manufacturing is exquisitely well produced, and an actual demonstration of how different know-how corporations fall flat of their shows. On this case, one a part of that was in exhibiting what gave the impression to be a perfectly-timed drone shot of a prepare making its means each by San Francisco and thru the center of the body.
However native publication SFGate wasn’t fooled and stated there was an “instantaneous inform” that Bay Space had been doctored. As seen within the occasion, the prepare gently cuts by a good looking tree-lined route — however in actuality, Apple needed to erase the I-280 to make it appear to be that.
Alternatively, Apple was praised for its realism because the scene was shot utilizing one of many Bay Space Fast Transit’s (BART) new railcars. And John Ternus needed to grip a pole for steadiness, like an actual commuter.