The art of immersion calls for a fine balance. For the documentary team behind the third season of The Test, following Australia’s cricketers on the 2023 tour of England, it meant being invisible yet at the same time everywhere a big moment was breaking. Zooming in as Nathan Lyon sobs into his towel, hovering quietly as captain Pat Cummins weathers an angry mob calling him a cheat, and refusing to duck for cover when David Warner starts hurling bats and bottles.
“Really, it’s one guy in a corner who has hidden microphones around,” says Cummins. “On screen it feels bigger than in the moment, but it’s totally fly-on-the-wall – we’re never aware of the camera.”
