In my pocket, my iPhone sits patiently as it awaits our next interaction. It allows me to communicate with loved ones thousands of miles away, or to text my roommate to grab milk on her way home from work. I can pay bills, play games across the world with complete strangers, and even buy or sell stocks, all via my iPhone. I can practically conduct my entire life from this little computer in my pocket. It was only a matter of time until the iPhone made its way into the hands of filmmakers. As the iPhone continues to advance, so does its ability to capture life and tell stories. The camera on the iPhone has steadily become more and more advanced to the point that on the iPhone X we can now shoot at 60fps at 4K resolution, and this is only the beginning. Filmmakers are realizing the capabilities the iPhone offers, and many have already created feature-length films entirely shot on iPhones. Personally, the first director I remember utilizing an iPhone as a primary camera was Park Chan-wook on the set of his film Night Fishing (2011). Here’s a brief clip of the behind the scenes of that film: However, since Chan-wook’s film, countless other filmmakers have started shooting on their iPhones as well. Director Michel Gondry delved into the fray with his charming short film Détour (2017) as well as indie filmmaker Jay Alvarez with his film I Play with the Phrase Each Other (2014). Most recently, director Steven Soderbergh’s utilized the iPhone for his feature length film Unsane (2018). Here’s the trailer for Soderbergh’s new film shot entirely on an iPhone: Filmmakers have constantly found ways to innovate and transform the medium of film and, seeing as the iPhone will continue to develop, so will cinema. In the years to come, shooting movies digitally on an iPhone will become commonplace, and less of a gimmick.
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