{"id":11835,"date":"2025-07-21T01:57:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T01:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/11835\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T01:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T01:57:10","slug":"its-not-hype-the-iphone-15-pro-max-really-is-all-over-28-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/11835\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s not hype \u2013 the iPhone 15 Pro Max really is all over 28 Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"

It really does look like most of 28 Years Later was shot on an iPhone 15 Pro Max<\/a>. I\u2019ll be honest, I thought it was largely a clever bit of marketing and that iPhones were used sparingly, but a video on the Sony<\/a> Pictures Entertainment YouTube<\/a> channel takes a behind-the-scenes look at the gear used by Danny Boyle and cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle \u2013 and most of it is smartphone equipment.<\/p>\n

However, we\u2019re not talking about a camera operator walking around with an iPhone in a MagSafe case. The iPhones used on 28 Years Later were dressed in various rigs, so they could be operated effectively. The simplest is a small rig with two handles on either side of the iPhone and an anamorphic<\/a> optic that looks like a pancake lens. Anthony says: \u201cMy dear focus pullers can still control the image if they need to.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What I found interesting is that the filmmakers decided to turn off image stabilization. You might think that\u2019s a curious decision but, in spite of Apple<\/a>\u2019s sensor-shift tech, the iPhone\u2019s Enhanced Stabilization zooms into the image slightly to digitally stabilize footage, which eats into the resolution \u2013 hence the decision to turn it off.<\/p>\n

The next rig is a much larger and more professional-looking affair, and answers one of the big questions I had when I found out that the production was using iPhones: how do you pull focus? Well, you still use cinema lenses<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As Anthony explains: \u201cA smartphone, an intermediate stage which converts this sensor into an imaging sensor capable of receiving a PL lens\u201d. This enabled the filmmakers to use anamorphic or spherical lenses and accessories such as matte boxes and filters.<\/p>\n

What I wasn\u2019t expecting to see was a telescope<\/a> mounted on an iPhone. Having seen the movie, I can\u2019t quite remember where that might have been used, but what I do remember is plenty of FPV drone<\/a> shots.<\/p>\n

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As the filmmakers explain, the drone pilots wore VR goggles when filming to immerse themselves in the action. \u201cIt\u2019s not just like the drone, the God\u2019s POV,\u201d says Anthony, \u201cI wanted them to work with the actors as much as possible and become like a very dramatic character\u201d.<\/p>\n

And finally, Danny Boyle walks through the famous 20-iPhone rig. A half circle of mounted iPhones, which was used to create a 3D Bullet-Time effect. \u201cYou overhear the word ‘immersive’,\u201d says Danny, \u201cbut this is an example of it, it puts you right inside it really. Because it changes the simultaneous perspective at any point, if you like.\u201d<\/p>\n

Camera talk is only part of the video<\/a>, though. So make sure you watch the whole thing to gain some great insight into the pre-production process as Danny Boyle talks about Alex Garland\u2019s incredible script, storyboarding and more.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen the movie and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Not only does it manage to tap into the original\u2019s uncomfortable brand of immersion, but the cinematography<\/a> is genuinely outstanding. I love the fact that iPhones were so prevalent within the filmmaking process, and the film doesn\u2019t suffer from it at all.<\/p>\n

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