Matthew Hartman Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 "Mobile phone film-making must be going mainstream when Matt Damon has a cameo in a feature film shot on an iPhone. It might be a movie made by his greatest collaborator, director Steven Soderbergh, but still – the entire camera department for Soderbergh’s latest film, Unsane, fitted into a backpack." http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180223-claire-foy-and-matt-damon-in-a-film-shot-on-a-smartphone This is only forward moving from here. Two huge Hollywood names attached to this propels smartphone filmmaking 10-fold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRenaissanceMan Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Depends how well the film is recieved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Hartman Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 21 minutes ago, TheRenaissanceMan said: Depends how well the film is recieved. You don't understand how marketing works. All exposure is "good" exposure. In fact, in somekind of odd brainiac way, bad publicity often has the affect of making something even more popular. Take Trump if you need an example. What I see is a signal that there's a movement to bring filmmaking to the masses. We could definitely question the merits and quality of this movement, but the fact that two Hollywood actors would attach their careers to something like this is a bit of foreshadowing in my opinion. IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inazuma Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 And you guys complain that a camera doesnt have 10bit.. mkabi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Matt Damon? No wonder they need iPhone marketing stunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Stills photographers started having this conversation years ago when the first wedding got shot on an iPhone. For film-makers it will be the DSLR revolution conversation all over again. This is nothing new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kisaha Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 oh my.. not this again.. There is another thread about that same film. Lux Shots 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotgg Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 their marketing is working!!!!! Lux Shots, mkabi and IronFilm 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkabi Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Will this become more and more the norm after the Red Hydrogen One? What about after they start adding those modules that add large sensor capabilities to the Hydrogen One? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 22 hours ago, User said: Matt Damon? No wonder they need iPhone marketing stunt. I always confuse him with Mark Wahlberg for some reason. Then I'm like... wait... was Mark Walhberg really Jason Bourne? Was he in the Eurotrip movie doing 'Scotty doesn't know'? Was he the guy from: And them I'm like... ah yeah, no, that's Matt Damon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkabi Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 lol... Because of those stints with Kimmel... I can't take Matt Damon seriously. Me and my wife were the only ones laughing at this guy when he woke up and he started crying in Interstellar (and that was supposed to be a serious scene too). IronFilm and Cinegain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Cinegain said: I always confuse him with Mark Wahlberg for some reason. For me there is no confusion, just pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRenaissanceMan Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Just because a technology is used in a major film (complete with publicity) doesn't necessarily mean it will become mainstream. While I'm all for anything that breaks the mold, this project does not herald a slew of new theatrical releases shot on cell phones. Kisaha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sewell Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 1 hour ago, TheRenaissanceMan said: Just because a technology is used in a major film (complete with publicity) doesn't necessarily mean it will become mainstream. While I'm all for anything that breaks the mold, this project does not herald a slew of new theatrical releases shot on cell phones. Aside from which, the major benefit of smartphone movies becoming acceptable would be the element of democratisation that might bring - lowering the bar of entry etc. Major Hollywood players choosing to shoot a movie on an iPhone and getting it theatrically released really isn't anything to get excited about under that criterion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kisaha Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Only that the film was shot on iPhone. Get it? iPhone, not a Meizu, not an Oppo, not a Xiaomi Redmi 5, not even a Motorola. Where is the "democratisation" when the phone you use costs more than a 4K APS-C camera with a couple of lenses? and how cheaper you want a dedicated camera that can have new from 350$ anyway? I have a brand new and quite capable camera phone, and the images I get VS the ones of my APS-C cameras are just laughable. Cough cough .. "publicity stunt" cough cough.. IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 On 23/02/2018 at 4:51 PM, User said: Matt Damon? No wonder they need iPhone marketing stunt. Cough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Hartman Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Each to their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Kotlos Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 As much as I like the idea of having a gadget that can do everything, I do hate the fact that it constantly takes my mind off the present moment. How can I then capture it? So going on the opposite side an idea like this is more appealing to me: Kisaha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I bet by Light VI they catch up to what the first iPhone could do Kisaha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Kotlos Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Ha no, I wasn't planning to use the phone for videos I have a camera for that... Would you ever plan to use your phone's microphone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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