“Enormous tension between the ambition of the wide screen format and a small device – highly flexible, very little footprint… You need a great cinematographer to bring those two tensions together.” Sony has revealed a 7-minute behind-the-scenes featurette for the hit zombie horror sequel 28 Years Later, which is now playing in theaters worldwide (one of my favorite films of the year so far). Following the trend set by Ryan Coogler with Sinners discussing film formats, they’ve released a cool video featuring Danny Boyle and his cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle (who also shot Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Trance, T2 Trainspotting and has an Oscar) discussing the style and techniques to film 28 Years Later. As everyone already knows, this British zombie horror movie was shot using iPhones, along with professional lenses and technical equipment attached to them, of course. They discuss all the equipment and the look they were going for, inspired by the rough digital look of the very first 28 Days Later all those years ago (c. 2002). I always geek out at all the things they discuss and insight offered in this video – including the detail about turning off image stabilization on the iPhone and having to hold the cameras especially steady. View below. // Continue Reading ›
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