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Um, 28 Years Later has apparently been shot on an iPhone 15 – here’s why

Every new piece of info I learn about this film manages to gag me

Harrison Brocklehurst
16th December 2024, 11:43
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If you’ve just about recovered from trailer-gate of 28 Years Later and the speculation that came with it about who and what Cillian Murphy is up to in the upcoming legacy sequel, have I got some wild news for you. It’s being reported that Danny Boyle and the team shot 28 Years Later on an iPhone 15. Obviously, this is not the first time a film has been shot on an iPhone, but more on that later – however, it is wild that such a huge all star cast and much anticipated Hollywood horror film like 28 Years Later is apparently being shot on a 15.

Hang on … what?

I suppose it’s first worth noting that iPhones have long been touted as a viable option to film cinema on for a while now. Steven Soderbergh and Sean Baker are directors who’ve worked on iPhone to great success – with Unsane and Tangerine garnering acclaim when they were released. Lady Gaga used iPhone to film the Stupid Love video, admittedly to mixed reviews.

The original 28 Days Later got people talking at the time because it was filmed on a Canon Xl-1 digital camera, which isn’t what professional film studios were shooting on. It was a mid range camcorder that retailed at around $4000 at the time, but when rewatching 28 Days Later now it adds to the film in so many ways.

Shooting on an iPhone is a similar stylistic choice – and in many ways it is a flex on how to achieve big greatness on every day devices.

According to a report from Wired, 28 Years Later was shot on an iPhone 15 Pro Max. Obviously, by the time the film comes out next year we’ll be will into the lifespan of the 16. It wasn’t out when the team were shooting 28 Years Later. As per the Wired report though, the film wasn’t shot on the iPhone by just opening the camera app and rolling with it.

The iPhone was pimped out with a full aluminium cage fitted with a lens attachment adapter for a more traditional pro setup. There was also said to be a lens adaptor that lets filmmakers do things that you couldn’t if you just were using it in its raw state. As iPhone cameras get more powerful, they’re catching up to big movie cameras.

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