jeffw@lemmy.world
on 20 Sep 2024 03:46
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Boyle is probably the biggest name to hop on the digital hype train early on, so this isn’t super shocking.
vanontom@lemmy.world
on 20 Sep 2024 11:10
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Those early digital years were brutal. 28 Days Later looks worse with every passing year, probably never fixable (the cam’s resolution and quality was just too low).
Edit: Wow, it was shot in SD 480 for some reason (I thought the cam was capable of HD 720). Fantastic article, full of tech details.
the particular model used to shoot was the iPhone 15 Pro Max. (Evidently, filming took place too early for Boyle and Mantle to get their hands on the new iPhone 16 series.)
CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world
on 20 Sep 2024 14:28
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TommySoda@lemmy.world
on 20 Sep 2024 05:03
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I’m glad they mentioned the release dates in the article because for a second there I was about to look up when “28 Weeks Later” came out to see if this mad lad waited 28 years to make the next movie. It came out in 2007 so it’s been 17 years. For some reason I felt like it was so much older than I remember, but it would have come out when I was a toddler if they did release it 28 years ago.
The first in the series, 28 Days Later, came out in 2002 actually
TommySoda@lemmy.world
on 20 Sep 2024 05:25
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True. I was comparing it to the second for some reason. But still, only 22 years and I’m just dumb. :)
solrize@lemmy.world
on 20 Sep 2024 05:50
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Is this a big deal? Tons of movies have been shot with consumer camcorders which are probably worse than a modern phone camera.
SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world
on 20 Sep 2024 12:47
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Maybe? Depends on how it’s used and if it looks good. Maybe they chose it because it looks a bit shit.
The Creator garnered some attention because it looked great while being shot on a relatively inexpensive camera. I do think people would be really surprised at what you’d get with a gimbal mounted cellphone with a 360° camera in terms of special effects integration, but this might not be their route.
I looked at the article and it turns out the phones are in humongous housings with cine lenses. So not shot with phones in the way it might sound. Citizenfour (2013 best documentary Oscar) was mostly shot with a Sony FS-100 camcorder (2K HD I’m pretty sure) that the filmmaker carried in her purse.
classic@fedia.io
on 20 Sep 2024 08:03
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Crap. If I hope this doesn't mean motion sickness inducing shaky cam filming
kat_angstrom@lemmy.world
on 20 Sep 2024 11:08
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That was exactly my first thought too
Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
on 20 Sep 2024 13:11
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With the gear on the picture in the article it seems like they stabilized the iPhone like you would any ordinary camera too.
… but there was also mention of action cameras strapped to farm animals, so I’m a bit torn.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world
on 20 Sep 2024 11:04
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That’s one way to guarantee I don’t watch your movie
Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works
on 20 Sep 2024 14:37
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Because of the camera they used? Really?
TrickDacy@lemmy.world
on 20 Sep 2024 14:44
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Using an iPhone screams for attention – hard pass.
Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works
on 20 Sep 2024 14:53
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I personally don’t think Danny Boyle is struggling for attention; one of his films won eight Oscars. I think people in film world know who he is.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world
on 20 Sep 2024 14:58
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Everyone knows if you’re trying to get attention, you just never get any. Looked him up and only saw and liked one of his films. I hated Trainspotting.
Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works
on 20 Sep 2024 15:07
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I’m not a fan either. Rewatched Trainspotting a year or two ago - much better than I remembered. Enjoyed Shallow Grave and 28 Days at the time. The rest I ain’t seen. Tried to watch the Beach but bailed after 20 minutes. Absolute junk.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world
on 20 Sep 2024 15:33
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Yeah I liked 28 Days Later a long time ago, that’s the only one I’ve seen from the list I saw. When I rewatched it, I liked it less so. Trainspotting I dunno, I just felt terrible vibes from it. I know that is the point, but Requiem for a Dream hit me much better in every way.
Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
on 20 Sep 2024 13:01
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Next summer’s horror blockbuster is the biggest release yet to be shot with iPhones—and not even Apple’s latest model.
But iPhone 15 is the latest model? The 16 Series is still the future model, until people can actually get them. And they even say that principal filming has wrapped in August further down.
gwen@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 20 Sep 2024 18:10
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wait was the 15 the one that was made of titanium and that was it
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
on 20 Sep 2024 14:47
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But, why?
sunbeam60@lemmy.one
on 20 Sep 2024 18:14
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Because Apple is releasing the film.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
on 21 Sep 2024 09:44
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Sounds like a weird “we’ll finance you but you’re going to have to agree to our wacko conditions” kind of deal.
Odd that he found nobody else. Or maybe he found the challenge interesting.
SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works
on 24 Sep 2024 02:58
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I wonder if it’s because 28 Days Later was shot on a handful of Canon XL-1’s, which was a breakthrough as they were one of the first prosumer cameras that could pull off a film like that.
Kind of a nod and a wink at the heritage of the story to shoot on consumer hardware.
1Fuji2Taka3Nasubi@lemmy.zip
on 20 Sep 2024 15:12
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Why is there no 28 Months Later?
CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee
on 20 Sep 2024 17:53
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Because it wasn’t filmed by an Instagram mom with a toddler.
Because they didn’t make one.
And the reason this one isn’t 28 months later is because it’s heck of a lot easier to make the 48 year old Cillian Murphy look like a convincing 54-year old than a 28 year old.
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Boyle is probably the biggest name to hop on the digital hype train early on, so this isn’t super shocking.
Those early digital years were brutal. 28 Days Later looks worse with every passing year, probably never fixable (the cam’s resolution and quality was just too low).
Edit: Wow, it was shot in SD 480 for some reason (I thought the cam was capable of HD 720). Fantastic article, full of tech details.
But it was cheap, they even could afford the Oppenheimer actor back then.
Couldn’t even use a 16 Pro?
/s
Dude, read the article. Iphone 16 wasn’t even released 28 years ago, let alone the pro.
wooosh
??? reread it
Edit: I feel like this has a hostile tone when it was not meant to. If it helps, read it as “??? reread it :)”
The whoosher has become the whooshed.
For anyone curious:
It was a joke
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I’m glad they mentioned the release dates in the article because for a second there I was about to look up when “28 Weeks Later” came out to see if this mad lad waited 28 years to make the next movie. It came out in 2007 so it’s been 17 years. For some reason I felt like it was so much older than I remember, but it would have come out when I was a toddler if they did release it 28 years ago.
… Anyway. I’m stoked to see the movie.
The first in the series, 28 Days Later, came out in 2002 actually
True. I was comparing it to the second for some reason. But still, only 22 years and I’m just dumb. :)
Is this a big deal? Tons of movies have been shot with consumer camcorders which are probably worse than a modern phone camera.
Maybe? Depends on how it’s used and if it looks good. Maybe they chose it because it looks a bit shit.
The Creator garnered some attention because it looked great while being shot on a relatively inexpensive camera. I do think people would be really surprised at what you’d get with a gimbal mounted cellphone with a 360° camera in terms of special effects integration, but this might not be their route.
I looked at the article and it turns out the phones are in humongous housings with cine lenses. So not shot with phones in the way it might sound. Citizenfour (2013 best documentary Oscar) was mostly shot with a Sony FS-100 camcorder (2K HD I’m pretty sure) that the filmmaker carried in her purse.
Crap. If I hope this doesn't mean motion sickness inducing shaky cam filming
That was exactly my first thought too
With the gear on the picture in the article it seems like they stabilized the iPhone like you would any ordinary camera too.
… but there was also mention of action cameras strapped to farm animals, so I’m a bit torn.
That’s one way to guarantee I don’t watch your movie
Because of the camera they used? Really?
Using an iPhone screams for attention – hard pass.
I personally don’t think Danny Boyle is struggling for attention; one of his films won eight Oscars. I think people in film world know who he is.
Everyone knows if you’re trying to get attention, you just never get any. Looked him up and only saw and liked one of his films. I hated Trainspotting.
I’m not a fan either. Rewatched Trainspotting a year or two ago - much better than I remembered. Enjoyed Shallow Grave and 28 Days at the time. The rest I ain’t seen. Tried to watch the Beach but bailed after 20 minutes. Absolute junk.
Yeah I liked 28 Days Later a long time ago, that’s the only one I’ve seen from the list I saw. When I rewatched it, I liked it less so. Trainspotting I dunno, I just felt terrible vibes from it. I know that is the point, but Requiem for a Dream hit me much better in every way.
But iPhone 15 is the latest model? The 16 Series is still the future model, until people can actually get them. And they even say that principal filming has wrapped in August further down.
wait was the 15 the one that was made of titanium and that was it
But, why?
Because Apple is releasing the film.
Sounds like a weird “we’ll finance you but you’re going to have to agree to our wacko conditions” kind of deal.
Odd that he found nobody else. Or maybe he found the challenge interesting.
I wonder if it’s because 28 Days Later was shot on a handful of Canon XL-1’s, which was a breakthrough as they were one of the first prosumer cameras that could pull off a film like that.
Kind of a nod and a wink at the heritage of the story to shoot on consumer hardware.
Why is there no 28 Months Later?
Because it wasn’t filmed by an Instagram mom with a toddler.
Because they didn’t make one.
And the reason this one isn’t 28 months later is because it’s heck of a lot easier to make the 48 year old Cillian Murphy look like a convincing 54-year old than a 28 year old.