iPhone 11

Wide-angle Lens Demo Celebrates Nevada Landscape

If you visit Las Vegas and lose all your money, there’s a good way to cheer yourself up. Travel 50 miles out of town to the astonishingly beautiful Valley of Fire. Or if you’re not into delayed gratification, take a look at “A Journey into the Valley of Fire,” a two-minute ShotonIPhone documentary that shows off…

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Five-hour Single-take Film Celebrates Russia’s Hermitage Museum

In 2002 Aleksandr Sokurov directed “Russian Ark,” a fictional travelogue through the Russian State Hermitage Museum. The 99-minute film was astonishing for its intricate plot and memorable performances. And even more astonishing is that it was shot in a single take. Any glitch in the filming or the performance would have been catastrophic. But the…

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“Snowbrawl” Gear & Shot Breakdown

“Snowball” is Apple’s hugely popular iPhone 11 demonstration video directed by David Leitch. It was our first 2020 Mobile Movie of the Week feature. Looking in from the outside, master mobile moviemaker Blake Calhoun deconstructs the two-minute snowball fight movie, focusing on cinematic techniques and the gear used during the shoot. While “Snowbrawl” is a…

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