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[CiSTM]

Acclaimed Korean director Park Chan-wook, famous for such films as Oldboy and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, has announced that his newest film Paranmanjang was shot entirely on Apple’s ubiquitous iPhone 4. The smaller budget film, clocking in at $133,000 and 30 minutes, will be released in Korean theaters later this month and was co-directed by his brother. Chan-wook has high praise for the unique vantage point and stylistic effect of shooting a movie with such a small device.

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[Smiles and Cries]

what is the image quality of an iPhone film when compared to a film from 1970's-80s

 

[Witchfinder General]

Jesus, what a wank.

 

[Discotheque]

Stupid gimmicky idea.

 

[Jea Song]

I wouldn't really care what camera a great director film a movie on. If the content is good, then thats what really matters. Some old silent movies are better than alot of new stuff today.

 

[CiSTM]

I kinda like the idea, it will be nice to see what can Park too with this concept and if it will spark others to do films in this style. The Commuter was shot with Nokia N8 and it didn't look that bad... But the overall film was just awful but since this is Park film we can actually expect something good.

edit: Dragonfly Love was pretty awesome too. Still just an short film project and far from the budget Park has.

 

[Discotheque]

Nah it's lame. But as long as they draw the line at short-films then it will be all good.

Feature-length should never happen though. I don't care how authentic they try to make it look, just go digital. I used to be a digital hater but it looked so good in Miami Vice and Social Network.

 

[InaudibleWhispa]

This was filmed entirely with an iPhone.

 

[CiSTM]

This was filmed entirely with an iPhone.

Here is plenty more: http://vimeo.com/groups/iphonehd

This isn't new idea but this project is still a whole level ahead of those short films.

 

[speedpop]

This was filmed entirely with an iPhone.

That was great. The train model section blew me away, and then watching the "behind the scenes" part where they showed segments of how they did it was really interesting.

Don't know why people are hating on this for whatever reason - people have been making films (whether for commercial or personal usage) with any video camera since the technology was invented. Insulting the idea or the person achieves nothing outside of wasting the precious 2 seconds of my life by reading your dribble.

 

[orioto]

I don't really see the point of using an iphone as a "classical" camera to shoot a movie, with lots of money and technical stuffs to makes it pretty and such..

If you're using an iphone, you should as well look for an aesthetic that match it and plays with the realistic, spontaneous, cheap style...

 

[Shrike_Priest]

I don't really see the point of using an iphone as a "classical" camera to shoot a movie, with lots of money and technical stuffs to makes it pretty and such..

If you're using an iphone, you should as well look for an aesthetic that match it and plays with the realistic, spontaneous, cheap style...

Considering the budget is 133k, I'm thinking the aesthetic is going to be pretty fricking cheap.

 

[Raelson]

I love Park Chan-Wook but this is stupid.

 

[orioto]

Considering the budget is 133k, I'm thinking the aesthetic is going to be pretty fricking cheap.

By cheap i mean an iphone movie should look like an amateur "documentary" movie and use that in a clever way. They are clearly using rails, tripods, lights and all that here.

 

[Katzenjammer]

I honestly don't see the point in this, seems like such a waste. Is he trying to make some sort of hipstery point?

 

[Shito]

I love Park Chan-Wook but this is stupid.

Was gonna post the exact same post.
I guess Apple's check was nifty enough for him to do this.

 

[Sanjuro]

Stupid gimmicky idea.

Just like IMAX and 3D and Dolby and etc.

 

[broadwayrock]

For anybody wondering why Park Chan-Wook used a iphone 4 to film it, look at the amount of free publicity he's getting in the western press for this short film.

If any western filmmaker were to release a short film that was filmed with a 35mm camera, i doubt they would get as much buzz compared to this.

 

[WorriedCitizen]

what is the image quality of an iPhone film when compared to a film from 1970's-80s

A scanned 35mm film has around 20-25 megapixel per frame. The real thing without digital scanning equals a even higher resolution. Then take in account that film cameras have much better lenses then a cell phone. That said we will have to wait a few more generations of cell phone cameras for an even remotely similar image quality.

 

[sixteen-bit]

haters gonna hate
i would watch this if given the chance

 

[Dyno]

Just like IMAX and 3D and Dolby and etc.

No, those elevate the experience with their respective fidelity.

 

[Flek]

park chan wook is a awesome director, all of his movies are great. Looking forward to it

 

[spiderman123]

Give it a chance, who knows how it may turn out.

 

[entremet]

what is the image quality of an iPhone film when compared to a film from 1970's-80s

The film is going to be better because better lenses. The iPhone 4 does do 720p video, but the lenses isn't high quality.

 

[segasonic]

what is the image quality of an iPhone film when compared to a film from 1970's-80s

shit, obviously

 

[segasonic]

I could see this make sense for a Blair Witch Project type of movie

 

[giga]

Was gonna post the exact same post.
I guess Apple's check was nifty enough for him to do this.

Lol.

A director has a little fun on the side for the sake of challenge and creativity, but of course, everyone is a cynic.

 

[Adamm]

I love Park Chan-Wook but this is stupid.

^ This

Hope it doesnt catch on :lol

 

[Femmeworth]

How is an iPhone 4 compared to the shitty digital camera(s) that Danny Boyle used for 28 Days Later?

 

[Expendable.]

Trailer and Featurette

It's pretty crazy to see that level of production for a film shot on a iPhone. Teaser is neat too.

 

[Sanjuro]

No, those elevate the experience with their respective fidelity.

No. No, they do not always do this.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Trailer and Featurette

It's pretty crazy to see that level of production for a film shot on a iPhone. Teaser is neat too.

Do you have the original link? I'm not going to your site.

 

[Freyjadour]

Why

 

[scotcheggz]

Lol.

A director has a little fun on the side for the sake of challenge and creativity, but of course, everyone is a cynic.

Exactly, I love it when people do stuff like this. The Japanese director Takashi Shimizu (the grudge) made Marebito in a week and on a shoestring budget. It's all shot on some crappy handheld camera. The fact that the end product doesn't give too much away about this is testament to what a great director he is.

Park Chan Wook seems to be pretty much a genius, so I look forward to seeing how this came out.

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

Eh, the fact that they use an external lens takes away some of the impressiveness.

 

[Expendable.]

Do you have the original link? I'm not going to your site.

YouTube.com

 

[TheKaeptain]

Youtube


Looks cool for the way it was filmed.

 

[BrLvgThrChmstry]

Exactly, I love it when people do stuff like this. The Japanese director Takashi Shimizu (the grudge) made Marebito in a week and on a shoestring budget. It's all shot on some crappy handheld camera. The fact that the end product doesn't give too much away about this is testament to what a great director he is.

Park Chan Wook seems to be pretty much a genius, so I look forward to seeing how this came out.

I think it's cool, I'm looking forward to seeing this eventually. The iPhone 4 is just one of many gateways into amateur filmmaking, obviously, I appreciate that fact. But I honestly will never take it seriously and yet I still expect people... somewhere to claim... at some point that iPhone shares quality equal to an advance DSLR, only because it's an Apple product. Yep, it's gonna happen.

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

Exactly, I love it when people do stuff like this. The Japanese director Takashi Shimizu (the grudge) made Marebito in a week and on a shoestring budget. It's all shot on some crappy handheld camera. The fact that the end product doesn't give too much away about this is testament to what a great director he is.

Park Chan Wook seems to be pretty much a genius, so I look forward to seeing how this came out.

Exactly, I think when artists are pressured with limitations, it could bring out something within them that might not have surfaced otherwise.

 

[DMczaf]

I posted this message entirely on my iPod Touch.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Youtube


Looks cool for the way it was filmed.

heh, really good use of the hardware. looks crazy as hell

 

[TheKaeptain]

I posted this message entirely on my iPod Touch.

I am surprised that you are the first to make this post.

 

[big_z]

I posted this message entirely on my iPod Touch.

Me too. GAF is alright on the touch thanks to the app. General browsing the web is kinda shit though.

As for the movie being filmed with an iPhone, it looks cheap. A band called the anix was the first to put out a music video all done by iPhone and it looked okay but only because of the filters added.

 

[Adam J.]

Filmmakers usually love new toys, so I knew it'd only be a matter of time before a big name director decided to jump on this. Some friends of mine shot a rap video with a Canon 5D and did their pickups with the newer iPhone. I was amazed at how well the iPhone stuff blended seamlessly with the nicer 5D stuff.