These new iPhones are incredible.
They say it’s not what you shoot on. It’s how you tell the story that matters. But with the new cameras on iPhones, you kind of have the best of both worlds.
One of the best and most visual directors working today is Park Chan-wook. He’s the mind behind movies like The Handmaiden, Old Boy, Stoker, and many other films. He’s one of the great auteurs, so when I heard he shot a new short film on an iPhone, I was pretty excited to see what he did.
Check out this video from Apple and let’s talk after!
The story is simple and magical. It’s about an undertaker who needs wood to build a coffin for an esteemed member of the village. He digs up an abandoned grave and accidentally awakens the ghost of an ancient swordsman who wants his coffin back.
This wrestling of life and death is wondrous and poetic. It was shot on iPhone 13 Pro and is full of Park’s signature flair. Also, in reading about the short, I learned that it utilizes a traditional Korean musical narrative known as Pansori as well as a traditional Korean outdoor play format, Madanggeuk.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
