SEOUL: A movie claimed to be the first ever cinema-standard film to be shot solely on the iPhone has been premiered by celebrated South Korean director Park Chan-Wook. “Night Fishing” is said to have the same picture resolution as conventional movies but took just 80 people, 150 million won ($133,000) and 10 days to create. Park Chan-Wook said he at first approached the project, a 30-minute film about a surreal encounter between a fisherman and a female shaman (medium), for fun. The scenes were shot simultaneously with two iPhones from different angles, but staffers also contributed with recordings on their own iPhones. Park Chan-Wook, however, said the medium would not outweigh the message. “Making a film with smartphones might generate more interest at the moment. But as time goes by, stories and actors on screen will be seen as more important,” he told Yonhap. – Agence France
