A camera quality for photo and video are some of the biggest attractions of iPhone 12 Pro. However, will the smartphone technology has evolved so much so that it can be compared to a movie camera? To answer this question, a journalist tried to recreate the final scene of the classic film The Wizard of Oz using only the device Apple.
The choice of scene
In the video published by CNet portal, Jessica Fierro tries to recreate a scene from the 1939 film using only the iPhone 12 Pro with the help of practical special effects, made from duct tape, a spring, a toy house and a green cloth. The Wizard of Oz is considered a milestone in the seventh art, being one of the first films to masterfully use color cinema technology. More than an aesthetic detail, director Victor Fleming uses color as a narrative element, situating the audience between the real world and Dorothy's journey to the land of Oz.
The chosen scene portrays precisely this duality, depicting the final moment when Dorothy taps her magic shoes to return to Kansas with the help of the witch Glinda, in a transition from color images to sepia tones. According to Jessica, to achieve the same effects as the original video, she used the iPhone's default camera app, with a zoom setting that varied between 1,8 and 3,5x, in addition to features such as slow motion at 240 frames per second.
Technical difficulties
However, she had difficulty finishing the video. The original idea was to use only native iPhone features, such as iPhoto and iMovie. However, to combine the transition from the passage in which the character fulfills the wish with the image of the house flying, it was necessary to use some transitions made by Adobe Premiere Rush.
O Adobe application It was also used to synchronize the original film's lines with the footage captured by Jessica Fierro. Thus, the video shows that it is possible to record professional images with the iPhone 12 Pro camera without any difficulty, with great quality shots. However, if the creator wants to add some more complex effects, he will need to use third-party software. Check out a making of below.
An iPhone in hand and an idea in head
Nowadays, with an iPhone or Android smartphone in hand, you can create productions that can be considered cinematic. YouTube is full of videos showing the highlights of the new iPhones' cameras, such as time lapse, night mode and others.
Furthermore, Hollywood is also already seeing the potential of smartphones. Some of the best-known examples of this partnership, so to speak, are High Flying Bird, Steven Soderbergh's film for Netflix. fully recorded with the iPhone 8, and the latest short film Paris 9/19, directed by Rian Johnson and recorded with the iPhone 11 Pro camera.
Cinema camera in your pocket
CNet's video makes it clear just how capable the camera's cameras are. iPhone 12 Pro. The device has three 12 MP cameras, each with a purpose. The first is a wide camera with an F/1.6 aperture, and the second is an ultra-wide camera with an F/2.4 aperture and a 120º viewing angle. Completing the set is a telephoto camera with an F/2.0 aperture and 2x optical zoom.
The iPhone 12 Pro is capable of recording 4K HDR videos at up to 30 fps using Dolby Vision technology. In other words, it will provide images and colors with respectable quality. Thus, Jessica Fierro's choice to recreate the scene from The Wizard of OZ on an iPhone 12 Pro also serves as a good example of how our technology is evolving.
The film was a landmark for its time because it used cameras Technicolor DF-24, which required 35mm rolls and machinery measuring almost 2,5 m in height to capture images in colors much lower than those reproduced by the new iPhones.
Featured image: YouTube Reproduction / CNet / Jessica Fierro
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