28 Years Later: Danny Boyle Innovates with iPhone Cinematography

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Danny Boyle pushes cinematic boundaries in 28 Years Later, utilizing a custom rig of up to 20 iPhone 15 Pro Max devices to capture high‑intensity, visceral scenes. This bold experiment marks the largest blockbuster shot primarily using iPhones, now available on Apple TV after its June 20, 2025 theatrical release.

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00:00The original film, 28 days later, was filmed on technology that was ubiquitous at the time.

00:06The technology now has moved on so much that the smartphones that we carry around are capable

00:11of shooting at 4K up to 60 frames a second.

00:16But it's perfect for a cinema release, it's of the highest standard.

00:19And we wanted to use them because they're very light, there are lots of other cameras

00:24of a similar size now, and they give you the ability to work in remote places very quickly.

00:29And very lightly, leaving a light footprint.

00:32And we wanted our landscape to look like it hadn't been touched for 28 years by any human.

00:38So it was very advantageous for that.

00:40It also allowed us to create these very cool rigs, which used up to like 20 iPhones at one point.

00:47They're light enough that you can carry a rig that size, take it on location with you,

00:51and film some of the horror, some of the brutality, some of the violence that exists in the film.

00:58Watch 28 years later now on the...

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