Directors sometimes have to compete in ingenuity to materialize certain complex scenes, making their own equipment or diverting existing devices to adapt to their needs. We know for example that iPhone 15 Pro Max were used for Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later, or that Sony created a custom camera for the film F1, with Brad Pitt.
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F1 again, with another camera specially designed for the Joseph Kosinski film, this time from iPhone components. While cameras exist to transmit the point of view of an F1 driver during TV broadcasts, the equivalent for cinema is not available, such a model requiring a resolution much higher than that of its television alter ego.
This is where the iPhone (presumably a 15 Pro) or rather pieces of an iPhone came into play, used in an aerodynamic module fixed to the edge of the car. A module containing a 48MP iPhone sensor as well as an Apple A processor (presumably A17 Pro) were used to manage the capture. The settings were made from an iPad connected via USB-C with a home application.
Producer of the film (it is an Apple Original work), Apple naturally collaborated on this technical project, which also allows for a little promotion for the capabilities of the smartphone.
