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2. Bullet Time - 28 Years Later
Much fuss was made pre-release about a large bulk of 28 Years Later being shot on modified versions of the iPhone 15 Pro Max, and for the film's bewildering bullet time-style effects used when one of the infected is shot in the head, Danny Boyle and his team came up with one hell of a novel solution.
A rig was created comprised of 20 iPhones organised in a semi-circle formation, meaning that when these phones were capturing video simultaneously, they were recording a full 180-degree field of view which Boyle could arc between in post-production.
Boyle rather amusingly called the rig a "poor man's bullet time," considering its more DIY nature compared to the ultra-complex, static rigs deployed in The Matrix over 25 years ago.
It certainly makes for a distinctive effect in the final film, and will probably inspire its fair share of lower-budget filmmakers to create their own slung-together iPhone bullet time rigs.