During the Apple Event, the tech company premiered a new short film shot by Lubezki using the iPhone 12 Pro. The short plays like Apple’s version of a Terrence Malick movie: Lubezki discusses the virtues of the new Apple product via narration while a collection of gorgeous, sweeping images he shot using the device play as a montage.

“When I started shooting movies, you had to rent a very expensive camera, buy film stock, pay for developing, special equipment for editing,” Lubezki says. “Now, you can really go out with one of these devices and make a movie. The iPhone Pro will allow filmmakers all around the world to make films that otherwise are impossible because you don’t have the means or because the cameras are too heavy or too complicated. I think the next great cinematographer or the next great film director is already making movies with one of these devices.” Related Why NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube Makes the Most Sense ‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Trailer: The Legend Returns to Life Related 51 Directors’ Favorite Horror Movies: Bong Joon Ho, Quentin Tarantino, Guillermo del Toro, and More Oscars 2023: ‘Everything Everywhere,’ ‘Nope’ Among Early Favorites
Lubezki is an eight-time Oscar nominee for Best Cinematography and a three-time winner thanks to his efforts on “Gravity,” “Birdman,” and “The Revenant.” Lubezki won his three Oscars in three consecutive years, a feat no other cinematographer has achieved. Lubezki has been on a hiatus from filmmaking as his last release was Terrence Malick’s 2017 drama “Song to Song.” The cinematographer is set to return with the production of David O. Russell’s untitled next film starring his “American Hustle” and “The Fighter” star Christian Bale opposite Margot Robbie and John David Washington. Watch Lubezki’s short film for Apple below.

Learn more about the iPhone 12 Pro via Apple in the video below.

Watch the full Apple presentation in the video below. Lubezki’s film begins playing around the 57 minute mark.

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