Hasta La Gadget!

Working on a major motion picture? Looking to save a few won? Take a cue from South Korean director Park Chan-Wook–you may have the tools in your back pocket. The filmmaker has wrapped the first-ever major motion picture shot entirely on an iPhone. Night Fishing cost 150 million won ($133,000). There were 80 people involved in the filming. The whole thing took 10 days.

“New technology always offers wonders and useful features,” the director told the press, during the premier of the 30 minute film. “Testing them is part of the amusement.”

The film centers around the meeting of a fisherman and a lady shaman. AFP describes the film as “surreal.” “New technology always offers wonders and useful features. Testing them is part of the amusement.”

The veteran director, who was behind such films as Oldboy and Thirst, described the whole thing as a different kind of challenge. “It was a new experience compared with making a meticulously planned movie,” he explained Even a casual and spontaneous shot delivered a surprise.”