Smartphone cameras have been getting better with each new generation. Industry analysts expect smartphones to beat DSLR cameras in terms of image quality in a year or so. This trailer for an upcoming short film is certainly affirmative of that claim. Show it to someone without saying anything and they probably wouldn’t know it was recorded using a smartphone, not a professional camera. Yes, the trailer that you can watch below was shot on Samsung‘s Galaxy S22 Ultra by none other than Oscar-winning filmmaker Charlie Kaufman. The filmmaker shot the entire film on the 2022 Samsung flagship.
Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra was used to shoot a short film by an Oscar-winning filmmaker
It’s not new for smartphone companies to partner with famous filmmakers to shoot short films using their latest devices. Apple has done it numerous times to showcase the camera capabilities of its new iPhones. Even Samsung has done it on at least a couple of occasions. The Korean firm teamed up with English film director Joe Wright, the director of Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, and Darkest Hour, in 2021 to make a short film using the Galaxy S21 Ultra. Titled “Princess & Peppernose,” you can watch the 20-minute film here.
In March last year, Samsung got “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown to make her directorial debut with a short film shot entirely with Galaxy S22 Ultra’s Nightography features. That came shortly after the Galaxy S22 launch. Now, a couple of weeks ahead of the Galaxy S23 launch, the Korean firm has now found a partner in Oscar-winning filmmaker Charlie Kaufman. The trailer for the new short film, titled “Jackals & Fireflies,” isn’t anything groundbreaking. But it’s still incredible when you learn that the entire film is shot using a smartphone.
Samsung doesn’t tell when this film will release. But, the timing of it suggests that the company is trying to build some hype around its Ultra smartphones ahead of the Galaxy S23 Ultra launch. The new flagship arrives on February 1. It will be the Korean behemoth’s first smartphone with a 200MP camera. The device should get the third-gen ISOCELL HP2 200MP camera that Samsung launched earlier today. The company’s teasers have also suggested improved zoom capabilities and night photography. Overall, the Galaxy S23 Ultra should bring substantial camera improvements over the 2022 model.
The new flagship will be accompanied by the vanilla Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+. Samsung will also launch the Galaxy Book 3 series Windows laptops during the same event. You can already reserve these unannounced Galaxy products for some extra benefits.