New Korean Horror Movie Shot Entirely On iPhone - Paranmanjang - Park Chan-Wook

Park Chan-wook the man who directed Oldboy is shooting his new Korean horror movie using only an iPhone.

The new film is clled Paranmanjang, which in English means “life full of ups and downs”. The film is about half an hour long, and was made on a budget of only 150 million won ($133,000). The director of this Korean Horror Movie says the iPhone’s small size and light weight, as well as the fact that “anyone can use it,” made it a good tool. His brother, Park Chan-kyong — also a director who collaborated on the film — says a wide variety of camera angles and edits were possible because a number of cameras could be used.

Park Chan-wook is one of the best-known filmmakers in South Korea, and one of my personal favorites. Paranmanjang is set to hit theaters on January 27 (in Korea). In addition to helming the previously mentioned Oldboy, he also directed “Cut” in the horror collaboration Three… Extremes, as well as longer films like Lady Vengeance and the more recent Thirst.

Park is not the first South Korean filmmaker to shoot a project with the iPhone 4, but knowing him, he will undoubtedly amaze all of his with the way he captures and tells the story of this Korean horror movie using only a device we all know (and some love).