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iPhone 12 Pro: Recreating a famous movie scene

Is it possible to film and edit a Hollywood-quality movie scene exclusively on an iPhone 12 Pro? Here’s what happened when I tried to do it myself. You can buy iPhone 12 Pro here: *CNET may get a commission from this offer. iPhone 12 and 12 Pro review: Simply outstanding: iPhone 12 Pro vs. Galaxy…

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December 23, 2020

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Is it possible to film and edit a Hollywood-quality movie scene exclusively on an iPhone 12 Pro? Here’s what happened when I tried to do it myself.

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34 Comments

Tamil Vinoth

December 23, 2020 at 1:37 pm

yes you can

hold the space bar and then with another finger tap anywhere on the keyboard and drag

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V Z

December 23, 2020 at 1:42 pm

Are CNET going to review others phones? Or are they going to continue with the iPhone promo.

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cyberpunk 2077

December 23, 2020 at 2:53 pm

Lamao what is it?

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Mizanur Bhuiyan

December 23, 2020 at 3:01 pm

iPhone is a Pandora’s box

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rakim

December 23, 2020 at 3:02 pm

This is a great content considering she’s just an intern, on par with with corridor digital crew videos if i do say so myself
Keep up the good work girl, you have a bright future ahead of you ????

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- Jessica Fierro
  
  December 23, 2020 at 7:08 pm
  
  Thank you so much!
  
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- shankar reddy
  
  December 24, 2020 at 5:54 am
  
  @Jessica Fierro Good luck Jessica !
  I wish you that you will get the postion you want at Cnet . 🙂
  
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Markist Choicee

December 23, 2020 at 3:18 pm

All things considered, I’d say it was well shot.

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FitForActing Reynaldo B

December 23, 2020 at 3:38 pm

Nice job!!! What would ha e made it better is a side by side of the old and new version

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zlerner716

December 23, 2020 at 3:50 pm

Congratulations on the internship!

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Mike Zone

December 23, 2020 at 4:01 pm

I wonder if cnet had to pay for ruby red shoe rights.

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Tinashe Keith Madzimbamuto

December 23, 2020 at 4:44 pm

This is brilliant!

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- Jessica Fierro
  
  December 23, 2020 at 7:08 pm
  
  Thank you!
  
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Dan’l 56

December 23, 2020 at 4:51 pm

????????

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Gary Korzelius

December 23, 2020 at 4:51 pm

A for effort but…..

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Lee Hasenour

December 23, 2020 at 5:31 pm

Nice work!

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MabzCSGO

December 23, 2020 at 6:16 pm

How much did Apple pay CNET to make this video? Shameless product placement for a news channel don’t you think?

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Jessica Fierro

December 23, 2020 at 7:07 pm

Thank you all so much for watching! What movie scene would you like to try and recreate on a phone? ???? ???? ????

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Christranded

December 23, 2020 at 7:28 pm

I liked the short clip, great job!!

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Mark Herke

December 23, 2020 at 11:43 pm

Well done! It’s hard to believe you can achieve all this with a phone.

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David Jamgochian

December 24, 2020 at 12:10 am

Brilliant , Congratulation

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TheCanyonhopper

December 24, 2020 at 3:37 am

All great and all but …. do you really knit ?

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Umer Raiden

December 24, 2020 at 10:34 am

wow now you can make a movie ????????

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Antonio L. Rivera

December 24, 2020 at 1:26 pm

Impressive!!! Now I want to do the Darth Vader / Luke Skywalker “I am your Father” scene!!! Next.. How much do the new iPhone 12 Pro Max cost?

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Jameel Ja

December 24, 2020 at 2:31 pm

This was great.
But one question, *what’s a house mate?*

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- Apostol Marinov
  
  December 25, 2020 at 12:47 am
  
  ????
  
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James Childress

December 24, 2020 at 6:33 pm

Explain how you did it after showing the result not before.

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Ashley Dale

December 24, 2020 at 11:33 pm

Oh dear, another SHEEP video. Well what else can I say, Cnet are a bunch of Apple sheep and don’t seem to know that other phones exist.

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- Jeremy DeBose
  
  December 27, 2020 at 9:40 pm
  
  It’s less about the iphone and more about her using creativity and modern tech to recreate a movie scene.
  
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Jeremy DeBose

December 27, 2020 at 9:38 pm

That’s a movie I watch every time it’s on TV (seriously). Even the Tom and Jerry version????. You did it justice.

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Sultan Kh

December 28, 2020 at 1:48 pm

Nice you looking

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Jasing Marma

December 30, 2020 at 6:58 pm

Her mother looks like Laura Darn in thumbnail

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mister kk

December 31, 2020 at 2:59 pm

she’s so cute

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Martin Yancey

January 1, 2021 at 12:59 am

Very good job with this. I hope you enjoyed the final product. I learned something as well as being entertained. Two thumbs up!

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Apple at 50: Sharing Our Biggest Apple Memories

With Apple turning 50 this week, Bridget Carey goes down memory lane with her CNET teammates on what it was like to cover the iconic company and how the products shaped our lives. Read more on CNET.com Apple’s 50-Year Legacy of Product Innovation, Through CNET’s Lens 0:15 CNET reporters share their favorite Apple memories 0:22…

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