iPhone SE 2020 Camera Tricks: 5 Simple Cinematic Hacks You Can Do At Home

Launched earlier this year in Apple's online event, the iPhone SE 2020 was touted to pack the latest specs and features in a compact body. That means the phone's camera should work as well or almost as well as Apple's latest flagship iPhone 11 Pro Max. And today, we will share with you some simple iPhone SE 2020 camera tricks that you can easily perform at home to create amazing videos that look like they're made with the best movie tech and tools.

These camera tricks are performed with the new iPhone SE but they should work with any camera that has slow-motion video. You will also need the following supplies to pull off the tricks.

• Gaffer tape
• Sticky tack
• A mirror
• Tape measure
• A laundry basket
• A regular broom

The drunk man falling 180 degrees trick

In this trick, if you have a phone mount, you can save some tape, but using just tape is fine. First, put a piece of tape around the broomstick so it won’t scratch the phone, then tape the phone to the broomstick. Now, the only thing left to do is hit Record and swing the broomstick from one side to the other.

The Edgar Wright whip pan trick

This trick will make it look like you are throwing something then catching it yourself from two different positions. However, it’s actually just two shots put together with two pans, in the same direction. This trick can also be used for changing locations.

Close-up, fast-slow dolly zoom shot

To do this trick, you need to mount the phone on something with wheels like a miniature shopping cart or a toy car, you should also lock the exposure in focus beforehand so the video would look better. Then, attach the tip of the tape measure to what carries the phone, then press the button and the phone will move fast towards you while you can perform whatever you want to appear in the video.

The Jonny Quest montage trick

If you have a record player, it’s perfect. All you have to do is putting the phone with its camera facing the ceiling. Select one or more things you want to appear in the video and hold it still above the camera.

If you don’t have a record player, you can just fill a big bowl with water, place a dish on the surface and place the phone on the dish. Then rotate the dish, that’s work too.

The falling phone trick

This trick is easy too. Put something big and soft in front of the mirror, put the phone on record, slow motion, then drop it in front of the mirror. Remember to drop it with the camera facing the mirror so the phone can record itself.

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