Steven Spielberg Used an iPhone to Direct His First Music Video

West Side Story” may be Steven Spielberg’s last time directing a full length musical, but the Oscar winner clearly isn’t sick of filming people singing.

In early July, Spielberg made his debut as a music video director, helming a video for Marcus Mumford’s new song “Cannibal.” And if that wasn’t surprising enough, the celluloid-loving director shot the entire video on an iPhone, with some help from his wife Kate Capshaw.

Mumford announced the collaboration with Spielberg in a tweet that included a photo of them filming in a high school gym.

“On Sunday 3rd July in a high school gym in New York, Steven Spielberg directed his first music video, in one shot, on his phone,” Mumford wrote.

“Kate Capshaw was the almighty dolly grip.” Any musician would be thrilled to have Steven Spielberg direct one of their videos, and the fact that he chose Mumford

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