We all know how powerful high-end Nokia NSeries smartphones are, allowing anyone to grab video in VGA resolution at 30 fps. That’s why we were not surprised to learn writer/director Mike Hodgkinson used these devices — Nokia N93, N93i and N95 to be more specific — to shoot a music video for “Surfing at 32F” by Eskimohunter.
“Each of the Nokia Nseries devices I used was perfectly suited to the kind of experimental, ‘out-there’ shots I wanted to capture for ‘Surfing at 32F’. For example, as a highly compact slider, the Nokia N95 slotted neatly into the customized pouch I attached to my fishing-line monorail, while the flip-out screens on the Nokia N93 and N93i allowed me to cover the lens with DIY color filters quickly and easily,” said Hodgkinson. “Everything I imagined, the Nokia Nseries devices let me create. I really wanted to push the Nokia equipment to its limits, and each responded brilliantly. I’ve taken Nseries devices underwater, attached them to helium balloons and dangled them 100 feet above the Los Angeles River… and I’ve never lost a shot.”
“Surfing at 32F” was premiered at the Hollywood Hill BigBrain Summit on September 12. If you’re interested you can watch the music video and the creative “Behind the Scenes – Making of Surfing at 32F by Mike Hodgkinson” from Hodgkinson’s blog.
As a reminder, back in 2006 Hodgkinson used the Nokia N93 to film the video for “Oceans” by Rob Dickinson, former singer from the U.K. rock band, Catherine Wheel.