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Shot on iPhones: A 'Modern Family' Episode and 'Tangerine'
ABC's Modern Family is staying modern. The show's co-creator Steve Levitan discusses how an upcoming episode was shot entirely on iPhones, iPads and MacBook Pros. Tangerine is a movie shot on iPhones that premiered at Sundance. It stars first-time actress Mya Taylor, who tells us about her journey to Park City.
By Kim Masters • • 29m ListenWe check in with awards analyst Scott Feinberg for one last Oscar-themed News Banter. Then, we take a look at two projects made on iPhones and other Apple devices. Modern Family co-creator Steve Levitan has directed and co-written an upcoming episode of the sitcom that takes place entirely on a computer screen. He tells us how the cast and crew made it work. Turning to films made with iPhones, we hear from actress Mya Taylor, whose first acting job ever--playing a transgender prostitute in Sean Baker's Tangerine--took her on an unexpected journey to Sundance.
Photo: Screenshot from Modern Family episode "Connection Lost." Nolan Gould, Sofia Vergara, Ed O'Neill, Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Ty Burell (obscured), Ariel Winter. © ABC/Twentieth Century Fox Television
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3 storiesHollywood News Banter
Kim Masters and Scott Feinberg of the Hollywood Reporter discuss top entertainment news stories of the week.
Read the story8 minSteve Levitan: 'Modern Family'
If you're a fan of ABC's mega-hit, Emmy-magnet sitcom Modern Family , which follows the misadventures of the extended Pritchett clan, you'll remember how Jay's son-in-law Phil lusted for an iPad.
Read the story15 minMya Taylor: 'Tangerine'
When Steve Levitan mentioned a movie shot on iPhones that played at Sundance this year, he was talking about Tangerine , a bittersweet film from Sean Baker that won glowing reviews at the festival. Tangerine stars 23-year-old Mya Taylor as a transgender prostitute on the streets of Hollywood.
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