A new project is raising money on Kickstarter to build an anamorphic adapter lens that would be compatible with the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s, letting users record video reminiscent of a J.J. Abrams movie. With 16 days to go, the project has already surpassed its $30,000 goal, which means that backers will likely receive the new iPhone accessory at some point in March 2014, when it’s expected to begin shipping. Shooting in anamorphic format is a cinematography technique that allows directors to squeeze widescreen video on 35mm film or other media that doesn’t have a widescreen aspect ratio and then restore the video to its actual size when projecting it. Famous director J.J. Abrams is using such shooting techniques
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