The Smartphone Project - Behind the Scenes

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This is the story about how I aimed to create the highest (technical) video ever to be shot on a smartphone.
Smartphone manufacturers have been coming with some really bold claims lately. "Shoot like a pro", "DSLR like quality" are some of the claims we have seen. I wanted to test out how good these cameras really are today.
I went out on a road trip around Western Norway to really push my smartphone to the limit.
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[@asnlem4772]

Stupid that the company didn't support you with this epic project.

[@DKNex]

Huawei I think

[@nickstr]

@@DKNex I also think it;s a P30 pro

[@yesimangry]

They would have doubled their sales XD

[@blockchainmusic8697]

@@DKNex who cares, NO NAME 😊

[@asnlem4772]

@@yesimangry yeah because every idiot would think they can do something similar. But morten combines his knowledge about composition and technical equipment with this majestic landscape.

[@SUTTAGAMINGLIVE]

Don't worry here after you will be offered by many brands . Those scenes made me feel like I'm in heaven. Appreciate your hardwork.

[@TheFilmmakingChannel]

It’s not about the phone, it’s about the photographer

[@kikyou759]

Totally agree, you can have the best and more expensive camera, but if you don't know how to use it properly , well it's not the camera fault, it's yours

[@HardlineFeminists]

*Actually it's the reverse. A good camera in the hands of a beginner still looks amazing.*

[@Tommo020788]

Yup. And if you can make ur own custom lens for the camera, you can also get even more personal with the results. With custom lenses you can take phone cameras to a whole new level... But it's kinda cancer having to test multiple different lenses to eventually find one that works on top of the existing phone lens cos these companies don't like to release the exact specs of their lenses like the exact focal length of each lens inside etc, so it's a lot of messing around and every phone is different but it's worth it if you wanna get more personalised results

[@Stiggsway]

IT'S NOT THE WAND, IT'S THE MAGICIAN...

[@Mp57navy]

​@@HardlineFeminists Trust me, a good photographer can still make the same scene look 10 times better with a Polaroid, than most people with a 5D Mark IV. Just search for "Pro Tog cheap camera challenge".

[@rodmanpararellax701]

When the smartphone company see this quality of work from you I'm sure they'll regret it on refusing to sponsor this project! Your work is so high quality Morten. I always say wow in the entire video! Thank you for sharing.

[@imSashankMishra]

If I don't subscribe after watching this wonderful Journey, I would be as stupid as the company that didn't support you in this project. All the best friend...

[@sailaab]

Huawei has enough of us blokes here in Asia.. buying mediocre and above offerings. also the other meeetoo brands. they might not know of this person or not be that priority to reach out to prospective users via such advertising. not to mention the U.S. economic blockade. he did put in effort though.

[@yusri1325]

Omfg, u had same thought with me

[@WorldsTimeLapse]

Its a shame they wouldn't sponsor you. The video turned out stunning!

[@B.Hoogteyling]

Dude.. This video made me emotional. I can actually feel, hear and smell the shots. What an amazing job Morten.

[@ecachiarotti2486]

You are a true trooper...!!! Your 24 minutes video it seems so short because you have the capability to make it interesting and emotional at the same time. Congratulations, I hope you get lots of sponsors and keep doing this time lapses all over the world. Luis from Los Angeles, California.

[@hrishabhbairagi2420]

the locations and the music made me feel I was literally watching heaven

[@ctorange]

The final sunrise shots almost had me crying.

[@brianchristine9301]

Same here. I honestly don't have words

[@agent_447]

Just started the video, leme get some tissues then

[@codythep]

Seriously, even through my screen- wtf

[@lancesmith1874]

I really empathised with you when the tourists showed up. My frustration levels would've been high too!

[@Mobin92]

Fkn boomers!

[@AlonRoute]

I've been consuming so much content in the past 2 years and that's clearly my favorite video of all. It's clearly on a whole new level. People adoring all those camera transitions with up-tempo electronic music including myself, while you produced a magical content with a piano soundtrack and lots of hard work working alongside nature itself. Thank you for sharing that masterpiece.

[@chrisdonline]

Sir, I must say that you have absolutely, blown me away with this video. The scenery is stunning. The time lapses were beautiful. I've just started following you and I can't wait to see your other videos. Keep up the great work!

[@adventure_corps]

As someone who comes from Norwegian heritage this reminds me of how far I need to move Norway up on my shortlist. As a climber I'm having a hard time justifying the extra expense of weight and space that a full frame rig would cost on a multi-day adventure. The images this ultra minimal setup is able to capture is still quite phenomenal with little extra pain.

[@konstapelwalander]

Great video! Cool idea with the ND filter :D Cheers from Sweden

[@Anónimo23119]

8:02 lol how you film this? whith a drone in the storm? amazing

[@lordmalix3141]

He filmed it in creative mode or spectator mode

[@anythingfortheshot]

Stunning Video Morten. The last location in the video had my jaw on the floor, so lucky with the conditions and the lighting was just perfect

[@michasosnowski5918]

He is persistent, patient, has a talent and skill. Great mix. Luck has propably something also to do with this.

[@cubingwithcarl4572]

Michał Sosnowski Yes it has because you can’t control the weather

[@bonk65]

Morten, this looks all great. Very jealous right now and I definitely will visit Norway on my next trip to Europe! Thanks!

[@maheejaman1625]

Dude you are just off the charts!!! You are probably the best content creator I've ever seen who has taken out those shots just from a mobile camera!!! Dude, you are really good, best. I think I won't buy the Samsung phones just because they didn’t sponsored you. They really don't recognise such a talent. Love you bro, from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@Emma-rachelfriends]

Mahee Jaman bro it’s a huawei p30 bro not a Samsung note 10

[@maheejaman1625]

@@Emma-rachelfriends thanks bro. Now I have noticed it’s a p30 pro.

[@GuyVinmara]

8:50 Jotunheimen, home to the biggest mountains in Norway. Also referred to by the Asgardians as the Land of the Frost Giants! ;)

[@JohnPaul-ii]

What an excellent behind the scenes vlog. Some truly amazing views. Glad that herd of ravenous tourists did no damage to your equipment, some of them can be quite arrogant. Thanks Morten for sharing your wonderful work, truly inspiring.

[@omanacollective9335]

Absolutely stunning work mate. Best shots with feelings I've seen in a while! Keep it up!

[@ekichandra]

Apart from camera test, you live in a paradise🥺

[@StoriesOnWheels9]

The amount of work that was put in to make this happen, one can only begin to think.. Kudos to you!

[@TheIndianBudgetGamer]

MAn ........ iam stunned by the effort you did to complete this project ... Xiaomi is stupid AF .... Great work man !

[@THEGROWINGX]

Sir which app is used to shout this video's

[@Emma-rachelfriends]

It not xiaomi it’s a huawei p30 pro

[@CandBTaffdaddy2]

@@Emma-rachelfriends looks like the mi note 10

[@abhijithsjayan9575]

He is one of the most most hardworking man working for his subscribers and for his content i have ever seen, SUBBED great way ahead bro

[@morten.rustad]

Thank you so much!

[@ntstudio28]

I think your channel is awesome! I subbed at first cuzz the company declined to sponsor. After watching, I subbed cuzz your channel is just amazing! Much love and luck with all you do my friend. The dedication and love you have in your work is just fantastic. Norway is beautiful! Edit: I would’ve considered to buy the phone if I knew what it was after watching this too! Lol I need an upgrade badly. Edit: you should start a patreon!

[@ohmymymike]

The amount of effort put in these video to show us how beautiful nature can be is just a lot and the shots are amazing. Shame to the company that didn't support this world class photographer

[@msmunro]

Absolutely incredible. What a beautiful country you live in, and how amazing phone photography has become.

[@robxmccarthy]

I really enjoy watching your work Morten. You've got a great mix of vlogging, interesting demos, and beautiful scenery. The pacing and structure of your videos is super smooth.

[@AddictedtoProjects]

Why am I not allowed to like this video 10x times? 😁 Norway is a breath-taking country and you have captured it incredible well. Thank you!

[@doxxab4336]

Though I travel less often but i know how much effort it takes to shoot and edit.. Hats off to u sir..!! U literally earned a subscriber...!! Luved your skill.. Love from India 🇮🇳

[@Lup0Solitario]

Your phone camera is like a window to heaven. Very nice photos, thank you for sharing.

[@shakaibislam]

This is my first like on any reviewer. I watches reviews everyday but i never liked any video. This guy made me to like this video. You don't need any sponsor, be true reviewer(i know everyone wants money, but people loves you). We need genuine reviews, videos. Thanks for the video, thumbs up for your efforts. Keep it up.

[@DINU_R]

There's dedication, hardwork and zeal in producing this beautiful video! Kudos.

[@opulent1]

I'm truly lost for words! Simply amazing footage 😎

[@shrawan911_]

Sir sir sir... With all due respect heads of you and your work is out of the world 😘😘😘my best of the best video

[@altonmarsh]

Hope you get lots of likes so the phone company can see what they missed.

[@xt2561]

Breathtaking. Thank you for doing this epic project. So inspiring for a timelapse beginner like myself.

[@darlantro]

16:00 this would be an amazing series of timelapses, showing multiple times of blue smoke filling fjords, then showing the source being cruise ships, including shot of an area as cruise ship comes in to park and slowly fills the sky with blue. Would be very powerful with your skill. You can look up the timetables for cruise liners and get to spots before them to catch their arrival.

[@elomelogaan]

WOW! I respect the time effort you made to make this stunning video. Simply mind blowing. This is undoubtedly one of the best KZbin videos I have ever seen. The serene beauties of the mountains made me speechless. However, I was not impressed at all with your intro, I was about the skip it then felt I should give you a favour (later on I realized that I was favoured as you uploaded the content). Keep uploading your good works man. Thanks

[@6Eternal9]

Absolutely stunning shots , great job !

[@HAHSIRAODEN]

I wish I could give u 1000 likes, mind-blowing video... Don't worry mate, now every mobile company will sponsor you... Pls do this with every mobile camera, low end, high end, everything.. All the best..!

[@Chamelion187]

You are living the dream! beautiful work, i cant wait to visit Norway again, the nature literally blows my mind. Greetings from Northern-Germany :)

[@DrWasim]

I was totally unaware of this great channel. Great content! New sub!

[@Katerine1993]

This honestly came out better than I was expecting for a smartphone😯 It's crazy how much technology has progresses! It would be cool to see some comparisons of the phone timelapses vs your camera timelapses but otherwise amazing view and stunning views! Also I'm pretty sure there are professional ND filters for your phone that just clips on😊

[@3dPrintCreator]

What a wonderful little trip you have made Morten. Whatever the telephone is (I recognize him, I have it myself), it doesn't matter at all. You can make beautiful images with these types of cameras, provided you know the limitations of your camera and understand how to set everything. The only thing I never hear anyone talking about, but what I think is enormously important, is that the glass plate for the cameras must be cleaned thoroughly every time, otherwise, there is grease and dirt on it, and you don't want that. Perhaps that is the biggest limitation of a telephone camera, that you deal with it differently than with a normal camera.

[@santiago7886]

Amazing photography.

[@Алекс-ы5т5я]

Amazing job. It's outstanding. I really sorry they don't sponsored you. You are the man who can show the whole potential of their products. The rest are just amateurs. And yeah, all those people are really annoying. They came there just because your equipment was there, not because they really preferred that place for taking pictures. I understand you! People are imitators! Good luck and I wish you all the best!

[@paulofelipe8060]

Wow, manim, it was amazing. One of the best videos about smartphone's cameras I have ever seen. Hugs from Brazil. If possible, continue talking about mobiles.

[@MatthiasEdling]

Absolutly stunning work! And we learn from this again that it so not the equipment at all what makes a great landscape picture. Its the dedication along the way what makes these stunning views you create. And i want to thank you for this yet again! Pls keep this awesome and inspiring work.

[@公路旅人FOX-k9n]

Excellent job! Huawei will regret not sponsoring you. What a talented time-lapses photographer. I know a lot of photographers sponsored by Huawei. To be honest most of them are even not comparable to Morten Rustad.

[@ssbandral]

So much dedication....really hard work...to get such awesome shots...good work bro....

[@AnishJohnThomas]

The phone's CEO better fire the PRO guy who said "No" to you..! Some shots were like beautiful paintings..! I wonder how it would be if u used a '360 camera time lapse' (if that's an option...I've never used one) on the last mountain where it was picturesque on all sides. Norway can use these shots to attract more tourists to the country. Hopefully they don’t pollute the country more. Thanks a lot Morten for the wonderful video.

[@prayanjaltomar752]

If not tell , no one will believe this is shoot from a smartphone. Very good job 👍

[@okdong8659]

Your hard work for this project was beyond your dedication Awesome

[@lore88824]

Super interesting! Thanx for sharing. I'd have lots of question to ask but I'll just go with two: 1) how did you control the exposure ramping for the day to night sequences on the phone? 2) how did you synchronize the slider to the phone shutter (if you did)? Or did you just set it for a very slow motion and let the phone shoot pictures at a regular interval (with no synchronization between the two)? All the best!

[@morten.rustad]

Hi, thanks! Just auto, and continous movement.

[@sebastianhoetter6467]

great work man... absolutely mind blowing

[@Florian-dg7mi]

Stunning and inspiring video Morten !! I enjoyed every second of it

[@mashuto]

Can we get a guide on like how to shoot and edit RAW images using our phones from your side ? It'd be of great help for sure

[@bl4ck1911]

check if your phone has cameraapi2.0 (usually if it's made after 2015 and is mid to high end] and get an app to do it is not in the stock camera app (like camera fv 5 or so] then get Snapseed if you wanna edit the DNG raw or whatever file it is on your phone, or transfer it to your pc in lightroom and stuff. good luck

[@harryatno5995]

Used gcam mod pro apk for your phone.. u can googling it

[@letzchat321]

Say no to CAB

[@rishiprasad4231]

I appreciate your efforts man. Good job and great content. Love from India :)

[@lszhet7999]

This is a stunning and fantastic video. I love it. Absolutely good video. The photographer push the phone camera capabilities to the max. Thanks God I seen this video and make me realise there are still such a great video here

[@bmkq2007]

Such a breathtaking captures and views Morten. Great effort mate. Companies lose not being supportive in this awesome work.

[@JohnPhelyno]

my old man said you are what you eat and what you do... this video you took really shows calm peaceful just like your character.

[@michaelz5497]

Hey Morten, viewer from China here. Your work is stunning and absolutely worthy of the sponsorship from the phone company. Sorry things didnt work out in the first place. I will forward this to one of my friends workin at the HW and hopefully he will find some way to help you in the future

[@LEOKHAN]

what an amazing place..stunning!! great effort Morten Rustad..!

[@DavidAlanReece]

OK...so PLEASE no haters...but even in the hands of you, Morten, even a phone can take great pics and timelapses. But none of this compares to you other work. You skills and methods are stupendous and nearly perfect as an art form. Your camera timelapses are at times surreal and at others simply gorgeous with bright colors, clarity and resolution. These phone videos are very pretty, but they lack that "ting" sound like when you hit a crystal glass. Thank you for sharing your talents with us, but don't ditch the camera just yet...they are not ready for you. :)

[@rey746]

I haven't never seem none of your videos until not all I have to say is what a fantastic job love it.

[@rmotamayor]

Only one word: Extraordinary!!

[@Purpletim100]

Really enjoyable video. The phone managed really well, and your final timelapse is great. That mountain at the end is Romdalshorn. Lovely memories of that mountain. Slept near the top way back in 1980 when i was just 16. My first trip outside of Britain.

[@PLUS-sj4sf]

great clip, thank you for sharing! Loved the pix and time-laps!! Amazing!

[@PhilWill903]

I think this is a Huawei P30 Pro, but not quite sure. However, he is right, any top end device should produce equal results nowadays. Absolutely Stunning. Even though some improvisation was needed with the ND filter and gradient filter. How awesome would it be if all the R&D from smartphone cameras would be transferred to way better hardware of modern cameras.

[@edvard_r]

PhilWill903 I agree, looks like it (especially considering he managed to get the super zoomed in shots of the snow falling down from the mountains). But whatever, Huawei, iPhone, Galaxy or Pixel… all of them have the potential.

[@krish7683]

The most amazing vlog I have seen in a while now...Thanks a lot. Keep up the great work.

[@ZamVietnamTravelVlog]

Love Norway scenery , it's too cinematic like a wonderland. Thanks a lot for this masterpiece 🙏

[@ktelegenov]

The greatest behind the scenes video I’ve ever seen! Amazing work

[@siddhantraje]

_OMG ! Dude... You deserve at least 5 Million Subscribers !!! Content & Efforts , next level. You live in Heaven !!!_ 👌🏽

[@pranjalsharma479]

It's all about the mind , the creativity , great job

[@DiwakarkumarHR05]

I have liked the video...because you're working hard.👍👍👍 and the video is really awesome 👍👍👍 job bro👍👍👍

[@MSHY_DALEEM]

Mind blowing , we can see your hard work and i would like to thank you for sharing this beautiful moments with us i almost feel like i was there with you seeing the sun rises most satisfying video i have ever seen. Thank u .

[@vsimonh6182]

que gran experiencia, es un trabajo increíble.

[@briang148]

Never felt this relaxed after watching those timelapse deym......

[@dhrubajyoti53]

This is one of the best video I have seen in a while. So pleasant and blissful.

[@its_milann]

I felt like I was watching a disney movie. Best video I haev ever watched on youtube. Mindblowing and beautiful

[@newtown9182]

It's amazing...i appreciate your efforts and skills buddy

[@mayank8892]

😍 Norway, i am coming, but not in a cruise ship😜. That ship really destroyed the serenity of that scene.

[@blazbohinc4964]

Galaxy Note 10+ Best phone I've ever used. I really really hope it doesn't only get 2 system upgrades like it's been the case up till now, because that would be a big shame..

[@qutyr3769]

Thank you so much .... Your photography is beautiful and capturing beautiful natural perfect timing and using spending lot of time there

[@christianjadevaler7027]

This project is really is resonating. Loved that man! I subscribed.

[@LevinBe]

Such a great video! Loved it. And the timelapses comming from a phone are soooo good.

[@avikmondal3983]

You are amazing photographer...love form India🇮🇳🇮🇳..lots of pray for you...thanks for this video..!! 1 subscriber from India. Wish you cross 12m very soon

[@MrKittu171]

Amazing work Morten and beautiful countryside. Hope to visit Norway someday. Subscribed!

[@rolf_siggaard]

Amazing footage, inspiring and extremely well produced video. Stunning landscapes despite the odd bus load of tourists. Well done.

[@astrakanproject]

I hate cruse ships too ! Big issue, but maybe that will change too ! Wonderful video, very interesting to follow your process along ! So inspiring, and the result is breath taking. Thank you ! x Simone

[@DanielBryn]

Great BTS Morten, really enjoyed watching. Tourists flocking around your cam though... happened to me a few times in Tokyo as well 😅

[@DrAAhmed-sv1ix]

You are a great content creator Really shame that some companies are so greedy and they didn't support your masterpiece of photography with phone Consider me as a new subscriber and a new supporter for your work Keep the great content ..we the people will support you

[@sushantraut1415]

You truely are a Magician brother.... Excellent shots.... My wishes to your bright future and more such amazing works😃

[@birofilm]

It is nice to see the approach to setting up the camera and the final output--and the many details that you may want to consider.

[@wasimabbas9536]

Never saw any of your videos before so this was first and honestly it was amazing.

[@ollelundin3701]

Same here

[@FriedEgg101]

I have a Nikon D3 from 2008 and a Galaxy Note 10+ from 2019. The Note 10+ might have more features, but at normal ISO levels I still prefer the images from the D3. That might have more to do with lenses though to be fair. The fact I'm even making this comparison speaks volumes for the Note 10+ though.

[@hanvroman]

Nice and interesting video... thanks for sharing... after this video the sponsors might be coming for you so you can make more of this beautifull stuff... regards...