Steven Spielberg shoots his first music video using an iPhone

If you're wondering if you can use your iPhone to shoot a music video, Steven Spielberg is showing you how. He directed his first music video for Mumford and Sons' Marcus Mumford and his new single Cannibal. They shot it in a school gymnasium in New York. 

Spielberg worked with his wife Kate Capshaw as the producer, art director, and dolly grip. Some behind-the-scenes footage shared by Mumford shows Spielberg being pulled along by Capshaw in a wheeled chair to achieve some of the shots. If you've been waiting for the signal to make your own music video/film, here's your sign to know it's possible to do it with your phone. (We don't know what iPhone model Spielberg used, though.)

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Cannibal! The musical is as funny as you think it is

Last week I had the chance to catch the premier of Toronto's newest slapstick show, Cannibal! The Musical. Truth be told, if I learned anything from his previous gem, The Book of Mormon, South Park creator Trey Parker has a knack for creating outlandish work.

Directed by Chris Bond (think Evil Dead the musical) and running until March 8th at the Panasonic Theater at Yonge and Bloor, the show tells the hilarious, and (mostly) true story of Alferd Packer, the only person ever convicted of cannibalism in America. It's off-colour and absolutely amazing, especially for those watching with an open-minded sense of humour. I mean a very open mind; my wife wasn't as into the show as I was, solely based on the language and humor. 

One more thing: the musical introduced me to a new word that I can't seem to shake: Shpasoinkle. Its meaning? Who knows. It's funny and memorable; that's all that matters.

Learn more about the show and grab whatever tickets are left here