# Phone-Made Animation Smartphones Used to Create Backdrop for Short Film By leewashington | Published 2013-04-10 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vega-animation References: [pocket-lint](http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/50735/matrix-inspired-500-smartphone-video) The [Vega No 6 smartphone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phone-2a-plus-community-edition) has the [largest HD screen](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartphone-screen-technology) on the market and to show off its capabilities, Korean manufacturer Pantech created a 'Vega City' with hundreds of the phones used to create the backdrop for the animation -- everything from the buildings to the sky were represented on the HD screens. The animation required three weeks of preparation. Firstly, the actors were filmed against white screens, then the individual frames were printed and torn out to create 1,600 [paper characters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tcl-50-nxtpaper-and-50-pro-nxtpaper). These were then photographed within the 'Vega City' for over 170 hours before finally being animated into the final film. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 25% | Activity: 73% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Smartphone Animation:** Opportunity for businesses to utilize smartphones to create innovative and visually engaging animations. - **HD Screen Capabilities:** Potential for industries to leverage the large HD screens on smartphones to enhance their visual content and presentations. - **Paper Character Animation:** Emerging trend of utilizing handcrafted paper characters to create unique and memorable animations. ### Who This Affects Most - **Entertainment:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for the entertainment industry to incorporate smartphone technology into animation production. - **Advertising:** Potential for advertisers to leverage HD screens on smartphones to create immersive and attention-grabbing campaigns. - **Mobile Technology:** Opportunity for mobile technology companies to develop specialized video animation apps and software for smartphones. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Artistic UV-Reactive Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/polychromatic-mobile-phone.md) - [Branded Holographic Spectacles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holographic-spectacle.md) - [Folding Multi-Display Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tecno-phantom-vision-v.md) - [Artful Aluminum Phones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phone-1.md) - [Wacky Design Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playful-phone-experimentation.md) - [Smartphone-Filmed Festive Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/little-garlic.md) - [Intricate Optical Phone Aesthetics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/starry-optical-fiber-technology.md) - [Smartphone-Shot Festive Short Films](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/i-made-a-mixtape-for-you.md) - [Anime-Inspired Smartphone Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-doraemon-special-edition-galaxy-z-flip6.md)