Star Trek Fan Reshoots Movie Trailer on iPhone

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Chris Taylor
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Star Trek Fan Reshoots Movie Trailer on iPhone

So the two-minute teaser trailer heralding J.J. Abrams' second Star Trek movie, Into Darkness, wasn't enough for you? Is the wait for the movie (which comes out in May) driving you insane?

We feel you. And so does Star Trek fan Dustin McLean, who just released a stunning, no-budget, shot-for-shot remake of the trailer. It was shot entirely on an iPhone, in what appears to be McLean's apartment and a hair salon, without any of that pesky CGI getting in the way of its pure awesomeness. Check it out:

And here's a side-by-side comparison with the original. Note the precision timing:

This isn't the first time McLean, a Pasadena-based filmmaker, has entered the genre of shot-by-shot movie trailer remakes using his iPhone. Here's his shot-by-shot iPhone remake of the second Man of Steel trailer, which has racked up an impressive 100,000 YouTube views in a month.

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