Shot on the Canon 5D Mark II

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/sep/16/metro-manila-sean-ellis

Meanwhile, Canon brought out its 5D digital camera, which gives film-quality results but looks like any unobtrusive holiday-snap camera. "I thought, 'This is kind of interesting. I could go and shoot for a pretty small budget, using a camera system that's very portable and discreet.' So I spent a year doing commercials, using the 5D – it's primarily a stills camera that enables you to record moving images. It put me back in control: I could do my own camerawork and not have a massive crew."

He still needed £250,000. So Ellis remortgaged his house, packed his bags and headed out. "After we got there, it was a case of figuring out how to make the film for the money we had. A lot of people did more than one job, and we were able to get the crew down to two vanloads. It was a very basic, run-and-gun approach. But that was always going to be the style of the film – it had to feel real."