The Latest Episode of Modern Family Was Shot on iPhones, iPads

The latest episode of Modern Family - episode 16th of season 6 - was shot entirely with iPads, iPhones and other Apple camera. The iPhone maker did not sponsor the episode but it did provide the series with the gadgets.

The episode called Connection Lost, reveals itself to be exemplary of a show that is taking chances, even in its sixth season, when many other series are resting on their laurels, Vox notes.

The episode was an approximation of the way that many actual modern American families communicated these days.

The episode begins on the laptop screen of Claire Dunphy (Julie Bowen), who sits in an airport waiting for her flight.

"I have two daughters at college, and we do a lot of FaceTiming," Steve Levitan, the show's co-creator and executive producer, said at a Q&A session last week on the Fox studio backlot when asked about the episode's inspiration, according to New York Times. "One day I was on my computer, and I had some emails open, and some websites, and then my daughter showed up. But I couldn't only see her, but I could see me."

In past, a similar approach has been taken by the creators of the short film Noah. The film has been set entirely on the titular character's computer screen as he goes through a wrenching breakup via Facebook and a few different messenger apps.

"Modern Family" writers and editors added that shooting "Connection Lost" ended up being more difficult than they had anticipated.

"Everything was shot on the iPhone 6 or new iPads," Mr. Levitan said. "With one or two small scenes shot using MacBook Pros."