Showing posts with label iphone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iphone. Show all posts

Monday, January 29, 2018

IPHONE FILMMAKING BACK TO THE BEGINNING

 
IPHONE FILMMAKING BACK TO THE BEGINNING



A few years ago I started this blog as a sister blog to my digital film making blog. I thought at the time that there was a possibility that the smartphone would become a part of the film makers tool kit. Well four years later I am ready to offer an updated view of the situation. I believe that the iphone will become the primary tool of the micro budget film maker. Perhaps not in America, but in countries where DSLR cameras are priced out of reach of the average filmmaker. Every single iPhone from the 4s through the X are capable of shooting quality footage. If you are thinking seriously about shooting a feature film then I would strongly recommend the 4K abilities of the iPhone 8 or X. This recommendation if for those who have actual movie theater dreams. That is how good the cameras on these phone's are. If you want to shoot a feature film for direct to VOD or one of the online streaming services then you can start with the 5C.
Time to get back to the very basics before we finish up with a film shot by one of Hollywood's more inventive directors.

This is a brief walk through of what you will need to think about as a iphone filmmaker.

This is a long short film shot with the iphone 6.


I believe that this film was shot using an iPhone 7. It was shot by Zack Snyder, the director of The 300.


Wednesday, January 25, 2017

IPHONE FILM MAKERS MEET MAVIS



IPHONE FILM MAKERS MEET MAVIS


There would come a day when an app that suited the smart phone film maker perfectly would come along. The Mavis app may not be perfect, but it is close enough for what we are going to use it for. Let’s begin with the fact that this app is not cheap. You are going to be spending at least 16 dollars, but hey you are making a movie. A professional film. If you are looking to produce something that will be seen by others, not only online, but in a movie theater someday then you are going to spend money somewhere and we are saving money by using our iphone rather than buying a costly DSLR camera.
Today we are going to look at a comparison between the three major apps used by smartphone film makers and this look will conclude with the Mavis app.






I found this short film shoot with the app.



This is a brand new year. We are entering an age of film making that I had doubts about when I started this blog over three years ago. I doubt if a Star Wars episode will ever be shot using a smart phone, but films like La La Land and Split are becoming a possibility. The future of iphone film making is in your hands. You will determine the shape of that future. To help you guys along the path I am going to share with you, during the next few post, quick tutorials about film making. There is a great deal more that goes into film making than just recording images and editing them together. You will have to learn how to how stories are told visually.

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Monday, January 23, 2017

THE IPHONE FEATURE FILM PODCAST


THE IPHONE FEATURE PODCAST About a year ago Tangerine, a feature shoot entirely using an iphone, hit theaters. During the next few years dozens of films will follow in its footsteps. With each iphone the cameras and the apps that go with them improves. At this moment you could shoot a feature length film that is equal in visual quality to the first generation of digital feature films. Today we are going to take a quick look at the this iphone feature along with a podcast interview and live interview with the film maker. If you have shoot a short or feature film using a smartphone I would love to hear from you and perhaps do an interview or at least feature your project in a future post. When I started this blog over three years ago many suggested that the iphone would be a passing fad where film makers were concerned, but since then it has become an important part of the micro budget film makers tool kit and in third world countries it is has become the primary tool.




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Thursday, January 19, 2017

AWESOME IPHONE 7 FOOTAGE


AWESOME IPHONE 7 FOOTAGE


Some of the footage coming from iphone film film makers using the iphone 7 is nothing short of amazing. Here is some 4k iphone 7 footage. Now some 4k footage without color grading.   

 This blog has been a great deal of fun to work on. I wish that I could keep up with all of the advancements in iphone film making, but things seem to change every other week. Soon the idea of feature films being shot with just a smart phone will seem like the most natural thing on earth.


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Friday, June 17, 2016

IPHONE FILMMAKING UPDATE

IPHONE FILMMAKING UPDATE

 The popularity of the iphone as a film making tool has grown well beyond my wildest dreams when I began this blog a few years ago. Not only is it being used in the US, but because of the low priceof the iphone 4s it has become the primary film making camera of low budget film makers the world over. The reasons for this are obvious. 

The iphone in its many different types from the 4s on through the 7 and soon beyond that all have amazing built in cameras. These cameras rival the abilities of most of the high end Dslr cameras. 

The iphone can record in 24p thanks to apps like filmic pro. 

The iphone can record quality native sound and with add ons like the Zoom or external mics it can record motion picture quality sound. 

The iphone can be used, thanks to a few apps, as an editing station. You can record and edit your film inside your smart phone. Welcome to the world of iphone film making. Let’s look at some of the new devices that we can use with our iphone. 

First up is a smartmixer (audio mixer) for your iphone. This is a great little device that I hope to own one day. 

 

Saramonic Smartmixer Audio Mic for iphone and Android from Smartphone Film Pro on Vimeo.

Next up is the Helium Core, this is going to become the go to all purpose support system for the iphone film maker. I am going to offer you two video demos of this product.

Behind the Scenes shoot with the Helium Core from Helium on Vimeo.

Second video.

Helium Core in action - www.heliumcine.com for more information from Helium on Vimeo.

Vimble. Yes I said Vimble. This is an awesome camera stablizer.

 
The Best iPhone Stabilizer from Ria Chen on Vimeo.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

The Iphone Feature Film Tangerine

The Iphone Feature Film Tangerine

  The day of the iphone film and the iphone filmmaker has arrived. Thanks to the quality of the footage that the camera can record and the lower and lower price of the iphone 4s most beginning film makers can get a world class footage recording device for under one hundred dollars. I know that many of you already have an iphone in your pocket and are only now considering using this device to record your first film.



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 Here a interview done with the film maker behind this iphone film that got a major theatrical release this past summer.


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 The film maker mentions sound recording and I would like you to remember that you can use a second iphone to record sound. there are some excellent apps and mics that can be attached to the iphone. This is a new age for film making and the sky is truly the limit where this device is concerned.


  


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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

New Iphone Short Films

New Iphone short Films



There are so many iPhone films being produced each week that it is hard to keep up with them and to decide which ones that I would like to spotlight here at this iPhone film making site. Lets get right to it and have a look at a few films. This film is foreign and the truth about the iPhone film making movement is that it has become an extremely popular tool used by film makers in developing countries. Dslr cameras are are to come by in many of these countries, but the iphone, particularly the older models such as the 4s are available and can be used to record amazing footage.  


   


  

This short film was shot using the iphone 6. 

 

   Next is the short iPhone film titled Balloon along with the making of video. advice to all iphone film makers, you can do a great deal to help future film makers by shooting some behind the scene footage.


     

 

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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Iphone Film Making, A Feature Film

Iphone Film Making, A Feature Film



 The iphone feature film, once believed to be a dream of those who used these smart phone to record short little films, has been a reality for over two years. Not only are micro budget film makers using the iphone as the main recording device of their feature film, but mainstream film makers are taking a serious second look at the device. The trailer that I would like to show you today is for a feature length iphone film. The title of the film is And Uneasy Lies the Mind. It was shot using an iphone 5.

 
And Uneasy Lies the Mind - Trailer from Ricky Fosheim on Vimeo.


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And Uneasy Lies the Mind - Shot Entirely on the iPhone from Ricky Fosheim on Vimeo.


Here are two scenes from the finished film.

 
And Uneasy Lies the Mind: Selected Scene 1 from Ricky Fosheim on Vimeo.

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Monday, August 25, 2014

Iphone Film Making, Departure

        Iphone film making is now a growing sub culture in the indie film making world. This sub culture has reached around the world. There are film makers in Europe, Asia and South America using these smart phones to make movies. In many third world countries the iphone is being looked upon as the best option for young film makers to chase their cinematic dreams.




    Every few weeks a whole batch of new films are being released to the public. I spend a few hours each week going over footage from iPhone film makers. Like with all types of film making there are different levels of quality. The quality of the film usually equates to the skill and experience of the film maker.

    The film that I would like to highlight today is the ambition iphone project named Departure. This film was shot in three countries USA, France & Belarus.  Also this iphone film was directed by three different directors. The long term plans with this project it to expand it into something like a series that follows events in each country.

Okay here is a look at the film.


Departure from iPhone Film Festival on Vimeo.


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Here is a look at the Q & A with the film makers.
Departure from iPhone Film Festival on Vimeo.



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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Iphone Short Films and New Equipment



 Today I would like to show you guys a few award nominated short films that were shot using the iphone 4s and/or iphone 5. During the past year this style of film making is steadily growing in popularity. As always keep in mind that to become a good iphone or smartphone film maker you must first learn the basics of film making. You must spend time learning about lighting and how to capture quality sound. Okay lets look at some footage shot with an iphone 5. This is test footage that has been nominated for awards.

  
iPhone 5 + PentaEye = Awesome! from Shana: HAPPYSHIVER on Vimeo.

 Next up is a short film that was shot using the iphone 4s. This short is from Japan, I would love to get more footage from Japan since some of the best feature length films are made there each year. The title is A Class Re-union.

   

 The next short is titled A Little More Drama, and it was shot using an Iphone 5.

 
a Little More Drama - shot on iPhone 5 (Award Winning) from Johan Dijkstra on Vimeo.

 Next is a little short film that I like a lot. Maybe because I like sci fi that is idea rather than effect oriented, The Dark Side of The Earth.




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 The last thing I want you to look at is a new piece of equipment that can be used while film making with the iphone.

     

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Saturday, January 18, 2014

Iphone 5 Short and The Iphone as Film making Support





Today I have an iphone 5 short film for you that comes along with a BTS video as well. I wish more film makers who shoot with the iphone would do behind the scene videos because this style of film making is still new and there is not much other there about the subject.


Iphone film makers should look at themselves in the same way that other low budget film makers do. This is a real industry. This is a growing industry and over the next few years will become part of the mainstream film industry. Of course this can only happen if those who are out there in the trenches shooting films are willing to record their experiences. To also write and talk about the tricks and short cuts that they have learned along the way.

I believe that this short film was shot in South Africa. It was shot on the iPhone 5. Following the film will be the behind the scene’s footage.



Next I would like to talk to you about using the iPhone as a way of supporting your overall film. You may shoot your film using a Dslr or a camcorder, but there are scenes where these devices are not the best ones for the job. Your iphone can capture the footage that you need. The film that I am going to show you is a found footage film that was shot using a web cam, iphone and a Gopro. I did a full length interview with the film maker, and you can read that interview by clicking here.. There are problems with shooting a film with the use of multiple devices, but if you do your research before hand, you will be able to overcome the editing and footage problems.

The title of the film is Encounter.


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Friday, December 6, 2013

Iphone Filmmaking, Equipment Notes



I know that it has been a while since the last post. I have been busy with my new ebook. You will find a link to it at the end of this post.

Today I would live to show you two iphone shorts and a great tutorial on some equipment you may want to add to your iphone film makers kit.

First up is a new iphone 4s short I would like to show to you guys. I understand that it is the film makers first attempt at an iphone film and it is very well do.


    
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  Next up is a short thriller shot on the iphone 4s. Sometimes the best think about film making is just going out and shooting some footage. There is nothing new where the plot of this film is concerned, but it looked like it was fun to shoot and the iphone can give you that kind of freedom. You know to go out and shoot a short slasher film.

    

 Next up are two tutorials from Aron J. Anderson. A film maker I interviewed recently. He has done a great short film titled Clandestine. I can not show it here, because it was not done with the iphone, but here is a link to the interview which features the film click here.     .

First up is a tutorial on DIY iphone lenses.




DIY iPhone Lenses TFX tv # 1 from Aron J Anderson on Vimeo.

 This is part two of the tutorial.
   
iPhone Lens Mount Tutorial TFX tv # 2 from Aron J Anderson on Vimeo.


 Again thank you for visiting my site. Please take a moment to share this post or even Pin it. All social media is good media. Now the last note for today is about my new ebook. It is a book of interviews that I have done during the last year. I have learned as much about film making from conducting interviews with this film makers as I did no a set. The interviews not only function as Q&A sessions, but mini tutorials on a number of subjects from dealing with cast and crew, to writing, to raising money for your film. I put together the book that I wanted to find ten years ago when I was starting out. If your next question is about a book on iphone film making, then the answer is that it is coming soon. Understand that many of the lessons found in this book can be applied to iphone film making.

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Friday, October 18, 2013

Iphone filmmaking, Rode Gear

Iphone filmmaking, Rode Gear

When film makers hear the name Rode they think microphones and the gear that is used to support them. This company is one of the best friends of indie filmmakers everywhere. Now it seems that they have turned their eyes toward the iphone and the gear they have come up with is impressive. The video tutorial you will be viewing is a basic overview of what they have developed for the iphone film maker.  
Introducing the RØDEGrip and RØDEGrip+ from RØDE Microphones on Vimeo.
One of the best uses for this device is to use your iphone in support of a Dslr as a recording device. Most of us know that the one great weakness of using a dslr camera to shoot a film is that they record terrible sound. You have to use a secondary piece of equipment to record sound and the Iphone can be used in this regard.

 
   

      

   
     

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Friday, August 16, 2013

David Lynch And iPhone Film Making

  Today I am please to offer a guest post by iPhone Film maker    SSBelafonte.  If you like this post take a moment and visit him on facebook at www.facebook.com/ssbelafonte

                                David Lynch And iPhone Film Making


It can be argued that creative innovation is born of limitation. David Lynch is, arguably, one of the most innovative filmmakers to have emerged during the twentieth century. As an iPhone filmmaker, I am, inescapably, influenced by the dark genius of David Lynch. Lynch has made some dichomotic statements regarding the use of digital advancements as they apply to filmmaking. Would David Lynch support or decry the burgeoning iPhone filmmaking movement?



(David Lynch's Rubber Duck) Belafonte Neo-Noir Digital Surreal Short Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing from SSBELAFONTE on Vimeo.



As a filmmaker, I utilize the digital video camera of the iPhone 5 to achieve my creative vision because I enjoy the challenge of creating within the imposed boundaries of rigid limitations. Additionally, it’s an astonishingly high quality camera (8-megapixel, HD 1080p at up to 30 frames per second) that is built into a portable device that I always have with me. Perhaps, the most attractive aspect: it didn’t cost thousands upon thousands of dollars.



It has been almost 36 years since the release of Lynch’s first, feature-length film Eraserhead. Lynch made Eraserhead as a student at AFI with a prohibitively small budget. As a result of the financial limitations Lynch, being an Eagle Scout, employed inexpensive materials and methods to create an innovative masterwork. From the use of black & white film to, quite literally, building his own sets, and creating his own soundscapes, Lynch’s innovations were a means of circumventing limitations.



While promoting his latest feature-length film, Inland Empire (filmed with DV), in 2008 Lynch expressed his distain for the iPhone as component of cinema:



Now if you’re playing the movie on a telephone

you will never, in a trillion years experience the film.

You’ll think you’ll have experienced it, but you’ll be cheating.

It’s a, such a sadness that you think you’ve

seen a film on your fucking telephone. Get real.


David Lynch on digital video versus film at AFI in 2010:



And we did tests, um, ah, to bump up to high-def from

the low quality DV that I was shooting. And then tests from

high-def to film. And I loved the quality, and I think what

I loved about it was it’s not film. And you know,

the advances in film, everything is very very crisp.

I mean you can make it soft if you want but its, its got

a – film is so beautiful. But it used to be, in the 30’s less quality.

And this new, this DV that I was shooting reminded me of that.

So it’s just, some information is lost and it made me

feel like there was more room to dream, and I liked that aspect.



  (David Lynch’s Louboutins) was inspired by the print ads that Lynch created for Christian Louboutin; filmed exclusively with the iPhone 5 camera, in the vain of David Lynch, and edited in iMovie. It is intended as a contemplation of the deeper story line of the femme-fatales within the ads. When filming with the iPhone 5 camera lighting is the most important variable. Beautiful cinematography can be created, even in low light conditions, if the shot is properly lit. To achieve the cinematography you see I worked backwards in terms of lighting, filming at night in complete darkness, incrementally adding low-light sources (simple flashlights): simple innovation from limitation.

  Lynch has made it inescapably clear that he doesn’t want us watching films on the iPhone. I am, largely, in support of this conclusion. However, if you’re going to watch Lost Highway on your iPhone or not watch it at all, the world becomes a better place if you have see it. However, as a means of capturing images Lynch has expressed support for DV, and specifically low-fi DV. The iPhone filmmaker utilizes their iPhone, creatively, out of limitation. On can argue that innovation has thus occurred allowing the iPhone filmmaker more room to dream. If David Lynch has taught us anything, it’s that: anything is possible In Dreams.

(David Lynch's Louboutins) Belafonte Neo-Noir Digital Surreal Short Move Along from SSBELAFONTE on Vimeo.


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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

iPhone 5, The Other Side - An iPhone 5 short



I would like to introduce you guys to the most ambitious iPhone project that I have heard about. At the moment this project is at the beginning of it’s crowdfunding campaign, you can visit the page by clicking here .

          

Conrad Mess is perhaps the most innovated voice in the world of iPhone film making. With his new project he is attempting to shoot entirely in chroma with an iPhone5, victorian aesthetics and 3D backgrounds in a horror comic style. The first look at what he is attempting look amazing. I strongly suggest that you check out the project and the film maker behind it.
    

 Conrad Mess is an award winning film maker who may turn out to be the most important visionary in the world of iPhone film making. I look forward to interviewing him about this project and ones to come. Right now I have to find a way to over come our language barrier. Thank you for visiting my blog. Please take a moment to share this post and to like us on stumbleupon.




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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

The iPhone 5 Feature, The Affair



I recently received news of a crowdfunding campaign for an iPhone 5 feature film being shot. There are more than just this one being attempted, but so far they have not reach the stage where the film makers believe that they need to do crowdfunding or to release footage.





The digital feature film world is going to go through many changes over the next year or so as more and more hand held devices are used to shoot films.

Those of you already shooting and editing your work using the iPhone may be ahead of the game. There will be many more iphone film makers. The movie that we are going to look at is being shot by a Hollywood power couple. Craig Ross Jr. and his wife Caryn Ward Ross. The movie is titled The Affair.

   
   

  

 You can visit their crowdfunding campaign at this link, http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/633012328/the-affair-the-movie?ref=category

That will be it for today. I would like to suggest sharing your footage and short films on Vimeo. I love youtube, but the video quality is slightly better on Vimeo and there are less restrictions on content at Vimeo.

If you have a kickstarter or indiegogo campaign and would like to share it, just leave me a comment about it or contact me through Google plus and I will check it out.


     

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

iPhone Shorts

  iPhone Shorts

Every few weeks I like to show you guys some of the newer iPhone short films being made. We will still focus mostly on the iphone 4s as a digital film making tool, but we will when they present themselves look at iphone 5 short films as well.  
Never Trust a Gypsy from kelly fancher on Vimeo.
The following footage is from an award winning film maker. He has not only shot a great iphone short film, but has also shot a behind the scenes video. It is not in English, but many of the world’s best digital film makers are from other countries. This is where I should include films shot with the iphone 5, but there is not a great deal of footage out there yet. It is a great device, but with the exception of the apps that are available for film makers we are still catching up in the other areas. The needed attachments are just hitting the market. With the design of the iphone 5 being different from the iphone 4s it has meant that most of the lenses and supports used by film makers do not translate to the iPhone 5. There is also the fact that the iphone 4s is a great little device and why put it away as a film making tool unless you have to. I am going to do a post of nothing, but iPhone 5 short films. If you have one that you believe should be included, drop me a message by leaving a comment here or you could add me to your google plus and send me a message that way. Thank you for visiting. Please take a moment to share this post and to stumble it on stumbleupon. eBid. Online Auctions with no listing fees.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

The Newest iPhone Filmmaing App

               The Newest Iphone Filmmaking App

Neal Edelstein, the producer of the films Mulholland Drive and the Ring has advanced the iPhone film making world by introducing a new IOS App. With this App a film is delivered in chunks. The first movie that he has made available through this App is his own production, Haunting Melissa. A straight horror film that would probably do well on any platform, but will help to advance the use of this game changing app.   Haunting Melissa does not have an exact length. I understand that they shot thousands of hours of video. This video is offered in chapters on a timeline that can be tweaked on the back end. This means that the content constantly changes. Like different options on a video game. You could go back to a previously viewed chapter and find that it has changed slightly. The possibilities are awesome and for the creator the profits could be as well. Each chapter will be offered at .99 cents in the iTunes store, but you could buy a season pass for as low as 6.99. I believe that the first chapter is free to view. This could advance the world of iphone film making by providing another attractive platform for the iphone film maker to market his or her material. If you want to be a film maker all you have to do is go out and shoot something everyday. You learn by doing the day to day work. Shooting your films, editing your short films. Posting them online and sharing them with friends. Thank you for visiting. Please take a moment to share this post with a friend. Apple iTunes Sony Creative Software Inc.

Monday, April 1, 2013

Iphone Filmmaking Tips.



Iphone Filmmaking Tips

The iPhone has become one of the tools used by indie flimmakers to get the job of filming done. It has become a part of the possible tools used by film makers because of its availability. Many of you have one and for the first time are considering using it to shoot a short film or perhaps even a feature. The question is can this little device get the job done?

The answer is yes. Hundreds of short films have been shot using the iphone 4s and the iphone 5. The quality of the video that these smartphone can capture is equal to some of the Dslr camera that are very popular with indie film makers. This site began as a place where films made with these cameras would be shown and tips would be offered on how to make your own iphone film. I believe this is going to be the year that we re-focus on the basics of iphone film making. I will offer more tips and more short films than in the past.
First up is a tutorial on how to shoot using a iphone.


Next we will look at two short films shot using the iphone 4s and the iphone 5.


iPhone 5 Film from Josiah Media on Vimeo.

As you can see the quality of these short films can stand up to that shot with video camcorders and Dslr cameras. It will only be a matter of getting use to using these smartphone with standard film making techniques that films equal in quality to those using standard cameras will be produced.
One more thing before we call it a post. If you have not checked out Vimeo then I suggest that you do. The video quality there is amazing. I love youtube, but Vimeo is pretty impressive.


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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Iphone Filmmaking Back to Basics

                Iphone Filmmaking, Back To Basics


    For those of you who are new to the blog or those who would like a refresher course this post is for you. The basics of what make a quality video involve more that just pointing your device and capturing video.
    You will need to learn the basics of iphone film making.

    Let’s start off with a quick little video tutorial on how to shoot good iphone video.


    Next we need to talk about basic film making techniques. These techniques are the same whether you are making an iphone movie or a digital feature film. These are the basic things that we must do to get that film look.

First thing you want to do is to shoot your film at 24 frames per second or simply 24p. This is the industry standard and it is why films look different from broadcast tv and or video. The best way to do this with your iphone is to add an app. The app that was designed to give you that film look is one named Filmic pro. You can download this from the app store. Here is a short video concerning the app, there is also an app called almost dslr.


    Next thing we need to concern ourselves with is basic lighting. The kind of lighting we use is called 3 point lighting. The basic set up that is used in all films. You need to understand key light, fill light and back light.



    Okay now if you got that we need to look at basic sound recording. You can use your iphone to record the sound and if you are making the film for a few friends or just yourself then the mic on the phone will do fine. However if you are making a film to be seen by others. To be broadcasted or even sold, then you are gonna need to use an external recording device. The best low budget answer to this is to get a zoom h1 audio recorder. They cost around a hundred dollars and record great sound.
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    You will want to edit your iphone film. There is an app that will make it easy for you to do this on your phone or you could download the footage to your computer and use professional editing software to edit it into a film.

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