One-minute Movie Celebrates Nature Close up and from Afar
French filmmakers Benjamin Lapierre and Alexandre Gaudou continue to push the boundaries of no-budget iPhone movies. In “Overview,” their push takes us to outer space. This one-minute movie—an entry in the Mobile Film Festival competition—deals with the theme: “Making Peace with Nature.” Appropriately enough, many of the shots were recycled from the team’s earlier movies.…
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Ridley Scott Shoots Intense Drama Short Using Galaxy S23
Ridley Scott has directed 26 feature films including “Alien,” “Bladerunner,” and “Thelma & Louise.” No wonder he was knighted. His latest project—”Behold”—is an intense, visually stunning short drama. While sponsored by Samsung to show off the Galaxy S23, this four-minute movie is much more than a commercial. It’s a complex, authentic narrative that illustrates Scott’s daring…
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Tutorial Review: “5 Tips for Making a Professional Short Film”
This Moment tutorial covers pre-production, gear, communication with cast and crew, flexibility (dealing with unexpected issues), and post-production (mainly, organizing the shots to make editing more efficient). While equipment has advanced in the five years since this video was posted, the advice is still solid. FacebookTwitter
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Wide-angle City Doc
“Urban Streets” demonstrates the look of a wide-angle lens used to capture urban locations. The video was shot on an iPhone with a Sandmarc lens. FacebookTwitter
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Drone Music Video Updates Busby Berkeley Choreography
Good ideas never die. Here’s proof. In 1816, physicist David Brewster invented the kaleidoscope. In the 1930s, Busby Berkeley gave new life to Brewster’s creation by choreographing kaleidoscopic dance routines for lavish Hollywood movies. And nearly a century later, we have OK Go’s “I Won’t Let You Down” drone music video, featuring effects that probably…
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