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Creating the Usher Super Bowl Halftime Show

More than a hundred million people watched Usher’s Super Bowl halftime performance. Now, director Mike Carson pulls back the curtain in a mini-doc that captures the creative process—and hard work—that made the show possible. Interviews with Usher connect Usher’s philosophy of entertainment to what took place on stage. The editors of MobileMovieMaking have chose “Usher”…

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Dentist Commercial Made with an iPhone

With “Comercial a Dentistas con un iPhone,” Florida-based Jose Javy Ferrer packs three videos into one. First comes a 30-second commercial promoting a dental office. Second, there’s a BTS that shows how the commercial was made. And finally, you get a commercial for Ferrer’s Creative Film Academy. The pitch for the Creative Film Academy is…

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Product Review: AxisGo Underwater Housing

iPhones are water-resistant but not waterproof. If you’re planning an underwater shoot, you need to enclose the phone in an underwater housing (case). There are many choices. Steve from Ripple Training gives a positive review of the AxisGo underwater housing designed for the iPhone 13. The company makes cases for other models. FacebookTwitter

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Sci-fi Drama Explores the Implications of Immortality

In Sigfrido Giammona’s mobile-shot feature film, immortality has been achieved. But this amazing breakthrough brings with it unexpected consequences. The movie is available on Amazon. Here’s the trailer. About the Director Italian filmmaker Sigfrido Giammona has made a number of short mobile movies. These include the prize-winning music video “From My Heart” and a touching…

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Pipe Dream that Isn’t a Pipe Dream

Groundbreaking mobile journalist Philip Bromwell shot “Pipe Dreams” in 2015 using an iPhone 6+. By today’s standards that phone is ancient technology.  Nevertheless, Bromwell filled the 2-minute RTÉ News report about the making of Uilleann Pipes with more than a score of cinematic images. This classic mobile video demonstrates that the filmmaker is more important…

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iPhone Mini-doc Finds a Calm World Under Water

The French film production group Little Walk Of Fame is famous for its iPhone-shot comedic no-dialogue shorts, such as “Copier Coller” (“Copy and Print”) and “L’Entretien” (“The Interview”). But these filmmakers are hardly limited to a single genre. For example, “Sous L’Horizon” demonstrates their talent in the documentary arena. The underwater cinematography was accomplished using…

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