Starting with his first feature film—”Sex, Lies, and Videotape”—Steven Soderbergh has been an experimental filmmaker. He carries on that tradition with his latest feature “High Flying Bird.” The obvious innovation–for him–is that he shot the movie with an iPhone. Of course, he wasn’t the first to do so. But as the trailer demonstrates, Soderbergh seems intent…
read more →If you want to capture a low-flying UFO on your phone, artful moviemaking tips aren’t that important. Just hold the camera steady, and frame the action in the wide (landscape) orientation. Then keep shooting until the UFO disappears…or vaporizes you. But in just about all other cases, a few simple but powerful techniques can greatly improve your videos. We’ve written about…
read more →The close-up is one of moviemaking’s great distinguishing features. Even in the front row of a live theater, you can’t see details such as sweat on a character’s brow or fingers plucking guitar strings. When you shoot close-ups of your subject, you not only reveal realities that are ordinarily hidden, but you also bring the audience into the action.…
read more →MobileMovieMaking Magazine is pleased to announce a collaborative relationship with iOgrapher. The filmmaker of each Mobile Movie of the Week will receive one of iOgrapher’s unique cases. These devices enable the user of an iPhone or iPad to achieve steady shots. The case also provides a structure for attaching microphones and lights. You can learn more…
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