Michel Kharoubi (aka MK) is a French photographer—principally shooting with a mobile—and a corporate movie director. A director of short movies—such as “Circus”—his goal is to direct feature films. In the interview that follows, Kharoubi talks about how he developed his filmmaking skills. He emphasizes the value of studying the work of master filmmakers. Regarding “Circus,”…
read more →At the heart of every successful movie is a message, which can usually be expressed in a few words, known as a logline. Take “Jurassic Park”: “Don’t mess with genetics.” Or “Casablanca”: “Duty comes before love.” Or “The Incredible Shrinking Man”: “There’s a heroic challenge for every single person.” Stating the theme this way enables the filmmaker to produce…
read more →Backstory refers to a character’s life before the story begins. An example from the world of comedy: near the beginning of “Tootsie,” we meet an actor who is so difficult to work with, producers refuse to hire him. And from drama: the early scenes in “Dirty Harry” introduce us to a highly effective cop—feared by the bad guys—who…
read more →With her first smartphone news report, Gisella Rojas Rodriguez has taken the top prize at the Thomson Foundation 2018 Mobile Journalism Competition. An Ecuadorian studying investigative journalism in Mexico, Rodriguez used an iPhone 7 to shoot “The Migrant Bus,” a four-minute mini-doc about migrants seeking a safer place to live. Edited with the Kinemaster app, the movie combines traditional doc shots, such…
read more →Hollywood producers talk about “high concept.” A high concept refers to the central idea that drives a story. Often, it can be expressed in a single sentence, such as: “An alien, who is left behind, befriends an Earth kid.” And “An unheralded heavyweight boxer unexpectedly gets a chance to prove himself by battling the champ.” A strong concept doesn’t…
read more →Prakash Gandhi Natarajan is a Texas-based smartphone filmmaker who is the founder of Dhara Visual, an independent production company. In the following interview, Gandhi talks about combining smartphone and drone footage in the making of “Diwali & Pongal,” a mini-doc about India’s festival of lights (Diwali) and harvest festival (Pongal). The mini-doc was the co-winner of MobileMovieMaking’s…
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