Texas-based Prakash Gandhi Natarajan recently won the People’s Choice Award in MobileMovieMaking Magazine’s first Instagram contest. The challenge was to shoot footage out various windows. On holiday in New York City, Prakash took the assignment to a higher level by including a clip taken from a helicopter. His high-flying selfie demonstrated the impact of including…
read more →Memorable documentaries typically start with gripping subjects such as wars, scandals, and natural catastrophes. But what if you want to shoot a documentary and aren’t lucky enough to encounter a momentous happening? Award-winning mobile journalist Leonor Suárez has the answer: be ready. That was the key to making “El Colacho” an impromptu mobile doc about…
read more →A few months ago we identified Blake Calhoun’s gritty thriller “Miranda” as one of the best mobile movies of 2018. Now the director is back with “First Dance,” a film that couldn’t be more different in terms of mood. That said, this short dance movie about a most unusual date, is as visually arresting as…
read more →Filmmaking can be a highly organized process involving years of planning before taking the first shot. That is the Hollywood “dream factory” method. It works. But there is an alternative—accidental filmmaking— as we learn in the interview with director Karim Saheb. His short, philosophical comedy—”Cold Shower”—won the narrative prize at this year’s Moment Invitational Film Festival. The interview,…
read more →Several months ago, MobileMovieMaking published a brief article about “Dulcinea.” The focus of that piece was on adaptation: finding story ideas in past works. “Dulcinea” is obviously inspired by Cervantes’ great novel “Don Quixote.” However, an interview with the film’s director, Francisco Lidón Plaza reveals that there was an extra step in the borrowing. “Dulcinea” is actually an adaptation of the director’s earlier-written stage play. The film has been…
read more →Capturing fireworks on a phone is a challenge. Manila-based filmmaker Teejay Jamlang does it to perfection in his highlights video of the 10th Philippine International Pyromusical Competition. In the interview that follows the movie, Jamlang gives tips that you might find useful when you’re trying to document a fireworks show. Interview with Teejay Jamlang MMM: Could you tell…
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