It’s possible to make a movie without much cash. If you’ve got an original idea, basic filmmaking skills, and friends willing to work for free, you can produce a good–even a memorable–result. Famously, “Paranormal Activity” was shot for $15,000. It earned $193,000,000.Compared to typical Hollywood budgets of $50,000,000, $15,000 is less than a drop in the bucket. But even…
read more →In “13th Floor” Luis Mendes combines four horror film ingredients to evoke a sense of dread. Mendes, a prize-winning mobile moviemaker, demonstrates that techniques found in feature-length horror movies work equally well in short form storytelling. Here are the ingredients that make “13th Floor” scary: 1. Ordinary location: A familiar place lowers the audience’s guard, making the horror more powerful.…
read more →Robert David Duncan has been at the forefront of using small cameras (aka smartphones) to shoot small movies, that is, videos running about two minutes or less. MobileMovieMaking interviewed him about his micro-movie approach here. In addition to making shorts, he’s the director of the Miniature Film Festival. FacebookTwitter
read more →William Long is a London-based filmmaker. He’s a full-time editor who’s worked on BBC’s Big Cat Live, fashion films for Dior, and most recently a short horror film for Film4’s Fright Fest, directed by Christian James. William also writes and directs his own projects. Recently he journeyed to North Korea, seeking to bring back an honest view of daily life…
read more →Allen Bronstein is a professional videographer, the author of Make iPhone Movies Everyone Loves, and the director of content at MobileMovieMaking magazine. FacebookTwitter
read more →Nostalgia is the desire to return to an earlier and happier time, usually at home in the literal or figurative sense. The longing combines pleasure (remembering the good) with pain (recognizing that the treasured past is gone). FacebookTwitter
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