Sylvain Certain’s “Blackout” has won the top prize at the 2015 Phonetastic Film Festival. Earlier, it took the screenplay award at the Mobile Film Festival 2013. In the following interview, the filmmaker reveals some of challenges making the movie, including finding a crucial location: a bathroom with a tub. FacebookTwitter
read more →Matt Waite is a professor of journalism who heads the cutting-edge Drone Journalism Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Not a behind-the-desk teacher, Professor Waite recently has worked to acquire a pilot’s license, required by FAA regulations for commercial users of drones. Surprisingly, journalism is considered a commercial use! FacebookTwitter
read more →Filmmaking is a branch of magic. Just as with traditional magic, a film magician can make things disappear or cut people in half without hurting them. FacebookTwitter
read more →We think of movies as being visual experiences. And they are. But a big chunk of the pleasure in watching a movie comes from recorded SOUNDS–bees humming, thunder roaring, sirens blaring. In just about one minute, Ben Busnel’s “Yes You Can” demonstrates the importance of natural sounds in moviemaking. The big take-away (after you stop…
read more →Guba Gergo’s haunting “iPhone 6 Budapest” has won the top cinematography award at this year’s iPhone Film Festival. The movie is said to be the first Hungarian video project shot entirely using the iPhone 6. FacebookTwitter
read more →There’s lots of evidence that mobile moviemaking is trending. This year at Sundance the mobile-shot feature “Tangerine” won acclaim…and a distribution deal. Meanwhile, around the world professional news crews are increasingly using smartphones. Less noticed, but still significant is the use of mobiles to shoot sponsored videos such as commercials, instructional videos, and promotional videos. An example of…
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