More than a hundred million people watched Usher’s Super Bowl halftime performance. Now, director Mike Carson pulls back the curtain in a mini-doc that captures the creative process—and hard work—that made the show possible. Interviews with Usher connect Usher’s philosophy of entertainment to what took place on stage. The editors of MobileMovieMaking have chose “Usher”…
read more →How much of the Big Apple can you capture in less than two minutes? The answer is “plenty.” Using a Sony Xperia 1 V and a Zhiyun gimbal, prolific mobile filmmaker Cassius Rayner gives us an amazingly rich mini-doc: “Streets of New York City.” His “cast” features street musicians, cops, chess players, shoppers, sightseers, Rayner…
read more →SJ van Breda is a master at using film art to celebrate the work and philosophies of South African artists. “A State of Flow” continues van Breda’s mission, giving us a dazzling mini-doc about the painter Sarah Grace. While the movie is making the festival rounds, the one-minute teaser gives us a glimpse of the…
read more →Locations often play big roles. Think of Casablanca, Sunset Blvd., and Mars. But location is rarely as prominent as in “Insane Driftwood Shack on California Cliff.” The filmmaker Nick explained the production this way: “We were hiking along the California coast in a spot familiar to us and I noticed something odd down on the…
read more →Movie props rarely rise to co-starring status. On the short list is the Maltese Falcon and the Lightsaber. Now, joining those outliers is chicken rice. The Singaporean delicacy is at the center of “Poached,” a mini-doc about an intense culinary rivalry. Directed by David Gelb, creator of Chef’s Table, the five-minute movie—produced by Apple—shows how…
read more →Most documentaries feature a third-person (omniscient) narrator along with comments from the onscreen subjects. A less common but effective alternative is to have the featured talent provide the narration. That’s what we get in “Pack Animal,” produced by the Moment team and shot on a Samsung Galaxy S8+. A lively and instructive making-of video follows…
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