High-quality slow-motion technology coming soon to mobile devices

As MMM has reported in several articles (SloPro, Shooting SloMo Using a Spotting Scope), mobile moviemakers already have the ability to create slow motion effects. But image quality has been an issue. Now, according to  an article by Mikael Ricknäs in PC World, Toshiba has developed a camera sensor (T4KA3) that makes possible a frame rate of…

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Cinephone Submission Deadline is coming soon!

If you’d like to submit a video to Barcelona-based Cinephone International Smartphone Shortfilm Festival, the deadline is August 31, 2014. Cinephone features short mobile-shot videos in all genres. For details and submission form please visit http://cinephone.es FacebookTwitter

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The Mobil Film Festival is open for submissions

Creating a watchable mobile video is rewarding in itself. The next logical step is placing your work before an audience. You can corral your friends or upload to YouTube. Even more exciting is submitting your video to a film festival. The cutting edge Mobil Film Festival (MFF) FacebookTwitter

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“Himalayan Tsunami”: a grassroots news report

In 2013, Indian filmmaker Shiva Prasad was trapped in a Himalayan tsunami. Having survived the onslaught, Shiva documented the catastrophe using his Samsung  GT-N7100. This experiment in spontaneous reportage earned him Second Place in the 2014 Mobil Film Festival. Shiva was born in Rajahmundry, a holy town in the eastern part of India. He writes:…

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