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Brendan Ó Sé Wins the Mira Mobile Prize

IPhoneographer Brendan Ó Sé has won the 2015 Mira Mobile Prize. The award honors the best images taken and edited with mobile devices.  In 2014 Ó Sé was profiled in a video by Glen Mulcahy and featured in a MobileMovieMaking magazine post. The theme of this year’s Mira Mobile Prize  competition was “Streets of the World.” Irish-based  Ó Sé…

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iPhone video Stabilization with Hyperlapse

To overcome a shaky image when shooting hand-held video, use the Instagram Hyperlapse app. It works…and it’s free. Check out a side-by-side demonstration. Hyperlapse is also used for time-lapse cinematography as illustrated in this 45-second demo:     FacebookTwitter

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Use a dolly for smooth, professional-looking shots

A jiggly image is guaranteed to annoy viewers. Luckily, there’s an easy to avoid this pitfall. When you’re shooting a tracking shot–that is, moving along with your subject– simply place you camera on a dolly. A dolly is a wheeled device that holds your camera and enables you to take smooth ovine shots. This assumes a location with…

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Take the bird’s-eye view

  Here’s an easy way to add visual delight to your videos. Instead of keeping the camera at eye-level,  try shooting down on your subject (high angle shot). This technique can be effective in just about any kind of moviemaking, for example, in a thriller, in a documentary, or in a music video. Angling down may require using…

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Tilt up to capture tall subjects

When you want to shoot tall subjects—such as skyscrapers and basketball players—don’t turn your camera vertically.  Instead, using the landscape or wide orientation, get close to the subject and smoothly move your camera upward. FacebookTwitter

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Storage on the go

Answer: Use iCloud Backup. It will allow you to safely save your videos and pictures on iCloud. Once they are backed up, you can remove then off your smartphone or tablet to make room for more videos. If you are using an Android phone or tablet, you can back up using G Cloud Backup, Flickr…

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