Drones are amazing. What seemed like magic only five years ago—an affordable, flying, radio-controlled camera—is now available to all film-makers on any budget. Yes, there are drones costing tens of thousands of dollars, which carry cinema-grade cameras on big productions. But with careful planning and a basic consumer-grade drone, filmmakers can add huge amounts of…
read more →Presented in an amusing style, this 7-minute Shutterstock tutorial offers practical and easy-to-implement tips on such topics as lighting, frame rate, weights, overcoming panic, and taking regular breaks. It’s especially valuable if you’re shooting in a swimming pool without SCUBA gear. The presenter discusses the things that he did right, and also mistakes that he…
read more →One of the best ways to achieve Moviemaking Mastery is to make short movies. While there is no fixed length for a film to qualify as being “short,” there is growing interest in the one-minute format. You might wonder: Can you tell a significant story in just a few seconds? See for yourself by studying the following nine…
read more →MobileMovieMaking Magazine has launched an Instagram series about ultra-simple tips for creating memorable videos. Topics cover close-ups, angles, framing, camera movement, lighting, acting, sound, and more. Most of the tips are illustrated with stills taken from the mobile movies that we’ve showcased here. But we’ll also be mixing in short videos as well, like Tip #9:…
read more →If you want to capture a low-flying UFO on your phone, artful moviemaking tips aren’t that important. Just hold the camera steady, and frame the action in the wide (landscape) orientation. Then keep shooting until the UFO disappears…or vaporizes you. But in just about all other cases, a few simple but powerful techniques can greatly improve your videos. We’ve written about…
read more →Editing is a crucial activity whether you’re documenting a straightforward event—like a birthday party—or producing a complex music video. While mastering the art of editing can take a lifetime, today’s editing apps make it easy to handle the fundamentals such as choosing shots, rearranging them, trimming the shots, and adding transitions, visual effects, and sound. iMovie covers the basics, and its price—$0.00—is appealing.…
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