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Review-Driven Trailer Draws an Audience

The trailer for “Dashcam”—a horror road pic— has plenty of action, weird sounds, and blood. But what the producers rely on most to sell the movie are reviewer raves printed in large red type. It’s a technique all filmmakers can use, as long as their movies get thumbs up from major publications. That’s not easy,…

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A Videopoem Meditation on War

“Lysistrata.” “Guernica.” “Naked and the Dead.” “All Quiet on the Western Front.” “Blowin’ in the Wind.” Creators in every branch of the arts have focused on war. While such efforts haven’t ended conflict, they have kept alive the yearning for peace. In this tradition, Finn Harvor gives us “Wargasm XV.” Harvor continually revises this videopoem, hence…

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Tutorial review: “How to Shoot a Music Video on an iPhone”

Nashville-based cinematographer Mika Matinazad wondered if he could get high production values when shooting a music video on an iPhone.  That said, he was up for the challenge. After finishing “Emily – Stripped,” Matinazad had the answer. He now believes that even on a small budget, you can make exciting videos with the phone. His…

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Mini-drama About Human Rights Wins MFF Grand Prize

Religion has been the subject of a great many movies since the earliest days of cinema. Some of these movies have celebrated religion, such as “Soldiers of the Cross” (1900), “Siddhartha,” and “Oh, God!”  Others—such as “Elmer Gantry,” “The Seventh Seal,” and “The Last Temptation of Christ”—have taken critical positions, often generating controversy. In the…

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Tutorial review: “My YouTube Setup: How I Make Videos with an iPhone”

Want evidence that developing a YouTube channel is a popular idea? SpawnPoiint’s “My YouTube Setup: How I Make Videos with an iPhone” collected more than a million views in a year. Of course, it isn’t just the topic. Quality matters, and this tutorial is first rate. In just 18 minutes, SpawnPoiint—a.k.a. “Chris”— covers dozens of…

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“Assimilate” Chosen as the Mobile Movie of the Year

Twenty twenty-one was grim in many ways. But on the bright side, during the past 12 months we watched numerous films that advanced the art of mobile moviemaking. Selecting one as the Mobile Movie of the Year was challenging. That said, for the editors of MobileMovieMaking, “Assimilate” made the strongest case for bringing home the…

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