Editing software has long enabled filmmakers to can create split screen and picture-in-picture effects. But now, the DoubleTake app by FiLMiC Pro makes it possible to achieve these visual tricks while shooting. The app shows you what is being captured by all of the phone’s cameras. You then get to choose two of them, for…
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Two filmmakers—each campaigning against violence—share MobileMovieMaking’s 2020 People’s Choice Award. In addition to the subject matter, the two films have in common the fact that the filmmakers are the onscreen protagonists. Iranian filmmaker Sanaz Ghotb won with “Shoot,” a one-minute dark comedy about sexual harassment and women’s empowerment. One viewer wrote that the movie “gives…
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Children can add great value to every sort of movie. Examples include “The Sixth Sense,” “ET,” and “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” Unfortunately, an awkward performance can ruin a film quicker than a shaky camera or bad sound. If you’ve found a natural young actor, lucky you. But if that’s not the case, you can employ a…
read more →Who can count the ways that Covid-19 has changed our lives? While it’s easy to dwell on the negatives, people around the world are coming up with inventive alternatives to the old ways. For a touching example, we bring you “We made a supermarket at home for my 87 year old mum.” This four-minute docudrama was…
read more →In “Climate Overpop Change” Italian director Francesca Perpetuini uses a tsunami of digital photos to symbolize the threat of overpopulation. A flashing digital alert—”iPhone Storage Full”—and a cacophony of voices serve as a call to action on climate change. The one-minute video is a finalist in the 2019 Mobile Film Festival “Act Now on Climate…
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Storyboarding isn’t just for Hollywood productions. Many prize-winning mobile moviemakers use pre-production drawings–storyboards–to plan their shots. An example is Oliver Richards, winner of our Close-up Video Contest. Some people resist storyboarding because they are drawing-challenged or because storyboarding does take time. That’s where Storyboard Quick software can help. It enables even the most drawing-averse person…
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