How much of the Big Apple can you capture in less than two minutes? The answer is “plenty.” Using a Sony Xperia 1 V and a Zhiyun gimbal, prolific mobile filmmaker Cassius Rayner gives us an amazingly rich mini-doc: “Streets of New York City.” His “cast” features street musicians, cops, chess players, shoppers, sightseers, Rayner…
read more →Parkour videos usually focus on the visible performance. They show us dazzling moves of the kind that would bring viewers to their feet if parkour were a spectator sport. In “Free,” Mobile moviemaker Cassius Rayner gives us a different perspective. He arranges for the athlete JA to take us inside, so that we can appreciate the…
read more →Making commercials and public service announcements is not usually a labor of love. But “Extinction Rebellion” is an exception. As UK mobile moviemaker Cassius Rayner explains, “I was not paid/commissioned to shoot this video. I chose to get involved and share the message.” The short video documents activities in London related to the global environmental movement…
read more →Yung Nguyen’s “Mustard” has won the top prize in the Shakespeare on Smartphone competition sponsored by Intermission Youth Theatre. Each entry was inspired by a line from a Shakespearean play. Nguyen’s film deals with the importance of perseverance in a period of desperation. The five-minute movie cleverly suggests the passing of time with shots of…
read more →There’s no doubt that 2020 earned a space on the list of Very Dark Years. But thankfully, during the pandemic, mobile moviemakers from around the world created works that brought us hope and joy. Each week, we featured a movie that we felt deserved the spotlight. There were examples of every genre. And—because of COVID—there…
read more →Noted mobile moviemaker Cassius Rayner has been documenting life in London in the Covid-19 era. In May he filmed graffiti artist creating a mural honor the National Health Service (NHS). The movie’s content is certainly timely and significant. But Rayner’s cinematic mastery elevates this mini-doc. Note techniques such as the establishing sequence, a high-angle shot,…
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