In the ancient world creatives often produced their work anonymously. For example, the Altamira cave painters didn’t sign their work. The authorship of Homer is disputed. And writers of many books of the Bible used pseudonyms. Continuing the tradition of the unknown artist, there is no onscreen credit for the skillful filmmaker who gives us…
read more →“10 Mistakes Every Smartphone Filmmaker Makes” offers a solid introduction to mobile moviemaking. Created by the highly experienced UK filmmaker Rob Leach, this 11-minute tutorial covers key technical topics such as white balance, sound, composition, and lighting. Leach also discusses filmmaking attitude, for example, not viewing the phone as a second-rate camera. The tutorial is…
read more →How much complexity can you build into a four minute movie? Plenty, as we see in “Connection” directed by Russian filmmaker Pavel Goncharov. A finalist in the 2019 FiLMiC Pro Fest, this comedic tear-jerker includes a painful romantic break-up, infidelity, new love, and loneliness. The plot rests on coincidence, a phenomenon that most people experience…
read more →If you’re lucky enough to come upon a totally fresh subject—a UFO landing in your backyard—your documentary will likely be interesting. But how can you grab viewers if—as usually happens—your subject is familiar? One answer is to borrow a technique discovered long ago by Hollywood moviemakers: “Start with something familiar but give it a twist.” Robb Montgomery illustrates this approach in his mini-doc…
read more →Historically, an interpretive dance features a dancer whose movements tell a story or express an emotion—or both. That tradition lives on in an interpretative dance video with one additional element: the camera becomes a dancer partner…and so does the audience. When you watch Claudio Pelizzer’s “Carry Me Home,” you not only observe the movements of Angela Delfini, but you…
read more →For the first time, MoJoFest is honoring apps that enhance video production. Their first App of the Year winner is FiLMiC Pro, the popular camera app that adds great functionality to smartphones. FiLMiC Pro, which is now available for both iOS and Android phones, gives users greater control over tasks such as focus, frame rate, and color balance. This…
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