Underwater cinematography, which used to be difficult and expensive, is now within the reach of mobile moviemakers working with limited budgets. In “Underwater Tips: GoPro Hero 11” Raymond Tiller offers easy-to-understand strategies for getting cinematic underwater footage. While he focuses on shooting with a GoPro Hero 11.  much of his advice is relevant to shooting…

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The ocean’s vastness has inspired a great many movies. Using a GoPro,  Swiss filmmaker Simon Helbling adds to the sea drama genre with “For the Sea Which Is a Shining Desert.” This remarkable  short film about survival was honored as the Best Swiss Film at the 2017 MoMo Film Festival. Currently earning a master’s degree…

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For most of us, shooting with a single camera is a big challenge. So imagine the complexity that Irish filmmaker Declan Dowling had to deal with when shooting “Faoladh,”  a stereoscopic VR film. Dowling used Google’s recently developed Odyssey camera rig, which brings together 16 GoPros. Yes, 16 camera shooting at once. In the interview (below), he…

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Mobile moviemakers often point out that they can achieve visual results equal to those obtained using traditional cameras. Slow mo, freeze frame, time-lapse—it’s all possible with phones, tablets, and other devices. Less discussed are the visual surprises that you can do only with a mobile. Case in point: Nigel Sylvester’s “London to Paris,”  which takes viewers on a BMX athlete’s wild ride.…

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The motovlog is a popular branch of blogging—using first-person video to share experiences. In this case, the topic is motorcycle riding, as exemplified in the work of New Zealand vlogger Jonathan Mackie.

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