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Body Language Although certain gestures can be very explicit, in most cases body language conveys a more subtle message about a person’s emotional state. The frame here—showing contrasting feelings—is from” How an iPhone Film Shocked the Movie World.” This is an intriguing and informative behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of the first hit mobile-shot feature “Tangerine.” And yes, that’s Sean Baker (@bakermovies) on the left. You can the video—directed by Sy Horrocks (@momofilmfest—at MobileMovieMaking (link in profile). #bodylanguage #mobilemoviemaking #Tangerine #filmicapps #iPhonefilmmaking #shotoniPhone #SeanBaker #frame-within-a-frame https://www.instagram.com/p/CUA2E4NvLOK/?utm_medium=tumblr

Framing with Hair Our list of objects used to create a frame-within-a-frame continues to grow. Framing with hair is something most of us would never have imagined. But thankfully Sean Baker (@bakermovies) and his cinematographer Radium Cheung did in “Starlet.” This shot is found in “How an iPhone Film Shocked the Movie World,” a behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of “Tangerine.” The very instructive video was directed by Sy Horrocks (@momofilmfest). You can see it at MobileMovieMaking (link in profile). #mobilemoviemaking #Tangerine #filmicapps #iPhonefilmmaking #shotoniPhone #SeanBaker #frame-within-a-frame https://www.instagram.com/p/CT-JjrFpAoH/?utm_medium=tumblr

Not Very High High-angle Shot High-angle shots often take viewers to great elevations. But as we see in this example, a high-angle shot can lift us just a skosh above horizontal. The is image is from “How an iPhone Film Shocked the Movie World,” a highly informative behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of “Tangerine.” The BTS video was directed by Sy Horrocks (@momofilmfest). You can see it at MobileMovieMaking (link in profile). #mobilemoviemaking #Tangerine #filmicapps #iPhonefilmmaking #shotoniPhone #SeanBaker #high-angle-shot https://www.instagram.com/p/CT7fo0ELxzn/?utm_medium=tumblr

Golden Hour in the City Golden hour’s eye-grabbing yellow-orange light is often associated with nature, for example, shots of mountains or lakes taken around sunrise or sundown But as we see in this frame from “Tangerine,” the effect can be stunning in a gritty urban location. (And what’s grittier than Hollywood?) In “How an iPhone Film Shocked the Movie World,” Sy Horrocks (@momofilmfest) covers this and other cinematic techniques that Sean Baker (@bakermovies) employed on the way to making “Tangerine a world-wide hit. You can see the informative 21-minute documentary at MobileMovieMaking (link in profile). #mobilemoviemaking #Tangerine #filmicapps #iPhonefilmmaking #shotoniPhone #SeanBaker #goldenhour https://www.instagram.com/p/CT48BDUpgBb/?utm_medium=tumblr

#Repost @filmicapps ・・・ Director James Cameron (@jamescameronofficial): "A lot of people ask me, you know, 'What’s the best advice to someone who wants to be a director?' And the answer I give is very simple: 'Be a director.' Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you’re a director. Everything after that you’re just negotiating your budget and your fee. So it’s a state of mind is really the point, once you commit yourself to do it."⠀ .⠀ Watch tutorials and more on how to shoot with FiLMiC Pro (link in bio). Just get out there and do it!⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #shotwithfilmic #filmicpro #filmicapps #mobilefilmmaking #cinematography #madeonmobile #mobilevideo #filmdirectors https://www.instagram.com/p/CHzD_UzhVZc/?igshid=1go158a7tgbge

Tip #200: USE STAGING TO SHOW EMOTIONS. Theater is a TELLING medium. While character placement matters, for the most part emotions are conveyed through words such as: “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child.” King Lear. Film, on the other hand, relies more on SHOWING to reveal characters’ inner lives. The example here is from “Connection” directed by Pavel Goncharove (@pavel_goncharov1988). A finalist in the 2019 FiLMiC Pro Fes (@filmicapps), “Connection” was also chosen as a Mobile Movie of the Week. You can see it at MobileMovieMaking (link in profile). #mobilemoviemakingtips #Filmicapps #emotions #filmdirecting https://www.instagram.com/p/B6OVCgJJvKC/?igshid=v11snc6rlqxr

MobileMovieMaking Tip #62. TRY VERTICAL FILMMAKING IN A HEAD-AND-SHOULDER VIDEO. Our bias is to shoot wide, that is, in the horizontal or landscape orientation. This is how almost every feature film and TV show is shot. YouTube and other popular video hosting sites are designed to exhibit horizontally shot video. If you post vertical video on such platforms, you’ll usually see vertical black bars filling up the space to the left and right of your movie. That said, many talented moviemakers are experimenting with vertical video. The frame here is from “A Beauty Salon with a Difference,” a two-minute news feature by Irish mobile journalist @PhilipBromwell. In Bromwell’s report, most of the clips are mid-shots emphasizing the subjects’ heads and shoulders. Bromwell commented that this was his first attempt at vertical video storytelling. The key is to be intentional. Before you press the record button, ask yourself if the framing—vertical or horizontal—is what you want. #MobileMovieMakingTips #verticalfilmmaking #smartphonefilmmaking #filmicapps #lumafusion https://www.instagram.com/p/BvkUx7dAO3Z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5s0iatjbqx9u