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Tutorial Review: “Car Chase” DJI Film School’s 6-minute tutorial gives easy-to-understand advice on how to inexpensively—and safely—shoot a car chase with a small crew. You can see this concise but comprehensive tutorial at MobileMovieMaking. #carchase #filming-a-car-chase #indiefilmmaking #tutorialreview https://www.instagram.com/p/CpYHLzwPadb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Tutorial Review: “5 Tips for Making a Professional Short Film” Although this @moment tutorial is five years old, the advice given is still valuable. Topics cover pre-production, gear, communication with cast and crew, flexibility (dealing with the unexpected), and post-production. The eight-minute tutorial is posted at MobileMovieMaking. #tutorialreview #filmmakingtutorial #shortfilmproduction #mobilemovie #smartphonefilmmaking https://www.instagram.com/p/CoalRiIyGKh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Tutorial Review: “My YouTube Setup” If you’re thinking about developing a YouTube channel, “My YouTube Setup: How I Make Videos with an iPhone” is a good place to start. Created by UK-based YouTuber @Spawnpoiint, this 18-minute tutorial covers all the basics—including idea development, scripting, shooting, recording, and editing— in a way that’s personal, clear, and practical. Spawnpoiint—a.k.a. “Chris”—takes the minimalist approach. For example his traveling kit contains just three items: camera (phone), tripod, and gimbal. The challenge is getting good production values on a modest budget. Chris has figured out how to do it, and how to enable others to use his methods. You can see this well-made, really helpful video at MobileMovieMaking (link in profile). #tutorialreview #YouTubechannel #creatingaYouTubechannel #shotoniPhone https://www.instagram.com/p/CYuutLGPtX8/?utm_medium=tumblr

Tutorial review: “The Art of the Opening Scene” This 15-minute tutorial from @StudioBinder covers six techniques for grabbing audiences at the fade-in. Scenes taken from relatively recent films—such as “Skyfall” and “Marriage Story”—illustrate the ideas. While the examples come from big-budget movies, the suggestions apply to any story, whatever the budget. While some cases the focus is on the opening sequence rather than just one scene, that doesn’t detract from the valuable insights into creating compelling film openings. You can see this engaging tutorial at MobileMovieMaking (link in profile). #tutorialreview #filmopenings #hookingtheaudience #screenwriting https://www.instagram.com/p/CXzKu1ZPLIN/?utm_medium=tumblr

Tutorial Review “How to Draw and Annotate on Live Video” The current Mobile Movie of the Week—”Ninna Nanna“—features animated drawings superimposed on realistic nature shots. For those interested in adding drawings to video either recorded or streaming, check out “How to Draw and Annotate on Live Video” created by @NormChan. The techniques presented in fast-paced, very informative tutorial can be done using free software. You can see this well-crafted, ten-minute tutorial at MobileMovieMaking (link in profile). #tutorialreview #annotatingvideos #drawingonvideo https://www.instagram.com/p/CXwQYtavKQj/?utm_medium=tumblr

Tutorial Review: “10 Mistakes Every Smartphone Filmmaker Makes” UK smartphone filmmaker @robleach77 has produced a truly helpful tutorial on smartphone filmmaking basics. “10 Mistakes Every Smartphone Filmmaker Makes” includes composition, sound, lighting, story, lenses, and even the filmmaker’s attitude. Leach provides clear illustrations for each topic, and he courageously includes mistakes from his own films. There’s so much helpful advice packed into 11 minutes, you might want to view the tutorial more than once. This is not a gear-oriented tutorial, but Leach does give shouts out to a few suppliers including @filmicapps and @moondog_labs Anyone planning to make a tutorial on almost any topic could learn a lot about making instructional videos by analyzing “10 Mistakes Every Smartphone Filmmaker Makes.” You can see this tutorial at MobileMovieMaking (link in profile). #mobilemoviemaking #moviemakingtutorial #tutorialreview #shotoniPhone #cinematography https://www.instagram.com/p/CO1FFuNBUuV/?igshid=1fm03gub00plb

Tutorial Review: “Tips on shooting an interview with one camera.” Interviews can be standalone movies or elements embedded in other forms, such as documentaries, instructional videos, vlogs, and commercials. The key to making interviews visually interesting is to include shots from a variety of angles. This is easy if you have two cameras. But with a bit of planning, it can be done using one camera. Anthony Q. Artis shows how to do it in this fast-paced, four-and-a-half-minute tutorial. Of special value are Artis’s insights regarding the risks of attempting to achieve a multi-camera look. While he uses a conventional camera, all his tricks can be done You can see the tutorial at https://youtu.be/E26xv-bZfUU #tutorialreview #filminterviews #cinematography https://www.instagram.com/p/CHyvayShkDY/?igshid=17i7z9d8mhuji

Tutorial Review: “25 Vital Lessons in Low Budget Filmmaking” Do you want to make low-budget movies with your smartphone? If yes, check out “25 Vital Lessons in Low Budget Filmmaking” by Rob Leach (@RobLeach77). The director illustrates all the tips with clips from, his seven mobile-shot movies. In other words: the advice is practical, not theoretical. You can see this excellent 12-minute tutorial at MobileMovieMaking (clip in profile). #tutorialreview #mobilemoviemaking #cinematography #lowbudgetmoviemaking #smartphonefilmmaking https://www.instagram.com/p/CHtXdPGBgph/?igshid=babi7r7wccx8