Mobile Movie of the Week: “A Homeless Woman Was Given an iPhone to Share Her Experience” This 10-minute mini-doc is memorable for many reasons. What especially stands out for us is the way it combines self-portraiture (selfie video) and external observation. We get to see the homeless woman as she sees herself, and we view the world from her perspective, for example, the shot of passers-by under the theater sign “hilarious.” First in a Home Stream series of movies about homelessness, this episode was co-directed by Lily (the homeless woman) and by Giulia Gandini (@g-gandini), the co-producer. “A Homeless Woman Was Given an iPhone to Share her Experience” has been chosen as the Mobile Movie of the Week. You can see it at MobileMovieMaking (link in profile). #mobilemovieoftheweek #homelessness #minidocumentaries #verticalfilmmaking https://www.instagram.com/p/B87lXZnpTok/?igshid=17fzakly6cknh

Tip 212: IF YOU SHOOT VERTICALLY, LOOK FOR LOCATIONS THAT HAVE VERTICAL ELEMENTS. Our bias remains: Shoot in landscape orientation. But we have to admit that there are a growing number of memorable movies—in many genres—shot vertically. If that’s your choice, look for locations that work well when shot as portraits. The powerful example here is from the Home Stream mini-doc “A Homeless Woman Was Given an iPhone to Share Her Experience.” The director/subject is Lily. The co-director and series producer is Giulia Gandini. The astonishing 10-minute video will be featured this coming Sunday as a Mobile Movie of the Week. #mobilemoviemakingtips #shotoniPhone #documentaries #verticalfilmmaking #homelessness #smartphonevideos https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ujZAZBSuH/?igshid=1sa6y4ax36yya

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