Easy guide to production
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) If you've been watching the Rio Olympics, you've probably seen that cool Google commercial where people are capturing their priceless moments on their mobile device and they run out of storage space. It's an ingenious bit of marketing. The iPhone is incapable of … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Despite many misconceptions, the most important part of cinematography and photography isn't the camera but the light. Finding the right time to shoot something outdoors is a bit of a feat, but fortunately there's an app for that. GoldenHour.One is a simple iOS … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) PolarPro has been steadily climbing the ladder when it comes to providing high quality accessories at a competitive price. Up to now, they've been focusing on products to enhance the action camera experience, but now they're branching out to supporting mobile phones … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Google Cardboard is cool and all, and even cooler now that I can watch YouTube on my iPhone with it. But let's face it, that Cardboard box doesn't slide too well into one's hip pocket. So what's a good solution? Smartphone case maker Speck has created a collapsible … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Mobile filmmaking continues to drive innovation of products that can support it, and usually through crowdfunding. So when one filmmaker wanted a 3-axis handheld gimbal stabilizer for his iPhone, Indiegogo backers provided over $325,000 to make it a reality. … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) It's extraordinary how far mobile filmmaking has come in the last few years and one of the apps at the forefront making it a reality is FiLMiC Pro. It was already a near perfect software solution to leverage the capabilities of the iPhone or iPad (and now … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) In a much smaller, yet often used venue on Apple's campus at 1 Infinite Loop, CEO Tim Cook and his team announced the smaller iPhone SE and iPad Pro 9.7-inch model, with just as much performance as their bigger brothers. Plus an update to AppleTV, iOS 9.3, and a firm … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) With its ability to shoot in 4K, slow motion at up to 240 fps, and some marvelous supporting apps for everything from color correction to video editing, it's no secret that the iPhone can be a wonderful way to craft your vision. Well, film and TV star Olivia Wilde is … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) On March 21st, Apple will have their Spring event. What will it be about? Well, thanks to their typical cryptic invitations, the internet is a buzz as to what "looping us in" really means. And I have an idea ... … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Rampant Design is teaming up with mobile video guru Dave Basulto to create a special bundle of mobile digital assets for iOgrapher users. The plan is to offer over 1,000 HD drag and drop overlays that Rampant is known for, in order to take mobile film projects to a … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) After shooting an award winning feature for Sundance last year, the director of Tangerine is back with another film shot on the iPhone. Is Apple's smartphone really becoming the go-to indie platform like John Lasseter predicts? … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) When it comes to compact video lights for your action camera, we've talked about the Knog Qudos Action Light and the SideKick Duo. Both do the job quite well, offering long battery life and very bright LED performance. But there's a third player in this game, and it … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Version 5.1 update for FiLMiC Pro is out, and among the new features of this mobile filmmaking app for the iPhone is support for the Apple Watch. Also included is a stitch mode, snap focus, and more. … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Recently, we talked about how Zeiss is getting into the mobile filmmaking game with a new series of top-of-the-line interchangeable lenses for the iPhone. It should be noted that OlloClip really got the ball rolling in this category, and not to be outdone, they have … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Zeiss is jumping into the mobile filmmaking game, and have announced at CES this week a trio of lenses for the iPhone, dubbed the ExoLens. Let's take a look at what they have to offer. … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Kevin Smith launched his career with the improbable black-and-white indie hit Clerks. Using credit cards and the profit from selling his entire comic book collection, Smith was able to produce his low-budget film which was then sold to Miramax. In order to sell … [Read more...]
