How Has the iPad Affected Filmmakers and Creatives?
With yesterday's announcement of the iMovie-touting iPad 2, it's worth thinking about what impact the iPad has had to date for filmakers. According to Steve Jobs, the iPad 1 sold more units than every...
View ArticleDoddlePRO Aims to Enable Paperless Film Production with Mobile Interactive...
Doddle, an iOS/Android application that has to date functioned primarily as a database of contacts for film professionals, has launched doddlePRO. The pro version brings to the table interactive...
View ArticleiPad 2 Ships; iMovie Now Available for iPad (GarageBand Too)
The iPad 2 is shipping today, though Apple is apparently reserving most of the units for sale through their own stores (I can't find them at most vendors online). The related film/video news is this:...
View ArticleVimeo Launches iPhone App with Advanced Sharing and Editing Tools
Vimeo has had HTML5-enabled video for quite some time, which means all of their videos are viewable on iOS devices. But now they've released the official Vimeo iPhone app, which includes far more...
View ArticleGamma & Density Co. Bringing $400 On-Set Color-Correction App to iPhone/iPad
Gamma & Density make high-end tools for DIT (Digital Imaging Technicians) such as their complex 3cP data management system. However, as more and more productions go digital, it seems to me there...
View ArticleGoogle Punts on Independent Media Distribution with Movie Marketplace and...
Back in November I criticized Google's Android operating system for lacking an iTunes-esque media marketplace. Android's openness seemed a good match for independent content creators, except it lacked...
View ArticleJohn August and Co. Release Final Draft Script Reader for iPad
Screenwriter and blogger extraordinaire John August has released a very handy app for screenwriters (and script readers) called FDX Reader. In my limited experience I've found that the iPad is the...
View Article'DSLR Filmmaker Toolkit' Vies to Be the Swiss Army Knife of On-set iPhone Apps
DSLR Filmmaker Toolkit is a new app for iOS devices that combines a number of handy tools for, you guessed it, DSLR filmmakers. Current features include an electronic slate, shot log, depth-of-field...
View ArticleMobile Version of Celtx Goes 2.0, Touts New Screenwriting Features for...
My daily sojourn to the coffee shop to work on my feature screenplay -- of which I'm happy to report I've just completed a third draft -- is often accompanied by the sight of other folks working on...
View ArticleAdobe Takes 'Story' to the Next Level (the Mobile Level)
In-the-cloud screenwriting app Adobe Story is free until April 12th, 2012. I got a chance to use it recently (instead of my normal app -- and industry standard -- Final Draft) because I was in search...
View ArticleThis is Just Silly. Or is It? Movie Mount Turns iPad into Oversized Video Camera
This seems like a terrible idea. The iPad makes for the least ergonomic camcorder form factor: a big, flat slate. This hasn't stopped an iPad accessorizer by the name of Mayakama from creating a case...
View ArticleAdobe Brings Creative Suite to Tablets with Six New Touch Apps
At the same MAX conference where they announced Creative Cloud, Adobe also demonstrated not one but six new touch apps for tablet interfaces. These $9.99 programs, along with a $60/year Carousel photo...
View ArticleYour iPhone is Now a 48kHz Audio Field Recorder with an XLR Input
Pro Audio To Go is a new $30 iPhone app designed for higher-end audio applications than you'd typically think of for the iPhone. I'll just let the developers say it: "Pro Audio to Go turns your iPhone...
View ArticleAvid Studio is a $4.99, Frame-Accurate Editing Application for the iPad
Many have lauded Avid's latest version of Media Composer (6), and it seems Avid is not content to cede the lower-end editing market to Adobe and Apple. To that end, they have released a new iPad app,...
View ArticleVimeo Announces Updated iOS App with Editor, Works Natively on iPad (And...
Vimeo has always been a huge supporter of artists, musicians, filmmakers - anyone in the arts. They've fostered a community that lets artists be who they want to be, and post their work without...
View ArticleLong-Awaited Final Draft Writer App for iPad Available Sept. 4
For those of you out there using Final Draft 8 who have looked elsewhere to find mobile screenwriting solutions for your iPad, you will have to look no further on September 4. Final Draft has announced...
View Article5 Handy Mobile Apps to Help Make Your Filmmaking Endeavors More Productive
This is a guest post by Whitney Adams. There are literally thousands of apps on the iOS and Android platforms, and plenty of them are actually useful for filmmakers. Having some of these apps is like...
View ArticleREDsync iOS App Lets You Control RED EPIC or SCARLET Remotely Through Apple...
RED's new Meizler Module was recently introduced, and it does almost everything you think a module should be able to do. It's wireless functionality and proxy capabilities are the main selling point,...
View ArticleDiagram, Shotlist, and 'Pocket-Block' Your Scene with the Shot Designer App
Thanks to Hollywood Camera Work's new app Shot Designer, you can now design and block camera coverage of your scene almost as fast as you can think it -- even on your mobile device. An intuitive...
View ArticleJoin 70,000+ Members on the Digital Creative Community Stage 32
There are many great ways to connect to other filmmakers today. We have sites like Production Hub, Mandy.com, and even Craigslist that are fantastic for crewing up and getting on crews. However, when...
View ArticleCTRL+Console App: Turn Your iPad into a Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro 7/X...
If you've ever worked in linear tape-to-tape editing, there's a good chance you've dealt with an edit controller device that has jog or shuttle wheels. With everything being software based now, many...
View ArticleSylights is an Intuitive Lighting Diagram App for iOS Devices
Thoughtful, artistic lighting is necessary to set your film apart from the competition. Some great planning and pre-production on lighting design can make a $5,000 short film sell a $50,000 look. And...
View ArticleGoogle Shaking Up Video Recording/Sharing on Apple's iOS with the New...
I wasn't really expecting to have to refer to the theoretical 'Instagram of Video' for another while -- major choices for mobile users are already in place and 'in the running' for such a title, and it...
View ArticleNew iXY Microphone from RØDE is the World's First 24-Bit/96K Apple iOS Recorder
Ever been in a situation and needed a high quality microphone and recording, but didn't want to carry around a few extra devices? Well RØDE has introduced the iXY Microphone, which is the first device...
View ArticleNew Lomography Kickstarter Makes Your Smartphone a Mobile Film Scanner
Though I understand where these things come from, calling something like Lomography"the analog Instagram" is like calling Kodak's new Super 8 stock "the chemical MiniDV," or even better, "the new...
View ArticleYour iPhone is a Light Meter, Waveform Monitor, and False-Color Display with...
Talk about your digital leatherman: The number of ridiculously handy -- and practical, and portable, all in one -- apps for filmmaking on mobile devices is probably one of the greatest tech-vantages...
View ArticleCan't Afford a GoPro? You Already Own One. Just Add G-Form's G90...
The iLeatherman* for filmmakers is very real. Case in point: let's say you can't afford the $400 GoPro HERO3 (or justify the purchase for whatever reason), but you still need a tiny HD rig that laughs...
View ArticleTwitter Launches Vine, the 'Instagram of Video' (in Lieu of Owning the...
Twitter is "the internet's SMS." Instagram is the Twitter of pictures. Some app somewhere is prophesied to be "the Instagram of Video." I've used epic words for social media's 'cinemaminigram' before,...
View ArticleRØDE's New smartLav iOS Lavalier, VideoMic Upgrade, Plus Apogee's iPortable...
We recently posted about RØDE's iXY microphone and Rec app for iOS devices. While perhaps not suitable for everyone's needs (or inversely, budget), it marks another step toward a lone multi-purpose...
View ArticleYour iPad is Now a Controller for Apple Final Cut Pro X with Pixel Film...
The keyboard can certainly be a powerful and efficient control surface for non-linear editing, especially with the mastery of hot-keys and short-cuts. Despite this, some editors desire a more visually...
View ArticleMovies Are Too Long, That's Why You Should Enter Tribeca's Vine Contest and...
A few months ago Twitter launched a new iOS app called Vine that is aiming to take a piece of the video sharing pie. Similar to the company's 140 character limit, Vine is a video sharing service...
View Article3 Useful On-Location Apps for Filmmakers: Sun Seeker, Dark Sky, FiRe 2 Field...
The iPhone and app store is constantly evolving into an important tool for independent filmmakers. From camera manuals, to slates, to light meters, the versatility and ease of the device has impacted...
View ArticleProCutX, an iPad Control App for Final Cut Pro X, is Now Free for a Limited Time
We've seen a few apps capable of controlling different programs on your computer with an iPad. A recent app that caught our eye, ProCutX, is capable of controlling Final Cut Pro X with your iPad, and...
View ArticleFinally the Reason for Vine's Existence: 'Ryan Gosling Won't Eat His Cereal'
Vine, the Twitter-owned iOS app that lets you take, upload, and now embed 6 seconds of video, has been making the rounds since it was released back in January of this year. Tribeca held a contest for...
View Article'Fade In' Offers a Clean and Inexpensive Alternative to Popular Screenwriting...
When it comes to screenwriting software, there's Final Draft -- and then there's everything else. Or, at least, this was the situation for years. I can remember being a teenager (many years ago),...
View Article'Google Now' Functionality Sends Episode Reminders Straight to Your Phone
You know how you covertly check the website of that cheesy sci-fi series or British sitcom-with-laughtrack you love, but can't admit you watch, to check for new episodes while nobody's looking? Now,...
View ArticleiPad Mini Gets 2K Retina Display & Apple Introduces a New Ultra-Thin & Light...
Apple wasn't just giving away free software and releasing official pricing and specs for the new Mac Pro, they were also unveiling new iPads. It has rumored for quite some time that an iPad Mini Retina...
View ArticleNAB Video: Teradek Introduces Serv, a New iPad/Android Transmitter with...
Teradek is already well known for their wireless streaming devices and yet they seem to be able to offer something new each year. This NAB they show off the Serv and a free iOS and Android application...
View ArticleApple Reveals iCloud Drive: Store, Sync, Access Up to 200 GB Worth of Data...
There were a lot of exciting announcements coming out of Apple's WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) today, like the new features in OS X 10:10 Yosemite and iOS 8, but the unveiling of the new...
View ArticleLight Iron Live Play 3: Cloud-Based Streaming, On-Demand Dailies, & Metadata...
Our daily routines are based on connectivity, with instant access to everything on-demand. Why can't more of the benefits of living in a digital world -- the internet, the cloud, collaborative creative...
View ArticleRØDE's Studio-Quality 24-Bit/96K Apple IOS Recorder iXY Mic Now for iPhone 5
Over a year ago, RØDE introduced the iXY Microphone for the iPhone 4, the first device for iOS capable of 24-bit/96k audio recordings, which meant studio quality audio could be collected with a device...
View ArticleIntroducing the REDTools App for iOS, Your On-Set Companion for RED Cameras
The App Store and Google Play Store are rife with apps aimed at providing helpful tools for filmmakers. Some of these apps are truly useful -- apps like Shot Designer and pCAM and Cine Meter II --...
View ArticleApple's iPhone 6 Adds Super Slow Motion Video, Optical Image Stabilization
Today was the day Apple finally revealed the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. What new features apply to filmmaking? The iPhone is the most popular camera in the world, so even though it's not a dedicated...
View ArticleHTC Unveils the RE Camera, a Periscope-Like Action Cam Without the Action
HTC is getting into the action camera game with the RE Camera, a super easy-to-use shooter that aims at taking the guesswork out of capturing moments of your life that may not be as action-packed as...
View ArticleSarah Jones Set Safety App Allows You to Report Issues Anonymously
Ever since the tragic death of Camera Assistant Sarah Jones this last February, the film community has been getting very serious about set safety. In an attempt to promote vigilance against unsafe...
View ArticleApple 10.10 Yosemite Now Available, Along with New iPads & Mac Mini
In addition to a 5K iMac, Apple unveiled at today's special event a host of other new devices, as well as some significant updates to their operating systems. We've got an overview for you right here....
View ArticleDirect Distribution Just Went Mobile: VHX Adds iOS & Roku
VHX is quickly distinguishing themselves as a leader in the direct-distribution game. After raising $5 million more venture capital, a new iOS app and now Roku, the experimental company's experiment is...
View ArticleThe Feature Film That Blew Everyone Away at Sundance Was Shot on an iPhone 5s
What does it take for a film to be a huge hit at Sundance, nab a distribution deal, and get a nationwide theatrical release? Big Hollywood stars? Mass appeal? Expensive professional equipment? Short...
View ArticleMonitor Up to 25 Batteries from Your Smartphone with Switronix VoltBridge
Switronix has made their name on reliable battery monitoring on their bricks and chargers. Now monitoring can be brought to any device with a P-tap (D-tap) via a $100 dongle. Switronix also introduced...
View ArticleThese Powerful Apps Control RED Cameras Wirelessly, Were Used on 'House of...
At NAB this past week, Joe Marine caught up with Mike Lubtchansky to chat about the foolcontrol apps for Mac and iOS, which can control almost every aspect of RED cameras wirelessly, and were even...
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