Mobile Film making with Varun

Tips to make you a better Filmmaker Guys as I stated in my first blog that you can make wonderful films through your Smart Phones, now its time for some important tips to keep in mind while doing so. Image-  pixabay Let’s discuss them:     1. Know your device! Well, to start with I would say that you must learn about the shooting capabilities of your mobile device as if you are shooting manually you can effectively operate features like Aperture, ISO, White Balance and Shutter Speed. You will need to operate these settings depending upon lighting conditions in which you are shooting. Sometimes, you will have proper lighting and at others, you might be having under lighted locations. At those times you will need to perform settings like Aperture, Shutter speed and ISO to get a shot with no grains. Also, you can even get a better aesthetic look if you perform these settings appropriately. Like if you place cooler lights in your scene and white balan...

Review of "You and I" short film Folks, here's a blog which will review another Mobile Phone shot award winning short film. The film to be reviewed here is “ You and I ”. Directed and written by Syed Ahmed Afzal, "You and I" has won many awards and has also got selected on various national and international arenas. The film stars Tara Alisha Berry as the protagonist and Nikhil Choudhary as the deuteragonist.  Poster of the short film "You and I" Image-  youtube My primary advice for all the film reviewers(beginners) is that you should review any film only after watching it completely. As I have watched, Let me review the film on some parameters: Idea- The idea of this film is much appreciable as the same needs to be worked upon in our lives. This short film tells a story of a young couple, who got separated due to some reason and that reason was revealed at the very end of the film. The idea to create suspense played a vit...

Review of a Smart Phone shot award winning short film As of now, you might have been very curious in Mobile Film Making, so let us try to review a couple of short films entirely shot (might not include the editing stage) on Smart Phones. The first one is "72 Kg" "72 Kg" 72 Kg is a short film which is entirely shot on Samsung Galaxy Note 5. You can watch it on Youtube channel- Color Media factory. The film is written & Directed by Thamar and has won the 2nd prize in the Dubai Film contest. 72 Kg shot film poster. Image-  thekidslogic After watching the film, let me honestly review it on certain parameters. Idea - "Giving a man a fish and you can feed him for a day; show him how to catch a fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." It was a wonderful idea to make this simple yet heart touching short film. Abdul Niyas- the concept writer and Tharmar- the Director deserves much of my applause for presenting this concept. The st...

Difference between Smart Phone camera and DSLR camera in producing films Well to start with, you must know that each camera does has its own features and the type of camera (Smart phone or a DSLR) you want to purchase solely depends upon your budget, knowledge, skill level, requirements and more.  A DSLR camera has more features and video quality advantages than the Smart Phone Cameras. But Smart Phones also do win on certain aspects. Let us discuss them in brief first and then in little more detail: Difference Smart Phone Camera DSLR Camera                 I.    Video Quality Inferior Superior          II.       Cost of equipment Less More     III.       Portability Highly Portable as you can carry them in your pockets. Bit less portable than your mobile phones.     IV.    ...

Film Making with a new device Lights, camera and action! Folks you are ready to film what you dream. Filming what you wished to was a tedious job that required a lot of equipment, men and talent alike. The new media changed the concept of filming when it gave us a multimedia tool in our hands and yes you guessed it right, its “Smart Phone”. Image-  filmicpro Nowadays, anyone without a DSLR or a Cinematic Camera can also make films and can even get great results and if you are a beginner you can also get an insight of making professional films. What you need is to just have a good ‘Smart Phone camera’ and ‘Dedication’ of learning and practicing. This will let you do great in Film making.  On the other hand, I must also agree that the DSLRs, Mirrorless and Cinematic Cameras do sound the superior option in making Professional films but speaking about Smart Phone’s budget, portability and good use of them, you can still make out some wonderful films ...