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Introduction
Indulge in It
Leave Your Doubts Behind
Have Faith in Yourself
Take Mobile Filmmaking Seriously
Study the Experience of Other Mobile Filmmakers
Set Yourself Apart from Others
Steal. Borrow. Learn
Don’t Invent Extra Obstacles
Decide Why You’re Shooting a Film
Put Yourself into a Creative Mood – Choose a Genre
Video Essay
Reportage
Feature Film
Specify Your Idea
Get Absorbed in Your Material
Look for Music
Keep a Project Journal
Launch Your Artistic Process
Look for an Unusual Entry Point
Give Your Film a Name
Decide on the Timeline
Video Is Not Photo
Be Ready!
Review the Results
Play at Being a Film Director
Study Your Camera Settings
Choose an App for Shooting
Start Thinking about the Picture
Decide If You Need a Mic
Lenses
Free Up Some Space
Clean the Lens
Selfie Stick
Additional Lighting
Tripods: Pros and Cons
What Other Equipment Do You Need?
Get Started!
Switch on Your Airplane Mode
Hold Your Smartphone Horizontally
Hold Your Smartphone with Both Hands
External Stabilizer
Do Not Tilt the Horizon
Shoot Inconspicuously
Reach an Agreement with Your Character
Shoot More
Start Earlier
Shoot a Few Takes
Don’t Fuss
Do Not Lose Sharpness
Tinker with Exposure
Fix the Exposure
Make Friends with Light
Dim Light
Bright Light
Backlight
Built-In Light
Keep the Background under Control
Keep Track of the Composition
Rule of Thirds
Take Close-Up Shots
Use the Power of Detail
Proper Angle
Sound Recording Apps
Slow Motion
Time Lapse
Stop Motion
Zoom
Shoot Figuratively
Choose an Editing Program
Learn from YouTube
Prepare for Editing
Create a First Impression
Care for Transitions
J-Cut
Elementary Editing Devices
Pace
Show the Process
Keep within the Time Limits
Choose Filters
Experiment with Sounds
Do Not Steal Music
Open License
Avoidа
Video Slideshow
Think of the Credits Sequence
Export the File Properly
Create an Archive
Arrange for a Test Screening
Pick a Promotion Strategy
Post Your Film Online
Promote the Film on Social Media
Submit Your Film to Festivals
Festival Selection Criteria
Simplify the Submission Process for Yourself
Study the Festivals’ Requirements
Screen Your Film
What Next?
Mobile Film Is a New Kind of Art
Mobile Film Is a New Language
The Most Important Step
Technology will make it possible to concentrate in the hands of one person a quite inexpensive opportunity to capture image on film… In the end, everything will come down to the same thing that connects, say, the writer and his art: a pencil and a piece of paper. It should be the same in cinema, and it certainly will, sooner or later, but it will.
Then I went to a tech school and spent a lot of years doing advertising and branding. A few years ago, I realised that I had hit the ceiling at my job and that I needed something greater. I again felt that I wanted to get absorbed in my art, to create art projects of my own. The creative drive I acquired as a young person was enough to get me back to making films. But the times were different now, and I went back to school and started reading smart books and taking classes from famous film directors. In the end, I managed to make a few documentary and feature films. And I felt an extremely deep disappointment in the production part of the process. I was only interested in making art and not in wasting a great deal of effort on negotiation, technological issues, getting other people to approve my actions, and simply periods of pointless waiting. I had very little time left for creating a work of art as such. I was losing heart, but I was not eager to give up on my dream. Luckily, a way out presented itself shortly as I once tried shooting a film with my smartphone, and then everything clicked into place!
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Mobile filmmaking gave me a unique opportunity to be free and independent, to do everything by myself, from writing a script to promoting a complete work. Today I want to help you, my readers, to walk for the first time along an exciting and eventful path from a creative concept to its realisation in art.
As a screenwriter, I know only too well how difficult the path from script to film is. Too many people correct and approve the script, and often there’s nothing left of the author’s design, or, even more often, you write a script according to someone else’s idea or someone else’s rules. Stories that don’t get realised prompt a sense of disillusionment with the profession, with oneself, and with the world. Mobile film for me is what gives me support, what lets me feel free to try out some ideas of my own that do not fit an industrial format. It’s very interesting to put yourself into the shoes of a cameraman, director, and editor. It helps you get away from your routine and make something surprising, and it helps develop creativity and ingenuity.
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