Make a short film with your phone.

Make a short film with your phone.

🌍 AnywhereπŸ”„ RepeatableπŸ‘€ 13+
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Modern smartphones have surprisingly powerful video capabilities, letting you create professional-looking short films with just good lighting and storytelling. Start with a simple concept like a day-in-the-life or how-to video, then experiment with different angles and free editing apps to add polish.

Difficulty
30/100Medium
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Cost
$0 – $20
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Time
weekend
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People
1+
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Setting
either
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Season
any
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Equipment
smartphone

People who tried this

β€œI was devastated. I tried unjamming it several times by running back and forth to the nearest building where I could find a dark-ish room, but the best that I got was a couple frames before it jammed again. The whole thing was incredibly unprofessional. So, I’m stuck there thinking about all this, sweaty and tired with a useless camera; I’ve got some friends I practically forced to show up waiting for me to get it working; and the pig guy’s gonna show up any minute now. Damn. [...] To Farah, I think the situation was quite simple, β€œJust use your phone, dude,” and I realized something: I was so worried about being professional and giving off the impression that this was a professional project to everyone, because I didn’t think anyone would be interested in helping me out otherwise. [...] From that point on, I focused on the story and experimented with all the ways I could tell it using my phone. This was freedom, but too much freedom leads to inefficiency.”
mixedβ€” Doddi El-gabry Β· Mediumsource β†—

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