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5 apps get updated for the new year

Now that you’ve finished off the eggnog, it’s time to update your iPhone!  Here’s 5 updates you need to check out.

ReelDirector 2.4

  • You can now import soundtrack music from your computer
  • They added the option to turn off the photo Pan & Scan
  • Photo processing speed has been improved
  • New project properties are saved and reused (nice!)
  • Various bug fixes 

Save The Cat! 1.2.1

  • Fixed the email bug.  If you’ve been having trouble exporting, update now.

Cinemek Storyboard Composer (a.k.a. Hitchcock) 1.1.3

  • Fixed a bug with PDF Export (great news!)

Action Log Pro 1.2.1

  • Fixed a major bug that prevented the app from restarting under certain conditions.  We haven’t posted about this app yet, but look for our review in the next couple days.

Variety 2.1.1

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

BONUS UPDATE:

Things 1.3.12
What?! “Things” isn’t a filmmaking app?!  Maybe so, but the filmmakers I know rely on it heavily every day (on set, and off).

  • Fixed a bug when syncing the Today List with the Mac version of Things.

More to explore

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Heading Into the Sunse— Hang on. I have a call.

Taz Goldstein September 17, 2024

Dear iPhone fanatics and filmmaking friends, This will be the final post for Hand Held Hollywood. To loyal HHH readers, I’m sure this feels somewhat overdue. Probably because it is.

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Shang-Chi Director Directed From His iPhone

Taz Goldstein September 9, 2021

I enjoyed reading this brief ScreenRant story, so I thought I’d share it here. It describes how Destin Daniel Cretton, the director of Marvel’s Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings, was forced to direct an important scene via his iPhone while in the hospital for the birth of his child! Sadly, it doesn’t divulge the details of that unusual workflow, but it’s an excellent reminder that we’re all toting the world’s most versatile piece of filmmaking gear in our pockets and purses!

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4 Responses

  1. Screenplay just updated to 1.1.6
    • Fixed a bug which would cause wrong element entry point in very long scripts
    • Improved insert line behavior.

    Still no Celtx output 🙁

  2. I was just about to email you about the FourTrack update. You guys are all over it. 🙂