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Black Friday Deals for Mobile Filmmakers

Found a few good Black Friday discounts for iPhone and iPad owning filmmakers. Who doesn’t love a bargain?

  • Readdle is offering 50% off of PDF Expert for iPhone (now $4.99, regularly $9.99) and PDF Expert for iPad (now $4.99, regularly $9.99), both of which are excellent for reading PDF screenplays and filmmaking contracts.
  • Photojojo.com is offering a nice discount on their Camera Table Dolly (now $75, regularly $90). Comes with an adjustable arm and smartphone clamp. Perfect for getting silky smooth dolly shots on your iPhone.
  • Gamma & Density Co. has discounted their iOS color correction tools: ExpressColor for iPhone & iPad (now $1.99, regularly $2.99) and Image Control for iPad (now $69.99, regularly $99.99).
  • Shoot video with your iPad Mini? Check out the awesome iOgrapher Mobile Media Case for iPad Mini (now $50, regularly $65). It gives your Mini added stably and several mounting options for accessories (tripod, light, mic, etc.). Don’t have a Mini? There’s also a brand new iOgrapher Mobile Media Case for your  for iPad 2/3/4 (now $50, regularly $70).
  • Lucky Clan has discounted several of their iOS apps including SlowCam (now $.99, regularly $1.99) for shooting slow motion, and Videon (now $.99, regularly $2.99) for shooting, filtering, and editing video.
  • What holiday shopping list would be complete without the HHH book?! Peachpit Press is offering 45% off the ebook version of Hand Held Hollywood’s Filmmaking with the iPad & iPhone (now $17.59, regularly $31.99). Just use discount code BFDIG2013 during checkout. Click here to learn more about the book.

Have you seen any good iOS filmmaking discounts (apps or accessories)?  Share them in the comments!

photo credit: Michael Holden via photopin cc

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