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Photo FX and Cool FX are a pair of potentially useful filter-emulation apps from Tiffen, one of the best known companies in the photographic filter
Moviola Studios has kicked-off 2010 in grand style with their Pro Video Guide, a nifty new app that should live on every media-maker’s iPhone and iPod
Now that you’ve finished off the eggnog, it’s time to update your iPhone! Â Here’s 5 updates you need to check out. ReelDirector 2.4 You can
Looking for a little light holiday reading? We’ve got just the thing…Â Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. At $13.99, the price is a bit steep. But for
Writers who’ve enjoyed Save the Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need, will likely be thrilled by the new Save The Cat! ($19.99) app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about should run out, buy this book, read it, and then come back.
…we’ll wait…
In his books, author Blake Snyder teaches his system for perfecting the craft of screenwriting. He introduces tools and techniques designed to focus and inspire. He begins by stressing the importance of a powerful log-line, and then guides you in picking the perfect genre. After that, he helps you build a 15 step beat sheet, and then explains how to structure everything on a board with 40 index cards.
Snyder knows structure, and it shows in his techniques. The Save the Cat! app brings those techniques to the mobile screenwriter.
Let’s check it out!
When I heard that the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) finally had its own iPhone app, I must admit, I was pretty unenthusiastic. There are already
iPhone owning Journalists have just been given an early holiday present. Apple has approved Ustream Live Broadacaster for the iPhone 3G & 3GS. This free
Sure they had it in there before, but now they REALLY have it in there. Â With yesterday’s release of Screenplay 1.1.5, you can now import
Hitchcock, the insanely cool storyboard tool for iPhone, just got a new name, Cinemek Storyboard Composer. So, why the change? Several weeks back, Cinemek received
Digital Heaven, a company best known for its innovative Final Cut Pro companion products, has just released an update to its video file-size calculator. Available
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