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It’s time to Perfect your Pitch

Everyone is pitching something. Writers pitch scripts, producers pitch proposals, and actors pitch themselves. It’s an endless cycle of closed-door appointments and conference-calls. But it’s the unexpected meetings that seem to provide the greatest rewards. I’m talking about the chance encounters in the supermarket, at the gym, or in a crowded elevator. The key to success is being able to pitch your wares at a moment’s notice. You can’t rely on your iPhone, or any other gizmo, for that. It’s up to you, and your sparkling personality. But, the iPhone will save the day with what comes next:

Taz Goldstein October 6, 2009

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Hey Kids, Don’t Put Your Lips on That Thing!

We’ve got a few posts coming your way after the weekend. But until then, check out this innovative music video that uses the iPhone in place of the lead singer’s mouth. Of all the uses an iPhone has on set, I never saw this one coming. The Video was made as part of VIRAL, a 24-hour competition between two bands to see who could produce the most ‘viral’ video. A very clever music video wrapped in a very clever marketing strategy. Nice work all around.

Taz Goldstein October 3, 2009

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DV EXPO: iKeysToGo for Final Cut Pro 7

I admit it. I’ve been using Final Cut Pro for years, and I still only know about 20 keyboard shortcuts. Maybe 25 if I’ve had a Redbull. The worst part forgetting the those commands is having to look through the manual (or PDF). It’s never as quick and easy as it should be. There’s usually a lot of page flipping and time wasting involved. Enter iKeysToGo: Final Cut Pro 7. It’s a searchable, well organized list of keyboard shortcuts. That might sound unimpressive for $2.99, but you’d be amazed how handy this app really is. There’s a lot of time

Taz Goldstein September 29, 2009

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DV EXPO: Jonathan Houser, Creator of Hitchcock

It’s no secret to Hand Held Hollywood readers that I’m a huge fan of a storyboarding app named Hitchcock. And now that Apple has made it one of their ‘featured’ apps in the iTunes store, it’s attracting many more fans every day. While roaming the halls of the DV Expo, I was able to catch up with Hitchcock’s creator, Jonathan Houser. I asked him a few questions, and even got him to fess-up about some cool new features that are coming to future versions of Hitchcock.

Taz Goldstein September 26, 2009

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DV EXPO: Helios & Artemis

Nic Sadler and Toby Evetts of Chemical Wedding are already quite well know because of their amazing iPhone sun position calculator, Helios. I’m planning on covering the app very soon… but it may have to wait a bit. Why? Because these guys are about to release what may be one the niftiest filmmaking apps yet. It’s called Artemis (the Director’s Viewfinder). I’ll let them explain. It’s currently under review at Apple, and should be hitting the app store in a week or two.

Taz Goldstein September 26, 2009

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Write Your Masterpiece on the Train

So you’ve read a few screenplays on your iPhone, and now you’re finally ready to write one of your own. Outstanding! But before you carry that 40-year-old IBM Selectric typewriter with you on the subway, let us suggest an alternative. Thanks to some pretty impressive coding by the folks at Black Mana Studios, you can now write a fully structured screenplay on your iPhone using their app titled, appropriately enough, Screenplay. And because it’s on the iPhone, you can write wherever and whenever inspiration strikes.