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Two individuals, in a scene reminiscent of a Conrad Mess film, pointing guns at a man sitting at a bar counter, signaling it's TIME TO PAY OFF DEBTS.

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SHOWCASE: TIME TO PAY OFF DEBTS by Conrad Mess

Armed with an iPhone 6S+, and an impressive knack for low budget filmmaking, Conrad Mess has created this super cool short. Check it out!

Taz Goldstein June 10, 2016

A collage featuring various screenshots of a film production slate application, including a Timecode Calculator and displaying timecodes and frame counts.

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Panoptik’s Timecode Calculator (Giveaway!)

During post production of my new short, 2084, I had to manage a LOT of visual effects. Every shot in the film consisted of multiple rendered

Taz Goldstein February 22, 2016

A desktop workstation with audio editing software open on an iMac, accompanied by a MIDI controller, headphones, and a voice synth.

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Voice Synth for iPad Created Computer Voice in “2084”

For my new short film, 2084, I needed to create the booming voice of an all-powerful, brain-washing computer overlord. So, naturally I turned to my iPad.

Taz Goldstein February 16, 2016

Two Name Dice with random character names "colby" and "pitus" on a wooden surface.

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Generate random character names with Name Dice

Looking for a quick, free, and totally absurd way to name the characters in your latest screenplay? Try rolling the Name Dice! Sure, it may seem ridiculous to

Taz Goldstein February 15, 2016

A promotional banner for the film "Parametric," highlighting its accolades and noting it was shot with an iPhone 6 Plus.

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SHOWCASE: “Parametric” Short Shot on iPhone 6 Plus

Here’s an interesting, visual-effects short film that was shot entirely on an iPhone 6 Plus using FiLMiC Pro. Directed by Amila C. Kumarasinghe, and shot by Dumindra

Taz Goldstein December 17, 2015

A waterskier in action captured in a MoviePro recording interface.

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MoviePro has just turned 5!

MoviePro ($4.99), a popular video camera app for iPhone, just hit the big five-point-oh. This powerful app has been around since 2012, and has seen a steady

Taz Goldstein December 15, 2015

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The Apple Watch Can Now Control GoPro Cameras

After months of user anticipation, GoPro has finally a major update to their iOS app. This new version brings many slick tweaks, but the most exciting new feature

Taz Goldstein December 13, 2015

Actor on a green screen set with motion capture equipment, before and after 2084 visual effects are applied.

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Green screen images from 2084

I’ve written a lot about green screen shooting lately, so I’m going to keep this short. As I mentioned a few posts back, I recently directed a short film called 2084, and relied heavily on an awesome iOS app called Green Screener. The app helps you light your green screen evenly to ensure a better composite. Check out the previous post for all the details.

Taz Goldstein June 17, 2015

Three smartphones displaying a "Crop on the Fly" video cropping interface with different content: a woman stretching, two dogs, and a snowboarder mid-jump.

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Crop on the fly with Crop on the Fly

Picture this… You’ve been camped out somewhere in the middle of the Nevada desert for the past 3 months. You’re chewing the remaining crumbs from

Taz Goldstein June 15, 2015

Screenplay snippet displayed on a tablet showing characters Richard, Bob, Douglas, and Erica in a tense business situation involving iThings screenplays.

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Write screenplays on your iThings with Fountain

This week, we’re going to look at how Fountain is making it easier to write screenplays on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (as well

Taz Goldstein July 15, 2014

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