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HHH at the Boston Apple Store this Friday!

As if you needed another reason to lurk around an Apple Store…

Hand Held Hollywood has been asked to give a great big presentation at the Biggest Apple Store in the country! It’s happening this Friday night (June 4th), from 6 to 8pm, at the Boylston Street Apple Store in Boston. I’ll be there, discussing all the latest iPhone and iPad apps & accessories for media makers. If you’re in the area, come join us for what is sure to be a fun night!

The event is being hosted by the Boston Final Cut Pro Users Group.  You can get all the details on Apple’s site…and yeah, I’m pretty stoked to be listed on Apple’s site.

More to explore

Mobile phone shooting video of the sunset

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

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.

Shang-Chi Poster

Shang-Chi Director Directed From His iPhone

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!