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Announcements

BIG NEWS: Introducing Hand Held Hollywood’s First BOOK!

I love today! Why? Because, today I get to tell the world about the book I’m currently writing for Peachpit Press titled, Hand Held Hollywood’s Filmmaking with the iPad & iPhone!  As a result of the HHH’s success (thanks to you, my awesome readers!), Peachpit Press contacted me last year, and asked me to write a book on the same subject

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Gear

New on Kickstarter: Daylight Viewfinder for iPhone!

It seems like every 30 seconds, there’s another iPhone accessory launching on Kickstarter. Most are insanely silly, but every once in a while, a unique idea catches fire (the Glif is a great example). Now, Milwaukie’s Paul Anderson has introduced a Kickstarer campaign to fund his new iPhone accessory called the Daylight Viewfinder. The device attaches to your iPhones display, and allows

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Announcements

Live HHH Presentation at LAPPG this Wednesday!

Calling all iPad and iPhone owning filmmakers in L.A.! Come join me this Wednesday night (the 13th) for a live Hand Held Hollywood presentation at the Los Angeles Post Production Group (LAPPG). I’ll be showing off the latest and greatest filmmaking apps and accessories. If you’ve been using your iDevice simply to check email, and play Angry Birds, it’s time to learn about

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Vertical videos, a threat perpetuated by iPhone filmmakers, are unfortunately bad due to Vertical Video Syndrome.
Announcements

Vertical Video Syndrome – a new threat to iPhone filmmakers

Just because you CAN shoot vertical video with your iPhone, doesn’t mean you should. I have to admit, I cringe every time I see a tall skinny video on YouTube and Facebook. Just watching a minute or two makes me want to take a shower.  Thankfully, it appears I’m not alone. To combat the epidemic of improperly formatted smartphone videos,

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Gear

Gizmon releases clip-on lenses for all your iDevices

AppAdvice has a great post about three new clip-on lenses from Gizmon, including a fisheye lens ($35), a circular polarizer ($25), and something called a Three image Mirage ($25) – but should perhaps be called the Acid tab mirage. If you’re looking to add a little whiz-bang to your iFilms, check out their post!

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Apps

CinePro is the hottest new video camera app on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

There’s a video camera app in town, and this one is a doozy! CinePro for iPhone offers an enormous degree of control, hidden behind in an absurdly intuitive interface, all for very little cash. In addition to controls for zoom, frame rate, ISO (say what?!), white balance, exposure, focus, and aspect ratio, the app also offers a huge selection of real-time

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