Hand Held Hollywood officially ceased operations on September 17th, 2024. The site will remain online for archival and research purposes. The App Directory continues to receive updates as needed. If you’d like to contact Taz, the contact form is still functional. We also invite you to join Taz’s mailing list here.

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Gear

Introducing the GLIF iPhone Tripod Mount

Looking for an easy and elegant way to mount your iPhone 4 on a tripod? Of course you are!  Sure, there’s a few awesome iPhone camera grips out there, but most offer tripod connectivity as a secondary feature.  So, what’s a filmmaker to do?  Get a GLIF! GLIF is a new iPhone tripod mount (iPhone 4 only) that doubles as

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Apps

GoodReader Update adds Annotations (Perfect for Script Notes)

Just two days ago, I was lecturing about iPhone and iPad apps at the DV Expo.  Part of my presentation was spent talking about iAnnotate PDF for iPad, an app that allows you to add various types of notes to your PDF files that can then be shared with others.  I said, and I quote, “It’s the only game in

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Announcements

DV Expo ’10 – The Complete Report

Thanks to everyone to turned out to see me do my thing at this year’s DV Expo.  I loved speaking at both of the morning classes, and the crowd at the Final Cut Pro Users Group was top-notch!  And as usual, it was a total blast. As long as I was at the expo, I wanted to cover it for

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Announcements

HHH at DV Expo & LAFCPUG Tomorrow!

What’s better than learning about cool new filmmaker stuff for your iPhone and iPad?  Learning about it in person!  And that’s exactly what you can do this Wednesday (Sept 29th) at the DV Expo, being held at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. If you’d like to come see me yap about the latest and greatest apps and accessories,

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Happy Birthday to Us!

Bust out the bundt cake and ice-cold Tab!  It’s time to celebrate our first year of existence on the intertubes.  It was one year ago today that HHH posted it’s very first collection of misspellings and grammatical errors articles and reviews. It’s been a ridiculous year for HHH, and for me personally. Thanks to this website, I’ve met many amazing

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Apps

Round Two: Pocket Call Sheet Reviewed

Last week, I reviewed iProdyaCallSheet. Now, due to reader requests, I’m taking a look at a similar app called Pocket Call Sheet ($6.99) from Snake Byte Studio. When you first open Pocket Call Sheet, you are presented with a list of all your previously generated call sheets, along with the ability to create a new sheet for other productions. When

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