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Tag: director’s viewfinder

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Inspiration

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!

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A chimpanzee returns to sit in front of a remote screen.
Apps

Artemis UPDATED & Remote RETURNS!

We’ve got two big announcements from Chemical Wedding. Firstly, one of our all-time favorites has just received a major update. Artemis Director’s Viewfinder is an

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Smartphone with clapperboard graphic displaying "hhh" for hand held hollywood, referencing DV EXPO '09 and Helios & Artemis.
Apps

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

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