Making Movies on your Smart Phone – August Meeting
MAKING MOVIES ON YOUR SMART PHONE
Most people these days constantly have their smart phones with them. They are often used to take brilliant photos, but we can also use them to take professional looking movies. The Vice Chairman of Surrey Border Movie Makers Philip Morley hosted the club meeting in August to present the audience with a comprehensive look at using Black Magic software tools for your smartphone.
The results can produce cinema quality films and have been used to make several very successful mainstream professional productions.
If you are considering making a movie with a smartphone they have a lot of plus points, they are small, convenient and nearly always to hand, everything you need is available reducing the need to carry sound and lighting equipment etc. you can use them in small spaces where large conventional cameras are too bulky to fit, they are a lot cheaper to buy than expensive dedicated film cameras and associated filming gear, and the smartphone results are very impressive.
Philip produced and narrated three films which showed the settings and capabilities of Black Magic including how it can be used to control multi cameras on set. There were breaks between the three films which gave the audience the opportunity to ask questions.
Following Philips presentation, the audience were shown two films made by club member John Hawthorne, ‘The Caves of Surrey’ and ‘Mother Ludlam’s Cave’ .
Two films by member Paul Ashworth ‘Langham Brewery Tour’ and ‘Annapurna Eco Village which he visited 18 months after their devastating earthquake had taken place, were also shown.
The four excellent and interesting films had never been shown at the club before, and the audience were asked to give their comments.
The next meeting will be on Friday 5th September when entries for the popular Documentary Competition will be shown.