#mobilefilmmaking

  1. Influencing Film Through Art

    By Susy Botello The art of everything stands beside our emotions. A movie I watched a long time ago with Christian Bale called “Equilibrium” is a good depiction of what can happen in society when creating and enjoying art is disallowed. Wish I would have brought it up in my podcast
  2. Filmic Pro No More?

    By Susy Botello There are a lot of questions about the company Bending Spoons and their future. BS purchased many, mostly free apps, over the years to convert into subscription based apps. Most recently, Evernote became their latest baby. I am going to share a bit about the news of
  3. How the Story Finds You

    By Susy Botello Have you ever felt a boost of excitement about something you were already excited about? I was offered a gift from one of the sponsors of our film festival in San Diego, the International Mobile Film Festival, and I took this out for a “spin” mid-town San Diego. I’v
  4. When You're Six Some Will Remember Your Name

    By Susy Botello The Doors and Jim Morrison made history in my head. That’s not only because they had great songs with meaningful lyrics. But for me, it was his story. There are a lot of other great bands. I think it’s unfortunate that bands’ stories barely make it into a movie scre
  5. A Film Festival Camp IMFF 2023

    So we've been bored...NOT! We've been celebrating storytelling and filmmaking using smartphone cameras in our annual film festival dedicated to mobile filmmaking. Last month was our 12th edition since we launched in 2009. Here is a thing we published with photos that shares the d
  6. April took me away but I am slowly making my way back to Post. How is everyone? I'm a bit on post-film festival mode but things getting back to my crazy busy life without the "super" in front of it. The @mobilefilm International Mobile Film Festival was
  7. I'm sharing my late Sunday night writing, just in case it gives someone hope. I value stories that people tell each other. If you listen to the stories people share from the heart, sometimes they open a window into your soul. If you wonder how that is connected to technology, esp
  8. #tbt When I reached 100 episodes of my podcast, I had the privilege to get Michael Koerbel on the show. Listen to an in-depth discussion with two pioneers. We dive deep into making movies with iPhones (and other smartphones) as we discuss the history and how it all began. Michael