Mobile Filmmaking 101: Capture Stories With Your Phone
About Me
A course by Cassius Rayner , Filmmaker
About the video: About Me
Overview
“To begin, let me introduce myself. In this lesson, you will get to know about me, my work, and why I want to share my mobile filmmaking skills with you.”
In this video lesson Cassius Rayner addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Mobile Filmmaking 101: Capture Stories With Your Phone. Learn the fundamentals of mobile cinematography to create captivating videos that tell a story using your iPhone or Android.
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me In this lesson, we'll delve a bit into who I am, what I do, and also a bit about my background. Hi, my name is Cassius Rayner and I'm a filmmaker and iPhone cinematographer. I started my journey in filmmaking 25 years ago. Wow! It sounds like a long time ago, but it felt like it was only yesterday. During that time, I've had a huge amount of experience filming in all sorts of environments, in different countries, and working in different genres. When I first started out as a filmmaker, I wasn't a filmmaker, I was a young person who desperately wanted to be involved in film produc...”
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Course summary for: Mobile Filmmaking 101: Capture Stories With Your Phone
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Areas
Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Social Media, Video

Cassius Rayner
A course by Cassius Rayner
Cassius Rayner has been working in the film industry for over 25 years. Throughout his career, he worked as everything from a TV runner to building music video props, until finally finding his calling: becoming a filmmaker. He went on to become a camera operator for clients like the United Nations, local TV news channels, music videos, comedy programs, and commercials.
He directed his first film, JUNK, in 1997, which featured pop legend Adam Ant and went on to win Best Independent Film. He continues making documentaries for broadcasting stations like ABC, Sky, PBS, and BBC. In 2014, he decided to take his filmmaking in a different direction, and started shooting exclusively with his iPhone, making documentaries, music videos, branded content, and more for clients all around the world. Since then, he’s gone on to win 14 international film awards.
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