Mobile Filmmaking 101: Capture Stories With Your Phone
The Shoot
A course by Cassius Rayner , Filmmaker
About the video: The Shoot
Overview
“We've now reached my favourite part of the process: the filming. In this lesson, I will model an example of going on location to shoot a short story.”
In this video lesson Cassius Rayner addresses the topic: The Shoot, 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
“ The Shoot In this lesson, we'll go out and film, which is actually my favourite part. Let's go out and enjoy the journey of making the film. Hopefully, from a previous lesson, if you've already done a visit to the location, you've taken those stills, you took in notes, and did some basic research on the space that you'll be filming in, including the outside, the exterior, and the interior. The first thing I would look at is capturing some shots to establish the location for your viewers. We would think up some shots. Hopefully, you've done that in a storyboard or in your shot list, is to ...”
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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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