Introduction to Mobile Filmmaking
Why Film on a Smartphone?
A course by Pete Majarich , Designer and Director
About the video: Why Film on a Smartphone?
Overview
“I like to tell stories with whatever technology is on hand at the time. During this lesson, I will discuss how smartphones have dramatically changed the world of filmmaking. ”
In this video lesson Pete Majarich addresses the topic: Why Film on a Smartphone?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Mobile Filmmaking. Learn how to plan, capture, and edit inspiring films with storytelling in mind using just your smartphone .
Partial transcription of the video
“ Why Film on a Smartphone? In this lesson, we'll answer the question, "Why shoot on a smartphone?" I don't consider myself a smartphone filmmaker. I consider myself a filmmaker. I like to tell stories with whatever technology is available to me at the time. We just happen to live at a time when one of the most amazing filmmaking devices in history sits right in your pocket. Now, I want to show you two images. One of these is actually shot on a smartphone. The other, a Hollywood cinema camera. Can you tell which one is which? Two beautiful images. The first one is actually from "The Revenan...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Mobile Filmmaking
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Final Cut Pro -
Areas
Audiovisual Production, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Video

Pete Majarich
A course by Pete Majarich
Pete Majarich is a designer and director from Sydney, Australia. He originally studied Information Technology and Computing at the University of New South Wales, but quickly realized it wasn’t the field for him and decided to move into the world of creativity and advertising. The diversity of themes in his work is evidence of the wealth of experience he possesses in many creative fields, including VFX, theater direction, copywriting, design, and science fiction writing.
Pete created VFX for the short film Alien: Harvest to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Ridley Scott franchise, and his work has been featured by Adobe, Wired, and even The Academy Awards’ Twitter account. He has also collaborated with brands such as Nike, Google, Coca-Cola, and Universal Music.
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