Apologies for the delay in posting my humble thoughts on all things film-related in sunny Embra. I won't bore you with the reasons for the unplanned hiatus (although you can find some of my interim work contained here and here) but I'm now back and raring to go. Or at least as much as I am ever raring.
Perhaps the first thing I need to get sorted is a new poll. I'll do that later in the week but any suggestions? I'm also about 20 films behind in my reviews so I'll need to address that in the next couple of weeks too.
One of my most recent viewings was of the low-budget Scottish feature The Inheritance. Made for just £5000, it got me thinking how easy it is nowadays for any numpty to produce a short film (see below for evidence).
This is obviously due in part to the ubiquity of cameras, either on our posh mobies or my own defunct Flip micro. Equally as important, however, is the availability of easy-to-use editing software that requires neither the budget nor expertise that previously made film-making a more elite pursuit.
This is obviously due in part to the ubiquity of cameras, either on our posh mobies or my own defunct Flip micro. Equally as important, however, is the availability of easy-to-use editing software that requires neither the budget nor expertise that previously made film-making a more elite pursuit.
It was only a matter of time before people far more talented that me demonstrated the real potential in all this. There's now even an iPhone Film Festival accepting submissions, some of which are really quite impressive. Have a look at some of them at http://www.iphoneff.com/. I might hold off on submitting mine for the time being.
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