SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking

Android Smartphone Artist And Mobile Filmmaking with Anthony De La Cruz Episode 36

Are you an artist? Musician? Actor? Are you thinking about making films with a smartphone but don’t have an iPhone? Our guest this week is all those things and a mobile filmmaker who shoots using Android phones and uses Android apps. Story is king when it comes to filmmaking, so, are you ready to be inspired to make films with whatever phone you have?
Anthony De La Cruz, from San Diego, is our guest on the SBP Podcast: The Voice of Mobile Film™ Episode 36. Anthony is a professional actor on television and independent films. Anthony has made two films which were a part of the International Mobile Film Festival 2016 & 2017. His daughter, Miranda J. Mullings is a mobile filmmaker, now going on her third film as a 12 year-old. Anthony’s creative filmmaking coupled with his fascination with the industry from an Android point of view, makes for an interesting conversation.
Join us as we talk about his career, the mobile film industry’s journey and vision for the future including some great tips and tricks to making your films using your smartphone. Anthony shares some of the features of his smartphone and apps he uses to complete his projects.
SBP Podcast: The Voice of Mobile Film™ is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones. Hosted by Susy Botello.
Guest Links:
“Web Hub” for Anthony De La Cruz:
www.anthonydelacruzartist.com
Anthony De La Cruz on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/anthonydelacruz.artist
Anthony’s Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/anthonydelacruz.artist
Anthony on IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3635157/
Our Links:
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International Mobile Film Festival Website: http://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/sbppodcast
MobilizeStories Mobile Film Community website: http://mobilizestories.com
Host Susy Botello on Twitter: http://twitter.com/susybotello
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Sponsoring the International Mobile Film Festival and Audio Production with Jana and Neal Hallford Episode 35

Why would anyone want to sponsor a film festival where only films shot with smartphones qualify? We asked our sponsors from #MFF2018SanDiego to explain why they sponsored us and have chosen to sponsor it again next year. The International Mobile Film Festival is San Diego’s smartphone film festival and has brought many mobile filmmakers from abroad to our beautiful city.
Neal and Jana Hallford are experienced in audio production, filmmaking and art. Neal also works in the gaming industry. Their passion for supporting the art industry and the community in San Diego has earned them a lot of respect within the community in San Diego. Neal was making movies with a Super 8 film camera as a kid, just like the protagonist in the film…without the Aliens and train wreck, of course. Jana and Neal are married. They work together and formed Swords and Circuitry Studios which has given them opportunities to create great content such as a film which took part in some film festivals and also as audio producers of Uncharted Regions with some well-known industry professionals such as Gigi Edgley, Tamara Alsaied and Randy Davison also featuring Joe Paulson, Mary Grace Gregg and Larry Nemecek.
We are a part of the film and video community in San Diego because we have been working in the industry for many years before we created the International Mobile Film Festival and it’s a small world of a few million people in San Diego with a tight film community. We were pleased when Neal and Jana offered to sponsor this year’s film festival and so we also asked them to be a part of our Judging Panel, independently.
But the best way to find out why they are sponsoring our film festival is to ask them to share their story on our public podcasting platform.
Our guests share their experience and a bit of their biography and their experience in their first mobile film festival experience. They were delighted to make new friends with the attending filmmakers from San Diego and abroad. They were intrigued with the films and were pleased with the event itself. But of course, there is more to that and what they have going on with their latest audio production Uncharted Regions “These Haunted Hills” which will be a part of this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International.
Neal and Jana share lots of in-depth information about their audio production which is a story, produced as a quality film production with only the audio. They have written the script, and mastered the story with special effects and all that is involved to complete a wonderful story with no visuals other than your imagination, guided through their techniques for audio storytelling.
They are also hosting a panel, which they invited me as host of the SBP Podcast: The Voice of Mobile Film™ and I am honored to be a part of their panel, “Heroes At the Mic.”
If you are attending Comic-Con in San Diego, check out both their panels which take place at the San Diego Central Library inside the Neil Morgan Auditorium.
SBP Podcast: The Voice of Mobile Film™ is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones.
Uncharted Regions “These Haunted Hills” panel takes place on Friday, July 20th at 3pm.
Heroes At the Mic panel takes place Thursday, July 19th at 1pm.
Follow the Neal and Jana Hallford on social media and their websites below:
Uncharted Regions on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnchartedRegions/
Uncharted Regions Website: https://www.unchartedregions.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/unchartedregion
Swords and Circuitry Studios on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SwordsandCircuitry/
Swords and Circuitry Studios Website: https://www.swordsandcircuitry.com
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/swordscircuitry
Jana Hallford on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JanaHallford
Neal Hallford on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nealiios
Our Links:
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iTunes/Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sbp-podcast/id1296673665
International Mobile Film Festival Website: http://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/sbppodcast
Twitter: http://twitter.com/sbppodcast
MobilizeStories Mobile Film Community website: http://mobilizestories.com
Susy Botello on Twitter: http://twitter.com/susybotello
Our Mobile Filmmaking Workshop at San Diego’s Comic-Con International takes place on Friday, July 20th at 1pm.
If you are attending Comic-Con then you can add it to your schedule through this link on the program: https://comiccon2018.sched.com/event/FVXN
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/231594534108260/
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Smartphone Filmmaking Simplicity By Award Winner with Narelle Nash Episode 34

One day you are an actor meeting with your agent and auditioning to be cast in a film and the next day, well, maybe you are the director hiring actors including yourself. That’s the reality and opportunity brought to you by the mobile film industry. Narelle Nash won Third Place at the International Mobile Film Festival and her film, The Actor received a nomination for Best Comedy by the Global Mobile Film Awards™ 2018.
Episode 34 of the SBP Podcast: The Voice of Mobile Film™ is a fun conversation with Narelle Nash who is an actor living in Australia. When she heard about making movies with smartphones and that some notable directors were doing it, she decided to jump in and give it a shot. Her story is a comedy about what actors go through auditioning for parts in films. And yes, it’s funny. Narelle attended #MFF2018SanDiego where her film screened and she was able to witness the reaction to her film from the audience in person. To her surprise, she was awarded the Third Place award and she flew home to Australia with her trophy and a nomination in the “Oscars” of mobile film, Global Mobile Film Awards™.
Her award is proof that with a good story idea and some storytelling skills, you can make a film worthy of an award at an international film festival. Her film was selected by a panel of judges. Although people will tell you that you need to have this, or that, for making a good film…well, that’s not always the case. Narelle used an apartment as her location and a wall as a staging area, some laptops and a funny story line with good actors. Oh, and there was the lamp for light. Listen to the story she shares about how they pulled it off. It may inspire you into jumping into making that idea for a story into a mobile film today, instead of waiting to buy equipment. The Actor was her first filmmaking experience. She had some previous experience in theater and acting but she never directed a film before. She shot her film with an iPhone, if you are wondering.
And if you still doubt where mobile filmmaking can lead you, well…once you make a film with your phone and connect with other mobile filmmakers, you will be inspired to keep making mobile films. Don’t be surprised if you hear about her next mobile film for #MFF2019SanDiego.
SBP Podcast: The Voice of Mobile Film™ is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones.
Watch her Award Winning film, The Actor: https://youtu.be/2lwG5F4Eavg
Narelle received some publicity in Australia, how cool is that? https://www.theleader.com.au/story/5427553/amateur-filmmaker-on-a-roll/?cs=3942
Check in on Narelle Nash on imdB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5775642/
Her new business venture website: http://www.roleplay4solutions.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roleplay4solutions/
Mentioned in the podcast was the launch on June 21st of the Mobile Film Community and Movement #MobilizeStories and monthly contests. Check it out on the website: www.mobilizestories.com and use the Hashtag #MobilizeStories to connect with the community.
MobilizeStories Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @mobilizestories
Our Links:
Subscribe and listen to bonus episodes and more on Patreon: http://patreon.com/sbppodcast
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iTunes/Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sbp-podcast/id1296673665
International Mobile Film Festival Website: http://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com
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Susy Botello on Twitter: http://twitter.com/susybotello
© Copyright 2018 S. Botello Productions™. All rights reserved.

When A Story Hits Home and Smartphone Filmmaking with Pamela and Anthony Bradley Episode 33

I Don’t Know was the title of their mobile film which screened during the International Mobile Film Festival 2018. Mother and son from San Diego share their story in the Community Stories category during #MFF2018SanDiego about life caring for her Mom who has Alzheimers in episode 33 of the SBP Podcast.
Anthony is an indie filmmaker and has been making films since he was a kid. Pamela attended our Mobile Filmmaking Panel at Comic-Con International San Diego in 2016. She was inspired to make a film using her smartphone and turned to her filmmaker son and shared her idea. Their story is interesting because they are already planning their next mobile film.
I share some tips and tricks with them for their next film during the podcast and they share their experience. They share apps and other mobile filmmaking information from their experience. Anthony named an app for AR storyboarding called Blocker.
Community Stories is a program we created when we began to organize our film festival and we hope more people share stories from within their community or culture using their smartphones to capture it. It’s purpose is to give a voice to the story from within. We discuss the purpose of sharing internal stories and how it can help connect people from different generations, such as kids making films of their grandparents. We believe that by filling the gap between grandparents and grandchildren with stories would benefit relationships and shed a new light on grandparents and the elderly in society.
This podcast is filled with mobile filmmaking information from our guests. The results of our Twitter polling on Android video editing apps is mentioned at the end of the podcast. Submissions for #MFF2019SanDiego are now open.
SBP Podcast: The Voice of Mobile Film™ is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones.
Watch Pamela and Anthony’s film, I Don’t Know below. We do need to warn viewers that it may be a bit uncomfortable for some audiences. It’s a documentary in the life of someone living with Alzheimer's Disease.
https://youtu.be/xEB-v1tKPKU
Links to follow Pamela Bradley:
Website: http://pamelabradley.mykajabi.com
Facebook: @liverockfit
Instagram: @pamela2beme
Links to follow Anthony Bradley:
Website: http://www.aircapitalproductions.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/aircapitalproductions
Twitter: @aircapitalpro
Instagram: @aircapitalpro
Our Links:
Subscribe and listen to bonus episodes and more on Patreon: http://patreon.com/sbppodcast
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International Mobile Film Festival Website: http://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com
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Susy Botello on Twitter: http://twitter.com/susybotello
© Copyright 2018 S. Botello Productions™. All rights reserved.

Winning Inspired Passion for Mobile Film with Maxim Mussel Episode 32

He made his first mobile film with an iPhone 4s and won an award which inspired him to start his own film festival, teach mobile filmmaking and write a book. Episode 32 of the SBP Podcast: The voice of mobile film™ discusses the work of Maxim Mussel in Russia. Max won third place in IMFF 2014 with his film, Lisbon Live. Today, he is an expert with the growing movement in mobile filmmaking.
Meet Max. Max shares his book about mobile filmmaking with “100 Steps” which are simple and easy to follow. The book will be available this fall on Amazon in English. Max is a true believer in the art and opportunities of mobile filmmaking for the independent film industry. His passion for the industry is geared toward the artistic and personal potential of making films with smartphones. In our podcast, we discuss several points of view about storytelling with film and the impact of film in storytelling. The democratization of filmmaking using smartphone cameras and the influence of the process in the traditional indie film industry and the Hollywood industry.
There is much to think about in this conversation with Max as we realize mobile film is much more than an opportunity for filmmakers who cannot afford a camera!
Check out Lisbon Live, Max’s film which won Third Place at the 2014 International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego:
https://youtu.be/-WuJXo9FgPQ
You can follow some of Max’s work through his social media:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/mobilefilmmaker
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/mobilefilmmaker/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/videoma
SBP Podcast: The Voice of Mobile Film™ is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones.
Our Links:
Subscribe and listen to bonus episodes and more on Patreon: http://patreon.com/sbppodcast
SBP Podcast Blog: http://sbppodcast.wordpress.com
SBP Podcast Website: http://sbppodcast.studio
International Mobile Film Festival Website: http://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/sbppodcast
Twitter: http://twitter.com/sbppodcast
Susy Botello on Twitter: http://twitter.com/susybotello
© Copyright 2018 S. Botello Productions™. All rights reserved.