SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking

Mobile Filmmaking and Storytelling With Students In Nigeria with Shola Ajayi Episode 19

Shola Ajayi is from New York and she worked with youth organizations in New York teaching people how to tell stories. That work inspired Shola to be the person she is today and her work with the UR4Africa organization. Shola’s father worked in Lagos in Nigeria and growing up she would visit him there during summer vacations. After college she moved back there for a year and she struggled at first because there were many things about living there she was not used to. One day, she made a decision to go to film school and tell stories about Nigeria.
She then went back to Nigeria to make a film for her thesis project. That’s when things began to really inspire her because the entire community offered its support to her in order to make her film. There were many challenges to make her film including intermittent power supply and other issues. But she was able to overcome them thanks to the community’s support. But also, young people were really curious as to how she was making her film. That experience was what inspired UR4Africa. Her thesis project turned into something bigger. Shola traveled back and forth from New York to Nigeria and soon decided to work in Nigeria full-time.
Her story and her experience is definitely worth listening to her explain the work of the organization, their mission and goals and how and why they decided to get involved in mobile filmmaking. The program launched last year, in 2017.
Shola talks about creativity with storytelling with film because with limited resources troubleshooting and creativity are a must. This episode is very informative about storytelling in a community and how some communities with the least resources can make mobile filmmaking work for them to share their stories with the entire world.
You can reach Shola in the UR4Africa organization at team@ur4africa.com. Be sure to mention SBP Podcast or something referring to our podcast in the subject line so she doesn’t miss your email.
Website for their media content: www.UR4Africa.com
Website for the Youth Program: www.publicartafrica.org
Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @PublicArtAfrica and @UR4Africa
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International Mobile Film Festival Website:
http://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com
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Getting Technical With Smartphone Video with Prakash Gandhi Episode 18

Prakash Gandhi has a story to share about how he was motivated to become an innovative smartphone videographer and build his business around it. On this episode of the SBP Podcast, he shares how he decided to go from being a dancer to becoming a videographer using mobile cameras, none of which were DSLRs.
Prakash made a promotional video sharing the story of a business using an iPhone and submitted it to the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego where the film was accepted in 2015. He came to San Diego from Austin, Texas and participated in the event and met other mobile filmmakers which he still supports. Prakash has lots of experience shooting videos for his clients but his favorite are travel films and videos he shoots using iPhones. He submitted a film he shot in Italy to the film festival in San Diego #MFF2018SanDiego where he plans to attend and meet new mobile filmmakers and share what he has learned and learn more. He soon created Dhara Visual, a production & filmmaking company.
Prakash shares lots of information, apps, filmmaking gear, techniques and more for our listeners. You won’t want to miss this episode if you are planning a Spring Break trip or vacation as we are getting close to April. There are many apps he shares with you and filmmaking accessories as well.
After you listen to this podcast, be sure to catch the bonus SBP Podcast for our patrons on the Patreon page for detailed advice and information on making awesome travel videos with smartphones.
Watch one of his travel video’s featuring India
https://youtu.be/pJXYfJfbEo8
Follow Prakash Gandhi’s Company Dhara Visual
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/dharavisual
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/dharavisual/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/dharavisual
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCugRIdG4exhI71JWnUsAuNQ
Vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/dharavisual
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International Mobile Film Festival Website:
http://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com
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Father and Daughter Mobile Smartphone Filmmakers with Anthony De La Cruz and Miranda Mullings Episode 17

Meet a father and daughter who are making films using their smartphones. Miranda Mullings was 11-years-old last year, and her father, Anthony De La Cruz is an actor. In 2016, he made a film that he submitted into the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego. So when he decided to make a new film for our film festival last year, his daughter decided that she wanted to make a film using her smartphone as well. Miranda was inspired by the experience her father had in the festival in 2016. However, she was also invited during the Q&A Panel, by the founder of the festival, to make a movie with a mobile phone and submit it to the festival for 2017.
Miranda was shy and quiet and even her teachers were pointing it out to her parents. But we invited Miranda to come with her father and another filmmaker to promote the festival event in the San Diego KUSI news channel to be interviewed. Miranda took part in the festival’s Q&A Panel with her father and answered questions from the moderator and attendees. Making a movie with her smartphone and being exposed to public speaking helped Miranda grow into a more confident person. Now, as a 12-year-old filmmaker, she made a new film for this year’s #MFF2018SanDiego. She looks forward to being in the film festival again and her filmmaking skills are evolving quite fast. She already has a story in mind for her next film.
Listen to Miranda and her father talk about making films using smartphones and you will be inspired no matter what your age is. Their story is one for all families and mobile filmmaking may bring you closer to your parents or your children through storytelling.
You can meet Miranda and Anthony during our film festival this year on April 28 & 29 in San Diego. Also, listen to the bonus episode with them on our Patreon page where they share tips to help parents and kids make films and support each other as filmmakers.
During this podcast, SBP Ambassador Aaron Nabus joins us as Guest Host. You can listen to Aaron’s podcast at HallH.com
*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/
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SBP Podcast Blog:
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SBP Podcast Website:
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International Mobile Film Festival Website:
http://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com
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Sharing A Message With A Story In Your Mobile Film with Brian Hennings Episode 16

Episode 16 of the SBP Podcast: The Voice of Mobile Film
When it comes to making movies and sharing stories through film using a smartphone camera there is a focus in the quality of the footage because it’s still hard for people to perceive that you can make great films using the camera on a phone. Truth be told, you can share a compelling story through film with any camera. Using the camera on your smartphone, however, can open doors to storytellers. Whether you are an experienced filmmaker, an elderly person, a 11 year old child or someone without any budget whatsoever anywhere in the world, you now have the power to share your story through film. But what most stories do is not simply connect us but to provoke empathy and most importantly, send a message from your pocket to everyone around the world.
Brian Hennings is a storyteller by every means. He is primarily a writer and he has decided to share some of his stories through film using his Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Brian participated and attended the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego in April 2017 with his film, Express. His newest film, Focus, was accepted this year as well and he will be attending the festival again next April. Aside from the quality of the footage he achieved with his smartphone, we discuss the story and the messages behind his films. All stories send a message, even if the filmmaker was not intending to. We discuss why it’s a good idea to pay attention to the message you send with your story during the filmmaking process.
Without giving away too much about his film, Brian discusses the message in his story and how the smartphone was the perfect camera to use to convey the message in his film.
If you are able to attend the official International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego, you can watch his newest film Focus and meet Brian Hennings and listen to him and ask questions during the Q&A Panel.
Make sure you sign up as a patron on our Patreon page so you can listen to the bonus podcast with Brian about Story Structure, which can help the success of your films.
You can watch Brian’s mobile film Express, that screened during #MFF2017SanDiego on Vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/193207326
Express is also on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7402814/
You can follow Lot 3 Media on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lot3Media/
Here is a news article featuring Brian Hennings and his film, Express: https://goo.gl/2Vodyv
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International Mobile Film Festival Website:
http://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com
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The Actor's Perspective in Mobile Filmmaking with Raphael Corkhill Episode 15

Episode 15 of the SBP Podcast: The Voice of Mobile Film. A conversation with Raphael Corkhill, a leading actor in Conrad Mess' film Time To Pay Off Debts shot in New York. Screened in the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego in April 2016 as the first screening in the U.S.
Raphael is living in New York but is from Wales and lived in London. He has also lived in L.A. and is an accomplished actor. His first work in the mobile film industry was as one of the leads in Time To Pay Off Debts, directed by famed iPhone filmmaker Conrad Mess in 2015 which we screened in the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego. Our screening was the first in the U.S.
Raphael was one of the burglars in the film, which is a Mobster film set after WWII. The film was shot in New York.
Our discussion begins with the experience on working in the film directed by Conrad Mess who is the world’s most awarded iPhone filmmaker. However, the discussion quickly gets passionate as we discuss our views and perspectives on storytelling through the film medium and how he views it as an actor in the entertainment industry. There is no clear defining line between our perspectives, which makes the conversation a bit more interesting and entertaining.
The importance of a good film is the story. Raphael spoke about the importance of sticking to a story during filmmaking. He says the effects, the musical score, and such are important but if you don’t have a story to captivate your audience and keep them engaged then they won’t watch the film.
Talked about the current state of tech and where it’s heading. But the concept of storytelling is still the same as it was in the beginning of humankind. However, the methods of storytelling are advancing and evolving as we speak and it’s happening fast.
We also discussed acting and how the audience’s perspective affects the absorption of the message of a story according to a performance.
Raphael explained his experience in being directed via Skype during Time To Pay Off Debts when they ran out of time and Conrad Mess had to leave the location of the production before it was complete.
Time To Pay Off Debts was Raphael’s only experience working in a mobile film. We interviewed Raphael a few years back on our blog MobileMedia.press and we share a link to that below: The Challenge Of Smartphone Filmmaking. It is an in-depth interview with Conrad Mess about the film and Raphael Corkhill about his experience.
We also include a link to watch the film: Time To Pay Off Debts where you can watch Raphael in action. We need to warn you, the film is not kid friendly.
Our Patreon page has a bonus podcast interview with Raphael which is highly informative about acting for another medium which most people don’t even realize requires acting skills, and you’ll have to go there to find out what it is. You will not be disappointed!
Raphael Corkhill on IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4875282/
Raphael Corkhill on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/raphaelcorkhill
Raphael Corkhill on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rcorkhill/
The Challenge Of Smartphone Filmmaking (MobileMedia.press):
https://mobilefilmmedia.wordpress.com/2016/11/01/the-challenge-of-smartphone-filmmaking/
Time To Pay Off Debts Video:
https://youtu.be/E8fysjUBUWM
Mentioned in Blog (IMFF 2018 sponsor) Red Giant:
https://www.redgiant.com
Patron Bonus Podcast Episodes and Discounts on Patreon:
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SBP Podcast Blog:
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International Mobile Film Festival Website:
http://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com
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