SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking
The Voice of Mobile Film™ is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones. S. Botello Productions (SBP) is a pioneer in the mobile filmmaking industry. Hosted, produced and edited by Susy Botello without AI.
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Tuesday Mar 13, 2018
Tuesday Mar 13, 2018
Ten years. Perhaps you just found out recently that people are making movies with mobile phones. It may come as a shock that it’s been going on for over ten years. But we recently met someone who has been making films using cell phones and more recently with smartphones since 2008. Meet Jason van Genderen in Australia. A pioneer filmmaker in the mobile filmmaking industry.
About two days after Jason launched his project: Filmbreaker, we recorded this podcast episode 21. Now, we are in San Diego which is history to Australia since they are a day into the future from us. But in about one day, after launching a Facebook page and the project, Jason had surpassed his goal. He planned to spend the rest of 2018 traveling and speaking at events geared toward mobile filmmakers to reach ten thousand followers to the project. But he passed that goal in one day. So when we were scheduled to record our podcast a couple days in, Jason was thrilled with enthusiasm…sort of elated with the results.
In this podcast, we asked Jason to tell us about where he came from and what drove him to make films with phones when hardly anyone else was doing it beyond experimenting. Jason shared that the technicalities of video production with professional cameras he used for videos before cell phones were actually keeping him from focusing on the story part of his videos. Once he began to use his phone with all the simplicities, he was able to focus more on the storytelling aspect of making films and videos. He won an award at TropFest and he just, well, he didn’t say it but we know what happened. He got bitten by the mobile filmmaking bug and became passionate about making films with phones.
You’ll want to listen to the podcast to understand a bit of the history of how we arrived here, ten years later. The conversation finds us comparing notes about the beginning of the mobile film industry from each of our perspectives. There is a story within this podcast which takes a little imagination to realize. But the best part is where we go from here. And that is where you, the listener, can take the story. Now it’s your turn to be a part of a great movement, a great community, and a great story. The story of mobile film began over ten years ago. Today is the beginning of the future of that story and it includes you and everyone with a phone camera. If you accept the dare to make films and share your stories using your smartphone camera.
You will want to tune in to our exclusive bonus podcast on our Patreon page for our patrons. Jason shares all you need to know about settings on your phone and apps. You will learn how to go into your settings to make sure you get the most of your video recordings for your films and then Jason brings up settings on apps used for filmmaking.
SBP Podcast is The Voice Of Mobile Film™ hosted by Susy Botello, founder of the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego, California.
Watch Jason’s film, Mankind Is No Island. The film won an award at Tropfest in New York, in 2008:
https://youtu.be/ZrDxe9gK8Gk
Follow Jason van Genderen:
Website:
http://www.pocketfilmacademy.com
Filmbreaker on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/filmbreaker/
Pocket Film Academy on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pocketfilmacademy/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/pocketfilmacademy/
SBP Links:
Patron Bonus Podcast Episodes and Discounts 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.
Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
It’s one thing to make films as an art of self-expression and then there is the art of making films as a profession for clients. As the popularity of smartphone video spreads into the business industry, more people are becoming aware of the benefits of quality versus cost when hiring videographers and producers using smartphone cameras as opposed to big expensive cameras. Cassius Rayner is in London and he teaches smartphone video production.
During the podcast discussion with Cassius, he shares the popularity of mobile video production with journalism as more and more reporters are adopting the medium in the UK through “MoJo” a popular nickname for Mobile Journalism. Cassius is an experienced filmmaker and videographer and his stories bring us to understand why a professional would choose to use his or her smartphone as the camera to produce professional videos for their clients. He shares some tips and approaches to making professional videos for a paying client.
We also asked Cassius to share how to make videos for your clients for our patrons on our Patreon platform. Subscribe to get access to this exclusive bonus podcast and others. You will also get discounts and early access to get tickets to the International Mobile Film Festival April 28 & 29.
Watch the short version video we spoke about during the podcast:
https://youtu.be/mqQjscYLFTo
Follow Cassius Rayner:
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/gofilmit
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/gofilmit/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/gofilmit
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/gomakefilms
Cassius’ Website:
https://www.mobilefilmmaking.com
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/gomakefilms
SBP Links:
Patron Bonus Podcast Episodes and Discounts 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.
Monday Feb 26, 2018
Monday Feb 26, 2018
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
SBP Links:
Patron Bonus Podcast Episodes and Festival Ticket Discounts 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.
Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
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
SBP Links:
Patron Bonus Podcast Episodes and Discounts 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.
Monday Feb 12, 2018
Monday Feb 12, 2018
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/
SBP Links:
Patron Bonus Podcast Episodes and Discounts 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.
