How To Actually Shoot a Movie On Your iPhone

Published: Aug. 24, 2023, 8 a.m.

Emerging filmmakers have heard the following advice over and over again. \u201cThere\u2019s no excuse not to start filming. You can make a movie on your iPhone.\u201d Well, shooting a film on your iPhone is more complicated than it sounds, especially when you have such a short deadline.\xa0\n\nIn this episode, No Film School\u2019s GG Hawkins speaks with director Meghan Ross and editor Lauren Paige Sanders to discuss:\n\nWorking with Adobe to create a short film, on an iPhone, in only 30 days\n\nRealizing they would have to be really flexible for the project\n\nHow editing moved faster by syncing footage early on in Adobe Premiere\xa0\n\nFilming on three different iPhones\n\nTrusting the editor\u2019s vision and storytelling abilities\n\nWorking with an aggressive post timeline\xa0\n\nWhy Meghan decided to star in the film herself\n\nWhy it's important to have an AD\n\nOne of Lauren\u2019s favorite things she has ever edited\xa0\n\nUsing hot keys for everything you do in editing\n\nAdobe\u2019s goal behind this short film\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cWorking with an iphone instead of camera footage sounds easier, but it can be more challenging.\u201d [6:25]\n\n\u201cI like to be challenged in terms of editing. I like when stuff isn\u2019t just laid out there for me and I have to figure it out.\u201d [23:47]\n\n\u201cGo with what you know, but feel free to explore outside of that.\u201d [36:36]\n\n\u201cYou\u2019re sharing this work on stage with this team of people. You are sharing the failures and you\u2019re sharing the wins.\u201d [38:32]\n\n\n\nResources:\nMeghan\u2019s website\nLauren\u2019s website\nThe Making Of The Making Of an Austin Short Film masterpiece\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices