In this episode Blake talks about indie filmmakers Sean Baker and Brady Corbet and the Oscar wins for their films Anora and The Brutalist. Oh, and are they really both broke?

Learn more about my indie film:

http://www.caseymakesamixtape.com

Watch Variety's Directors on Directors:

https://youtu.be/3e5BQ1cFXzg?si=hsjElpmhYT7LE3KM

Watch "Why to NOT make a film with an iPhone" series:

https://youtu.be/VzHTiU8afyg

Thanks for listening!

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In this episode Blake interviews filmmaker & educator Bart Weiss about his new book, "Smartphone Cinema - Making Great Films with Your Mobile Phone".

Buy the book here:

https://geni.us/F3UtDSd (Amazon)

https://geni.us/G1NO (from publisher)

https://videofest.org/services/newsletter (Bart's newsletter)

In this episode Blake does a general overview of various distribution options to consider for low & micro-budget indie films.

▶︎ Check out my film: http://www.caseymakesamixtape.com

▶︎ My past work on Tubi, etc:

CONTINUUM (sci-fi) https://tubitv.com/movies/100003266/continuum

KILLING DOWN (action) https://tubitv.com/movies/100000518/killing-down?start=true

PINK (dark comedy) https://www.pinktheseries.com/

▶︎ Other mentioned sites:

http://www.filmhub.com

http//www.bitmax.net

http://www.premieredigital.com/

http://www.filmfreeway.com

Disappearing Boy (micro-budget indie film)

https://youtu.be/Bz2Zxo0MS_A?si=UIcLtId1JA9D4O34

© 2024 ImageWorks Inc.

The podcast is back after a hiatus! In this episode Blake gives an update on his feature film "Casey Makes A Mixtape" and also discusses how he used an iPhone and Apple log in the film's production.

Learn more about the film:

https://www.loudpictures.com/casey-makes-a-mixtape

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In this episode Blake tries to figure out why smartphone gimbals don't seem to be as popular as they used to be.

NEW Short Film Course:  
https://geni.us/DIYShortFilmSave10 (SAVE 10%)  

Music video shot on RED and iPhone:
https://youtu.be/gPO0UVCTys8

Main YouTube Channel:  
http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers

Thanks for listening!        
© 2023 ImageWorks Inc.

In this episode Blake talks about the release of the $50/year V7 subscription version of FiLMiC Pro and how it might affect the mobile filmmaking community.

Mobile filmmaking courses:
https://academy.iphoneographers.tv  

FiLMiC Pro LUT Packs:
https://www.iphoneographers.tv/shop  

Main YouTube Channel:  
http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers  

Thanks for listening!      
© 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

In this episode Blake talks about why he loves his iPad Pro, but almost never uses it and tries to figure out why that is the case.

Mobile filmmaking courses:
https://academy.iphoneographers.tv

FiLMiC Pro LUT Packs:
https://www.iphoneographers.tv/shop

Main YouTube Channel:  
http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers

Thanks for listening!      
© 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

In this episode Blake breaks down the latest info surrounding the FiLMiC Pro subscription model controversy, which if you haven't been paying attention has really stirred up quite the storm in the mobile filmmaking community.

Mobile filmmaking courses:
https://academy.iphoneographers.tv        

FiLMiC Pro LUT Packs:
https://www.iphoneographers.tv/shop

Main YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers           

Thanks for listening!    
© 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

In this episode Blake looks at why he's not (yet) excited about the iPhone release.

Mobile filmmaking courses:  
https://academy.iphoneographers.tv     

FiLMiC Pro LUT Packs:
https://www.iphoneographers.tv/shop     

Main YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers        

Thanks for listening!    
© 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

In this episode Blake discusses why he uses external lenses on an iPhone and goes into detail on how he did this shooting his latest short film.

"Preowned" behind-the-scenes:
https://youtu.be/bHXViOfvtVY

Mobile filmmaking courses:
https://academy.iphoneographers.tv  

FiLMiC Pro LUT Packs:
https://www.iphoneographers.tv/shop  

YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers     

Thanks for listening!  
© 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

This is a sub-series of the main "Almost Professional" podcast called "The Breakdown". In it Blake talks about how various movies are made and how you can apply those filmmaking techniques to your own work.

In this episode he discusses Top Gun: Maverick and why it matters to the filmmaking and film-going world.

Watch this episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/4Y4IoctqQdU

Thanks for listening!
© 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

Blake is bored with "Filmmaking YouTube"... How about you? :)

Mobile filmmaking courses:
https://academy.iphoneographers.tv

FiLMiC Pro LUT Packs:
https://www.iphoneographers.tv/shop

YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers   

Thanks for listening!  
© 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

In this episode Blake looks at some of the latest video features in the iPhone (and the FiLMiC Pro app) that might just be ahead of their time.

Mobile filmmaking courses:
https://academy.iphoneographers.tv

YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers

Thanks for listening!
© 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

In this episode Blake talks about his top reasons why he chose to shoot a new short film on the iPhone 13 Pro Max.

Mobile filmmaking courses:
https://academy.iphoneographers.tv

YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers

Thanks for listening!
© 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

In this episode Blake explains why he is NOT getting a new Mac Studio even though they sure look tempting... Also, be on the lookout for a new sub series coming soon to this podcast that breaks down how movies are made so you can then make one yourself - but for little to no money.  

In case you do want a Mac Studio... :)
https://geni.us/jnba3 (B&H)

Mobile filmmaking courses:  
https://academy.iphoneographers.tv             

YouTube Channel:  
http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers               

Thanks for listening!  
© 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

In this episode Blake looks at the state of mobile video & filmmaking tech as we move into 2022 and beyond.  

Mobile filmmaking courses:  
https://academy.iphoneographers.tv         

YouTube Channel:  
http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers           

Thanks for listening!  
© 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

Annual recap of Blake's favorite mobile video & filmmaking tech of 2021.

Complete list with video & product links:
https://www.iphoneographers.tv/post/favorite-mobile-video-tech-of-2021

Mobile filmmaking courses:  
https://academy.iphoneographers.tv     

YouTube Channel:  
http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers       

Thanks for listening!  
© 2021 ImageWorks Inc.

In this episode Blake talks about the one location set Jake Gyllenhaal film "The Guilty" and why it's a good idea as an indie filmmaker to try this yourself.

Mobile filmmaking courses:
https://academy.iphoneographers.tv  

YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers    

Thanks for listening!
© 2021 ImageWorks Inc.

In this episode Blake looks at how using the iPhone 13 Pro, FiLMiC Pro & ProRes all add up to finally making the iPhone Pro live up to its name. Also, be sure to listen until the end to check out a NEW addition to the podcast... the "Almost Professional Movie Review".

Mobile filmmaking courses:
https://academy.iphoneographers.tv

YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers  

Thanks for listening!
© 2021 ImageWorks Inc.