SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking

Episode 14 Claudinho Andres in Santiago, Chile Published 1/22/18 Music In Films Shot With Smartphones SBP Podcast: The Voice Of Mobile Film Shooting music videos with a smartphone is tricky but also quite an advantage over full sized cameras and crew. If you are considering getting creative with your film with regards to mixing footage and music, especially if your music is rhythmic, then take notes while our guest shares his experience and insights. Claudinho Andres Gomez attended the International Mobile Film Festival in April 2017 as a participant with a short music video. His film, Beat the city, was shot with a smartphone and no audio capturing gear while he was studying in New York. He broke the rules set by his instructor and bypassed the norms in his filmmaking studies in order to make his film. The outcome of his experiment is part of the podcast. Claudinho has made films and participated in many film festivals but he surprised us with his candid observations and what he experienced in our film festival in San Diego. Beat The City is currently available at Amazon so, while we cannot share the entire video, we share a link for the trailer with you. As you listen to the podcast, you will find Claudinho is a serious artist. The details and backstory to the making of his film provides a great resource to everyone who is looking to make a music video guided by a story with a message. We also asked him to share The Science Of Music In Films Shot With Smartphones which is available exclusively to our patron subscribers as a bonus episode to this podcast on Patreon.com. You will find it at www.patreon.com/sbppodast Watch the trailer to Beat The City: https://vimeo.com/184168197 Beat The City on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/BEAT-CITY-Claudinho-Andres-Gomez/dp/B01M97W8EW/ref=sr11?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1481641297&sr=1-1&keywords=beat+the+city Beat The City Website: http://www.beatthecityfilm.com Bonus Podcast - The Science Of Music In Films Shot With Smartphones: http://patreon.com/sbppodcast Mentioned in Podcast - Sponsor for IMFF 2017 & 18: http://FilmConvert.com (Color Grading Software) SBP Podcast Blog: http://sbppodcast.wordpress.com SBP Podcast Website: http://sbppodcast.studio 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.

Smartphone Video For The Entrepreneur with Francesca Jago Episode 13 SBP Podcast Mobile Film If you are a filmmaker, you are your own brand. If you have a business, then you have a brand. Video is popular because it’s one of the best ways to promote your brand’s story or message and product. Filmmaker’s need to promote their products which are their films. Our guest has built a brand around her skills making films by empowering entrepreneurs. She teaches “solopreneurs” on making smartphone videos. We discuss running a small business using a smartphone to create great videos to promote your business and brand in-depth. Get Ahead Media is a great resource for businesses because you can access eBooks, Video Tips and Workshops. If you are a novice in making videos with your smartphone or if you are ready to invest in this trending effective practice, there is a lot there for you to learn from. Do you need a script? What is the best way to shoot yourself in a video? What about capturing good audio? How do you stabilize your video? Do you need apps to shoot or edit? This episode is a lot of fun and entertaining to listen to and you will learn a lot of insights. It’s 2018. Maybe it’s time for you to jump in on the smartphone video trend and promote your brand! Don’t miss the bonus podcast for our patrons on Patreon with her excellent step-by-step advice and tips for making great live videos on social media, particularly Facebook. You can access the bonus podcast at http://patreon.com/sbppodcast Watch this short video from Francesca Jago on Smartphone Video for Businesses and brands: https://youtu.be/cvciO2I8jnU Follow Francesca Jago with Get Ahead Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/getaheadmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/getaheadmedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getaheadmedia/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChzI-mllAPBDw4FveJfIA Website: http://francescajagotraining.mykajabi.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/francescajago/ Follow the SBP Podcast: The Voice Of Mobile Film! Facebook: http://facebook.com/sbppodcast Twitter: http://twitter.com/sbppodcast Susy Botello on Twitter: https://twitter.com/susybotello Podcast Website: http://sbppodcast.studio SBP Podcast Blog: https://sbppodcast.wordpress.com Stay in touch with the International Mobile Film Festival on our website: http://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com copyright 2018 S. Botello Productions™. All rights reserved.

SBP Podcast: The Voice of Mobile Film Episode 12 Cinematography As Art In Mobile Film recorded January 2, 2018 Published January 8, 2018 A deep discussion into cinematography and filmmaking as an art form is the theme for our first podcast in 2018. We had the pleasure of meeting Blake Worrell, the director and actor behind the smartphone camera in the globally awarded mobile film, Dissolution. The film was awarded for Best Cinematography by the Global Mobile Film Awards last December and was a dramatic short film which Blake dissects with his own spoken words in our podcast. For any filmmaker, not just mobile filmmakers, Blake shares his thinking and how his emotional attachment to the story turns into a visual story through film. We discuss a bit of Blake’s beginnings in post-production and go for a ride through how he turned his vision as a director into a film as a cinematographer. After you listen to this podcast, you can become a subscriber to our Patreon page to benefit from the bonus exclusive podcast with Blake where he shares advice and tips on how best to direct and act in your own film. SBP Podcast Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/sbppodcast Watch Dissolution: https://youtu.be/aeLym1cjE00 Blake’s Website http://www.blakeworrell.com Blake Worrell on the Global Mobile Film Awards Website https://globalmobilefilmawards.wordpress.com/awards/ Susy Botello on Twitter: https://twitter.com/susybotello Podcast Website: http://sbppodcast.studio SBP Podcast Blog: https://sbppodcast.wordpress.com Copyright 2018 S. Botello Productions™. All rights reserved.

A special New Year’s Eve edition of our podcast recaps 2017 with our friend and co-host Aaron Nabus, of the Hall H Show podcast in San Diego. The Hall H Show began in 2016. Aaron shares how he stumbled into mobile filmmaking as he attended the Mobile Filmmaking Panel with founder Susy Botello during Comic-Con International in San Diego in July 2016. Aaron asked me to be a guest in one of his first podcasts and that is when we officially met. Soon after, we were inspired to create “The Voice for Mobile Film” with the SBP Podcast. Aaron also attended our panel in the 2017 Comic-Con International in San Diego and filmed our panel event video using his smartphone. Aaron is also the founder of San Diego Comic Con Fit and a professional Graphic Artist. Our end of the year podcast talk with Aaron discusses the magic of mobile film and it’s connection to the art scene. This is a fun and informative podcast geared for mobile filmmakers and cosplayers. In our opinion, Aaron is a hard-core and professional comic-con guru so we learned a lot from him. We discuss Aaron’s podcast which focuses on comics celebrities attending comic-cons. Hall H is not affiliated, connected or associated with Comic-Con International. Hall H is a news and media blog covering the Comic Book Culture universe – providing exclusive interviews with artists, writers and other creatives as well as introspective commentary about comic books, pop culture, movies, television, anime, manga, collectibles, poster art and more! Aaron is a Artist Alley Evangelist. Aaron’s co-host on the Hall H Show Podcast is Alex Benedicto. We published a special bonus podcast on our Patreon page where Aaron shares the best and mot in-depth tips anywhere about how to be Comic-Con ready. We also add some creative tips for sharing your experience at Comic-Con with smartphone videos without loading your bag with filmmaking gear. Subscribe to be our patron to listen to the exclusive bonus episode with Aaron and others from our previous guests. SBP Podcast Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/sbppodcast Hall H Show website: Hall H Show Twitter: Hall H Show on Facebook: Comic Con Fit on Facebook: Aaron Nabus on Twitter: Follow our podcast on Twitter and Facebook! Twitter: Facebook: Susy Botello on Twitter: Podcast Website: SBP Podcast Blog: copyright 2017 S. Botello Productions™. All rights reserved.

Episode 10 of the SBP Podcast Mobile Film was recorded December 18, 2017. Mithran Maharajan’s film, Figment was his first film shot with a smartphone and it recently won the Best Film Award in 2017 by Global Mobile Film Awards on December 10. We catch up with Mithran in Canada, and discuss the mobile filmmaking. Mithran shares many tips and some advice with our listeners. Some of the topics we discuss are: Mithran’s next project, a feature-length film shot with a smartphone, will be 90 minutes long We discuss the best film lengths for film festivals to keep in mind Challenges for shooting with smartphones such as audio, phone memory and phone camera setting tips to shoot one film using separate phones Documentary filmmaking with smartphones as a means to share intriguing stories and events His mobile filmmaking experience with the child actors in his film High quality films and the director’s vision Watch the film below: Figment: Mithran's Website: Global Mobile Film Awards: https://globalmobilefilmawards.wordpress.com/awards/ Listn to the bonus podcast, exclusively for our patron subscribers: Follow our podcast on Facebook and Twitter Facebook: Twitter: Susy Botello on Twitter: Copyright 2017 S. Botello Productions™ All rights reserved.

Aris Tyros lives in Toronto, Canada. He was one of the filmmakers who traveled to San Diego for the 6th annual International Mobile Film Festival. He flew home with the trophy for Second Prize with his film shot with an iPhone 6S: How I Became A Movie Theatre Murderer. Aris’ film was the first film submitted to the festival. The film was also nominated for Best Director award at the Global Mobile Film Awards, which is an Awards Ceremony dubbed as the “Oscars” of the mobile film industry. Two days before the recording of this podcast, Aris won the award for Best Director. Episode 9 of the SBP Podcast interviews Aris about how his film began with a concern about what to do in a situation, such as the incident which took place in 2012 where a man shot and killed people inside a movie theater. His concern travelled from inside his mind into his pocket as he reached for his smartphone and used it to turn his concern into a story and then crafted a movie to share with the entire world. Aris shares his feelings about winning the award and then he shares how he developed the film from start to finish. We talk about acquiring the location, a movie theater, for his movie and why he insisted in using a real movie theater even after being turned down, due to the nature of his film. The app he used to film it. How he achieved the sound for his film, and why he made the decisions he made. We discussed lighting and gave some tips on achieving good lighting for a smartphone film. Aris shared his VR (Virtual Reality) film project and we discussed the VR trend as well. Since we are leaving 2017, we asked Aris what his plans are for 2018 and he shares another idea which he may turn into a movie next year. We also asked him to share tips and tricks for anyone planning to make a VR film which is available as a bonus episode exclusively on our Patreon page for subscribers who support us as a token of gratitude. www.Patreon.com/sbppodcast The movie Aris won the awards with is 5 minutes long because in order to qualify for the International Mobile Film Festival’s short film competition, the films have to be no longer than five minutes. However, we told Aris during the interview we would share his original version. Here is the direct link to his film. Beware, it’s entertaining! How I Became A Movie Theatre Murderer : Follow Aris on Instagram: @ArisTyros His website is www.ArisTyros.com Global Mobile Film Awards: https://globalmobilefilmawards.wordpress.com/awards/ Follow our podcast on Facebook and Twitter. Facebook: Twitter: Susy Botello on Twitter:

Smartphone Cinematography Without A Budget with Chris Stollery Episode 8 SBP Podcast Mobile Film - The Voice of Mobile Film A film shot with an iPhone won First Place at the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego, April 2017. At the time this podcast was published, Chris’ film was awarded Best Experimental film at the Global Mobile Film Awards ceremony, the evening of December 10, 2017. This podcast is a series of questions about the cinematography of the film. It was shot over many months but it appears to have been shot in a few minutes in many different locations. Chris shares some of the techniques he used but was hesitant to give away too much of the “magic” tricks he performed in order to give the film a fluid and natural appearance. He also shared that he and his actor friends come from stage theater and therefore, they were able to monitor themselves. We discussed using great audio without microphones as well. We asked Chris to share some tips and techniques with cinematography for our patrons on our patreon page. Catch the bonus exclusive episode for patrons at www.patreon.com/sbppodcast and the website for the film festival is www.internationalmobilefilmfestival.com The Global Mobile Film Awards website is www.globalmobilefilmawards.com *NO BUDGET * No script, no characters, no story – but this little film is going places Cast: Cineaste One: Richard Pyros Cineaste Two : Josh McConville Cineaste three (and “DOP”) : Yalin Ozucelik Wannabe One: Hugo Weaving Wannabe Two: David Wenham Director/Writer/Cinematographer/Editor/Sound Editor Christopher Stollery Post Sound Steve Toulmin *SYNOPSIS: * Shot and recorded entirely on an iPhone and, as the title suggests, made with no money, this short film follows the debate of two cineastes as they argue the merits, pitfalls and the opportunities now afforded by new technologies to emerging film makers. Enthusiasm and cleverness can get you so far, but is it possible to take the audience on an epic journey when you have No Budget? © 2017 S. Botello Productions™ All rights reserved.

12/04/17 Brian McLane is the founder of Splash Video & Palm Aisles Pictures He shot a full length feature film with his iPhone: The Killer’s Requiem The story revolves around Sonny Calabrese, a loving father and devoted son who spirals into madness after becoming the subject of a bet between angels and demons. During the first part of the podcast, we share an important announcement about the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego next April which includes our guest. Brian McLane talks about his film being a feature length film and shooting it with an iPhone 6S. Brian shares how he backtracked into the film because it started as he was experimenting with his phone and making a film and how he was building the story as he went along. He then decided to make a feature film as other options for the story were not as exciting. Brian’s film is a musical because he is a musician and he had a video on MTV in the late 80’s and he wanted to have all his music in one place but not on a CD, he said that was outdated. He then came across the actors because he already knew them. Lloyd Kaufman is the founder of Troma Entertainment and his fame goes back to Rocky, The Karate Kid and a few other films. Jean Beauvoir of the band Plasmatics has a history that includes The Ramones. Tim Russ of Star Trek Voyager was also in the film and very helpful as a professional and a businessman. He also mentioned George Hardy. He then told us about the sound for his film and syncing for a full length feature film. He called his film a “Back Pack Production” and his guerrilla approach to filming with the iPhone. He talks about the H264 codec and it’s challenges to look great on the big screen which affected the syncing on the sound. He shared which part of the post-production process should be done before another and how sound should be the last part of post. He talks extensively about how he got creative to pull off filming with his phone without permits and how he still had to work with SAG (Screen Actors Guild) to get the actors approved. Brian shares many entertaining stories about how he pulled of shooting his film in different locations. He said, you want to “shoot by the pound.” The advice from Brian are well worth listening to regarding not only shooting and film production tips and techniques, but he also shares advice for planning how to import your footage and quality control in post production. He shot in 4k and the files were huge and the processing on his Macbook laptop was a challenge. He talks about lighting and the challenge when you shoot guerrilla style and you depend on natural light. He also mentions the rights of people in his shots and logos and such because you can get sued when you don’t have permits and are using locations with people who happen to be there. He learned that planning helps overcome some of the challenges of guerrilla filmmaking in post production. A lot of the challenges seemed to be with locations and lighting because when you put your film on a big screen it affects the resolution if the lighting is poor. Brian shares the musical aspect of his film because it’s a subtle rock musical supernatural film and the message of his film’s story. Watch the trailer for the film, The Killer’s Requiem by Brian McLane Follow Brian’s Facebook: International Mobile Film Festival: Become a Patron on our Patreon page to support us and listen to exclusive bonus podcasts with our guests as a thank you: SBP Podcast: The Voice of Mobile Film: Twitter : @SBPpodcast & *@SusyBotello *

Jeffrey Turboff is an award-winning editor at ABC Nightline on television, working mainly in news/documentary. His awards include Emmy, Murrow, Cronkite, Peabody, Deadline Club, and Genesis awards. We begin the podcast with his experience and background and then begin to talk about how we met…there is a bit of talk about his experience when he came to San Diego with the mobile film school kick-off and the International Mobile Film Festival. Jeff talks about his first mobile film, Trumpeter Swan, which was an animation. He shares the details about using apps and his video editing software, AVID, to create his creative film which he submitted to the film festival in 2013. Jeff also shares another animated film, Requiem, which he also submitted to the film festival in 2015. He explains the process, the story behind his animation and then he shares great insights to story structure and mobile filmmaking which should be very useful to creative filmmakers planning or thinking about using their smartphones to create and experiment with mobile filmmaking. There is an exclusive part of this interview, we mentioned in this episode which is available on our Patreon page: Don’t miss a valuable tip for filmmakers! Visit the links below referring to what he discussed, his films, apps he talked about, which he used and his About.me. Jeff’s first Requiem film submitted to IMFF 2015 Fools Parade by Trumpeter Swan submitted to IMFF 2013 Apps Jeff used: OSnap! or https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/osnap!-ultimate-time-lapse/id457402095?ls=1&mt=8 ToonPaint PhotoTropedelic or Jeff on Facebook: Jeff on Twitter: All three Requiem films (2015) Trumpeter Swan Article on Mobile Movie Making: Film Jeff made and shared (not a mobile film) International Mobile Film Festival Patreon Page for SBP Podcast: S. Botello Productions™ All rights reserved.

We have been listening to stories from filmmakers about how to make films using smartphones, but what about actors? What is their perspective being on the other side of the lens of a smartphone camera as a professional actor? We discuss this topic and the topic of the acting profession in-depth with Avaah Blackwell. Her performance in Figment directed by Mithran Maharajan was moving. Figment was nominated for Best Film in the inaugural Global Mobile Film Awards 2017. The film was a 21 minute story about a woman who is held captive in the basement of her husband’s home. Acting in Mobile Film, Episode 5 with Avaah Blackwell 11/20/17 SBP Podcast Mobile Film hosted by Susy Botello We open the discussion with Avaah’s background, studies and experience as an actor. As we continued our discussion, she shared the synopsis of the film in further detail along with her observation of how it was filmed with an iPhone from her perspective. We also discuss her experience as an actor. Avaah’s background includes the Toronto Smartphone Film Festival and we discussed her views and opinions on the industry along with some advice and tips for filmmakers and actors. Avaah Blackwell is a professional actor who has been working as a professional actor and if you want to know how you can make a film using your smartphone, you will want to get the perspective of a professional actor because adding quality to your film is not all about the tools to capture the footage. Yes, the story is key…but you will need very good actors to convey your story and the vision of the story to your audience. You will learn a lot about making amazing films around great stories with this podcast and you’ll want to see it through to the end for some really great tips from our guest. We asked Avaah to share some very sound advice to mobile filmmakers which is available on our Patreon page exclusively to our patrons at Avaah Blackwell is on IMDB IMDB Avail’s website www.avaahblackwell.com Facebook Instagram Our Podcast website is http://SBPpodcast.studio International Mobile Film Festival The SBP Podcast was created by S. Botello Productions™ 

SBP Podcast Mobile Film Episode 4 Making A Thriller Film with A Smartphone with Ren Thackham in Sydney, Australia Ren won the Best Film Award at the SF3 Smartphone Flick Fest in Sydney, Australia. Her film was a thriller short film under 5 minutes. We discuss how she learned about the film festival’s deadline and had 49 hours to make a film using her smartphone. She had an idea and created a storyboard to guide her production. Ren is adamant about the professional aspect of filmmaking to make films using a smartphone. She pretty much was her own crew, so she had to direct as well as edit the film. We discuss clever ways to capture footage for later use and creating a library of audio and video footage. Ren discusses why the mobile phone camera was ideal for a few scenes of the thriller. We discuss creative shots where smartphones can be very helpful, such as putting a phone in plastic clear bag in a fish tank. When it came to the lighting in her film she discusses how over exposed shots sometimes worked well for her thriller. Then we discussed how she used a hand-held microphone for audio. We discuss a number of filmmaking tricks and tips but she also shares some interesting information about crocodiles. Ren manages to use crocodiles in all her films, one way or another. We asked her to share the reason why she makes sure to include them. We also discussed the actors in her film and the performance of her protagonist. We asked Ren to share her experience with SF3 SmartFone Flick Fest. At that point we also discussed the growing community in the mobile filmmaking industry. When we asked Ren to give someone who is thinking about making a mobile film using a smartphone, she discusses the importance of planning and preparation and treating the experience like a professional and doing your best. We thank Ren Thackham for sharing her experience making a short thriller with e smartphone. We hope our podcast shows inspire you and that you learn how to make your own films using smartphones and share great stories with the world. Our website for the International Mobile Film Festival: Ren Thackham is online: Follow the SBP Podcast on Twitter: @SBPpodcast Facebook: Subscribe to our podcast to catch the next episode: International Mobile Film Festival: https://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com Our Patreon. We could use patrons like you! https://www.patreon.com/sbppodcast

Welcome to SBP Podcast by S. Botello Productions! I am Susy Botello. Mobile Film and Video is our focus and innovation is what drives us. My passion for storytelling and technology brings me to connect my experience in video and film to storytelling for everyone—using mobile phones. Hey, everybody, we’re coming to you from San Diego but we’re going down under to Perth Australia. We’re gonna talk to Brian Hennings. His film Express was one of the films we featured in our film festival last April. So let’s get started and let’s talk to Brian. Brian Hennings submitted his short film shot with a Samsung Galaxy S7 Android smartphone and was accepted to the International Mobile Film Festival last April. Brian flew from Perth, Australia to San Diego to participate be a part of the festival. He met other filmmakers and was part of the Q&A Panel. At about 2 minutes: Brian shares about his background and his experience as a storyteller and filmmaker. At about 4:45: Brian shared how his project idea for the short film Express came about and how he got his production team involved to make a great story into a film shot with a smartphone. The film was their first mobile film challenge. At about 7 minutes: I asked Brian about how he achieved the great look to his film and he explained the process. Brian then shared how testing before the production helped them work out the kinks and figure out what problems they would encounter beforehand. Especially, since the location for most of the film took place in a train station. He also explained why his footage was so stable. At about 11 minutes: Since the filming was set at a train station, we asked Brian how he and the crew achieved the sound quality of the film. Brian credits his team for producing an ultimately great film. Express credits: Actors: Sarah Harris and Nicholas Di Nardo Director: Lydia Brisbout Writer: Brian Hennings Producers: Brian Hennings, Lydia Brisbout & James Corker DoP: James Corker Colourist: Matthew Gardner Sound Design: Andrea Colbert Composer: Jamie Murgatroyd Shout-out to Sean Hellend as well About 14:45: Then we ask Brian about the story behind the film. He shared the compelling story of the film and its message. It is a personal story for him as the writer but it’s a story with a message for everyone around the world. At about 23 minutes: Brian discusses the importance of submitting films to film festivals to share stories and give light to important messages. At about 25 minutes: Brian shares submitting to film festivals and attending them and connecting with other filmmakers. At about 28:55: He shares his experience in the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego and about the filmmakers he met during our film festival, including an 11 year-old girl who made her film with a smartphone and also attended. At about 32 minutes: We talk about the importance of mobile filmmaking for the youngest storytellers and the future of film using smartphones. We discussed a bit about the democratization of storytelling through mobile filmmaking. At about 39 minutes: Brian shares his film, Express made it into several film festivals. At about 41:40: We played a little game and then asked Brian if he had any last words or something else he really wanted to share. Brian shared films and television movies and shows coming out of Australia which he would like to recommend to people around the world to watch. He also recommended to seek out more international films in order to connect better as individuals from one country to another. At around 48:20: Brian recommends that the people listening who are listening to the podcast that they make a film using their smartphones and submit them to the film festival and make the trip out to San Diego and connect to other people and filmmakers during the festival. He also shared that he is planning to submit another film to the festival and make the trip back to San Diego. You can watch Brian’s mobil

Welcome to our second SBP Podcast! Tonight, we talk with Mithran Maharajan from Toronto, Canada. Mithran is an exceptional mobile filmmaker and snatched the Best Mobile Feature Film prize in our very first Mobile Film Feature Competition for MFF2017 last April. Mithran's film was shot entirely with a smartphone. The leading actress for the film, Avaah Blackwell put on an outstanding performance. Let’s chat with Mithran so you can learn a bit about him and how he accomplished making a movie with a smartphone. We introduce you to Mithran Maharajan and begin our interview by asking him to share a bit about himself as a filmmaker because he is a professional who made a number of films before his mobile film, Figment. Mithran is from India and lived in New York before he moved to his current residence in Toronto, Canada. His professional career began when he was quite young. He worked in television directing films he wrote and every one of his films won awards. He shares his experience in-depth with you in the interview. We then ask him to share the story behind the story we heard from the producer, Javier Augusto Nunez, who attended IMFF 2017 in San Diego during the Q&A Session. MIthran shares the story of how he introduced the idea of shooting his great story using an iPhone, with a professional producer and how that was perceived and goes on to talk about his DOP (Director of Photography) who was a professional who had worked for many years in the industry, including BBC. Mithran shares some of the differences with mobile filmmaking versus traditional filmmaking and mentions some details of how he shot his cinematic story through film using an iPhone. He shares what he did to make a truly cinematic film which screened at the Toronto Film Festival in the competition with films shot with traditional cameras used by independent filmmakers. We speak a bit about the International Mobile Film Festival platform and how mobile film festivals bring a unique dedicated platform to professional filmmakers to expand their creativity and try something new. You may want to listen closely as he shares his experience in pre-production, production, and post-production which includes color grading, sound, and music. Mithran tells us about how he worked with the amazing Avaah Blackwell as a director to bring out her best performance for her very tough role as Diana. We asked Mithran what movies and directors inspire him and he mentioned quite a list. Some of them may be worth looking into for techniques. We then played a fun game toward the end of the podcast. This was our second episode and we look forward to more interviews. Subscribe to our podcast so you won’t miss any of them when we publish them on the platform. We hope to inspire you to make movies with your mobile phone. The Red Carpet is in Your Pocket!™ Mithran's Website: http://thoughtlabpictures.com International Mobile Film Festival: https://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com Our Patreon. We could use patrons like you! https://www.patreon.com/sbppodcast Our website: http://SBPpodcast.studio

First episode of SBP Podcast - Mobile Film from San Diego to Macedonia Intro to SBP Podcast by host Susy Botello: > Welcome to SBP Podcast by S. Botello Productions! I am Susy Botello. Mobile Film and Video is our focus and innovation is what drives us. My passion for storytelling and technology, brings me to connect my experience in video and film to storytelling for everyone—using mobile phones. Intro to our guest to first podcast episode, Vesna Ristovska: > Our first podcast is brought to you from San Diego to Macedonia. If you don’t know where that is, it’s okay…I didn’t know where that was until I met our guest! Brief presentation of our guest Vesna Ristovska. Vesna shares the beginning of her work with Mobile Festival in Macedonia and finding our International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego to seek a collaborative partnership. Vesna talks about what our collaboration entailed and how one of the filmmakers in our film festival in San Diego was recommended to us from their festival in San Diego. Susy talks about how our partnership was supportive for the mobile filmmaking community globally. Vesna mentions mobile filmmaking as the future. End conversation with many thank you's and an invitation to Vesna to come to San Diego and a return invitation from Vesna to Susy to go to Macedonia as well. Close outro for podcast show by Susy Botello: > Thanks to Vesna Ristovska from Macedonia for being our guest in our very first podcast! I am Susy Botello in San Diego. Now that you know there is a global platform willing to share your stories if you are willing to use your mobile phone’s camera to shoot, we hope you are inspired. The red carpet is in your pocket! Go to our website www.InternationalMobileFilmFestival.com and learn more about our film festival and how you can be a part of it! END Podcast First Episode International Mobile Film Festival: https://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com Our Patreon. We could use patrons like you! https://www.patreon.com/sbppodcast Our website: http://SBPpodcast.studio