Phone Filming

 USING YOUR PHONE TO FILM

Do:

• Trust your actors and let them relax into the scene (basic coverage of shot/reverse shot/ lots of takes)
• Make sure you're as close to your subjects as possible if recording audio (or find a different way of using audio such as using a separate phone to record the audio)
• Phones don't have great dynamic range, keep lighting low contrast (less harsh shadows/hotspots)
• Shoot in landscape
• Use a tripod, even a makeshift one is better than no tripod
• Back up your footage on Google Drive or OneDrive

Don't:

• Use handheld.
• Don't forget to charge your phone
• Shoot in Portrait or 4K
• Use fancy filters/effects - you will use Premiere to do that