Each spring down in San Diego, the International Mobile Film Festival is held. It’s hosted by Susy Botello in an effort to shine a light on creators out there going against the grain in filmmaking by using their mobile devices instead of a “traditional” digital camera. I’m judging the event again this year, albeit remotely since I can’t make the trip down to San Diego. Other stuff going on that I have to handle and I can’t afford to make that many trips in one month (yet).
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I had roughly eight films to judge in my queue and it was an interesting experience. There were some creations I found to be quite impressive, and some not so much. But each of them shared one trait. Each filmmaker did the best they could with the mobile device camera’s capabilities. Lighting was key as the image sensors on these devices are so small. And for the films that went with low-light, the post-processing was done well enough to remove noise and artifacts. It’s pretty cool seeing what creators come up with these days - regardless of the tool.
If you’re interested in attending the International Mobile Film Festival, check out the website for more info.
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