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Five Tips for Shooting Better Smartphone Videos
Stability is the key One of the most common issues with smartphone videos is shaky footage. To improve stability, hold your phone with...
Chandran Iyer
May 16, 20231 min read
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5 Ways to Get Smooth & Steady Shots with Smartphone
There are several ways to stabilize your smartphone for videography. Here are some of the most effective ones. Use a tripod: A tripod is...
Chandran Iyer
May 15, 20231 min read
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Give This Best Gift, If Your Friend is Getting Married
Imagine that your best friend is getting married and you have decided to shoot the entire event on your smartphone and give him the raw...
Chandran Iyer
May 13, 20231 min read
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7 Tips to Shoot Wildlife Videos with Smartphone
Are you planning to visit any wildlife sanctuaries or national parks in India? If your answer is yes, you do not need any expensive...
Chandran Iyer
May 12, 20232 min read
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Our Mission in Upskilling (Smartphone Filmmaking)
Smartphone filmmaking is the process of creating films, videos, and documentaries using only a smartphone camera. This approach to...
Chandran Iyer
May 11, 20231 min read
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The Concept of L-Cut in Film Editing
Today let us understand another important film Editing Cut in filmmaking which is known as the L Cut. But before I define an L Cut in...
Chandran Iyer
May 5, 20232 min read
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Don't Be Like This Man with the Hat!
Just like this man with the hat who is walking with his eyes glued to his cell phone, most people around the world are consumers of...
Chandran Iyer
Mar 24, 20231 min read
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SECOND WORKSHOP ON SMARTPHONE FILMMAKING FOR THE PARTICIPANTS FROM WEST AFRICA
Had an opportunity to conduct the second online workshop on Smartphone Filmmaking for the students of West Africa recently. The response...
Chandran Iyer
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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Smartphone Filmmaking Training for West African Students
I am pleased to inform you that our Smartphone filmmaking course is now going international. After training over 4000 students in India...
Chandran Iyer
Feb 13, 20232 min read
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MICRO LESSON 12 : OVER-THE-SHOULDER SHOT
In this micro lesson, let us learn another critical camera angle which is called Over the Shoulder Shot or OTS. This is a very common...
Chandran Iyer
Jan 29, 20231 min read
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MICRO LESSON 11 INVERSE MATCH CUT IN FILMMAKING
In the last micro lesson, we learned about the Match Cut in filmmaking. The Match cut is an editing technique in filmmaking where there...
Chandran Iyer
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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LAUNCHING CINE MEDIA GURUKULAM IN 2023!
Have you done the basic Smartphone Filmmaking Course under me.? If your answer is yes, then my next question is are you have you started...
Chandran Iyer
Jan 1, 20232 min read
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MICRO LESSON SIX SMARTPHONE FILMMAKING . VERTICAL LEADING LINES
This is my Sixth Micro Lesson on Smartphone Filmmaking. We are learning COMPOSITION and the Sub topic is LEADING LINES. In my previous...
Chandran Iyer
Dec 22, 20221 min read
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SECOND BATCH OF SMARTPHONE FILMMAKING AT PUNE UNIVERSITY
Happy to inform that Savitibhai Phule Pune University has decided to organize my Smartphone Filmmaking workshops on a regular basis....
Chandran Iyer
Dec 5, 20221 min read
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LESSON 1 LEADING LINE COMPOSITION IN SMARTPHONE FILMMAKING
Knowing the passion me and my husband Chandran Iyer, for teaching Smartphone Filmmaking and Smartphone Journalism, one of my friend...
Chandran Iyer
Nov 14, 20222 min read
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SMARTPHONE JOURNALISM WORKSHOP AT MGM UNIVERSITY, AURANGABD
MoJo a format of digital journalistic storytelling that exclusively uses mobile phones. The story can take any form – audio, video,...
Chandran Iyer
Sep 24, 20221 min read
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DON'T USE YOUR GOLDEN AXE TO CHOP WOOD
If someone gifts you with a pure Golden Axe what would you do with it? Would you use it to chop wood or to use it as an asset to generate...
Chandran Iyer
Jun 25, 20221 min read
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