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had a video on MTV in the late 80’s and he wanted to have all his music in one place but not on a CD, he said that was outdated.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 mobile film Express, that screened during #MFF2017SanDiego on Vimeo: Express is also on IMDB: You can follow Lot 3 Media on Facebook: Here is a news article featuring Brian Hennings and his film, Express: Below are links to things Brian discussed in the podcast: RUOK (Are You Okay) Day: Aussie TV shows Brian shared: Rosehaven: or Utopia/Dreamland: or (same show renamed for foreign markets) Glitch: The Principal: The Code: We hope you will submit your films to the International Mobile Film Festival and share your story with the world, experience the film festival experience, be a part of a Q&A Panel and connect with others. San Diego is a beautiful place to visit, too! 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 Copyright 2017 S. Botello Productions. All rights reserved.

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