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The rise of Smartphone Video during COVID-19

Crews are reverting to filming on smartphones to keep production going over lockdown.

What crew do I need to create a video with my smartphone?

Steve Follows is an established data researcher in the film industry. Between 1994-2013 he discovered the average top US-grossing Hollywood films had 588 people in the crew. Full details of his research can be found here. Films in the lowest budget bracket (under £150,000) credited an average of just 32 people. The actual number of people who worked onContinueContinue reading “What crew do I need to create a video with my smartphone?”

Visual events and visual content

I recently heard the term ‘Visual collaboration’, which is described as learning via visual events and visual content. Historically people have learnt skills through an apprenticeship, where you would observe a skilled individual complete a task and that person would mentor you so that, in time, you too could perfect that skill. People still learnContinueContinue reading “Visual events and visual content”