Filming on your phone: Introduction

The video on the page is a short introduction to a four-part course for beginners on how to film on your mobile phone.

How easy is it to make a film using your mobile phone? If you’ve never made a film before, this course is for you.

This course is an edited recording of a webinar run for volunteers from three community history groups. They were passionate about their heritage work, and they were learning to ‘bring it to life’ by making a short 3-minute film.

Sections of the course

Each 10-minute section of this course covers a lot of practical information in a short time.

Part 1: Setting up your phone
Part 2: Framing the shots
Part 3: Picture Sequences
Part 4: Planning the shoot

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Complete course: Filming on your phone
This is the entire course in one film. It is about 50 minutes long. This video course was produced by media coop for the Community Archives and Heritage Group.

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