March 4, 2006
Pocket movies take France by storm
BBC writes up last year's Pocket Movie film festival, films shot on mobile phones with often startling results.
... "Pocket movies are often intimate and engaging, and because mobile phones can go anywhere the camera gets a licence to roam. You can film on a bike, or shoot the rush-hour crush; one director has even filmed herself voting.
... The ability to film on your feet means that the process of movie-making is turned on its head. The pocket movie motto is "shoot first, ask questions later".
... Many pocket movie-makers like the pixelated look and washed out colours they get from mobile phones.
While phone manufacturers themselves are doing their best to improve picture quality, the makers of these miniature masterpieces are happy for the technology to advance at a slower, more artistic pace."
Related: - Décroche wins the Festival Pocket Films competition
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