I’m often asked at the mojo training workshops I run about the smartphone camera app features and what they do. Here’s an article on a bunch of basic features of the onboard camera app, some that are sometimes hidden…but you knew that. How to Take Better Images on Your Smartphone
Good radio mics are expensive and cheap ones are just that. If you have an old iPhone lying about (who doesn’t) and a $60 Smart Lav + (or any other lapel mic) here’s how you can use it to create a wireless mic that will work even if you are hundreds of meters from the […]
Here is a list of main points and a set of mojo tips. Go Mojo… (Press Read More for Link) Mojo Course Checklist 2017
The Manfrotto LUMIE Muse series of smartphone and DSLR lights are terrific. Here is a first look at the 8 led version. I found it a little too bright for standups even on the first of four power setting and had to use two of its three filters to reduce the light level. Outside it was […]
Here is afirst look at the samller EXO LENS Pro for iPhone 7. Unlike its bigger brother this version of the Zeiss lensed iPhone lens attachement is probably more useable, because it’s small enough to carry in your pocket. It retains the cold shoe from the bigger version. Here is the video UBOXED: Exo Lens Pro
So you are an independant producer, mnaybe an NGO, or a non for profit running on donor funding thinking about setting up a documentary, television or web TV production operation what are the steps and how much will it cost? Here is a simple check list. 1. Why might you need a production company? Before […]
What you have in your mojo kit depends on what you want to use it for. Your kit might include a DSLR if you need to do long lens work. Your kit might also include a gimbal and some walkie talkies. Knowing what your job requires is an essential part of being a strong mojo. […]
Sennheiser say that the AVX-Combo is the perfect digital wireless microphone set for film projects. It may also be just that and more for mojo work. The system (which uses AES 256-bit encryption at an audio resolution of 24-bit, 48kHz) includes a receiver, handheld microphone, body-pack transmitter with omni-directional lavaliere microphone (we upgraded to the […]
Further to my first quick look at the EXO lens. I’ve managed to get my broken Moment lens working and have shot a couple of shots with it, Exo and the mCam. This video is not about exposure (that’s coming from Dubrovnik where the light and colours are cool as) it’s just a quick look at […]
I bought a new EXO lens in the US and wasn’t sure, until we began using it at recent mojo workshops in Norway. Everyone loved it, even the distortion, because it is a thing of functional beauty. The smartphone (6 and 6 plus) slide in to the EXO lens as if on rails and it fits into a […]