Niles Grey is a filmmaker and director with experience working independently and on the content teams at both GoPro and Moment. His work at GoPro and Moment has given him a unique experience leveraging the every-improving technology found in small cameras, most recently, mobile phones.

The Question

“What attracts you to these little cameras?”

The Notes

This week we discuss the benefits of shooting films with a “small footprint,” as Niles puts it. While mobile phone photography and cinematography are paces behind what industry professionals use for major productions, the technology is advancing and shrinking at an incredible rate. With a little help from small hardware add-ons and apps that give users access to manual controls, people like Niles (and really, all of us) can create content that defies the expectation of such a ubiquitous piece of technology.

In this episode, we also hear a little bit from Able Parris (AKA: Kamuter). Able makes music entirely on his iPhone, furthering the idea that mobile phones can be used for so much more than watching movies or playing games.

Create With Your Phone

The Moment App

This one works with iPhone and Android. Access to log mode and raw photo mode. Great for still photography and video. Free with optional upgrade to “pro” via in-app purchase (for $4.99)

Auxy

App for iOS. This is what Able Parris uses for his Kamuter project. Mobile music creation studio with tons of sounds and effects. Free with limited demo sounds. Free trial with everything unlocked and a monthly subscription to use all the sounds. This one is addicting, even in “Demo mode.”

More?

If you have a favorite app for creating awesome stuff, tell us about it. Send us a tweet at @OTRQpodcast!

Giveaways

This week we are giving away a Moment Anamorphic lens, worth about $150! At the end of this episode, we’ll announce the winner of the giveaway from episode 007.

Get all the info about both giveaways at http://onethingrealquick.com/giveaway

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Here are a ton of links to explore:

Links for Niles Grey:

Twitter is @nilesgray

Instagram is @nilesgrey

Check out Niles’ reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYl66OvZkKM

All about Moment:

Moment website: https://www.shopmoment.com/

Moment Invitational Film Fest. 20119: https://www.shopmoment.com/the-moment-invitational-film-festival

Some cool videos shot on phones:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbyx37mMwpA

https://vimeo.com/262779667

https://vimeo.com/245597164

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBxyKWvZsqw

Able Parris and Kamuter:

His Twitter is @ableparris

Instagram is @ableparris

Find all things Kamuter at http://kamuter.world

Follow Kamuter on Instagram at @kamuter.world

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One Thing Real Quick is produced by Evan MacDonald. Editing help from John M Craig. Music this week by Kamuter. Learn more about the show at onethingrealquick.com

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