Episode 214: This episode was recorded March 26, 2025 and published May 20, 2025.
Part Two of my conversation with Justin Ho, the winner of the Best Feature Film 2025 at the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego on April 27. Justin Ho shot “Broken Pieces” with the iPhone 14 Pro.
In this episode we discuss his feature film which was 1 hour and 23 minutes long. Justin discusses his film, and a few other topics related to the decision to shoot a feature film with iPhones.
We discuss production gear, the app he used to shoot, and editing software. Justin gives some shout outs to the wonderful humans who worked on “Broken Pieces” and much more!
Broken Pieces: Writer, Director & Cinematography: Justin Ho; Editor: Justin Ho; Producers: James Orfanos, Teddy Orfanos, Justin Ho; Associate Producer: John Amedro; Costume Designer: Allison Windhausen; Score: Lee Armbrust and Andrija Lazarevic Cast: John Amedro, H. Lynn Pai, Sam Pearce, Sylvie Pratt, James Riley, Diana Salina, Joe Messina, Elisha Jachetti, Ian Allen Jones, Katherine Vollenweider, Gillian Dittmer
Listen to Part One: Episode 213: https://mobilefilmmaking.podbean.com/e/feature-film-storytelling-and-the-iphone-part-one-with-justin-ho/
Article on Smartphone Filmmaking publication on Medium: https://medium.com/smartphonefilmmaking/feature-film-storytelling-and-the-iphone-with-justin-ho-e3721e85de2b
Watch the Trailer for Broken Pieces: https://youtu.be/zATIJnRuZAg
Congratulations to everyone who won an award at the festival this year and everyone who participated!
SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking: The Voice of Mobile Film™ is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones.
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