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. S. Botello Productions (SBP) is a pioneer in the mobile filmmaking industry. Hosted, produced and edited by Susy Botello without AI.
Episodes
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 ...
Episode 213: This episode was recorded March 26, 2025 and published May 13, 2025.
My guest in this episode is Justin Ho, the winner of the Best Feature Film 2025 at the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego on April 27. Justin shot “Broken Pieces” with the iPhone 14 Pro.
This episode is the first of a two part interview recorded March 27. Meeting Justin in person felt like the frosting on the cake. The second part of th...
Episode 212: This episode was recorded April 27, 2025 and published May 6, 2025.
Feels good to be back with you and publishing episodes again. The 14th Annual International Mobile Film Festival took place April 25-27 in San Diego. During the festival, we scheduled the recording of this episode with a live in-person audience.
Jason Rivera began composing music when he was 4 years old. He’s been on the show several times, and was at...
Episode 211: This episode was recorded January 29, 2025 and published February 4, 2025.
This is our first episode of the new year 2025! Erica “ET” Taylor is our featured guest in this episode of the Fade In To Film series. I’m stoked to have ET back again for this episode.
ET is teaching film appreciation and other filmmaking topics at a new university. We discuss ET’s work teaching film at the university where she is, in Texas.
Sh...
Episode 210: This episode was recorded December 21, 2024 and published December 31, 2024. New Year's Eve.
Part Two of a two part series with our guest, Miguel Lopez de Leon. In part one we share who Miguel is, his passion for storytelling and his newfound challenge in mobile filmmaking.
Join Miguel and myself now in part two as we discuss AI: Generating and automating as an artist, the film “28 Years Later” shot with iPhone cameras...
Episode 209: This episode was recorded December 21, 2024 and published December 24, 2024.
Part One of a two part series with our guest, Miguel Lopez de Leon. Miguel was one of the attending filmmakers at this year’s 13th International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego last April. His short mobile film “Ghost Leave” had the audience laughing and loving it!
Miguel has submitted again for the 2025 edition next April. We are blown away...
Episode 208: This episode was recorded December 14, 2024 and published December 17, 2024.
First of all, we wish all of you the best during this holiday season.
In this episode of our Fade In To Film series, Joey Min and I team up to share some good tips and a few things we learned about what to do, and what not to do, on set of an independent film; and we’ll adapt some traditional on-set etiquette to smartphone filmmaking.
We also...
Episode 207: This episode was recorded November 27, 2024 and published December 3, 2024.
Joey Min and Susy Botello have a fun discussion the eve before Thanksgiving and we run some cool gift ideas for mobile filmmakers. Of course, that opens up our conversation to discuss filmmaking insights.
Susy brings up how the industry is trying to catch up with the classification of cameras and smartphones regarding prosumer, consumer and pr...
Episode 206: This episode was recorded November 13, 2024 and published November 19, 2024.
Joey Min and Susy Botello share a lot about the stories within our attraction for filmmaking. Joey brings us deep with gratitude and feeling thankful as an indie filmmaker.
Why should someone like you make movies?
Joey and Susy share why indie filmmakers make films and why the hard work is not only worth it, but something to be proud of.
We ta...
Episode 205: This episode was recorded October 30, 2024 and published November 5, 2024.
Our topic for this episode is an introspect on the indie filmmaker’s dream.
Joey Min and Susy Botello discuss three phases: The production process and distribution; funding; and if the outcome predetermines the potential for the next film.
Learn more about Fade In To Film on the SBP Podcast: http://fadeintofilm.com
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Episode 204: This episode was recorded October 27, 2024 and published October 27, 2024.
Surprise! This episode is off schedule to celebrate you and wish you a Happy Anniversary! It’s our seventh year with the SBP Podcast and I share why you’re such a big part of it. I can’t thank our listeners and guests enough for being a part of our show for seven years. It’s a very short episode for us, this is probably the shortest on record,...
Episode 203: This episode was recorded October 21, 2024 and published October 22, 2024.
Join Levi Austin Morris and I as we comb through the technicalities of what it takes to get your feature film shot with iPhones distributed with streaming services.
Levi shares some of the details of his journey getting “Paralysis” into some major OTT streaming services.
We discuss log format, audio, frame rates, contracts, licensing, and a lot...
Episode 202: This episode was recorded October 13, 2024 and published October 15, 2024.
The time you have to get the attention of someone who watches your video depends on a lot of things.
In this episode, I’m going to share a trick I learned in video production and a tool I use from my journalism writing class, which I use for all my videos and other media projects. I share a bunch of insights with you!
I use the Five W’S: Who, Wh...
Episode 201: This episode was recorded October 3, 2024 and published October 8, 2024.
A really fun conversation getting to know the chairman of San Diego Comic Fest, Matt Dunford. SD Comic Fest takes place October 25-27, 2024.
Matt is passionate about comics and has a connection to some of the most incredible celebrities in the industry, and yet, he is quite humble. Matt and I talk a bit about mobile filmmaking from his perspective...
Episode 200 was recorded September 25, 2024 and published October 1, 2024.
We made it to episode 200 and we made it special. We welcome back Aaron Nabus and Dhwani Shah to celebrate with Susy Botello. October marks our 7th year and this episode is a landmark.
Join us for a fun and entertaining discussion with Susy, Aaron. It begins with the big news from September 19: Why is a movie filmed entirely with the iPhone spending 75 mill...
Episode 199: This episode was recorded September 18, 2024 and published September 24, 2024.
In this episode of Fade In To Film, Joey Min and I discuss storytelling by focusing on stories that are memorable and captivating, so that you can be remembered as the type of filmmaker whose stories make your audience feel and can have an impact in their life. We discuss how to connect personal stories to films, and why.
Episode 198 was recorded August 8, 2024 and published September 17, 2024.
Come with me to Australia and meet RJ Baculo! RJ is an award-winning filmmaker, comic book creator, and mental health ambassador who uses visual storytelling techniques to explore important issues like mental health awareness.
RJ won the Best Ultimate Mobile Short Film category at San Diego’s International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego last April.
We dis...
Episode 197: This episode was recorded September 4, 2024 and published September 10, 2024.
We are happy to bring Jason Rivera back to the show for this episode to discuss the topic of storytelling for your film with music. Joey Min and myself enjoyed an in-depth discussion with Jason.
Jason is a film composer and he's scored many films. His technical knowledge and professional experience began when he was four years-old writing and...
Episode 196 was recorded July 18, 2024 and published September 3, 2024.
Mark Hadlow is my guest in this episode. He’s also one our Honorary Ambassadors for the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego. He was a protagonist in a feature film shot with iPhone in New Zealand with Jed Brophy, “Blue Moon.”
Mark was one of the judges for the IMFF feature film competition 2024. He shares his thoughts on the winner of this year’s ...
Episode 195: This episode was recorded August 21, 2024 and published August 27, 2024.
Joey introduces a topic to discuss about mobile and indie filmmaking which we both work through together. We discuss the quality of film you can make with smartphone cameras. This episode turns out to be very inspiring!
Topics in this episode:
- Filmmaking gear and YouTube videos
- YouTube views versus views in general, and your niche
- Balancing yo...
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