Mobile Movies Showcase – Week 43 – by Donna Donato
Welcome back to the forty-third article in the column, Mobile Movies. We at TheAppWhisperer have been inspired by the Flickr upgrade of 1 Terabyte of storage for everyone and have wanted to launch a mobile movie section for some time. Now seems to be perfect, the new Flickr upgrade will allow for a full three minutes of 1080p HD quality video per single film and you can have as many as you have storage space for. Each week I (you can find me on Flickr here) will curate the movie uploads to our new Flickr group MobileMoviesTheAppWhisperer – I will view all the videos uploaded and comment on the ones selected.
”The internet has created other crossroads for films and videos. Mobile devices have democratized not only photography but also video-making. The availability of apps that give digital video the appearance of analogy film, such as grainy black and white super-8, is exciting and important. Now anyone with the desire can make a home movie or ‘film’ and upload it to the web. It is interesting to see what stories and messages people are creating and disseminating.’
All of the entries were either shot or created on mobile devices.
Here is TheAppWhisperer’s video showcase for November 1, 2014. We would like to thank this week’s contributors: Poetic Medium, Vanessa Vox, NaProsvet1_Natali Prosvetova, Margherita…_Margherita_Maniscalco, DraMan/ Roger_Roger Guetta, and Jessylovesyoou_Jessy Menchaca for their submissions. Take a look at these latest gems; you’ll be glad you did. Please share our Column with your family and friends, encouraging them to create and submit their mobile videos. We are seeking all platforms, Windows, Android, iOS… Joanne Carter and I will also be scouring the web in search of mobiles movies to present to our readers.
’halloween pickers‘ – Poetic Medium
It’s the day after Halloween and the celebrations continue. Had to smile when the video begin because the title conjured one image and the opening frame of video replaced that idea all together.
‘October the 17th, 2014 (Childhood memories)’ – Vanessa Vox
Enjoyed this sweet snippet with its beautiful light and images of a small child seemingly playing kick ball alone.
’On my road‘ – NaProsvet1_Natali Prosvetova
When viewing this piece had to wonder way the item was in the field in the first place and my response if I happened across it. I liked the music and the shooting style, which helped to create suspense and perhaps a little alarm.
‘Margherita_Maniscalco_001_Preghiera_semplice’ –Margherita…_Margherita_Maniscalco
Liked this black and white piece with its slow, stylized gestures and audio slightly reminiscent of a Gregorian chant combined with other world music elements.
‘Pick Up ’ – DraMan/ Roger_Roger Guetta
It was fascinating to watch this video and I could only marvel at the machine operator’s skill. I quite understand why people passing demolition or construction sites often stop to watch the proceedings.
‘Untitled’ – Jessylovesyoou_Jessy Menchaca
The water nymph has moved indoors and she’s lovely floating surrounded by petals.
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter, creator of the world’s most popular mobile photography and art website— TheAppWhisperer.com— TheAppWhisperer platform has been a pivotal cyberspace for mobile artists of all abilities to learn about, to explore, to celebrate and to share mobile artworks. Joanne’s compassion, inclusivity, and humility are hallmarks in all that she does, and is particularly evident in the platform she has built. In her words, “We all have the potential to remove ourselves from the centre of any circle and to expand a sphere of compassion outward; to include everyone interested in mobile art, ensuring every artist is within reach”, she has said. Promotion of mobile artists and the art form as a primary medium in today’s art world, has become her life’s focus. She has presented lectures bolstering mobile artists and their art from as far away as the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea to closer to her home in the UK at Focus on Imaging. Her experience as a jurist for mobile art competitions includes: Portugal, Canada, US, S Korea, UK and Italy. And her travels pioneering the breadth of mobile art includes key events in: Frankfurt, Naples, Amalfi Coast, Paris, Brazil, London. Pioneering the world’s first mobile art online gallery - TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com has extended her reach even further, shipping from London, UK to clients in the US, Europe and The Far East to a global group of collectors looking for exclusive art to hang in their homes and offices. The online gallery specialises in prints for discerning collectors of unique, previously unseen signed limited edition art. Her journey towards becoming The App Whisperer, includes (but is not limited to) working for a paparazzi photo agency for several years and as a deputy editor for a photo print magazine. Her own freelance photographic journalistic work is also widely acclaimed. She has been published extensively both within the UK and the US in national and international titles. These include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Popular Photography & Imaging, dpreview, NikonPro, Which? and more recently with the BBC as a Contributor, Columnist at Vogue Italia and Contributing Editor at LensCulture. Her professional photography has also been widely exhibited throughout Europe, including Italy, Portugal and the UK. She is currently writing several books, all related to mobile art and is always open to requests for new commissions for either writing or photography projects or a combination of both. Please contact her at: [email protected]
